Samurai
Damage (melee), two-handed, Links.
- Role
- Damage (melee), two-handed, Links
- Weapon
- Katana
- Where to learn it
- Kade, at the guard post in the Upper Office's Filing Halls (the quest "The Mask Stays On")
- Traits
- Follow-through: A weapon skill that closes a Link gives back 35 Rhythm.
A two-handed katana and a calm head. Builds Rhythm fast and spends it on weapon skills that close a friend's Link: Meditate fills the Rhythm when it matters, Moonlit Answer takes whatever element the Link needs, and Rallying Shout lends the whole party Rhythm. Hits hard; hold back until the tank has the creature.
Signature moves
| Ability | Level | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Meditate | 3 | Close your eyes for a breath: 100 Rhythm at once, a weapon skill ready for a friend's Link. Any time; then a moment before you can act. Once a minute. |
| High Stance | 7 | The blade held high in both hands for 4 turns: your weapon hits land 12% harder and build a quarter more Rhythm, and you take 10% more. Any time, even in the middle of a Link. |
| Pommel Strike | 9 | The hilt, not the edge. Often stuns, which stops a big move winding up. |
| Rallying Shout | 18 | A shout to the whole party: everyone else gains 40 Rhythm, so the next Link comes sooner. |
| Swallow Cut | 20 | A low, turning cut through every creature in reach. |
| Kiai | 40 | A shout from the belly at every creature: it may stun them (and stop a big move winding up), and it turns their heads. |
Weapon skills
| Weapon skill | Level | Element |
|---|---|---|
| Dawn Draw | 1 | Ember |
| Riverstone Cut | 15 | Stone |
| Windbreak Cut | 25 | Gale |
| Moonlit Answer | 30 | Frost |
| Frostfall Cut | 35 | Frost |
| Sunset Cut | 45 | Ember |
Combo tip
Both hands on one blade, and every cut built to finish someone else's. Dawn Draw (Ember) opens; after a friend's Ember, Windbreak Cut (Gale) closes Kindling. Take High Stance when the healer can spare it, and Meditate before the pull so your first cut is a weapon skill. Close a Link and the next cut comes faster.