Looking for SAM rotation!

[Hanayumi]

Hey all, im looking for a good Samurai rotation and cant seem to find any. There's plenty of info on openers but having a hard time on a full rotation for pretty much the rest of a fight, preferably one that is kenki based. Thanks!

[Marxam]

I don't think there really is a rotation after since you will be focusing on keeping your buffs up and will naturally get the gauge for kenki. At least it was like that in my opinion. It's not like drg where there is a set in stone rotation after opener but more flexible like monk which is what I like.

[Ryaz]

For most of the fight you'll be adapting and prioritizing instead of doing a rotation. Mechanics will completely destroy any kind of set rotation you may try.

You should be prioritizing keeping buffs up and Higanbana up. Use Hagakure on cooldown (can hold for 3 sen as long as it doesn't delay usage too much). Use Meikyo and Guren on cooldown as long as buffs are up and have enough time to reapply. Weave Shintens in constantly as Kenki allows and make use of Third Eye for Seigan.

Don't overlap Sen, don't overcap Kenki and don't leave yourself without enough Kenki for Kaiten on Higanbana and Midare. Sometimes you'll have to use one or two attacks in a combo to get enough Kenki, wait for a cooldown to finish or reapply a buff before spending the Sen and continuing the combo.

Overall Samurai is very flexible and things will change depending on the situation.

[Grifield]

The rest is common sense.

[Sunspawn]

Was going to paste a link to that image too.

+1 to Ryaz's post, he nailed it pretty accurately and concisely.

[Pastahnak]

The rest is common sense.

Can I ask where these pics come from, I've seen a couple that look like this but i always forget to ask where they're from.

[Grifield]

From people with faith in humanity

Joke asides, I found it on FFXIV Reddit.