Job Wishlist for Samurai

[FallenArisen0990]

As we all know, Samurai has been hinted (but not confirmed) to be one of the few Jobs to be released down the line.

Here's what I envision Samurai to be as a DPS. (Though changing a few things, it can easily become a Tank Job as well.)

I designed Samurai to be more like it's XI counterpart with a few touches from other FF games.

Also note other possible combinations will work if one is very verse with how the Skillchain system works.

(S) = Skill gain by leveling.
(J) = Skill gain from Job Quest.
(T) = Job Trait
SC = Skillchain

Level 1 Self-SC

Kasha > Enpi - Transfixion (Light)
Yukikaze > Kasha - Compression (Dark)
Yukikaze > Koki - Impaction (Thunder)
Koki > Kagero - Liquefaction (Fire)
Jinpu > Enpi - Scission (Earth)
Koki > Jinpu - Detonation (Wind)
Gekko > Yukikaze - Induration (Ice)
Enpi > Gekko - Reverberation (Water)

Level 2 Self-SC

Gekko > Kasha - Fusion (Fire/Light)
Enpi > Enpi - Distortion (Ice/Water)
Jinpu > Kasha - Gravitation (Dark/Earth)
Yukikaze > Gekko - Fragmentation (Thunder/Wind)

Level 3 Self-SC

Jinpu > Kasha > Gekko - Darkness
Yukikaze > Gekko > Kasha - Light
Shoha <-> Kasha - Light
Fudo <-> Rana - Darkness

Sengikori EX: Shoha > Kasha > Light > Fudo > Light
This means 100 Potency > 100 Potency > 400 Potency + Debuff > 100 Potency > 400 Potency.

Side note:
All SC's elements are mostly visual elements since XIV lacks elemental wheel.
Since all SCs are considered magical, Light + Debuff + Light on Magical Defense Down = Yummy DMG.


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1-2-3 combo:

Lv 1: Tachi: Enpi > Lv 4: Tachi: Goten > Lv 26: Tachi: Kagero

Lv 10: Tachi: Ageha > Lv 35: Tachi: Shoha > Lv 46: Tachi: Gekko

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Samurai Skill list.

(S)Lv 1: Tachi: Enpi
Delivers an attack with a potency of 150. (Recast 2.5s)

(S)Lv 2: Third Eye
Anticipates oncoming attacks that nullify damage up to 20% of Maximum HP. Duration: 20s (Recast 120s)

(S)Lv 4: Tachi: Goten
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. (Recast 2.5s)
Combo Action: Tachi: Enpi
Combo Potency: 200

(S)Lv 6: Blade Bash - Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 120. (Recast 2.5s)

(T)Lv 8: Enchanced Strength
Increases strength by 2.

(S)Lv 8: Tachi: Koki
Delivers an attack with a potency of 120. (Recast 2.5s)
Additional Effect: Damage over time. Potency 30
Potency: 30 Duration: 20s (Konzen-ittai 30s)

(S)Lv 10: Tachi: Ageha
Delivers an attack with a potency of 180. (Recast 2.5s)

(S)Lv 12: Zantetsu
Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. (Recast 40s)
Can only be executed when target's HP is below 20%

(T)Lv 14: Store TP
Increases the amount of TP recovered over time.

(J)Lv 15: Tachi: Jinpu
Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. (Recast 30s)
Can only be used after landing a critical hit.
Additional Effect: Defense Down Duration: 8s

(T)Lv 16: Enchanced Strength II
Increases strength by 4

(S)Lv 18: Shikikoyo
Gives a portion of your TP to a single party member. (Recast 180s)

(T)Lv 20: Zanshin
Allows auto attack to ocassionally hit up to two times.

(S)Lv 22: Abate Earth
Ensures critical damage for the first weaponskill used while Abate Earth is active. (Recast 50s)
Damage dealt will be absorbed as HP, up to 10% of maximum HP. Duration: 10s

(T)Lv 24: Enchanced Strength III
Increases strength by 6

(S)Lv 26: Tachi: Kagero
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. (Recast 2.5s)
Combo Action: Tachi: Goten
Combo Potency: 320

(T)Lv 28: Store TP II
Increases the amount of TP recovered over time.

(J)Lv 30: Hasso
Increases damage dealt by 15%. (Recast 40s)
Additional Effect: TP cost increased by 20%. Duration: 18s
Can not be used with Seigan or Sengikori. Effect ends upon use of Seigan or Sengikori.

(J)Lv 30: Meikyo Shisui
Allows two weaponskills to form a Skillchain. (Recast 90s)
All Weaponskills deal damage with a potency of 100 while under the effect of Meikyo Shisui.
Skillchain Potency: 200 Duration: 15s
(EMS) Resets all weaponskill timers.
(EMSII) Allows three weaponskills to form up to 2 Skillchain.
(EMSII) Light and Darkness Skillchain Potency: 400 to all nearby enemies.
(EMSII) Additional Effect: Lowers target's magicial defense. This effect can only be applied once per usages. Duration: 10s

(T)Lv 32: Enchanced Shikikoyo
Doubles the amount of TP given by Shikioyo.

(S)Lv 34: Tachi: Habaku
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 3s (Recast 30s)

(J)Lv 35: Tachi: Shoha
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. (Recast 2.5s)
Combo Action: Tachi: Ageha
Combo Potency: 220

(T)Lv 36: Enchanced Meikyo Shisui
Resets all weaponskill timers.

(S)Lv 38: Tachi: Yukikaze
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. (Recast 2.5s)
Combo Action: Tachi: Goten
Potency increased to 260 when executed from a target's flank during combo.
Combo Bonus: Decreases target's attack speed by 10% Duration: 20s

(T)Lv 40: Konzen-ittai
Extends Tachi: Koki duration to 30 seconds.

(J)Lv 40: Seigan
Increases attack speed by 10%. (Recast 40s) Duration: 18s
Can not be used with Hasso or Sengikori. Effect ends upon use of Hasso or Sengikori.

(S)Lv 42: Unsheathed Blade
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all enemies in a cone before you. (Recast 2.5s)

(T)Lv 44: Zanshin II
Allows auto attack to ocassionally hit up to three times.

(J)Lv 45: Ikishoten
Refreshes TP on self. Duration: 30s (Recast 180s)

(S)Lv 46: Tachi: Gekko
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. (Recast 2.5s)
Combo Action: Tachi: Shoha
Potency increased to 250 when executed from a target's rear during combo.
Combo Bonus: Damage over time. Potency: 35 Duration: 20s

(T)Lv 48: Enchanced Meikyo Shisui II
Allows up to 2 Skillchains

(S)Lv 50: Know Thine Enemy
Braces user from a direct damage from a non area of effect attack. Duration: 5s (Recast 90s)
If hit, user gains the effect revenge which doubles the potency of your next weaponskill. Duration: 15s
Can not be used while under the effect of Meikyo Shisui.

(J)Lv 50: Tachi: Kasha
Delivers an attack with a potency of 250 to all nearby enemies. (Recast 120s)

(J)Lv 52: Sengikori
Allows user to perform Light and Darkness Skillchain as first Skillchain during the effect of Meikyo Shisui. (Recast 60s)
Increase critical hit rate by 20% Duration: 20s
Allows the use of Tachi: Katien and Tachi: Fudo when the effect is active.
Can not be used with Hasso or Seigan. Effect ends upon use of Hasso or Seigan.

(J)Lv 54: Tachi: Kaiten
Delivers an attack with a potency of 180. (Recast 30s)
Potency increased to 220 when executed from a target's rear.
Effect: 30% chance of next critical hit will reset the recast timer while under the effect of Sengikori.
Can only be used while under the effect of Sengikori.

(J)Lv 56: Tachi: Fudo
Delivers an attack with a potency of 180. (Recast 30s)
Potency increased to 220 when executed from a target's flank.
Effect: 30% chance of next critical hit will reset the recast timer while under the effect of Sengikori.
Can only be used while under the effect of Sengikori.

(J)Lv 58: Spirit Blade
Releases the spirit in the user's great katana. (Recast 60s)
Additional Effect: Negates the additional TP cost while under the effect of Hasso.
Additional Effect: Deals unaspected damage to a target with a potency of 1200 while under the effect of Sengikori. Casting time: 2s
Additional Effect: Recovers TP per hit while under the effect of Seigan.
Additional Effect: Increases critical hit rate of the next attack to 100% while not under the effect of Hasso, Seigan, or Sengikori.
Effect ends when Hasso, Seigan, or Sengikori effects ends or upon switching effects.

(J)Lv 60: Tachi: Rana
Delivers a threefold attack, each hit with a potency of 100. (Recast 90s)


(PS, To me it sounds a bit OP but I tried to balanced it XD.)
(PSS, I blame the FFXI Crossover event for this.... I want my SAM Job.....)

[ZanzhizExaverion]

This is cool and all but, can you write down their BASIC combos? I assume it would be like Monk, where you have to follow set patterns unless under the effect of Meiko Shisui. But there's so many moves here I can't decipher their 1-2-3s

[FallenArisen0990]

This is cool and all but, can you write down their BASIC combos? I assume it would be like Monk, where you have to follow set patterns unless under the effect of Meiko Shisui. But there's so many moves here I can't decipher their 1-2-3s

Fixed. They work just like DRG and NIN in terms of 1-2-3 combo. The way Meikyo works, similar to NIN's Mudras where you have to input the correct combination of weaponskills to get the desire Skillchain. The first Skillchain would net you either Lv 1 or Lv 2. If you input, say Yukikaze > Gekko > Kasha. Yukikaze > Gekko will form Fragmentation, a Lv 2 Skillchain. When you do Kasha after that, It activates Light Skillchain.

[Jhett_Magnum]

Don't for get Iai strike type move, something like a garunteed crit.

[Xanikk999]

I wish they made Samarai the tank and Dark Knight the dps.

Dark Knight tanking goes against everything the Dark Knight ever was. Dark Knights were all about taking extra damage in order to unleash damage on their enemy. I'm bitterly disappointed I can't dps as a Dark Knight.

[FallenArisen0990]

I wish they made Samarai the tank and Dark Knight the dps.

Dark Knight tanking goes against everything the Dark Knight ever was. Dark Knights were all about taking extra damage in order to unleash damage on their enemy. I'm bitterly disappointed I can't dps as a Dark Knight.

A bit hard to do w/o getting hit from a raid wide AoE and possibility end up killing yourself. I remember those days where DRK would Berserk > Last Resort > Souleater > Guillotine at the wrong time and they ended up killing themselves lol.

[zcrash970]

A bit hard to do w/o getting hit from a raid wide AoE and possibility end up killing yourself. I remember those days where DRK would Berserk > Last Resort > Souleater > Guillotine at the wrong time and they ended up killing themselves lol.

It would just separate who's a good DRK and the bad ones. It's like B4B, use it at the wrong time and you could die

[Nektulos-Tuor]

Dark Knight should of been a mostly DOT+Lifetap tank with sacrifice skills honestly. However, any skill that makes you take more damage is horrible.

[Giantbane]

I wish they made Samarai the tank and Dark Knight the dps.

Dark Knight tanking goes against everything the Dark Knight ever was. Dark Knights were all about taking extra damage in order to unleash damage on their enemy. I'm bitterly disappointed I can't dps as a Dark Knight.

Part of it remains thematically in tact. As a tank, they're a all about taking damage.

[AlphaFox]

I can get behind Samurai being a DPS, though I know I was seeing a lot of talk in the FC perhaps referring to them using a Dual-sword technique, I guess called Niten Ichi-ryū. Assuming its to be based off Musashi