I thought I would make one of these to make it easier on the crafters and others who have to browse through tons of pages and links in order to find out on how/what ninjutsu does what, and most importantly, the ingredients needed to make it (especially for the crafters). I'm not sure if any of these guides have shown up as I only browse the Ninja forum every now and then, so please excuse me if such a thing has been done before. I've also added the japanese names of the jutsu for those using the japanese version, but it will only show up if you have the language installed.
I recommend you checking out Vinay's Ninja Guide, and the stickies at the top of this forum if you are looking for a complete detailed writethrough on how to become a successful ninja.
Terminology:
CC = Level the craft will cap at. (Craft Cap)
NQ = Normal Quality, the standard craft amount received.
HQ = High Quality, double of the standard craft amount received.
HQ2 = Highest Quality, you will receive the most possible from this synth.
Notes:
a.All Ichi elemental debuff spells are not to be deemed as damage dealing abilities. They are more suited for helping the BLM or RDM in the party have an easier time nuking the mob. Although this is improved a bit once the Ninja receives Ni based elemental debuffs, which deal a significantly more amount of damage. Also, all Ninjutsu scrolls are purchasable at the Auction House, you do not need to do the quests that I have linked if you get them in that way.
b.Keep your Ninjutsu magic capped. You can probably get away with this before 40's, but if your role after 40 is to be tank, you want it to be capped as much as possible.
Benefits of having the magicskill capped can
a. give utsusemi longer shadow life
b. up your elemental magic damage
c. makes debuffs and resist-downs stick longer
Ninja spells
All powders are stackable to 99.
Level 9 - Tonko: Ichi
Japanese: ΩbΜpFλ
4 seconds to cast, 30 to recast.
Grants the caster the effect of 'invisible' for three minutes. Your invisibility will wear off if you are detected and attacked by sound sensing mobs, or if you attack a monster. Not used very often, but very handy to have. One stack of this powder will generally last a long time.
Craft used: Clothcraft (34CC,33NQ,66HQ,99HQ2)
Level 12 - Utsusemi: Ichi
Japanese: σδΜpFλ
4 seconds to cast, 30 to recast.
Gains shadows that will null 3 of the next incoming attacks attempted on the caster. First exception to this is if the enemy uses an '-aga' based spell (Eg: Firaga, Horde Lullaby (Sleepaga)) and you lose all your shadows while taking damage. The second exception is when AOE (Area-of-Effect, Eg: Goblin's Bomb Toss, Rabbit's Whirling Claws) abilities are performed by the monster, you may take damage but no shadows are lost. This is the spell most Ninjas find themselves using often.
Craft used: Woodworking (29CC,33NQ,66HQ,99HQ2)
Level 15 - Doton: Ichi
Japanese: yΩΜpFλ
4 seconds to cast, 30 to recast.
Earth based elemental spell that lowers the enemy's wind resistance. Not used too often, will be useful on mobs that have a high resistance to wind. Can also be used to Magic Burst during Scission (LV1MB-Earth), Gravitation (LV2MB,LV3MB-Dark/Earth), but not at an impressive amount of damage. Mob families weak to the debuff Wind/Thunder(LV2): Worm, Bat, Lizard, Mandragora, Dhamel.
Craft used: Smithing (23CC,33NQ,66HQ,99HQ2)
Level 15 - Huton: Ichi
Japanese: ΩΜpFλ
4 seconds to cast, 30 to recast.
Wind based elemental spell that lowers the enemy's ice resistance. Not used too often, will be useful on mobs that have a high resistance to ice. Can also be used to Magic Burst during Detonation (LV1MB-Wind), Fragmentation (LV2MB,LV3MB-Wind/Thunder), but not at an impressive amount of damage. Mob families weak to the debuff Water/Ice(LV2): Bird, Bee, Scorpion, Crawler, Mandragora, Octopus, Yagudo, Beetle, Fish, Crab, Lizard, Fly.
Craft used: Woodworking (39CC, 33NQ,66HQ,99HQ2)
Level 15 - Hyoton: Ichi
Japanese: XΩΜpFλ
4 seconds to cast, 30 to recast.
Ice based elemental spell that lowers the enemy's fire resistance. Note: This is probably the most used elemental powder of all. Can also be used to Magic Burst during Reverberation (LV1MB-Water), Distoration (LV2MB,LV3MB-Ice/Water), but not at an impressive amount of damage. Mob families weak to the debuff Fire/Light(LV2): Sapling, Tiger, Malboro, Mandragora, Shadow, Bomb, Bone, Dog, Ghost, Weapon.
Craft used: Alchemy (6CC, 10NQ, 20HQ, 50HQ2, 99HQ3)
Level 15 - Katon: Ichi
Japanese: ΞΩΜpFλ
4 seconds to cast, 30 to recast.
Fire based elemental spell that lowers the enemy's water resistance. Not used too often, will be useful on mobs that have a high resistance to water. Can also be used to Magic Burst during Liquefaction (LV1MB-Fire), Fusion (LV2MB,LV3MB-Fire/Light), but not at an impressive amount of damage. Mob families weak to the debuff Water/Ice(LV2): Orc, Rabbit, Raptor.
Craft used: Woodworking (25CC,33NQ,66HQ,99HQ2)
Level 15 - Raiton: Ichi
Japanese: ΩΜpFλ
4 seconds to cast, 30 to recast.
Lightning based elemental spell that lowers the enemy's earth resistance. Not used too often, will be useful on mobs that have a high resistance to earth. Can also be used to Magic Burst during Impaction (LV1MB-Thunder), Fragmentation (LV2MB,LV3MB-Wind/Thunder), but not at an impressive amount of damage. Mob families weak to the debuff Earth/Dark(LV2): Rabbit, Sapling, Crawler, Mandragora.
Craft used: Goldsmithing (31CC,33NQ,66HQ,99HQ2)
Level 15 - Suiton: Ichi
Japanese: ΩΜpFλ
4 seconds to cast, 30 to recast.
Water based elemental spell that lowers the enemy's resistance to Lightning. Not used too often, will be useful on mobs that have a high resistance to Lightning. Can also be used to Magic Burst during Reverbation (LV1MB-Water), Distoration (LV2,LV3MB-Water/Ice), but not at an impressive amount of damage. Mob families weak to the debuff Thunder/Wind(LV2): Tiger, Bee, Crawler, Mandragora, Dhamel, Quadav, Rabbit, Fish, Sheep, Crab, Octopus.
Craft used: Woodworking, Smithing (LV34CC(Wood),LV7CC(Smith),33NQ,66HQ,99HQ2)
Level 19 - Kurayami: Ichi
Japanese: ΓΕΜpFλ
4 seconds to cast, 30 to recast.
Inflicts Blindness on the enemy, which lowers their chance of successful attacks. Less landed attacks = Less shadows taken.
Powder used: Sairui-Ran
Craft used: Alchemy, Cooking (LV28CC(Alchemist),LV11CC(Cook),33NQ,66HQ,99HQ2)
Level 23 - Hojo: Ichi
Japanese: ίκΜpFλ
4 seconds to cast, 30 to recast.
Once successfully cast, the enemy receives the effect of 'Slow', thus reducing their speeds of attacks.
Powder used: Kagi-nawa
Craft used: Clothcraft, Smithing (LV29CC(Cloth),LV15CC(Smith),33NQ,66HQ,99HQ2)
Level 27 - Dokumori: Ichi
Japanese: Ε·ΜpFλ
4 seconds to cast, 30 to recast.
When used, the enemy becomes poisoned, thus inflicting damage over time. Useful for setting a small bit of backup hate.
Powder used: Kodoku
Craft used: Alchemy (LV20CC,33NQ,66HQ,99HQ2)
Level 30 - Jubaku: Ichi
Japanese: τΜpFλ
4 seconds to cast, 30 to recast.
Paralyzes the opponent, randomly rendering them unable to attack or perform a spell. ESSENTIAL if soloing.
Powder used: Jusatsu
Craft used: Alchemy (LV37CC,33NQ,66HQ,99HQ2)
Level 34 - Tonko: Ni
1.5 second to cast, 45 to recast.
Comparing the Ni spell to the Ichi spell of Tonko, the Ni generally lasts 2 minute longer than Ichi, thus a total of 5 minutes.
Crafting utilizes the same ingredients as Tonko: Ichi.
Level 37 - Utsusemi: Ni
1.5 seconds to cast, 45 seconds to recast.
Same as Utsusemi:Ichi above, except you gain 4 shadows, and the recast time is longer. There are many various strageties on how to blink tank and it's up to you to find the best one suited.
Crafting utilizes the same ingredients as Utsusemi: Ichi.
Level 40 - Scrolls of Doton, Huton, Hyoton, Katon, Raiton, Suiton: Ni
1.5 seconds to cast, 45 seconds to recast for all six elemental scrolls.
Additional information provided by ImperialNinja: recast delay with buff/debuff for Ni spells are: 1:08 when slowed, 37sec hasted.
Full spell damage when used are usually within 100's range (100+ in unresisted MB's), 40-30 at partial resist and 20>1 when fully resisted (it will happen).
Level 44 - Kurayami: Ni
1.5 seconds to cast, 45 seconds to recast.
Inflicts blindness as well, but at two times the power of the ichi version. I have heard that this also stacks with black mage spell blind.
Crafting utilizes the same ingredients as Kurayami: Ichi.
Level 48 - Hojo: Ni
1.5 seconds to cast, 45 to recast.
Nijutsu that slows down the enemy. Essential if soloing. Note that Hojo does NOT stack with the WHM / RDM spell, slow.
Crafting utilizes the same ingredients as Hojo: Ichi.
In conclusion I wanted to make something that should make it easier on the surfing through pages, and could serve as a possible print-out for some people. I much needed it myself. I hope you enjoy it as well.
Edited, Fri Oct 1 02:31:18 2004 by gaidensensei