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Essential Ninja Equipment Guide by Dibble

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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.

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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 upgrade. 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.

If you have suggestions please add them to the talk page and I may or may not add them to the main page. I'd like to thank Pantmonkey and Hernandezb327 for their great contributions so far.

Notes

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), 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. If you do have the pimp hands and feet, skip the Iron Ram gear.

Fourth Set

Fourth Haube Set could provide a very respectable, complete armour set for NIN or WS set. However, you do need to wear pretty much the whole set for the big bonuses. Also, unless you have the means to collect around 255,000 AN Allied Notes at a significant rate (i.e. a 75 melee job) it will take a long time to get the whole set!

NQ vs. HQ

I'll only list NQ versions of gear and not HQ. While HQ 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. Of note, however, there are a few items mentioned that are HQ, and these items are not expensive. Additionally, the Bone/Beetle +1 items only provide their beneficial stat if they are the HQ version.

Mission Rewards

If your main job is Ninja, you'll know which to pick, so I left them out. Here's a list though: Suppanomimi, Rajas (maybe Sattva) Ring, Mirke Wardecors, Nuevo Coselet, Ethereal (maybe Hollow) Earring, and Ulthalam's (maybe Balrahn's) Ring. But, these are your choices to make, and if Ninja isn't your only 75, you'll have some decisions to make.

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 hopefully pull some hate back.

Arhat's +1 and HNM

Arhat's +1 (or some argue, Yasha) can be key to an end-game Ninja for tanking certain enemies as NIN/DRK. If a Ninja is interested in doing HNM, or EG as a whole, he should plan on acquiring the two pieces (Arhat's Gi +1 and Arhat's Jinpachi +1). Additionally, he will need an Earth Staff (Terra's if possible) and a pair of Hades Sainti. It is highly recommended to do research on the topic beforehand as well.

Subtle Blow Build and Peiste Belt

A Level 75 NIN has 25 Subtle Blow + 5 Subtle Blow from capped merits. Subtle Blow caps at 50. So, he only needs 20 Subtle Blow to cap it. The Peiste Belt +1 puts a NIN halfway there alone. They're very rare, but well worth investing-in if interested in capping Subtle Blow. Of note, the Fourth Brunne Set, the Enkidu's Harness Set, and the Pahluwan Armor Set do not provide +20 Subtle Blow alone, but do provide a substantial amount.

The Guide

Below is a list of recommended gear per slot. Rare/Ex gear is in italics. Gear marked with "Haste", "WS", "Ninjutsu", or "Enmity" should generally be macroed-in as necessary. Gear marked "TP/WS" can be used to gain TP and to WS. Gear marked "Luxury" are items are for people who have the time, money or ability to acquire the best gear, but these items are not considered essential no matter how good they are. Gear marked as a "Career goal" is an item that every Ninja should strive to eventually obtain, but that doesn't mean it's essential to being a good Ninja.

Weapons

Ranged/Ammo

Head

Neck

Earrings

Body

Hands

Rings

Back

Waist

Legs

Feet

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