Samurai

Samurai
Abbreviation:	SAM
Expansion Pack:	Rise of the Zilart
How to Unlock:	Forge Your Destiny
Page Contents:	Abilities Skills Merits Equipment Guides

Available after completing the quest Forge Your Destiny, the Samurai (SAM) job focuses on the mastery of weapon skills and skillchains. Samurai excel at the use of Weapon Skills due to their ability to rapidly gain Tactical Points and use them to their advantage. Their mainstay weapon is the Great Katana, but they also have respectable skill in Polearms and Archery.

Horizon Changes

• Minor changes to Artifact Armor.
• Significant changes to the relic weapon Yoichinoyumi.
• Hasso was't available in the CoP era. It now shares a recast time of 45 seconds with Seigan. The bonus effects of Zanshin appears to no longer be in effect .
• Seigan - was't available in the CoP era. It now shares a recast time of 45 seconds with Hasso. The bonus effects of Zanshin appears to no longer be in effect .
• Warding Circle increases party-wide damage dealt against Demon enemies.
• Zanshin - Doesn't gain the activation rate bonus from Hasso/Seigan. It has been reported that it no longer activates on attacks that are guarded, countered or deal 0 damage.

Job Abilities

Level	Name
01	Meikyo Shisui
05	Warding Circle
15	Third Eye
25	Hasso
30	Meditate
35	Seigan

Job Traits

Level	Trait
05	Resist Blind
10	Store TP
20	Zanshin
25	Resist Blind II
30	Store TP II
35	Zanshin II
40	Demon Killer
45	Resist Blind III
50	Store TP III
50	Zanshin III
65	Resist Blind IV
70	Store TP IV
75	Zanshin IV

Skills

Melee Skills

Skill	Rank	37	75
Dagger	E	94	200
Sword	C+	105	230
Polearm	B−	109	240
Great Katana	A+	114	276
Club	E	94	200

Ranged Skills

Skill	Rank	37	75
Archery	C+	105	230
Throwing	C+	105	230

Defensive Skills

Skill	Rank	37	75
Evasion	B+	109	256
Parrying	A−	114	269

Skill Caps

Level	Dagger	Sword	Polearm	Great Katana	Club	Archery	Throwing	Evasion	Parrying
1	4	5	5	6	4	5	5	5	6
2	6	7	7	9	6	7	7	7	9
3	9	10	10	12	9	10	10	10	12
4	11	13	13	15	11	13	13	13	15
5	14	16	16	18	14	16	16	16	18
6	16	19	19	21	16	19	19	19	21
7	19	21	22	24	19	21	21	22	24
8	21	24	25	27	21	24	24	25	27
9	24	27	28	30	24	27	27	28	30
10	26	30	31	33	26	30	30	31	33
11	29	33	34	36	29	33	33	34	36
12	31	35	36	39	31	35	35	36	39
13	34	38	39	42	34	38	38	39	42
14	36	41	42	45	36	41	41	42	45
15	39	44	45	48	39	44	44	45	48
16	41	47	48	51	41	47	47	48	51
17	44	49	51	54	44	49	49	51	54
18	46	52	54	57	46	52	52	54	57
19	49	55	57	60	49	55	55	57	60
20	51	58	60	63	51	58	58	60	63
21	54	61	63	66	54	61	61	63	66
22	56	63	65	69	56	63	63	65	69
23	59	66	68	72	59	66	66	68	72
24	61	69	71	75	61	69	69	71	75
25	64	72	74	78	64	72	72	74	78
26	66	75	77	81	66	75	75	77	81
27	69	77	80	84	69	77	77	80	84
28	71	80	83	87	71	80	80	83	87
29	74	83	86	90	74	83	83	86	90
30	76	86	89	93	76	86	86	89	93
31	79	89	92	96	79	89	89	92	96
32	81	91	94	99	81	91	91	94	99
33	84	94	97	102	84	94	94	97	102
34	86	97	100	105	86	97	97	100	105
35	89	100	103	108	89	100	100	103	108
36	91	103	106	111	91	103	103	106	111
37	94	105	109	114	94	105	105	109	114
38	96	108	112	117	96	108	108	112	117
39	99	111	115	120	99	111	111	115	120
40	101	114	118	123	101	114	114	118	123
41	104	117	121	126	104	117	117	121	126
42	106	119	123	129	106	119	119	123	129
43	109	122	126	132	109	122	122	126	132
44	111	125	129	135	111	125	125	129	135
45	114	128	132	138	114	128	128	132	138
46	116	130	135	141	116	130	130	135	141
47	119	133	138	144	119	133	133	138	144
48	121	136	141	147	121	136	136	141	147
49	124	139	144	150	124	139	139	144	150
50	126	142	147	153	126	142	142	147	153
51	130	146	151	158	130	146	146	151	158
52	135	151	156	163	135	151	151	156	163
53	139	156	161	168	139	156	156	161	168
54	144	161	166	173	144	161	161	166	173
55	148	166	171	178	148	166	166	171	178
56	153	170	176	183	153	170	170	176	183
57	157	175	181	188	157	175	175	181	188
58	162	180	186	193	162	180	180	186	193
59	166	185	191	198	166	185	185	191	198
60	171	190	196	203	171	190	190	196	203
61	172	192	198	207	172	192	192	199	207
62	174	195	201	212	174	195	195	203	211
63	176	197	204	217	176	197	197	207	215
64	178	200	206	222	178	200	200	210	219
65	180	202	209	227	180	202	202	214	223
66	182	205	212	232	182	205	205	218	227
67	184	207	214	236	184	207	207	221	231
68	186	210	217	241	186	210	210	225	235
69	188	212	220	246	188	212	212	229	239
70	190	215	223	251	190	215	215	233	244
71	192	218	226	256	192	218	218	237	249
72	194	221	229	261	194	221	221	242	254
73	196	224	233	266	196	224	224	246	259
74	198	227	236	271	198	227	227	251	264
75	200	230	240	276	200	230	230	256	269

Group 1 Merits

Name	Description
Third Eye Recast	Shorten recast time by 2 seconds.
Warding Circle Recast	Shorten recast time by 10 seconds.
Store TP Effect	Increase amount of TP stored by 2.
Meditate Recast	Shorten recast time by 6 seconds.
Zanshin Attack Rate	Increase Zanshin attack rate by 1 percent.

Group 2 Merits

• Currently unavailable on Horizon.

Job Specific Equipment

Artifact Weapons

Name	Level	Damage	Delay	DPS	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Magoroku	40	56	450	7.47	SAM	STR +1 AGI +1	Can be equipped at Lv. 40 instead of Lv. 42

Artifact Armor

Name	Level	Slot	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Myochin Sune-Ate	52	Feet	SAM	DEF: 13 HP +20 AGI +4 +10 Evasion skill +5 Enmity +5	AGI +4
Myochin Haidate	54	Legs	SAM	DEF: 30 HP +15 STR +3 +10 Parrying skill +5	none
Myochin Kote Myochin Kote	56	Hands	SAM	DEF: 15 HP +15 DEX +4 Enmity +2 Enhances effects of rice balls	none
Myochin Domaru Myochin Domaru	58	Body	SAM	DEF: 41 HP +10 VIT +3 Accuracy +3  +15 Occasionally boosts TP when damaged	Accuracy +3
Myochin Kabuto	60	Head	SAM	DEF: 20 HP +10 STR +2 MND +5 Enhances "Warding Circle" effect Enhances "Meditate" effect	STR +2

Artifact Armor +1

Name	Level	Slot	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Myochin Domaru +1 Myochin Domaru +1	74	Body	SAM	DEF: 50 HP +10 STR +6 VIT +6 Accuracy +12 Occasionally increases TP gained when taking damage	none
Myochin Haidate +1	74	Legs	SAM	DEF: 40 HP +15 STR +5 VIT +5 Parrying Skill +10 "Store TP" +4	none
Myochin Kabuto +1 Myochin Kabuto +1	74	Head	SAM	DEF: 25 HP +13 STR +5 MND +5 Enhances "Warding Circle" effect Enhances "Meditate" effect	none
Myochin Kote +1 Myochin Kote +1	74	Hands	SAM	DEF: 21 HP +15 STR +7 DEX +7 Enmity +2 Enhances effects of rice balls	none
Myochin Sune-Ate +1 Myochin Sune-Ate +1	74	Feet	SAM	DEF: 18 HP +20 Attack +8 Enmity +5 Enhances "Zanshin" effect	none

Relic Armor

Name	Level	Slot	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Saotome Koshi-Ate	70	Waist	SAM	DEF: 4 DEX +5 Accuracy +7 Ranged Accuracy +7	none
Saotome Sune-Ate	71	Feet	SAM	DEF:18 HP+23 DEX+5 Attack+8 Enmity+1	none
Saotome Haidate	72	Legs	SAM	DEF:40 HP+18 AGI+3 Enmity+1 Augments "Third Eye" effect	none
Saotome Kote	73	Hands	SAM	DEF:21 HP+10 Attack+10 Enmity +1 Enhances "Meditate" effect	none
Saotome Domaru	74	Body	SAM	DEF: 50 HP +34 VIT +6 "Store TP" +3 Enmity +1	none
Saotome Kabuto Saotome Kabuto	75	Head	SAM	DEF: 25 HP +20 Accuracy +10 Ranged Accuracy +5 Enmity +1	none

Relic Armor +1

Name	Level	Slot	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Saotome Domaru +1 Saotome Domaru +1	75	Body	SAM	DEF: 51 HP +34 VIT +7 "Store TP" +5 Enmity +1	none
Saotome Haidate +1 Saotome Haidate +1	75	Legs	SAM	DEF: 41 HP +33 AGI +4 Enmity +1 Augments "Third Eye"	none
Saotome Kabuto +1	75	Head	SAM	DEF: 26 HP +20 Accuracy +12 Ranged Accuracy +7 Enmity +1	none
Saotome Kote +1	75	Hands	SAM	DEF: 22 HP +20 Attack +12 Enmity +1 Enhances "Meditate" effect	none
Saotome Sune-Ate +1	75	Feet	SAM	DEF: 19 HP +23 DEX +6 Attack +10 Enmity +1	none

Relic Weapons

Name	Level	Damage	Delay	DPS	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Amanomurakumo	75	88	437	12.08	SAM	Accuracy +20 "Tachi: Kaiten" Additional effect: Weakens attacks	none
Yoichinoyumi	75	81	524	9.27	RNG / SAM	Ranged Accuracy +20 Ranged Attack +10 Enhances "Barrage" effect "Master Archer" "Namas Arrow"	added "Master Archer" trait Enhances "Barrage" effect "Namas Arrow" Aftermath: removes ammunition cost

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