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[[File:Samurai concept art.png|250px|right]] {{MH2|Introduction}} {{Quotation|[https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/jobguide/samurai FinalFantasyXIV.com Samurai]|Far across the rolling waves, towards the rising sun, there lies the island nation of [[Hingashi]]. In the distant past, the realm's great lords vied for supremacy over its sea-girt confines in a long and bloody conflict. And taking to battle in their lieges' names were noble swordsmen whose art was forged in the crucible of war: the samurai. Eventually, the nation was unified under one banner, and these warriors came to wield their katana not upon fields as part of an army, but upon streets as protectors of the peace. But as a neglected blade grows dull with rust, so too do men forget their purpose. Amidst waning memories of the old ways, a determined few hold fast to their convictions, hands by katana grips, awaiting the moment for steel to sing.}}

{{Samurai|big=y}} '''Samurai''' ('''SAM''') is a [[job]] introduced with the ''[[Stormblood]]'' expansion and unlockable at level 50. It is one of five [[melee DPS]] jobs and does not have a base [[class]].
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== General information ==
=== Unlock ===
* '''Prerequisite:''' The player must have reached level 50 as a Disciple of War or Disciple of Magic.
* '''Quest''': Speak to [[Ul'dahn Citizen]] in [[Ul'dah - Steps of Nald]] (x9.2,y9.1) to obtain the quest {{questlink|feature|The Way of the Samurai}}.

=== Equipment ===
The samurai is a [[disciple of war]] and wears [[armor]] "of Striking" (shared with {{MNK}} [[Monk]]) while using accessories "of Slaying" (shared with {{DRG}} [[Dragoon]], {{RPR}} [[Reaper]], and {{MNK}} Monk). They use [[katana]] as weapons.
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|[[Samurai's Arm]]s
|[[:Category:Samurai headwear|Head]] [[:Category:Samurai chestwear|Body]] [[:Category:Samurai handwear|Hands]] [[:Category:Samurai legwear|Legs]] [[:Category:Samurai footwear|Feet]]
|[[:Category:Samurai bracelets|Bracelets]] [[:Category:Samurai earrings|Earrings]] [[:Category:Samurai necklace|Necklace]] [[:Category:Samurai ring|Ring]]
|}

== [[List of samurai quests|Quests]] ==
===Samurai Job Quests===
{{:List of samurai quests}}
===Physical DPS Role Quests (Shadowbringers)===
{{#lsth:Physical DPS Quests}}
===Melee DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)===
{{#lsth:Melee DPS Role Quests|Endwalker}}

== [[List of samurai actions|Actions]] ==
{{:List of samurai actions}}

== [[List of samurai traits|Traits]] ==
{{:List of samurai traits}}

==Combos==
Performing actions in a certain order increases potency and applies combo bonuses.

[[file:Hakaze.png|40px|link=Hakaze]] => [[file:Jinpu.png|40px|link=Jinpu]] => [[file:Gekko.png|40px|link=Gekko]] = Increases damage dealt while also granting Getsu and increasing the [[Kenki Gauge]].

[[file:Hakaze.png|40px|link=Hakaze]] => [[file:Shifu.png|40px|link=Shifu]] => [[file:Kasha.png|40px|link=Kasha]] = Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time while also granting Ka and increasing the [[Kenki Gauge]].

[[file:Hakaze.png|40px|link=Hakaze]] => [[file:Yukikaze.png|40px|link=Yukikaze]] = Significantly increases the [[Kenki Gauge]] and grants Setsu.

[[file:Fuko.png|40px|link=Fuko]] => [[file:Mangetsu.png|40px|link=Mangetsu]] = Hits multiple enemies and increases damage dealt while also granting Getsu and increasing the Kenki Gauge.

[[file:Fuko.png|40px|link=Fuko]] => [[file:Oka.png|40px|link=Oka]] = Hits multiple enemies and reduces weaponskill cast and recast time while also granting Ka and increasing the Kenki Gauge.

== Job mechanics ==
{{:Sen & Kenki Gauge}}

{{:Meditation Gauge}}

==Achievements==
This job is associated with the following [[achievements]]:
{| {{STDT| mech1 sortable align-left}}
{{achievement table header}}
{{achievement table row|Bushido Blade I}}
{{achievement table row|Bushido Blade II}}
{{achievement table row|Bushido Blade III}}
{{achievement table row|Bushido Blade IV}}
{{achievement table row|Bushido Blade V}}
|}

==Notable Samurai==
*[[Musosai]]
*[[Warrior of Light]] (''[[Stormblood]]'' showcase)
*[[Gosetsu]]
*[[Hien]]

==Gallery==
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File:Samurai5.png|Samurai Artifact Armor in 4.0 Stormblood.
File:Samurai6.png|Samurai Artifact Armor in 5.0 Shadowbringers.
File:Ax1XUIr.jpg|Samurai Artifact Armor in 6.0 Endwalker.
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==Lore==
On the island nation of Hingashi, the realms great lords vied for supremacy over a long and bloody conflict. And taking to battle in their lieges' names were noble swordsmen whose art was forged in the crucible of war: the samurai. Eventually, the nation was unified under one banner, and these warriors came to wield their katana as protectors of their homeland’s peace.

===History===
Primarily, “samurai” refers to a position of standing in Hingashi society—a martial vassal who serves his liege in return for certain privileges. The word itself derives from the root “saburau” meaning “to serve,” which reinforces the fundamental nature of their status. Records of this arrangement became common some six hundred years ago, but examples of the samurai art of combat can be found even earlier in history.

The fighting style—distinct from mainland practices—was founded by warriors who favored the katana, and honed over lifetimes of conflict. As well as devising techniques to infuse their uniquely curved blades with “Kenki,” samurai also mastered the meditative state of “Sen,” which paved the way for “Iaijutsu” and other elevated forms of swordsmanship. The samurai arts eventually found purchase on the continent, and saw the birth of numerous variant schools. In a realm coddled by relative peace, however, the title of samurai has become largely hereditary, leading to fears that this once hard-earned honor is being replaced by empty tradition.

===Equipment===
====Myochin Armor====
Crafted into the haori-and-hakama style by armorers of the longstanding Myochin clan, this set of armor is common garb for present-day samurai. Whilst it appears little more than a decorative kimono, the cloth is woven in such a way as to promote the flow of aether.

====Kiku-ichimonji====
Kiku-ichimonji was forged by a legendary Hingan swordsmith, the proof of which can be found in the engraved signature—the character for “ichi” or “one.” The sword features a broad point, and an elegant, undulating temper pattern along the length of the blade, whilst the sheath’s serpentine ornamentation amplifies the wielder’s energies when performing Iaijutsu.

====Katayama====
This masterpiece was forged by the Katayama branch of the Ichimonji school of swordsmiths. Although Kiku-ichimonji, a katana crafted by their forebears, is considered superior in sharpness and beauty, Katayama (or in full, Katayama-ichi-monji) is still celebrated for its exquisite workmanship. The blade changed hands many times, until one wielder carried it on a warrior’s pilgrimage to the west, where it was lost for long years. It was later discovered that in his quest to find worthy opponents, the overconfident samurai had entered where no man should tread, and perished at the culmination of an epic battle.

====Nameless Armor====
This most elementary set of armor was designed for samurai initiates. The togi and hakama are both woven with enchanted silk to enhance the wearer’s sensitivity to the flow of aether, effectively aiding the novice in learning to recognize the sensation of Kenki gathering in blade and sheath. Dyed entirely in black, the color of the attire mutes any lurid splashes of blood—either from the enemy, or the wearer himself—to help stave off panic in the inexperienced once the rush of battle has faded.

===Tricks of the Trade===
====Doom of the Living====
All those who live are fated to die. The samurai portrays the foe’s life with innumerable slashes of the blade, ends that life with a single, aether-infused stroke, and then sheathes her weapon in a symbolic depiction of transience.

====Hissatsu: Kyuten====
One of the samura’s formidable Hissatsu techniques, Kyuten is a word which expresses nine directions—the eight compass points joined by the center. Devised to cut down all surrounding enemies with a single strike.

====Tenka Goken====
A form of Iaijutsu wherein the samurai fashions his katana’s accumulated aether into phantom blades, and strikes as if wielding the five swords of legend—the Tenka Goken.

====Midare Setsugekka====
Setsu. Getsu. Ka. It is said when one occupies all three states of Sen, the thread of a foes life comes into focus. This sublime Iaijutsu was devised to cut that thread.

===Musosai===
*Race (Clan): Hyur (Far Eastern)
*Gender: Male
*Age: 78
*Epithet: None

A master swordsman hailing from Hingashi, Musosai traveled to Eorzea in search of a pupil to carry on the fighting techniques he had spent a lifetime perfecting, To that end, Musosai employed the aid of Momozigo, an Uldahn showmaster, to organize a tournament in the Coliseum. It was later revealed that Musosai was the one known as “Kogarashi,” a noble samurai who righted wrongs across Hingashi, a man nevertheless forced to abandon his homeland following the evils perpetrated by Ugetsu, his former student. Racing against illness and the march of old age, Musosai had departed for foreign shores to seek a worthy successor to his legacy.

===Ugetsu Tachikake===
*Race (Clan): Hyur (Far Eastern)
*Gender: Male
*Age: 31
*Epithet: Slayer of a Thousand Souls

A talented swordsman, and leader of an insurgent group. Alongside his teacher, Master Musosai, a young Ugetsu embarked on a pilgrimage to confront injustice across Hingashi, but was instead incensed by the corruption he witnessed strangling his homeland. Reasoning that those in power had grown greedy and complacent over long years of peace, Ugetsu vowed to bring down the bakufu in fire and blood. He gathered a band of like-minded fellows, and began executing dignitary after dignitary in a string of assassinations. His philosophy of cutting out the old to make way for the new earned him few allies, however, and his methods became ever more extreme. A confrontation with the Sekiseigumi saw him slay Captain Kongo, but Ugetsu finally met his end at the hands of a fellow pupil of Musosa, aided by Makoto—a Sekiseigumi samurai who was, in truth, his own sister, Kagetsu.

===Kenki===
In the lands of the Far East, one’s atheric flow is often referred to as “ki.” The Kenki of the samurai is a harnessing of these energies, allowing the swordsmen to accumulate ki within their blades and thence unleash various deadly techniques. In this respect, such “Hissatsu” might be interpreted as a martial form of magecraft.

===Iaijutsu===
These techniques are performed by building aether in a sheathed katana, and then unleashing the entire store of energy the instant the blade is drawn. Executing Iaijutsu correctly requires complete control over one’s state of mind—a feat achieved by entering a battle trance known as “Sen.” Samurai attain such meditative mastery only through intense discipline and training.
<ref>Encyclopaedia Eorzea: Volume II, page 187-188</ref>

===Samurai's Panoply===
====Myochin Haori====
The handsome gold embroidery here strikes a pleasing contrast with the vermilion of the haori. Ensconced in a plain wooden sheath at the rear is a shortsword to be used should ever the samurai find himself facing dishonor.

====Myochin Tekko====
The leather tekko is worn on the left hand, for this is the hand which grips the scabbard when performing Iaijutsu. On its reverse is a design drawn in powdered mythril on lacquer, intended to assist the samurai in channeling aether to his blade.

====Myochin Geta====
Geta are one example of traditional Far Eastern footwear. Each simple sandal consists only of a wooden block with three “eyes” through which cord is threaded, yet holds to the foot quite well with the strap placed between the toes.

====Form & Function====
In an age when much of Hingashi was embroiled in bitter conflict, samurai would don full suits of armor similar to that shown here. Now, with the nation unified and at peace, the loyal warriors rarely have need of such robust protection, and generally prefer the much less cumbersome combination of haori over hakama. The haori was originally a simplified version of the military jin-baori, and was worn by samurai solely on formal occasions. As it was adapted for a wider audience, it saw the reinstitution of several martial characteristics that had made the jin-baori so suitable for combat—in particular, enhanced aether flow. Because a samurai’s abilities involve the manipulation of aetherial energies—Iajutsu and Hissatsu oft being classified as unique schools of magic—habiliments that enable the increased flow of aetherial energies are as vital to the samurai as the protection they provide. In that sense, the haori is not so different from a mage’s robe. A samurai, however, is much less likely to forego defense against close-range attacks, and so will generally opt to wear leather or plate mail underneath the haori.
<ref>Encyclopaedia Eorzea: Volume II, page 231</ref>

==External links==
* [https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/jobguide/samurai FinalFantasyXIV.com Samurai] on the official website.
* [https://www.thebalanceffxiv.com/jobs/melee/samurai Comprehensive Job Guide] provided by The Balance.

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