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Ninja Equipment Guide By Eclipstic

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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.

Guide written by: Eclipstic

Server: Diabolos

This guide contains gear choices for the aspiring Ninja. I am aware that there are

many other choices suitable for the job at given levels. What i have picked out are the ones

that are most noteworthy only. That is, they will allow the player to be as versatile as possible.

Also, NIN gear below 30 is pretty basic and there's not much special about it, save a few exceptions. So those

will have to be chosen at the player's discretion.

Weapon

As a general rule, once you get Dual Wield at level 10, find a main hand weapon with the highest damage for that level and use a low delay weapon with some kind of enhancement (additional effects poison/defense down, spell interruption rate, parry, evasion, etc.) in the offhand. I will list the most notable Katanas here.

Lvl	Armor	Notes/How To Obtain
26		Alchemy (33^/44) Yield: Busuto HQ 1: Busuto +1 Water Crystal 1 x Animal Glue 1 x Poison Potion 1 x Shinobi-gatana
30		Notorious Monster Orctrap
38		Notorious Monster Tres Duendes
46		==Synthesis Recipes== Alchemy (55^/66) Yield: Yoto HQ 1: Yoto +1 Water Crystal 1 x Animal Glue 1 x Shinobi-gatana 1 x Vitriol
48		==Synthesis Recipes== Smithing (61^/72), Leathercraft (37^/48) Yield: Sai HQ 1: Sai +1 Fire Crystal 2 x Steel Ingot 1 x Silver Thread 1 x Habu Skin
70		Notorious Monster Tonberry Decapitator
73	File:Perdu Blade.png	48,000 Imperial Standing This was THE best offhand katana for a long time and, in my personal opinion, is still the best offhand until Kamome obtainable at 84.
80		Abyssea - VNM (La Theine) Ruminator
84		Abyssea - Misareaux Sobek 100% drop and an extremely strong offhand to replace Perdu.
85		Trial of the Magians Trial 1509 : 50 Helm of Briareus Trial 2094: 50 Sobek's Skin This is an incredible boost to NIN offensive. Inside abyssea, Blade: Hi will average 3-4k on a decently geared NIN with spikes around 5-6K. Outside, Jin is still favored simply because Hi relies so heavily on a critical strike.
90		Trial of the Magians Trial 2499: 75 Apademak's Horn

Ammo

There's a few RSE items that are worth using till the Bomb Core is accessible, so choose one with DEX or STR to tide you over.

Lvl	Armor	Notes/How To Obtain
63		Notorious Monster Friar Rush
83		Abyssea - Vunkerl Kadraeth the Hatespawn

Head

Lvl	Armor	Notes/How To Obtain
24		Notorious Monster / BCNM Valkurm Emperor / Dropping Like Flies
41		Notorious Monster Carmine Dobsonfly Blade: Jin piece.
56		Artifact Armor Quest Borghertz's Lurking Hands A macro piece for Ninjutsu.
59		Bonecraft (~78) Yield: Zeal Cap HQ 1: Zeal Cap +1 Earth Crystal 1 x Thunder Coral 1 x Darksteel Cap A Haste TP piece!
71	File:Gnadbhods helm.jpg	SCNM The Blood-bathed Crown Blade: Jin piece.
73	File:KogaHatsuburi.jpg	Dynamis Windurst Qufim An upgrade in Ninjutsu equipment from AF1 head.
75		Mini-Quest Trade 1,000 Imperial Bronze Piece to Gajaad in Al Zahbi.
84		Abyssea - Attohwa Yaanei Yet another Jin upgrade.
85		Trial of the Magians Trial 4168 The first stage of the sexiest tp piece for NIN you will find.
85		Trial of the Magians Trial 4228 Drool at it's sexiness.
90	Koga Hatsuburi +2 [Head] All Races DEF: 29 HP +38 Accuracy +9 Evasion +9 Dusk to Dawn: Parrying Skill +12 Enhances Ninjutsu damage Lv. 90 NIN	Trial of the Magians Trial 4774 - 50 Forgotten Thoughts Trial 4775 - 30 Forgotten Thoughts This piece gives an amazing 10% Magic Attack Bonus to Ninjutsu. The augmented next tier also gives 5% extra damage per merit into San elemental.
95		Synergy : Adept Clothcraft : Artisan Bonecraft : Initiate Elemental Balance: 40 48 2 x Giant Bird Plume 1 x Khimaira Mane 1 x Whetted Molar 1 x Twill Damask As tempting as this may be for a TP piece, the AF3 +2 is better due to the Dual Wield. However, this is an amazing Blade: Hi ws piece.
99		==Neo-Nyzul Isle== Dvali Jonah

Neck

Lvl	Armor	Notes/How To Obtain
21		Bonecraft (15^/26) Yield: Fang Necklace HQ 1: Spike Necklace Earth Crystal 4 x Bat Fang 1 x Black Tiger Fang 2 x Bone Chip 1 x Grass Thread
60		Assault Points 8,000 Lebros Cavern
70	File:Kubira Bead Necklace.png	Einherjar 15,000 Ampoules of Therion Ichor Not to be used for TP set. WS only.
72	File:Soil Gorget.png	Quest In the Name of Science Items needed will vary Soil/Thunder gorgets can be used with Blade: Jin, Soil/Shadow can be used with Blade: Hi.
73	File:Hope Torque.jpg	Notorious Monster Jailer of Hope
80		Abyssea - Konschtat Gangly Gean
87	File:Ffxi 2011.06.06 17.46.58.png	Voidwatch Notorious Monster Murk-Veined Baneberry

Earrings

Lvl	Armor	Notes/How To Obtain
29		Dropped from: Ooze
35		ENM Playing Host
35		ENM Simulant
65		Quest Waking Dreams

Body

Lvl	Armor	Notes/How To Obtain

Hands

Lvl	Armor	Notes/How To Obtain

Rings

Lvl	Armor	Notes/How To Obtain

Back

Lvl	Armor	Notes/How To Obtain

Waist

Lvl	Armor	Notes/How To Obtain

Legs

Lvl	Armor	Notes/How To Obtain

Feet

Lvl	Armor	Notes/How To Obtain

Special Purpose: Blade: Hi

Equipment	Notes	Function
	The key item to this set, of course.	Blade: Hi Access
	This is the preferred sub Katana due to the increase in critical hit damage, which is what makes Hi really hit those high numbers.	Increases Critical Hit Damage
		Increases Critical Hit Damage
	Alot of ppl use Bersail Cap for the extra 2 AGI, but i use this for the bit of accuracy and enmity.	WS Modifier: AGI Crit Mod: DEX Enmity/Accuracy
	If i had a Hope Torque, i'd be using that, but this is the next best thing.	WS Modifier: AGI
File:BrutalEarring.png		Double Attack
Insert AGI or STR earring here
File:Loki's Kaftan.PNG	Biggest WS Modifier for the slot	WS Mod: AGI Crit Mod: DEX Increases Critical Hit Damage Store TP
File:Iga tekko.jpg File:Seiryuskote.jpg	Outside of Abyssea, best hands. Inside, Seiryu's Kote for sure.	WS Mod: AGI Crit Mod: DEX
File:Epona's Ring.jpg		Double Attack Triple Attack
Stormsoul ring [Ring] All Races AGI+7 INT-3 Enhances "Resist Petrify" effect Lv. 90 All Jobs	Abyssea: Stormsoul Outside: Rajas	Stormsoul: AGI Rajas: DEX/STR
File:Atheling mantle.jpg		Attack Double Attack
	Either one of these work with Blade: Hi.	Boosts to WS Damage
File:Byakkoshaidate.jpg	The Hose are the biggest AGI for leg slot. Use Haidate outside Abyssea	Hose: AGI/Subtle Blow Haidate: Crit Mod: DEX
	These certainly don't beat the stats of Hachiryu Sune-Ate, but at 5K on the AH, they sure beat the price tag or effort to obtain them. That being said, if you have the Sune-Ate, they are obviously superior.	WS Mod: AGI Crit Mod: DEX

Special Purpose: Evasion

Special Purpose: -PDT%

Special Purpose: Ninjutsu

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Source entry: Ninja Equipment Guide By Eclipstic. Cached on this server on 5 November 2026.