Thief

Thief
Abbreviation:	THF
Expansion Pack:	Final Fantasy XI
How to Unlock:	Starter Job
Page Contents:	Abilities Skills Merits Equipment Guides

The masters of the covert and guile, a Thief (THF) will always look to find the perfect opportunity to attack the enemy. With the use of Sneak Attack and Trick Attack, thieves can inflict massive amounts of damage while 'tricking' the enemy into thinking it was someone else. These abilities are the pefect way to direct an enemy's attention towards a party's tank, keeping the other members safe from harm. Thieves are the most proficient class in using daggers and players starting the game will start their adventure with an Onion Knife. Additionally they make good use of ranged attacks, which is a great way to gain the attention of enemies.

Thieves have many other skills at their disposal too. Possessing the highest Evasion rating in the game and having the ability to Flee or Hide, they're more than capable to escape the most sticky of situations! Combined with other abilities such as Steal, Mug, Gilfinder and Treasure Hunter, it makes them the perfect adventuring companion to bolster not only their own gil purses but their accomplices's too! With access to the unique ability to pick Treasure Chests and Treasure Coffers with their very own thief's tools, you'd be hard pressed to find loot that is out of their reach.

At present, Treasure Hunter maxes out at TH4 (Level 15, Level 45, Nanaa's Lucky Charm, Assassin's Armlets).

Horizon Changes

• Minor changes to Artifact Armor.
• Major changes to the relic weapon Mandau, including the new Adaptive Effect.
• Treasure Hunter has been removed from Thief's Knife and has moved to the custom item Nanaa's Charm[[File:|366px|Nanaa's Charm]].
• The player's Accuracy and Ranged Accuracy when using Perfect Dodge are increased by 999.
• Many elemental type weapon skills have been changed to the "hybrid" type and will now stack with Sneak Attack.
• Triple Attack is unlocked at level 30 instead of 55.
• Assassin is unlocked at level 50 instead of 60.
• Accomplice was not available in the current era, can now be used on an alliance (it was party only on retail), has had its level reduced from 65 to 45 and no longer shares a recast timer with Collaborator.
• Collaborator was not available in the current era, can now be used on an alliance (it was party only on retail), has had its level reduced from 65 to 45 and its recast time increased from 1 to 5 minutes. It no longer shares a recast timer with Accomplice and it now redirects 50% of the Thief's enmity to their chosen target. Note that the chat log will state that you stole the target's enmity per its retail effect, but its intended effect of redirecting enmity to the target is performed.
• Bully was not available in the current era, has had its level reduced from 93 to 40, its recast has been lowered from 3 to 1 minute. The ability has been completely reworked, now giving a guaranteed status bolt additional effect proc on monsters within 15 levels of the Thief. On Notorious Monsters, the chance of landing a status effect bolt has been increased but not guaranteed. The omni-directional sneak attack portion has been removed.
• Mug grants a critical hit rate bonus of 5% on the target monster for 30 seconds. Recast time reduced from 15 minutes to 10 minutes. This activates as a bewildered daze regardless of success of mug; its in-game message reads the "<target>'s Bewildered Daze effect wears off." after 30 seconds.

Job Abilities

Level	Name
01	Perfect Dodge
05	Steal
15	Sneak Attack
25	Flee
30	Trick Attack
35	Mug
40	Bully
45	Hide
45	Accomplice
45	Collaborator

Job Traits

Level	Trait
05	Gilfinder
10	Evasion Bonus
15	Treasure Hunter
20	Resist Gravity
30	Evasion Bonus II
30	Triple Attack
40	Resist Gravity II
45	Treasure Hunter II
50	Evasion Bonus III
50	Assassin
60	Resist Gravity III
70	Evasion Bonus IV
75	Resist Gravity IV

Skills

Melee Skills

Skill	Rank	37	75
Hand-to-Hand	E	94	200
Dagger	A−	114	269
Sword	D	101	210
Club	E	94	200

Ranged Skills

Skill	Rank	37	75
Archery	C−	105	220
Marksmanship	C+	105	230
Throwing	D	101	210

Defensive Skills

Skill	Rank	37	75
Evasion	A+	114	276
Shield	F	86	189
Parrying	A−	114	269

Skill Caps

Level	Hand-to-Hand	Dagger	Sword	Club	Archery	Marksmanship	Throwing	Evasion	Shield	Parrying
1	4	6	4	4	5	5	4	6	4	6
2	6	9	6	6	7	7	6	9	6	9
3	9	12	9	9	10	10	9	12	8	12
4	11	15	12	11	13	13	12	15	10	15
5	14	18	14	14	16	16	14	18	13	18
6	16	21	17	16	19	19	17	21	15	21
7	19	24	20	19	21	21	20	24	17	24
8	21	27	22	21	24	24	22	27	20	27
9	24	30	25	24	27	27	25	30	22	30
10	26	33	28	26	30	30	28	33	24	33
11	29	36	31	29	33	33	31	36	27	36
12	31	39	33	31	35	35	33	39	29	39
13	34	42	36	34	38	38	36	42	31	42
14	36	45	39	36	41	41	39	45	33	45
15	39	48	41	39	44	44	41	48	36	48
16	41	51	44	41	47	47	44	51	38	51
17	44	54	47	44	49	49	47	54	40	54
18	46	57	49	46	52	52	49	57	43	57
19	49	60	52	49	55	55	52	60	45	60
20	51	63	55	51	58	58	55	63	47	63
21	54	66	58	54	61	61	58	66	50	66
22	56	69	60	56	63	63	60	69	52	69
23	59	72	63	59	66	66	63	72	54	72
24	61	75	66	61	69	69	66	75	56	75
25	64	78	68	64	72	72	68	78	59	78
26	66	81	71	66	75	75	71	81	61	81
27	69	84	74	69	77	77	74	84	63	84
28	71	87	76	71	80	80	76	87	66	87
29	74	90	79	74	83	83	79	90	68	90
30	76	93	82	76	86	86	82	93	70	93
31	79	96	85	79	89	89	85	96	73	96
32	81	99	87	81	91	91	87	99	75	99
33	84	102	90	84	94	94	90	102	77	102
34	86	105	93	86	97	97	93	105	79	105
35	89	108	95	89	100	100	95	108	82	108
36	91	111	98	91	103	103	98	111	84	111
37	94	114	101	94	105	105	101	114	86	114
38	96	117	103	96	108	108	103	117	89	117
39	99	120	106	99	111	111	106	120	91	120
40	101	123	109	101	114	114	109	123	93	123
41	104	126	112	104	117	117	112	126	96	126
42	106	129	114	106	119	119	114	129	98	129
43	109	132	117	109	122	122	117	132	100	132
44	111	135	120	111	125	125	120	135	102	135
45	114	138	122	114	128	128	122	138	105	138
46	116	141	125	116	130	130	125	141	107	141
47	119	144	128	119	133	133	128	144	109	144
48	121	147	130	121	136	136	130	147	112	147
49	124	150	133	124	139	139	133	150	114	150
50	126	153	136	126	142	142	136	153	116	153
51	130	158	140	130	146	146	140	158	120	158
52	135	163	145	135	151	151	145	163	124	163
53	139	168	150	139	156	156	150	168	128	168
54	144	173	154	144	161	161	154	173	133	173
55	148	178	159	148	166	166	159	178	137	178
56	153	183	164	153	170	170	164	183	141	183
57	157	188	168	157	175	175	168	188	146	188
58	162	193	173	162	180	180	173	193	150	193
59	166	198	178	166	185	185	178	198	154	198
60	171	203	183	171	190	190	183	203	159	203
61	172	207	184	172	192	192	184	207	161	207
62	174	211	186	174	194	195	186	212	163	211
63	176	215	188	176	196	197	188	217	165	215
64	178	219	190	178	198	200	190	222	167	219
65	180	223	192	180	200	202	192	227	169	223
66	182	227	194	182	202	205	194	232	171	227
67	184	231	195	184	204	207	195	236	173	231
68	186	235	197	186	206	210	197	241	175	235
69	188	239	199	188	208	212	199	246	177	239
70	190	244	201	190	210	215	201	251	179	244
71	192	249	202	192	212	218	202	256	181	249
72	194	254	204	194	214	221	204	261	183	254
73	196	259	206	196	216	224	206	266	185	259
74	198	264	208	198	218	227	208	271	187	264
75	200	269	210	200	220	230	210	276	189	269

Group 1 Merits

Name	Description
Flee Recast	-10 seconds per upgrade
Hide Recast	-10 seconds per upgrade
Sneak Attack Recast	-2 seconds per upgrade
Trick Attack Recast	-2 seconds per upgrade
Triple Attack Rate	+1% increase per upgrade

Group 2 Merits

• Currently unavailable on Horizon.

Job Specific Equipment

Horizon Specific Equipment

Name	Level	Slot	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Nanaa's Lucky Charm	70	Neck	THF	Accuracy +3 "Treasure Hunter"+1	This is a HorizonXI custom item.

Artifact Weapons

Name	Level	Damage	Delay	DPS	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Marauder's Knife	40	15	195	4.62	THF	DEX +2 AGI +2	none

Artifact Armor

Name	Level	Slot	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Rogue's Armlets	52	Hands	THF	DEF: 15 HP +10 DEX +3  +10 "Steal" +1	none
Rogue's Bonnet	54	Head	THF	DEF: 23 HP +13 INT +5 DEX +2 Parrying Skill +10 "Steal" +1	DEX +2
Rogue's Culottes	56	Legs	THF	DEF: 32 HP +15 AGI +4 Shield Skill +10 "Steal" +1	none
Rogue's Vest	58	Body	THF	DEF: 44 HP +20 STR +3 Accuracy +3  +10 Increases "Hide" duration	Accuracy +3
Rogue's Poulaines	60	Feet	THF	DEF: 13 HP +12 DEX +3 Increases "Flee" duration "Steal" +2	???

Artifact Armor +1

Name	Level	Slot	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Rogue's Armlets +1	74	Hands	THF	DEF: 16 HP +10 DEX +3 "Steal" +1 Increases "Trick Attack" damage	none
Rogue's Bonnet +1	74	Head	THF	DEF: 24 HP +13 INT +5 DEX +3 Ranged Accuracy +8 Evasion +10 "Steal" +1	added INT +5 added "Steal" +1
Rogue's Culottes +1 Rogue's Culottes +1	74	Legs	THF	DEF: 34 HP +15 DEX +2 AGI +4 "Steal" +1	none
Rogue's Poulaines +1 Rogue's Poulaines +1	74	Feet	THF	DEF: 15 DEX +3 Ranged Accuracy +5 Extends duration of "Flee" ""Steal" +2	none
Rogue's Vest +1 Rogue's Vest +1	74	Body	THF	DEF: 45 HP +20 STR +6 Accuracy +10 Extends duration of "Hide"	none

Relic Armor

Name	Level	Slot	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Assassin's Cape	70	Back	THF	DEF: 7 DEX +4 AGI +4 Enmity +5	none
Assassin's Bonnet	71	Head	THF	DEF: 24 HP +16 DEX +5 Enmity +2 Enhances "Mug" effect	none
Assassin's Vest	72	Body	THF	DEF: 45 HP +22 AGI +4 Enmity +3 Increases rate of critical hits	none
Assassin's Poulaines	73	Feet	THF	DEF: 15 HP +15 CHR +5 "Triple Attack" +1% Enmity +2	none
Assassin's Culottes	74	Legs	THF	DEF: 34 HP +19 Enmity +4 "Steal" +5 Enhances "Gilfinder" effect	none
Assassin's Armlets	75	Hands	THF	DEF: 16 HP +7 CHR +5 Enmity +3 "Treasure Hunter" +1

Relic Armor +1

Name	Level	Slot	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Assassin's Armlets +1	75	Hands	THF	DEF: 17 HP +26 CHR +5 Enmity +4 "Treasure Hunter" +1	none
Assassin's Bonnet +1	75	Head	THF	DEF: 25 HP +16 DEX +6 Enmity +3 Enhances "Mug" effect	none
Assassin's Culottes +1	75	Legs	THF	DEF: 35 HP +25 Enmity +3 "Steal" +5 Enhances "Gilfinder" effect	none
Assassin's Poulaines +1	75	Feet	THF	DEF: 16 HP +15 CHR +6 "Triple Attack" +1% Enmity +3	none
Assassin's Vest +1	75	Body	THF	DEF: 46 HP +22 AGI +5 Enmity +5 Increases rate of critical hits	none

Relic Weapon

Name	Level	Damage	Delay	DPS	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Mandau	75	39	176	13.3	RDM / THF / BRD	Attack +20 "Adaptive" "Mercy Stroke" Additional effect: Gravity	Added "Adaptive" trait Additional effect: Gravity instead of Additional effect: Poison

Guides

• Thief Endgame Gear Guide
• EXP Party Guide - Thief