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Essential Ninja Equipment Guide by Dibble/Sandbox

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	This article is a personal guide. Information expressed in this guide is one player's opinion and may be more opinion than fact. Strategies and information contained herein may not work for everyone. No non-minor changes should be made without consulting the author. Changes or questions should be discussed on the talk page.

What no NIN gear guide?

Yeah, that's what I thought. Instead you have a list of all the possible gear that a NIN can wear. Awesome...

So, in the vein of this great guide I decided to start a guide for NIN covering what special gear you really should have. By special I mean something with a worthwhile stat bonus, not just the next possible basic armour upgrade. Also, I'll only list HQ1 versions of gear and not HQ2. While HQ2 is almost always better it's often amazingly rare and stupidly expensive. If you can afford it, craft it, borrow it or even steal it then by all means do.

Remember this is a guide; depending on your race or play style you might prefer different gear but this is a pretty good start!

Please also note that this guide is aimed at people who are actually interested in NIN as a job; not for those who just want NIN37 for Utsusemi.

Red Hands, Blue Boots and Iron Rams

If you don't have time to get the uber hands (Ochimusha Kote / Ochiudo's Kote / Horomusha Kote) and/or uber feet (Sarutobi Kyahan / Fuma Kyahan) then you'll need to go with the Iron Ram Chainmail Set. The more pieces of this set you wear the bigger the bonus, so the benefits of wearing an individual piece are limited. Therefore if you do have the pimp hands and feet you'll want to skip the Iron Ram gear.

Fourth Set

The currently incomplete Fourth Haube Set could provide a very respectable, complete armour set for NIN. However, you do need to wear pretty much the whole set for the big bonuses. Also, unless you have the means to collect around 200,000 Allied Notes at a significant rate (i.e. a 75 melee job) it will take a long time to get the whole set!

WS modifiers

The two main Katana WS base damage modifiers are STR and DEX. Therefore, to maximise your WS damage (and enmity) you want to macro in as much STR and DEX as you can before you WS. Gear that adds attack is useful too.

If you have a separate WS build you can also macro this in if you lose hate, which will increase your damage and hopeful pull some hate back.

The guide

Below is a list of recommended gear per slot. Rare/Ex gear is in italics. Gear marked with WS, Enmity or Throwing should generally be macroed in as necessary.

Weapons

Level 15: Gassan
Level 16: Mokuto +1
Level 28: Fukuro
Level 30: Nikkariaoe
Level 40: Anju + Zushio
Level 48: Sai x2

Plenty of options here but the following should be considered essential:

Level 70: Fudo x2
Level 71: Kodachi of Trials
Level 72: Senjuinrikio - BROKEN Only
Level 73: Perdu Blade

Ranged/Ammo

Level 15: Rogetsurin (Ranged)
Level 18: Shuriken (Ammo)
Level 40: Junior Musketeer's Chakram (Ranged)
Level 43: Junior Musketeer's Chakram +1 (Ranged)
Level 63: Bomb Core - Don't throw it!

Head

Level 14: Cotton Headband
Level 24: Emperor Hairpin/Empress Hairpin - use if you've got it
Level 26: Dodge Headband
Level 43: Walkure Mask - WS
Level 65: Wivre Mask
Level 68: Fourth Haube - WS (esp. with other Haube gear)
Level 70: Optical Hat
Level 75: Walahra Turban - Haste/Spell Cast

Neck

Level 7: Wing Pendant
Level 21: Spike Necklace - WS only from 38-60
Level 33: Peacock Charm / Peacock Amulet - use if you have it
Level 38: Spirit Torque
Level 60: Chivalrous Chain
Level 65: Evasion Torque - Evasion

Earrings

Level 14: Silver Earring +1 x2
Level 24: Mythril Earring +1 x2
Level 29: Dodge Earring x2
Level 35: Drone Earring (debatable whether to keep the Dodges or get these)
Level 50: Velocity Earring
Level 52: Melody Earring - Evasion Skill +5 under Song or Roll
Level 54: Eris' Earring - Enmity
Level 55: Spike Earring or Fang Earring
Level 72: Suppanomimi - get it if you can
Level 75: Brutal Earring

Body

Level 13: Power Gi
Level 16: Bone Harness +1
Level 20: Mercenary's Gi
Level 25: Windurstian Gi
Level 40: Jujitsu Gi
Level 45: Iron Ram Chainmail / Brigandine
Level 50: Nokizaru Gi
Level 55: Royal Knight's Chainmail
Level 55: Jaridah Peti
Level 57: Scorpion Harness - people will laugh at you if you don't have this
Level 58: Ninja Chainmail - Dual Wield
Level 59: Haubergeon - WS
Level 71: Antares Harness - replaces Scorpion Harness
Level 72: Enkidu's Harness - WS replaces Haubergeon

Hands

Level 15: San d'Orian Gloves
Level 21: Beetle Mittens +1
Level 25: Windurstian Tekko - Throwing
Level 34: Ochimusha Kote / Ochiudo's Kote / Horomusha Kote - see notes above
Level 45: Iron Ram Mufflers - see notes above
Level 55: Jaridah Bazubands
Level 60: Ninja Tekko - Throwing / WS DEX
Level 68: Fourth Hentzes - WS (esp. with other Haube gear)
Level 72: Enkidu's Mittens - WS
Level 72: Dusk Gloves

Rings

Level 14: Reflex Ring
Level 14: Courage Ring - WS
Level 30: Venerer Ring/Rajas Ring
Level 43: Mermaid's Ring - Enmity (luxury item)
Level 49: Ecphoria Ring
Level 50: Garrulous Ring / Unyielding Ring
Level 54: Sun Ring - WS
Level 74: Flame Ring - WS

Back

Level 12: Traveler's Mantle
Level 21: Night Cape
Level 24: Nomad's Mantle
Level 38: High Breath Mantle - Enmity
Level 30: Mercenary Mantle - Enmity
Level 61: Amemet Mantle

Waist

Level 15: Warrior's Belt +1
Level 38: Survival Belt
Level 48: Life Belt
Level 43: Swordbelt +1 - WS
Level 50: Swift Belt - Haste
Level 60: Potent Belt
Level 72: Warwolf Belt

Legs

Level 16: Bone Subligar +1
Level 25: Federation Sitabaki
Level 25: San d'Orian Trousers / Bastokan Subligar
Level 45: Iron Ram Breeches - see notes above
Level 52: Ninja Hakama - Nightime/Throwing
Level 50: Nokizaru Hakama - Enimity (luxury item)
Level 55: Royal Knight's Breeches - WS
Level 64: Arhat's Hakama
Level 68: Fourth Schoss - WS (esp. with other Haube gear)
Level 75: Byakko's Haidate - Haste / WS DEX

Feet

Level 7: Bounding Boots / Leaping Boots - use if you have them
Level 16: Bone Leggings +1
Level 25: Windurstian Kyahan
Level 39: Sarutobi Kyahan / Fuma Kyahan - Haste
Level 45: Iron Ram Sollerets - see notes above
Level 55: Jaridah Nails
Level 63: Arhat's Sune-Ate - Enmity
Level 68: Fourth Schuhs - WS (esp. with other Haube gear)
Level 72: Fuma Sune-Ate - Haste
Level 72: Rasetsu Sune-Ate / Enkidu's Leggings

Source entry: Essential Ninja Equipment Guide by Dibble/Sandbox. Cached on this server on 5 November 2026.