Bunshin

This article is about the PvE action. For the PvP action, see Bunshin (PvP).

Bunshin

Acquired

 NIN (actions)

Level

80

Type

Ability

Casting

Instant

Recast

90s

Targeting

Self

Patch

5.0

Grants 5 stacks of Bunshin, each stack allowing your shadow to attack enemies each time you execute a weaponskill.
Shadow attack potency varies based on the attack executed, but is not affected by combo bonuses.
Melee Attack Potency: 160
Ranged Attack Potency: 160
Area Attack Potency: 80
Ninki Gauge increases by 5 each time your shadow lands an attack.
Duration: 30s
Additional Effect: Grants Phantom Kamaitachi Ready
Duration: 45s
Ninki Gauge Cost: 50

— In-game description

Bunshin is an action unlocked at level 80. It is available for Ninja.

Related actions

• Phantom Kamaitachi

Notes

• Phantom Kamaitachi Ready is only granted at level 82 or higher.
• The shadow is considered to be a pet (akin to scholar's Eos). As such, the actual potency is approximately 90% of the listed value on the tooltip, being 144 potency upon execution of single-target actions, or 72 potency for AoE actions.
• This action is unaffected by Trick Attack / Kunai's Bane, those actions increases the damage the ninja themselves deal to their target(s). It will, however, still be affected by Dokumori and other raid buffs.

Gameplay

• Bunshin does not instantly generate 10 Ninki; 5 Ninki is granted upon execution, and another 5 is granted by the shadow when its damage snapshots nearly immediately. If the target is either defeated or becomes untargetable (begins forced downtime) shortly after execution, the 5 Ninki generated by the shadow may be lost.
• Despite having an odd 90-second cooldown thereby misaligning it with buff windows, Bunshin should nonetheless always be executed whenever it is available, as it may lead to entire usages of the action as a whole to be lost throughout a fight's timeline.

History

• Patch 7.0 (2024-07-02): The text "※Action changes to Phantom Kamaitachi upon execution." has been removed.
• Patch 6.1 (2022-04-12): Fixed an issue wherein executing Bunshin under certain conditions caused the status effects of Bunshin and Phantom Kamaitachi to expire erroneously.
• Patch 6.05 (2022-01-03):
  • The Phantom Kamaitachi Ready status effect no longer expires when the effect of Bunshin ends.
  • This action now changes to Phantom Kamaitachi upon execution.
  • The Phantom Kamaitachi Ready status effect now has a duration of 45 seconds.
• Patch 6.0 (2021-12-07):
  • Melee potency has been changed from 200 to 160.
  • Ranged potency has been changed from 100 to 160.
  • Area attack potency has been changed from 100 to 80.
  • Added "Additional Effect: Grants Phantom Kamaitachi Ready".
• Patch 5.1 (2019-10-29):
  • The effect "Your shadow becomes animate, attacking enemies each time you execute a weaponskill" has been changed to "Grants 5 stacks of Bunshin, each stack allowing your shadow to attack enemies each time you execute a weaponskill."
  • Duration has been increased from 15 to 30 seconds.
  • Increase to Ninki Gauge per attack has been changed from 4 to 5.
  • Ninki Gauge cost has been reduced from 80 to 50.
  • Recast time has been reduced from 110 to 90 seconds.
  • The Bunshin status icon will now display the number of attacks remaining for your shadow.
• Patch 5.08 (2019-08-28):
  • Shadow attack potency has been adjusted based on the attack performed.
    • Melee attack potency: 200
    • Ranged attack potency: 100
    • Area Attack potency: 100
• Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02):
  • Added, replacing Duality with similar effects.