Skill Caps/Samurai

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• Weapon Skills noted by a single asterisk require certain subjobs to gain access to the skill. See that particular skill's page for details.
• Weapon Skills noted by a double asterisk require completion of a quest before use, the required level for which may be different than the Weapon Skill's level. See that particular skill's page for details.

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Samurai Level	Rank: A+ Great Katana	Rank: B- Polearm	Rank: C+ Sword, Archery	Rank: E Club, Dagger	Weapon Skills
1	6	5	5	4
2	9	7	7	6
3	12	10	10	9	Tachi: Enpi, Double Thrust, Fast Blade, Flaming Arrow*
4	15	13	13	11	Shining Strike, Wasp Sting
5	18	16	16	14
6	21	19	19	16
7	24	22	21	19
8	27	25	24	21
9	30	28	27	24	Tachi: Hobaku
10	33	31	30	26	Thunder Thrust, Burning Blade
11	36	34	33	29
12	39	36	35	31
13	42	39	38	34
14	45	42	41	36	Piercing Arrow*
15	48	45	44	39
16	51	48	47	41	Seraph Strike, Gust Slash
17	54	51	49	44
18	57	54	52	46	Red Lotus Blade*
19	60	57	55	49
20	63	60	58	51
21	66	63	61	54
22	69	65	63	56
23	72	68	66	59	Tachi: Goten
24	75	71	69	61	Raiden Thrust*
25	78	74	72	64
26	81	77	75	66	Flat Blade
27	84	80	77	69
28	87	83	80	71	Dulling Arrow*, Brainshaker, Shadowstitch
29	90	86	83	74
30	93	89	86	76
31	96	92	89	79
32	99	94	91	81
33	102	97	94	84	Tachi: Kagero
34	105	100	97	86	Leg Sweep
35	108	103	100	89	Shining Blade
36	111	106	103	91
37	114	109	105	94
38	117	112	108	96
39	120	115	111	99
40	123	118	114	101	Starlight, Viper Bite*
41	126	121	117	104
42	129	123	119	106
43	132	126	122	109
44	135	129	125	111	Seraph Blade*
45	138	132	128	114
46	141	135	131	116
47	144	138	133	119
48	147	141	136	121
49	150	144	139	124	Tachi: Jinpu
50	153	147	142	126	Moonlight, Cyclone*
51	158	151	146	130	Penta Thrust
52	163	156	151	135	Circle Blade
53	168	161	156	139
54	173	166	161	144
55	178	171	166	148	Tachi: Koki
56	183	176	170	153	Vorpal Thrust, Skullbreaker, Energy Steal
57	188	181	175	157	Spirits Within, Sidewinder*
58	193	186	180	162
59	198	191	185	166
60	203	196	190	171	Tachi: Yukikaze
61	207	198	192	172
62	212	201	195	174
63	217	204	197	176	True Strike, Energy Drain*
64	222	206	200	178	Vorpal Blade*
65	227	209	202	180	Tachi: Gekko
66	232	212	205	182
67	236	214	207	184
68	241	217	210	186
69	246	220	212	188
70	251	223	215	190	Tachi: Kasha**
71	256	226	218	192
72	261	229	221	194
73	266	232	224	196
74	271	236	227	198
75	276	240	230	200	Impulse Drive**, Judgment