Bushi => Ronin/Samurai
Weapon: Katana
Sub-Arm: Gun Powder, used for their ranged skills.
Damage-Type: Slash
Bushi (BSH)
Muli-Hit Melee DPS with some Delayed Range
Armor: Light Armor
Limit Break: Melee DPS
Important Stats: Strength, Dexterity and TP
Warriors trained in the Doman teachings of Bushido, they valuing clarity and wisdom in both war and recreation.
Backstory
Unlock Condition: Must be at least level 10 in any other fighting Class
Guild Location: Peacegarden, North Shroud
Guildmaster: Masako, a Doman Ronin who lost her master during the Imperial's invasion. Instead of falling to despair, she decided to raise a new crop of Bushi, in hopes aiding against future Imperial attacks.
Skills
Weapon Skills
- Goten: Damages a selected target. Potency of 150. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
- Enpi: Damages a selected target. Potency of 100. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
Combo: Goten => Enpi: Adds a second attack to Enpi.
- Jinpu: Damages a selected target. Potency of 100. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
Combo: Enpi => Jinpu: Increases potency to 110 and adds two more attack to Jinpu.
- Shoha: Damages a selected target, twice. Potency of 50, increases when flanking to 85. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
- Ageha: Damages a selected target. Potency of 100. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
Combo: Shoha => Ageha: Adds a second attack to Ageha. The last attack will lower the target's Physical Defense by 5% for 20 seconds.
- Rana: Damages a selected target, three times. Potency of 60. Instant cast time. 7 second recast.
- Kagero: Damages all foes with in 5 yalms of the user and forces all user-placed Explosives within range to go off. Potency of 100. Instant cast time. 5 second recast.
Combo: Tenegashima => Kagero: Places a DoT on all foes with in 10 yalms of the user for 20 seconds. Potency of 30.
- Hobaku: Damages a selected target and stuns them for 3 seconds. Potency of 50. Instant cast time. 30 second recast.
*Important Note* Each additional attack has its own change to crit or be evaded.
Explosives
Bushi employ the use of explosive to effect enemies that are far away or groups of enemies. These explosives require having Gun Powder and use Dexterity instead of Strength and they all share the same cooldown.
- Mamushi: Places a DoT on a target for 18 seconds. Range of 15 yalms. Potency of 40. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
- Rocket: Places a bomb in front of where the user was standing that will go off in 5 seconds after placement, that will damage a selected target. Range of 15 yalms. 2 second cast time. 2.5 second recast.
- Bakudan: Places a bomb in front of where the user was standing that will explode 5 second after placement, damaging all foes with in 5 yalms. Potency of 100. 2 second cast time. 2.5 second recast.
- Senko Hanabi: Places a canon in front of where the user was standing that continuously damages foes in a 5 yalm cone for 15 seconds. A player can only have one Senko Hanabi up at a time. Potency of 60. 2 second cast time. 2.5 second recast.
- Tenegashima: Damages all foes with in 5 yalms of the user, continuously for 30 seconds. The user's movement speed is decreased by 50% while this is up. Potency of 35. 2 second cast time. 2.5 second recast.
Other Skills
- Third Eye: Allows the user to counter the next physical attack on them for 25% of the damage (this does not weaken the attack). Instant cast time. 100 second recast.
- Shikikoyo: Restores 10% of all party members with in 5 yalms of the user's TP. Instant cast time. 120 second recast.
- Konzen-Ittai: Doubles the number of attacks done during auto-attacks and weapon skills by decreases their potency by 50%. Kagero and Hobaku are NOT effected by this. Instant cast time. 180 second recast.
- Sengikori: Increases the user's Critical Rate by 5% per successful weaponskill hit for 20 seconds. Resets when a Crital Hit successfully hits its target. Instant cast time. 180 second recast.
Skill Levels, Traits, and Cross Class
Skill Level
1. Goten
2. Third Eye
4. Enpi
6. Mamushi
8. Sengikori
10. Rocket
12. Hobaku
*Quest* 15. Bakudan
18. Shoha
22. Shikikoyo
26. Jinpu
*Quest* 30. Kagero
34. Rana
38. Ageha
42. Senko Hanabi
46. Tenegashima
50. Konzen-Ittai
Traits
8. Chosen Path I: Increases a certain stat based on what class/job the user is by 2: Strength for Bushi and Ronin, Vitality for Samurai.
14. Enchanted Third Eye: Allows the user to counter two attacks when using Third Eye.
16. Chosen Path II: Increases a certain stat based on what class/job the user is by 4: Strength for Bushi and Ronin, Vitality for Samurai.
20. Zanshin I: Grants a 25% chance that the user will attack a second time after auto-attacking but the damage dealt will be decreased by 75%.
24. Chosen Path III: Increases a certain stat based on what class/job the user is by 6: Strength for Bushi and Ronin, Vitality for Samurai.
28. Botan: Causes Rocket to damage its target a second time for 50% of the damage it inflicted.
32. Chosen Path IV: Presents a different effect depending on the class/job of the user:
Bushi and Ronin: Shortens Sengikori's recast time to 120 seconds.
Samurai: Allows the user to counter three attacks when using Third Eye.
36. Chesto!: Increase the amount of TP the user receives when using Shikikoyo to 20%.
40. Zanshin II: Grants a 50% chance of when an auto-attack or weaponskill is evaded, for the user to attack again, with only half the strength of an auto-attack.
44. Hanabi Taikai: Places Mamushi, Rocket, and Bakudan on their own, separate cooldowns.
48. Kamuhaburi: Extends Ageha's effect to 30 seconds.
Cross Class
- Third Eye
- Shoha
- Shikikoyo
Ronin (RNN)
Unlock: 30 BSH + 15 LNC
Cross-Class: LNC and ARC
Relic: Murasame and Kitsune
Masterless Bushi who go all out in battle, focusing more on damaging foes then countering strikes.
Backstory
Teacher Location: Varies
Teacher: Yojimbo, a man of few words who travels with his faithful, canine companion, Daigoro, and will take on any job, as long as the pay is worth it. He travels through out Eorzea looking for his rival, a mysterious weapon master. Who is this mysterious weapon master? And what is Yojimbo's connect to him?
Skills
30. Meikyo Shisui: Removes the cooldown on Weaponskills but decreases their damage by 50% for 20 seconds. Instant cast time. 200 second recast.
35. Kasha: Binds all foes in a 5 yalm radius of the user for 6 seconds. Instant cast time. 20 second recast.
40. Ozutsu: An Explosive. Places a cannon in front of where the user was standing that will fire after 5 seconds that will damage all foes in a 10 yalm long, frontal column. The user can only have one Ozutsu up at a time. Potency of 150, 250 for any foe at the end of the collumn. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
45. Garyu: Damages all foes with in 5 yalms of the user, twice. Potency of 75. Instant cast time. 10 second recast.
50. Iainuki: Damages a selected target, five times. Potency of 65, adding 5 for every successful hit. This skill is not effected by Konzen-Ittai or Meikyo Shisui. Instant cast time. 120 second recast.
Samurai (SAM)
Stance Tank with Counters
Unlock: 30 BSH + 15 MRD
Cross-Class: MRD and GLD
Armor: Light and Heavy Armor
Limit Break: Tank
Relic: Masamune and Kazan
Bushi who have devoted themselves to a greater cause. They are willing to put their lives on the line for their beliefs, taking attacks and countering back.
Backstory
Teacher Location: Peacegarden, North Shroud
Teachers: Masako and the Six Ronin Masters. Having felt that you are ready, Masako believes it is time for you to find a master or cause to fight for and has selected three candidates for you to choose from, one in each alliance city-state. While they each have their own story, candidates are purely cosmetic. Once a candidate is chosen, there is no take backs.
While your training, Masako and the Six Ronin Master will teach you of the Seven Virtues of Bushido in seperate quests. The Six Ronin Masters can be found at the Bushi Guild.
Candidates
- Gridania: Valeroyant Rondelet, an impulsive Wildwood and son of a highly decorated Wood Wailer. He dreams of a life full of adventure.
- Ul'dah: Kikiyu Kiyu, a Dunesfolk maiden from a wealthy, merchant family. Quiet and forlorn-looking, she will do anything to please her family, even if it doesn't please her. Surprisingly enjoys archery and battle stories.
- Limsa Lominsa: Nahctaren Thotaentsyn, a Sea Wolf lad who romanticizes the life of piratry and banditing. Is very emotional and is easily embarrassed, causing him to do thuggish acts to save face.
- Secret: Masako. This is a secret option that can only be selected when the player scrolls down the option menu. She will be surprised (and flattered) but will accept your choice.
Skills
30. Shirahadori: The user receives only 50% of the damage from the next physical attack used on them and counters for 50% of the damage they receive. Instant cast time. 180 second recast.
35. Hasso: Decreases Damage the user takes by 20%. Instant cast time. 120 second recast.
40. Seigan: Doubles the amount of Third Eye counters the user currently can use. Instant cast time. 150 second recast.
45. Hamanoha: Damages a selected target and places Silence on them for 1 second. Potency of 50. Instant cast time. 30 second recast.
50. Yaegasumi: Makes the user impervious to most attacks and counters any attacks done onto them for 10 seconds. Potency of 100. Instant cast time. 420 second recast.
Virtues
Stances that grant different effects. These are gained through side quests in the Samurai questline. Only two Virtues can be used as a time, with any newly cast Virtue replacing the oldest. Virtues have an instant cast time and a recast time of 2.5 second but changes to 5 when two virtues are up and they share a cooldown.
30. Meiyo no Bitoku (Honor): Alters several skills and combos so that they gain enmity but decreases the user's damage dealt by 10%.
Affected Skills: Enpi (when comboed with Goten), Shoha, Hobaku, Rocket, Bakudan, and Shikikoyo
35. Isamu no Bitoku (Courage):Increases the damage dealt and counter damage by 10% but increases damaged received by 20%.
35. Gi no Bitoku (Righteousness): Decreases damage received by 10% but decreases counter damage by 20% and damage dealt by 10%.
40. Makoto no Bitoku (Honesty): Decreases counter damage by 10% but restores 10% of that damage as TP. Damage Dealt is also decreased by 10%.
40. Sonkei no Bitoku (Respect): Increases the user's defense by 20% but decreases their damage dealt by 20% and they cannot use countering skills.
45. Jihi no Bitoku (Benevolence): Decreases damage dealt by 10% but when the user defeats an enemy, they restore 10% of their HP.
45. Chugi no Bitoku (Loyalty): Increases damage done onto the user by 10% but transfers 20% of damage done onto the party to the user. These count at attacks and can be countered.