Ninja (NIN)

Melee DPS -- A Realm Reborn

Role

Melee DPS

Difficulty

Hard (3/3)

Primary Stat

Dexterity

Weapon

Daggers

Description

A technical melee DPS that combines fast dagger strikes with ninjutsu magic. NIN provides the iconic Trick Attack debuff and has the most complex burst window among melee jobs.

Playstyle

High skill ceiling with Mudra inputs for ninjutsu. Trick Attack creates the most important raid buff window. NIN rewards precise execution with tight burst phases.

Key Mechanics

  • 1Mudra system (Ten, Chi, Jin)
  • 2Trick Attack vulnerability debuff
  • 3Bunshin shadow clone
  • 4Ninki gauge management
  • 5Raiton, Suiton, Huton ninjutsu

Rotation Overview

Maintain Huton speed buff. Apply Suiton for Trick Attack. During Trick Attack window: Mug, Dream Within a Dream, Bhavacakra, Raiton. Bunshin for Ninki generation. Phantom Kamaitachi for ranged burst.

Utility

Trick Attack -- target vulnerability debuff (party DPS increase)Shade Shift -- personal shieldFeint -- target damage downShukuchi -- teleport gap closerHide -- reset Mudra cooldowns