Ninja is an unlockable class armor, and something of a counterpart to the Pirate class. Katana-wielding, surreptitious warriors that debilitate foes through the use of poison, this armor can be used by all players, but some skills are 
Dragon Amulet only.
The armor can be unlocked at Shadow of the Wind Village by talking to Thyton, a jounin and the current leader of the Shadow of the Wind Clan. Upon being presented with the very rare "tactics" book Itchy Itchy Paradise, he will allow the player to equip the armor or, for Dragon Amulet owners, its Color Custom version. Afterwards, the player must bring Wind Scrolls to train the class' skills.
Description[]
No description given.
Overview[]
Revamped skill set.
Current skill set.
Skills are acquired by giving Wind Scrolls to Thyton, which are obtained by completing his random quests. Originally, slots would unlock by alternating between the right and left sides, but currently the left side unlocks first, then the right side. A total of 14 scrolls are required, although free-to-play players can forego learning the last seven skills: As with other classes, right-side skills are Dragon Amulet-locked.
The first version of the Ninja armor, released on October 2007, was marked—much like the Pirate class—by the presence of class-dependent skills. The furthest three skills on the left side would be available to the player depending on which was their base class of choice (Warrior, Mage, or Rogue), thus bringing the total of skills to 20. Skills that were present in this iteration are the following:[1]
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This version was retired on February 6, 2015, and its skills overhauled to focus more on poison effects, removing all base class-dependant skills. It was also given a default 2.25x crit damage modifier.[2] The class armor's graphics were later updated on February 2018, alongside Shadow of the Wind Village itself. Additionally, both Color Custom Ninja and Old Ninja were added to the Armor Closet.[3] Skills present in this version were:
- Spider Venom - 4 hits of 30% damage (total 120% dmg.); applies -45 Melee/Pierce/Magic and 'Hard to Move' (20% chance paralysis per turn) to target for 4 turns; unlocked after any successful attack (cost: 26 MP; 9 CD; text: "Slow your foe and limit movement").
- Scorpion Venom - 1 hit of 40% damage; applies 'Scorpion Venom' (40% Magic wpe. dmg.) to target for 7 turns (22 MP; 7 CD; "Poison your foe with scorpion venom").
On April 21, 2023, Ninja received another major update and rework. These two skills were condensed into Viper Venom to form a new combo skill, Envenom (its applied effect now cycling from Spider to Scorpion to Viper Venom, and back), and their skill slots were replaced by Shadow Seal and Shadow Seeker. Its crit damage modifier was changed to the default 1.75x, and it was given two new mechanics. The first is Ambush, which consists of a free additional turn that occurs at the start of battle or as a follow-up to certain skills; Ambushes cannot be chained, however, meaning the extra turn effect is wasted if used on the second turn of another Ambush skill.[4]
The second is the Catalytic Flow skill, for its part, applies an effect of the same name on the player based on the number of non-Burst Venoms active on one's target: +25% Boost at 1 Venom; adds to that +100 Bonus at 2 Venom; and finally, adds to those +200 Crit and an Ambush at 3 Venom. Additionally, as long as this effect is active, certain skill slots are replaced by their Burst version.[4] Soon after the major update, class skills were slightly tweaked, and the trinket Honda's Accord was announced to interact with the class in the future.[5]
Abilities[]
Notes: The "Cost" column in the following table shows the MP amount needed to use the skill.
"Elem." is Element, and "Dmg." is Damage Type; unless stated, they are the same as the weapon currently equipped.
The "CD" column shows the skill's Cooldown period upon usage, measured in turns.
Text in italics is the skill's in-game tooltip description.
| Name | Cost | Elem. | CD | Dmg. | Effect | Notes |
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Attack
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-- | -- | -- | -- | 1 hit of 125% damage; recovers 15 MP | -- |
| -- | ||||||
Blur
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-- | -- | 1 hit of |
Acquire: Give Thyton 1 Wind Scroll. ( | ||
Increase Defense, and reduce foe's Bonus. | ||||||
Envenom
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-- | -- | ❶ 1 hit for 50% damage; applies 'Spider Venom' (20% Magic wpe. dmg., -20% Boost) to target for 9 turns; 7 turn cooldown after using Envenom ❸ ❷ 1 hit for 50% damage; applies 'Scorpion Venom' (30% Magic wpe. dmg., -100 Crit) to target for 8 turns ❸ 1 hit for |
Acquire: Give... ( | ||
Apply Spider Venom to your target. | ||||||
| Wyvern Venom File:Skill 44.png |
10 MP | -- | 7 | -- | 4 hits of 25% damage (total 100% dmg.); applies 'Wyvern Venom' (25% Magic wpe. dmg., -30 All res.) to target for 3 turns; replaces Envenom skill slot when Catalytic Flow effect is active on self | -- |
| Apply DoT and reduce foe's All res. | ||||||
Furious Assault
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20 MP | -- | -- | Acquire: Give... (3) | ||
| Stuns for three rounds. | ||||||
| Basilisk Venom File:Skill 31.png |
20 MP | -- | 14? | -- | 3 hits of 50% damage (total 150% dmg.); applies 'Basilisk Venom' (25% Magic wpe. dmg., +40 Health res.) to target for 3 turns; replaces Furious Assault skill slot when Catalytic Flow effect is active on self | -- |
| Apply DoT and increase foe's Health res. | ||||||
Shuriken Spray
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1 hit of |
Acquire: Give... ( | |||
Use shuriken to hit all foes. | ||||||
Catalytic Flow
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-- | -- | Acquire: Give... ( | |||
Buff self based on Venoms applied to target. | ||||||
Vanish
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N/A | N/A | Applies 'Vanish' (+100 Melee/Pierce/Magic) to self for |
Acquire: Give... ( | ||
Ambush, prepare to strike. | ||||||
Shadow Strike
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-- | 11 | -- | 10 hits of |
Acquire: Give... ( | |
| Attack from the shadows. | ||||||
Shadow Fade
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-- | -- | Applies |
Acquire: Give... ( | ||
+180 Avoidance for 2 turns. | ||||||
Blood of the Lotus
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-- | 1 hit of » wpe. dmg.) to target for 10 turns |
Acquire: Give... ( | ||
Extend applied Venom durations by 4 turns. | ||||||
| Walk Within Shadows File:Skill 5.png |
N/A | N/A | Acquire: Give... ( | |||
Clear DoTs from self, and recover. | ||||||
Rapid Strike
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-- | -- | 2 hits of |
Acquire: Give... ( | ||
Slash your foe, reduce Seeker CD. | ||||||
| Rapid Frenzy File:Skill 3.png |
10 MP | -- | 1 | -- | 8 hits of 25% damage (total 200% dmg.); additional 10% dmg. per Venom effects active on target (max: ?% dmg.); reduces Shadow Seeker cooldown by 1; replaces Furious Assault skill slot when Catalytic Flow effect is active on self | -- |
| Slash your foe, reduce Seeker CD. | ||||||
Massive Strike
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-- | -- | 1 hit of |
Acquire: Give... ( | ||
Deal Critical damage. | ||||||
| Shadow Seal File:Skill 41.png |
15 MP | -- | 9 | -- | 6 hits of ~23.3% damage (total 140% dmg.); applies 'Shadow Seal' (-XLevel/2 STR/DEX/INT/LUK) to target for 5 turns; applies 'Shadow Drain' (+XLevel/2 STR/DEX/INT/LUK) to self for 5 turns | Acquire: Give... (13) |
| Seal your foe's power! Reduce enemy stats. | ||||||
Seal Venom
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15 MP | -- | 9 | -- | 6 hits of ~23.3% damage (total 140% dmg.); applies 'Seal Venom' (25% Magic wpe. dmg., -60 Melee/Pierce/Magic/Block/Parry/Dodge) to target for 3 turns; replaces Shadow Seal skill slot when Catalytic Flow effect is active on self | -- |
| Apply DoT and reduce foe's Avd/Def. | ||||||
Shadow Seeker
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25 MP | -- | 32 | -- | 2 hits of 50% damage (total 100% dmg.); additional 10%, 100% dmg. per Venom, Burst Venom effects active on target; grants additional turn | Acquire: Give... (14) |
| Ambush, extra Dmg with Venoms. | ||||||
Strategy[]
Notes[]
- Fully training this armor gives the badge of the same name.
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