Samurai (Tactics)

Samurai is a job in Final Fantasy Tactics. It can employ sword techniques known as Iaido, which draws spirits out of the katana to produce effects around the user. Not only can the Iaido abilities deal damage to foes, they can also recover allies' HP or bestow various status enhancements, and differentiate friend and foe like summon abilities. In the original version, it costs 7,100 JP to master. In The War of the Lions, it requires 8,000 JP.
Leveling this job to level 8, along with Dragoon, Ninja, and Geomancer, along with having 20 kills with the unit (the defeated units must turn into crystals or chests to count) and mastering Knight and Black Mage, will unlock the Dark Knight in the War of the Lions.
==Stats==
Prerequisite 	Weapons	Helmet 	Armor 	Equip Shields?
: Lv. 4 Knight, Lv. 5 Monk, Lv. 2 DragoonPlayStation: Lv. 3 Knight, Lv. 4 Monk, Lv. 2 Lancer	Katanas	Helmets	Armor, Robes	No
Move Rate	Jump Rate	Speed	Physical Evasion Rate	Base Attack	Base Magic	Base HP	Base MP
3 	3 	8 	20% 	High 	Average 	Low 	High
==Abilities==
===Iaido===
The Iaido abilities damage foes while also recovering allies' HP or bestowing various status enhancements, and differentiate friend and foe like summon abilities.
There is 1/8 chance that using an Iaido ability will break the drawn katana. The player only needs the katana in their inventory, not equipped, to use the ability. Iaido abilities are katana-specific, and since their power is determined by the user's Magick power rather than physical power, equipping the support ability Arcane Strength learned from the Black Mage can boost their power.
Name	Range 	Effect 	Speed 	JP Needed
() 	1 	3 	Now 	100
() 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, causing an unseen specter-sword to slash at the target.Damage: 8 x Magic AttackQuote: "Legendary sword that kills freely! Asura!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, causing an unseen specter-sword to slash at the target.Damage: 8 x Magic AttackQuote: "Legendary sword that kills freely! Asura!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, causing an unseen specter-sword to slash at the target.Damage: 8 x Magic AttackQuote: "Legendary sword that kills freely! Asura!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, causing an unseen specter-sword to slash at the target.Damage: 8 x Magic AttackQuote: "Legendary sword that kills freely! Asura!"
() 	1 	3 	Now 	180/200
() 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, loosing a wave of howling dark spirits.Damage: 12 x Magic AttackQuote: "Evil souls of the dark, gather here... Koutetsu!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, loosing a wave of howling dark spirits.Damage: 12 x Magic AttackQuote: "Evil souls of the dark, gather here... Koutetsu!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, loosing a wave of howling dark spirits.Damage: 12 x Magic AttackQuote: "Evil souls of the dark, gather here... Koutetsu!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, loosing a wave of howling dark spirits.Damage: 12 x Magic AttackQuote: "Evil souls of the dark, gather here... Koutetsu!"
() 	1 	3 	Now 	260/300
() 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, sending the whispering dead to feed on the target's MP.Lower MP: 4 x Magic AttackQuote: "Nihilistic sky, inhale magic power... Bizen Boat!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, sending the whispering dead to feed on the target's MP.Lower MP: 4 x Magic AttackQuote: "Nihilistic sky, inhale magic power... Bizen Boat!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, sending the whispering dead to feed on the target's MP.Lower MP: 4 x Magic AttackQuote: "Nihilistic sky, inhale magic power... Bizen Boat!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, sending the whispering dead to feed on the target's MP.Lower MP: 4 x Magic AttackQuote: "Nihilistic sky, inhale magic power... Bizen Boat!"
 	1 	3 	Now 	340/400
 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, raining tears of an enlightened soul to restore HP.Healing: 12 x Magic AttackQuote: "No more loss of precious life... Murasame!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, raining tears of an enlightened soul to restore HP.Healing: 12 x Magic AttackQuote: "No more loss of precious life... Murasame!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, raining tears of an enlightened soul to restore HP.Healing: 12 x Magic AttackQuote: "No more loss of precious life... Murasame!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, raining tears of an enlightened soul to restore HP.Healing: 12 x Magic AttackQuote: "No more loss of precious life... Murasame!"
() 	1 	3 	Now 	420/500
() 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, releasing a phantom of pure mist to attack the target.Effect: Slow.Damage: 14 x Magic AttackQuote: "Yagumo rising, all who know god! Heaven's Cloud!"	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, releasing a phantom of pure mist to attack the target.Effect: Slow.Damage: 14 x Magic AttackQuote: "Yagumo rising, all who know god! Heaven's Cloud!"	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, releasing a phantom of pure mist to attack the target.Effect: Slow.Damage: 14 x Magic AttackQuote: "Yagumo rising, all who know god! Heaven's Cloud!"	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, releasing a phantom of pure mist to attack the target.Effect: Slow.Damage: 14 x Magic AttackQuote: "Yagumo rising, all who know god! Heaven's Cloud!"
 	1 	3 	Now 	500/600
 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, bestowing the protection of its effervescent life force.Effect: Protect, Shell.Quote: "Innocent sword, slash evils and protect! Kiyomori!". 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, bestowing the protection of its effervescent life force.Effect: Protect, Shell.Quote: "Innocent sword, slash evils and protect! Kiyomori!". 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, bestowing the protection of its effervescent life force.Effect: Protect, Shell.Quote: "Innocent sword, slash evils and protect! Kiyomori!". 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, bestowing the protection of its effervescent life force.Effect: Protect, Shell.Quote: "Innocent sword, slash evils and protect! Kiyomori!".
 	1 	3 	Now 	580/700
 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana. Only a living soul will quell its tumult.Effect: Confuse, Doom.Damage: 18 x Magic AttackQuote: "Summon all ghosts of the sword! Attack! Muramasa!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana. Only a living soul will quell its tumult.Effect: Confuse, Doom.Damage: 18 x Magic AttackQuote: "Summon all ghosts of the sword! Attack! Muramasa!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana. Only a living soul will quell its tumult.Effect: Confuse, Doom.Damage: 18 x Magic AttackQuote: "Summon all ghosts of the sword! Attack! Muramasa!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana. Only a living soul will quell its tumult.Effect: Confuse, Doom.Damage: 18 x Magic AttackQuote: "Summon all ghosts of the sword! Attack! Muramasa!"
() 	4 	8 	Now 	660/800
() 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, wreaking havoc with its all-consuming hatred.Damage: 16 x Magic AttackQuote: "Brave weapon, turn to a deadly blaze! Kikuichimoji!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, wreaking havoc with its all-consuming hatred.Damage: 16 x Magic AttackQuote: "Brave weapon, turn to a deadly blaze! Kikuichimoji!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, wreaking havoc with its all-consuming hatred.Damage: 16 x Magic AttackQuote: "Brave weapon, turn to a deadly blaze! Kikuichimoji!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, wreaking havoc with its all-consuming hatred.Damage: 16 x Magic AttackQuote: "Brave weapon, turn to a deadly blaze! Kikuichimoji!"
 	1 	3 	Now 	740/900
 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, bestowing physical healing and increased speed.Effect: Regen, Haste.Quote: "Sword of fury, inject power! Masamune!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, bestowing physical healing and increased speed.Effect: Regen, Haste.Quote: "Sword of fury, inject power! Masamune!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, bestowing physical healing and increased speed.Effect: Regen, Haste.Quote: "Sword of fury, inject power! Masamune!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, bestowing physical healing and increased speed.Effect: Regen, Haste.Quote: "Sword of fury, inject power! Masamune!"
 	1 	3 	Now 	820/1000
 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, which pursues the living as a band of blue flame.Damage: 30 x Magic AttackQuote: "Flame-eating sword, swipe away the evils! Chirijiraden!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, which pursues the living as a band of blue flame.Damage: 30 x Magic AttackQuote: "Flame-eating sword, swipe away the evils! Chirijiraden!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, which pursues the living as a band of blue flame.Damage: 30 x Magic AttackQuote: "Flame-eating sword, swipe away the evils! Chirijiraden!" 	. A technique that releases the spirit in the user's katana, which pursues the living as a band of blue flame.Damage: 30 x Magic AttackQuote: "Flame-eating sword, swipe away the evils! Chirijiraden!"
===Reaction abilities===
Name	Description 	Trigger 	JP Needed
() 	Deal damage equal to own maximum HP when critically wounded.	Critical 	200
() 	Evade non-ranged physical attacks. 	Physical Attack, despite in-game description, it does work against bows/crossbows, guns, and monster attacks.	700
===Support abilities===
Name	Description 	JP Needed
() 	Equip katana, regardless of job. 	400
() 	Wield a weapon with both hands, increasing its destructive power.	900
===Movement abilities===
Name	Description 	JP Needed
() 	Swim through and even act in deep water.	300
== Gameplay ==
The Samurai is a hybrid warrior capable of dealing both physical and magickal damage. It has decent stats all round, although its physical attack is lower than the Knight's. While the Samurai cannot equip shields, it has one of the highest physical evasion attributes. While the job is powerful on its own, most katana are inferior to normal swords, and especially knight swords. This means the Samurai's damage tends to fall behind Knights' in terms of pure physical power.
While Iaido is a versatile job command, it risks permanently losing katanas, especially hazardous when using rare katanas. Katanas start to become available for using Iaido (Samurais must wait until acquiring both the proper katana and Iaido ability) in Chapter 2. Iaido's damage is determined by the unit's magick attack, which makes it more powerful when used by mage classes, such as the Black Mage. Teleport will easily allow them to breach enemy lines.
Shirahadori is one of the most powerful support abilities in the game, making the player dodge virtually any physical attack, and benefits pretty much any job. Its success rate is equal to the amount of Bravery a character has.
Bonecrusher with 2 tile ranged spear.|thumb
The Samurai's Bonecrusher reaction ability is a more powerful version of the Monk's Counter, hitting from weapon range regardless the damage type, although it only triggers once the unit is at Critical HP. Life gain can allow this to reactivate, but the unit must first survive and have high Bravery to reliably use, due to limited activation opportunities.
The Samurai's Doublehand ability is potent for Dragoons, although other jobs, such as Knights, can also benefit from it.
==Other appearances==
===Dissidia Final Fantasy NT===
DFF2015 Chirijiraden.jpg|Chirijiraden.
=== Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Samurai appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Fire-elemental Forward cards.
FF TCG FFT Samurai.png|Samurai [1-009C] Chapter series card.
1-010c - Samurai (Female) TCG.png|Samurai [1-010C] Chapter series card.
Samurai 1-014C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Samurai [1-014C] Opus series card.
Samurai 4-014C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Samurai [4-014C] Opus series card.
==Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances ==
===Knights of the Crystals===
Samurai appears as a card in the Ivalice Special Arena has a limited-time special arena with eighteen floors.
==Gallery==
FFTSamuraiMale.png|Male Samurai.
FFTSamuraiFemale.png|Female Samurai.
Final Fantasy Tactics Character Card Book Volume 2-A - Card Front 015.jpg|Male Samurai Character Card.
Final Fantasy Tactics Character Card Book Volume 1-B - Card Front 005.jpg|Female Samurai Character Card.
FFT Koutetsu.png|Koutetsu.
FFT Bizen Boat.png|Osafune.
FFT Murasame.png|Murasame.
FFT Heaven's Cloud.png|Ame-no-Murakumo.
FFT Kiyomori.png|Kiyomori.
FFT Muramasa.png|Muramasa.
FFT Kikuichimonji.png|Kiku-ichimonji.
FFT Masamune Ability.png|Masamune.
FFT Chirijiraden.png|Chirijiraden.
FFT Walk on Water.png|Swim.
FFT Shirahadori.png|Shirahadori.
==Etymology==
Category:Jobs in Final Fantasy Tactics