[Top 10] FF14 Best Ninja Skills That Are Powerful

final fantasy, ffxiv, mmo, mmorpg, ff14, final fantasy 14, endwalker, ninja

Updated:

13 Aug 2022

Ninja is the sneaky Melee DPS that is an excel at assassination and critical hits. a melee battle job that is introduced quite late in A Realm Reborn Era. Players will start out by being a Rogue at level 1, before eventually switching to become a Ninja at level 30.

As a Ninja, most of their questline and skills would lie around in hiding, assassination, and striking the back of their enemies when they least expect it. They also excel in the weapon art called ‘Mudra’ and weave it into their attack style by using the Ten-Chi-Jin technique.

Ninja can be a complicated Melee battle job to learn, especially at higher levels when their speed can rise exponentially. For this reason, this article want to feature ten of the best of Ninja’s skills for various reasons, be it because they are powerful, deal a lot of damage, or serve as party utility.

10. Suiton

A video describing how to play Ninja as a complete beginner. See Suiton in action at 1:55.

Suiton is the first ability skill to be featured in this article. It is one of Ninja's Mudra skills.

Why Suiton is Great:

Suiton can be executed by using Ten->Chi->Jin or Chi->Ten->Jin. They will deal 500 water potency damage to the chosen enemy.
It will also grant the buff of Suiton for 20 seconds. This buff will allow the Ninja to be able to execute actions that require them to be Hidden, without having to be Hidden.
This is extremely useful as Ninja can then execute some important skills like Trick Attack even during battle.

Suiton details.

9. Doton

A video describing the Doton ability.

Doton is the next ability skill to be introduced in this article. It is also another Mudra that Ninjas can use.

Why Doton is Great:

Doton can be executed by using the combination of Ten->Jin->Chi, or Jin->Ten->Chi.
Doton will create a patch or corrupted earth and deal damage to any enemies who enter with a 80 damage potency for 14 seconds. Additionally, it will also induce heavy onto them.
Hollow Nozuchi is an additional ability that can only be used when Doton is active. It will add additional 50 earth damage to any enemy who enters the Doton area, making Doton even more powerful.

Doton details.

8. Huton

A video describing Ninja’s skills from level 1 to 90. See Huton in action at 21:03.

Huton is the next ability skill to be introduced in this article. Similar to the previous two, Huton is also a Mudra that Ninjas can execute.

Why Huton is Great:

Huton can be executed by using the combo of Jin->Chi->Ten or Chi->Jin->Ten.
Huton will apply a buff towards the Ninja which will reduce their weapon skill recast time, and auto attack delay by 15% for 60 seconds, allowing a Ninja to be fast.
Huton can also be triggered by using Huraijin, which will also increase the Ninki Gauge by 5.

Huton details.

7. Trick Attack

A video describing Trick Attack changes.

Trick Attack is the next ability skill to be featured in this article, and it is a powerful skill that needs to be used often.

Why Trick Attack is Great:

Trick Attack can only be used when the Ninja is under the effect of Hidden, although this necessity can easily be passed with the use of Suiton.
It will deliver an attack with a 300 potency towards the enemy, and it will increase to 400 potency when Trick Attack is dealt on the back or rear of the enemies.
Additionally, Trick Attack will induce a debuff on the enemy hit by it that will increase damage dealt towards it by 10% for 15 seconds. This makes it a good party utility that can increase the party's damage dealt.

Trick Attack details.

6. Forked Raiju

A video demonstrating how to use Forked Raiju.

Forked Raiju is the next skill to be featured in this article. It is a powerful skill that can deal a lot of damage to the enemies.

Why Forked Raiju is Great:

Forked Raiju is a skill that will let the Ninja rush towards the enemy and deal a damage with 560 damage potency towards the chosen enemy.
In addition, it will also increase the Ninki Gauge by 5. Ninki Gauge is required to do a lot of additional skills that Ninja have, making this even more useful.
On top of that, there is also an alternative to this skill called Fleeting Raiju, which has the same effect as Forked Raiju but will not force the Ninja to rush towards the enemy.

Forked Raiju details.

5. Kassatsu

A video describing why Ninja is good. See Kassatsu in action at 2:00.

Kassatsu is the next ability skill to be featured in this article. It is a very useful ability that can let the Ninja have access to a lot of additional skills.

Why Kassatsu is Great:

Kassatsu will allow the execution of a single Ninjutsu without the consumption of mudra charges. This will allow a Ninja to do more Ninjutsu attacks and combinations.
In addition, Kassatsu will also increase the damage potency for the next Ninjutsu action by 30%, further allowing the Ninja to deal even more damage to the enemies.
Not only that, Kassatsu is also an ability that can be executed between other GCD attacks, meaning that Ninjas can easily weave this ability in without having to break their usual GCD combo.

Kassatsu details.

4. Ten Chi Jin

A video describing Ninja’s skills from level 1 to 90. See Ten Chi Jin in action at 38:35.

Ten Chi Jin is the next ability that Ninja has, and is also one of the most popular.

Why Ten Chi Jin is Great:

Ten Chi Jin will temporarily convert each of the three mudra into Ninjutsu actions until all three have been executed or Ten Chi Jin's duration has expired.
This will allow the Ninja to be able to use a lot of their Ninjutsu skills for three times in a row without having to do the prerequisite Mudra combos.
In addition, Ten Chi Jin can also be used between weaves of GCD attacks, allowing the Ninja to not have to break their combo to use this ability.

3. Phantom Kamaitachi

A video describing how to play Ninja. See Phantom Kamaitachi in action at 00;53.

Phantom Kamaitachi is the next weapon skill to be featured in this article. It is also a level 82 skill.

Why Phantom Kamaitachi is Great:

Phantom Kamaitachi will let the Ninja's shadow deal wind damage within 5 yalms with a 600 damage potency for the first enemy, and 50% less for the remaining enemies.
Additionally, it will also extend the duration of the Huton buff by 10s to a maximum of 60 seconds.
Not only that, it will also increase the Ninki Gauge by 10, allowing the Ninja to have access to more skills that will need the Ninki Gauge to execute.

Phantom Kamaitachi details.

2. Bunshin

A video describing how to play Ninja as a complete beginner. See Suiton in action at 5:08.

Bunshin is the next ability skill to be featured in this article. It is a very powerful ability that will make the Ninja deal more damage to the enemies.

Why Bunshin is Great:

Bunshin will grant 5 stacks of Bunshin, with each stack allowing the Ninja's shadow to attack the enemies each time the Ninja executes the weapon skill for 30 seconds.
The damage dealt by the shadow will depend on the type of skill that the Ninja has executed. It will deal 160 damage potency for Melee and Ranged attacks, and 80 for AoE attacks. It will also increase the Ninki Gauge by 5 every time the Shadow deals damage to the enemies.
Additionally, it will also grant the buff Phantom Kamaichi ready, which will allow the Ninja to be able to execute the aforementioned skill.

Bunshin details.

1. Hyosho Ranryu

A video describing Ninja’s skills from level 1 to 90. See Hyosho Ranryu in action at 48:00.

Hyosho Ranryu is the last ability skill to be featured in this article.

Why Hyosho Ranryu is Great:

Hyosho Ranryu will deal ice damage with a whopping 1,300 damage potency to the chosen enemy.
To execute Hyosho Ranryu, Ninja has to do the Mudra combination of Chi->Jin or Ten->Jin. Additionally, it can also be executed under the effect of Kassatsu.
It is a very powerful Ninjutsu that can deal a lot of damage to the enemies and can be used to deal with bosses in order to deal even more damage.

Hyosho Ranryu details.