The Problems With Ninja In Endwalker

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This doesn't sound right. Forked+Fleeting Raiju is higher total potency than any 2 GCDs from the standard 1-2-3 combo. There's clearly potency lost if Raiju is skipped. It would be like telling someone to just always use Armor Crush instead of Aeolian Edge because they're "virtually the same potency."

There are traits that increase the potency of the 1-2-3 weaponskills post level 80.

The difference in potency between Forked-Fleeting and 2-3 will be in double digits.
Plus Aeolian Edge will give 15 Ninki while Forked and Fleeting give 5.