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Ninja

Job Base:			Novice
Job Type:			Extended
Changes At:			Amatsu
Number of Skills:			23
Total Skill Points:			175
Total Quest Skills:			0
Job Bonuses
STR	AGI	VIT	INT	DEX	LUK
+1	+8	+1	+5	+6	+4

Overview

Ninjas have three types of attacks: magical attacks, throwing attacks , and "stealth" attacks. The main weapons are Daggers and Huuma Shurikens, large shurikens that can be throw using the skill Throw Huuma Shuriken. Ninjas can also endow themselves with several different abilities: Cast-off Cicada Shell and Mirror Image prevents almost all non-magical damage from harming them. Reverse Tatami gives the same protection from ranged attacks as Pneuma for three seconds so long as he or she does not change position and also knocks surrounding monsters away. Soul is a self buff that adds +5 STR and +5 INT, as well as allowed Mirror Image and Final Strike to be used.

Ninjas and Gunslingers are expanded classes and cannot rebirth or be adopted. Because of this, Ninjas and Gunslingers are granted 69 skill points to distribute.

Jobchange Guide

See Ninja Job Change Guide for information.

Builds

Magic

STR: 1
AGI: 1
VIT: x (remaining points go here)
INT: 95 base or 95 total
DEX: 99 base
LUK: 9

This build is similar to a Magician or Wizard, but has its own set of unique skills to take advantage of. Magic Ninjas max out their DEX to make the best use of their skills which all have short cast time and delay, then have varying amounts of INT and VIT. Their second and third tier magic skills all require catalyst stones which are sold by an NPC in Amatsu. Their primary damage skills are Lightning Spear of Ice and Dragon Fire Formation, with Kamaitachi also being an option. Cast-off Cicada Shell is essential to increase survivability, while Soul gives a boost to INT.

While not the strongest damage dealers, Magic Ninjas still deal respectable damage and can easily drop unprepared opponents. Crimson Fire Formation is good for slowing down monsters and players, Lightning Spear of Ice for harassing targets with its rapid hits, and Kamaitachi is an AoE spell that hits targets over Land Protector. Cast-off Cicada Shell helps offset the low HP Modifier, but Magic Ninjas have to be careful of skills such as Soul Destroyer that will bypass their Cast-off Cicada Shell, along with status effects.

Primary Skills : Lightning Spear of Ice, Crimson Fire Formation, Dragon Fire Formation, Cast-off Cicada Shell

Complementary Skills : Soul, Kamaitachi

Note: Of the different Ninja builds, the Magic Ninja is the fastest leveler.

Throwing

STR: 9x
AGI: 1-8x
VIT: 1-8x
INT: 1-5x
DEX: 5x-8x
LUK: 1

Throwing builds attempt to capitalize on the Ninja's throwing skills. Throwing skills are based on STR for damage, so this is the primary stat. DEX is needed for both Hit rate and to reduce Throw Huuma Shuriken's cast time. Throw Huuma Shuriken is also SP intensive, so a decent amount of INT is recommended. Remaining stat points go into either AGI or VIT, depending on whether the Ninja is for PvM or PvP/WoE.

Throwing builds are tougher to work with, as they have to spread out their stats and their skills are hard to increase the damage of. Throw Shuriken is a quick and cheap skil, that with enough ASPD can be used quickly in succession to make up for its lower damage. Throw Kunai is the middle-range skill, dealing more damage but with more delay and higher SP cost, yet is still cheap enough that it can be used as a primary leveling skill. Throw Huuma Shuriken is the Throwing Ninja's burst damage skill, but performs poorly in PvP and WoE situations where opponents have more DEF and you don't have an Element advantage as often.

The build is more item-reliant and expensive, needing Shuriken, Kunai, and Huuma Shurikens. While daggers can be used to replace specially carded Huuma Shurikens, weapon switching during Throw Huuma Shuriken's cast time will also remove the weapon Element. If zeny is no object it's possible to build around Throw Coins, but otherwise it's not recommended as the price will build up rapidly with regular use. Their leveling speed is slower then Magic Ninjas.

Primary Skills : Throw Shuriken, Throw Kunai, Throw Huuma Shuriken, Cast-off Cicada Shell

Complementary Skills : Soul

Final Strike

STR: 80-110
AGI: 4
VIT: 80-100
INT: 1-5x
DEX: 2x-5x
LUK: 6

This build focuses on the Ninja's skill Final Strike, a mini-Asura Strike of sorts. STR and VIT are the two stats driving Final Strike's damage and are thus the main stats for this build. DEX can be used for Soul's cast time, and for if the Ninja is going to need HIT to level him/herself. INT can also aid in leveling. A pure Final Strike Ninja may opt to discard some INT and DEX in favor of additional STR/VIT for Final Strike damage.

The objective of this build is to increase their HP substantially in order to boost Final Strike's damage. Gears such as the Goibne's set or Battlegrounds armors can aid in this. Due to the more linear calculation of Final Strike's damage and its reduction by DEF, the damage will not match up with Asura Strike's. In PvM, targets for Killing Stroke must be chosen carefully; if the monster's HP or DEF is too high it will be harder to dispose of them, and Boss types receive reduced damage from Final Strike. This skill can be threatening in PvP, but loses its power in WoE where the skill is hit rather hard by the 40% damage reduction. If taking this build into WoE, a Valorous or Glorious Huuma Shuriken can be used to boost Killing Stroke's damage to something more reasonable, but will also slow you down as you have to trigger their damage boost via attacks.

Since the build is STR-based, they can draw on the throwing skills in order to level. Without the higher DEX, Throw Huuma Shuriken isn't as practical, and the lack of ASPD does the same for Throw Shuriken. Throw Kunai requires no ASPD, and less DEX, so it can be used as the build's leveling skill. However, the build's DEX can be raised somewhat to make room for Throw Huuma Shuriken. With a party it may be possible to level with Final Strike as well.

Primary Skills : Soul, Final Strike, Cast-off Cicada Shell

Complementary Skills : Throw Kunai

Melee

STR: 9x
AGI: 1-8x
VIT: 1-8x
INT: 1-5x
DEX: 2x-5x
LUK: 1-3x

Melee ninjas tend to be the most difficult to level. This is mainly due to the high SP costs of skills. Its common for melee ninjas to pick up one or two skills from the throwing ninja skill tree, such as Throw Shuriken, Throw Kunai, or Throw Huuma Shuriken, which tends to make leveling easier.

Melee ninjas get STR as their primary stat, AGI and/or VIT as a secondary stat, and the rest into DEX and INT. Due to the high SP cost of skills a decent amount of INT is recommended. Some ninjas choose to get some LUK to aid the skill Shadow Slash which has a natural 50% chance to CRIT.

Equipment

Weapons

Magic Ninjas

Magic Ninjas will primarily use the Daggers Asura or Bazerald, as those daggers raise their MATK. The Asura doesn't give an INT bonus like the Bazerald, but allows flexibility with its 3 card slots.

Throwing Ninjas

Throwing Ninjas will primarily use the Huuma Shurikens. The Huuma Blaze Shuriken's high attack is useful for Throw Kunai, while the Huuma Calm Mind deals the best damage with Throw Huuma Shuriken. If a Ninja wants to opt for more defense, they can switch to using a Dagger and Shield instead, but cannot cast Throw Huuma Shuriken without switching back to a Huuma, and must remember the Dagger's size modifier. An Ice Pick is a useful weapon against high-DEF enemies.

Final Strike Ninjas

Final Strike Ninjas will want whichever weapon will give them the highest % modifier, those being 4 slotted Daggers or Huumas. Daggers are a better choice as they allow the Ninja to wear a shield, though against Demi-Human targets the Battlegrounds^CU^ Huumas will deal more damage at the sacrifice of a shield.

Melee Ninjas

Melee Ninjas will primarily use various types of daggers to maximize on the damage output of their skills. Ninjas cannot wear Assassin Dagger, Counter Dagger, or Curse Dagger.

In general for all Ninja builds, a Fortune Sword is a notable weapon for using Perfect Dodge in combination with Cast-off Cicada Shell. Equipped with this and possibly other Perfect Dodge gears, a Ninja can be used to drag high-attack monsters with little risk, but must still be careful of magic and monsters' elemental attacks.

Daggers

Aside from being able to equip most dagger type weapons, Ninja's are also able to equip Ninja-class only daggers, some of which are available through item quests.

Armors

Ninjas wear mostly light-medium DEF armors, including the general armors such as Mantle/Coat/Formal Suit, and several of the Thief armors such as Thief Clothes and Ninja Suit. The Ninja Suit can combo with the Shinobi Sash to help reduce the Ninja's SP consumption. The Pantie + Undershirt combo can be useful for AGI Ninjas to compensate for the lack of Flee boosting skills. Being an Expanded class, Ninjas cannot wear any gears that are labeled as being only for Transcendent classes^CU^.

Shields

Guard (1): The basic shield that any class can use. Good as a cheap and flexible shield, but is somewhat lacking in DEF.
Arm Guard (1): A special shield which only Ninjas can equip, that gives more DEF than a Guard. Obtainable through a quest. Be careful when carding these, as Ninjas are the only class that can equip them.
Advanced Arm Guard (1): Similar to the Arm Guard, but trades 1 DEF for 5 MDEF.
Valkyrja's Shield (1): The shield preferred by most players for PvP and WoE, due to its Element resistances and being usable by any class.

See Ninja Equipment Quests for information on how to make Arm Guards.

Ammunition & Catalysts

Ninjas have two types of ammunition: Shuriken and Kunai. In addition, certain Ninja skills require catalysts that can only be purchased in Amatsu.

Shuriken

Used for the skill Throw Shuriken. The bonus damage added by the skills Dagger Throwing Practice and Throw Shuriken act like mastery bonuses and therefore bypass normal defense. It will also hit, even if the Ninja would normally miss it's target.

Name	ATK	Element	Weight	Req. LVL	Cost
Shuriken	10	Neutral	0.5	0	4z
Nimbus Shuriken	30	Neutral	0.5	20	10z
Flash Shuriken	45	Neutral	0.5	40	20z
Sharp Leaf Shuriken	70	Neutral	0.5	60	40z
Thorn Needle Shuriken	100	Neutral	0.5	80	100z

Kunai

Used for the skill Throw Kunai. The damage done by Kunai also bypasses most the enemies defense and will hit, even if the Ninja would normally miss. Also, Kunai have to be manufactured, unlike Shuriken which can be purchased from the NPC directly. You will get 10 kunais per creation. Only Ninjas can make Kunai through an NPC at the Ninja Guild in Amatsu.

Name	ATK	Element	Items Required
Icicle Kunai	30	Water	Nimbus Shuriken x8, Ice Stone x2	38z
Black Earth Kunai	30	Earth	Sharp Leaf Shuriken x2, Shadow Orb x1	38z
High Wind Kunai	30	Wind	Flash Shuriken x4, Wind Stone x2	38z
Heat Wave Kunai	30	Fire	Thorn Needle Shuriken x1, Flame Stone x2	40z
Fell Poison Kunai	30	Poison	Shuriken x20, Shadow Orb x1	28z

You get 10 Kunais per ammo creation.

Catalysts

Catalyst Stones are needed to cast various magic-type Ninja skills and to manufacture Kunai. Catalyst Stones:

Name	Cost	Required for
Flame Stone	150z	Crimson Fire Formation and Dragon Fire Formation
Ice Stone	150z	Hidden Water and Falling Frozen Crystal
Wind Stone	150z	Lightning Jolt and Kamaitachi
Shadow Orb	200z	Mirror Image

Catalyst Stones:

Class Data

Skills

Ninjas have three primary branches of skills: Throwing, Deception and Magic. The player can opt to master one branch, or mix elements from two branches. They also have the sub-branch with supportive skills, and an "Ultimate" skill.

Throwing skills rely on the user's STR for damage, while Magic skills use INT, meaning that these two branches are rarely mixed. Deception is a mix of evasion skills and attack skills, and usually all Ninja builds will include Cast-off Cicada Shell due to its usefulness in avoiding attacks.

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Dagger Throwing Practice	Gives a Weapon Mastery-type damage bonus to Throw Shuriken.	10	Passive
Throw Shuriken	Throw a Shuriken to deal a small amount of damage, but with little delay.	10	Offensive
Throw Kunai	Throw a Kunai to deal three hits.	5	Offensive
Throw Huuma Shuriken	Use a Huuma Shuriken to strike all targets in a 3x3 area around the target.	5	Offensive
Throw Coins	Throw a random amount of zeny at the target to deal DEF-piercing damage.	10	Offensive
Reverse Tatami	Deal damage and knockback nearby enemies, and create the Pneuma effect on one cell of the ground.	5	Offensive
Shadow Leap	From the Hiding status, instantly move to a target cell. (But not through solid obstacles.)	5	Active
Haze Slasher	Strike a target and enter the Hiding status.	10	Offensive
Shadow Slash	From the Hiding status, instantly move to target enemy and strike them with a chance for a critical hit.	5	Offensive
Cast-off Cicada Shell	Evade up to three physical attacks, with each trigger moving the Ninja away from the attacker.	5	Active
Mirror Image	Evade up to five physical attacks, without the pushback that Cast-off Cicada Shell has.	10	Active
Flaming Petals	Attack a single target with up to 10× MATK Fire-element damage.	10	Offensive
Crimson Fire Formation	Create a 5x5 field of fire that stalls enemies and rapidly deals Fire-element damage.	10	Offensive
Dragon Fire Formation	Summon a flaming dragon to deal Fire-element damage to all enemies in the 5x5 area around the target.	5	Offensive
Lightning Spear of Ice	Attack a single target with up to 12x MATK Water-element damage.	10	Offensive
Hidden Water	Create a field of water that slows down all enemies, except for other Ninjas.	10	Active
Falling Frozen Crystal	Summon down a block of ice to deal Water-element damage to nearby enemies, with a chance of freezing them.	5	Offensive
Wind Blade	Attack a single target with up to 6x MATK Wind-element damage.	10	Offensive
Lightning Jolt	Summon down a lightning bolt to strike all nearby enemies for Wind-element damage.	10	Offensive
Kamaitachi	Strike all targets within a 3-cell wide path to the target with Wind-element damage.	5	Offensive
Soul	Sacrifice a small amount of HP to increase INT and STR, and allow the casting of Mirror Image and Final Strike.	5	Active
Ninpou Training	Passively increases SP recovery speed when not moving.	10	Passive
Final Strike	Reduce the Ninja's HP to 1 in order to deal a strong blow to a single target.	10	Offensive

Skill Balances in Pre-Trans WoE Maps

Skill	Change (Only in Pre-Trans WoE Maps)
Throw Coins	Damage reduced by 40% in Pre-Trans WoE Maps.
Kamaitachi	Damage reduced by 25% in Pre-Trans WoE Maps.
Mirror Image	The cast time of Urgent Call is increased by 1 second for each stack in Pre-Trans WoE Maps.
Cast-off Cicada Shell	The cast time of Urgent Call is increased by 1 second for each stack in Pre-Trans WoE Maps.
Final Strike	The caster becomes immune to Devotion for 10 seconds in Pre-Trans WoE Maps.

Job Bonuses

Stat\Amount	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8
STR	59
AGI	1	2	12	21	31	41	51	61
VIT	60
INT	20	29	42	50	62
DEX	11	22	32	43	53	63
LUK	30	40	52	64

Job Bonus

ASPD

Base ASPD Values:

Unarmed: 160
Dagger: 150
Huuma: 125 Ninjas can use Concentration and Awakening Potions, but cannot use Berserk Potions.

HP

Level	HP
1	40
2	47
3	54
4	61
5	69
6	77
7	85
8	94
9	103
10	202
11	212
12	222
13	232
14	243
15	254
16	265
17	277
18	289
19	301
20	316
21	331
22	346
23	364
24	382
25	400
26	420
27	440
28	460
29	482
30	504
31	526
32	548
33	572
34	596
35	620
36	646
37	672
38	698
39	726
40	754
41	784
42	814
43	844
44	876
45	908
46	940
47	975
48	1,010
49	1,100
50	1,140
51	1,180
52	1,220
53	1,260
54	1,300
55	1,340
56	1,385
57	1,430
58	1,475
59	1,520
60	1,565
61	1,615
62	1,665
63	1,715
64	1,765
65	1,815
66	1,880
67	1,935
68	1,990
69	2,045
70	2,100
71	2,160
72	2,220
73	2,280
74	2,340
75	2,400
76	2,460
77	2,520
78	2,580
79	2,640
80	2,705
81	2,770
82	2,835
83	2,900
84	2,965
85	3,030
86	3,100
87	3,170
88	3,240
89	3,310
90	3,380
91	3,455
92	3,530
93	3,605
94	3,680
95	3,760
96	3,840
97	3,920
98	4,000
99	4,080

Stat\Amount	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8
STR	59
AGI	1	2	12	21	31	41	51	61
VIT	60
INT	20	29	42	50	62
DEX	11	22	32	43	53	63
LUK	30	40	52	64

Stat\Amount	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8
STR	59
AGI	1	2	12	21	31	41	51	61
VIT	60
INT	20	29	42	50	62
DEX	11	22	32	43	53	63
LUK	30	40	52	64