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.
• 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 unlocks 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 it's 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 it's level reduced from 65 to 45 and it's 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 it's level reduced from 93 to 40, it's 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 guarenteed. 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	Name
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

Melee Skills

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

Ranged Skills

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

Defensive Skills

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

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 Rogue's Armlets +1	74	Hands	THF	DEF: 16 HP +10 DEX +3 "Steal" +1 Increases "Trick Attack" damage	???
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	???
Rogue's Poulaines +1 Rogue's Poulaines +1	74	Feet	THF	DEF: 15 DEX +3 Ranged Accuracy +5 Extends duration of "Flee" "Steal" +2	???
Rogue's Vest +1 Rogue's Vest +1	74	Body	THF	DEF: 45 HP +20 STR +6 Accuracy +10 Extends duration of "Hide"	???

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 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