Questions and answers about FFXIV Paladin and Ninja

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Many players who choose Paladin and Ninja have some questions about their traits, stats and level up skills, etc. Some players ask how to become a Paladin or Ninjia in FFXIV. In this article, I will specifically answer these questions.

If you want to be a Paladin, you need to train Gladiator to level 30 and Conjurer to level 15. And then go back to the Gladiators Guild in Ul’dah to accpet your quest to obtain the “Soul of the Paladin”.

There are two stances of Paladin, Shield and Sword Oath. Shield Oath is to increase defense, while Sword Oath is to increase threat and damage. To maximize your paladin, you need to use the suitable stance for the situations. In FFXIV, Paladin has the highest damage mitigation.


What are good Paladin stats?
Compared to Warriors, Paladins has low HP. You can use the VIT to increase your HP pool as VIT is the most significant stat for Paladins. STR is good for adding threat and damage if you want to allocate points.


What are the Paladin Traits?
There is no advanced job specific traits for Paladin. But you can inherit all Gladiator traits that you have leaned.  If you want to have advanced specific traits, you can buy FFXIV Gil to get them!

What are the Paladin Skills?
There are Sword Oath, Cover, Shield Oath, Spirits and Hallowed Ground. Besides these skills, the skills you have leaned from an Gladiator are your skills. Sometimes, Paladins can get access to some Conjurer and Marauder.


How many cross-class skills can I use?
When choosing advanced job, the amount of cross-class skills you may equip decrease to a total of 5 (as compared to 10).  To train cross-class skills high, you can buy FFXIV Gil.


Ninja has the least positional strikes compared to other melee classes. Not gettging confused on Mudras and Choosing the Best Ninjutsu will let you separate the chumps from the Hokages!

How can players to become a Ninja in FFXIV ARR?
If you want to be a Ninja, you need to train Rogue to level 30 and Pugilist to level 15. And then go back to the Rogues Guild in Ul’dah to accpet your quest to obtain the “Soul of the Ninja”.

What are good Ninja stats?
The main Ninjia stat is DEX which can be used to increase damage dealt. You can choose Critical Strike or Determination as your secondary stats.

What are the Ninja Traits?
There is no advanced job specific traits for Ninja. But you can inherit all Rogue traits that you have leaned.

What are the Ninja Skills?
There are Shukuchi, Ten, Chi, Jin, Ninjutsu, Kassatsu, Fuma Shuriken, Katon, Raiton, and Hyoton. Besides these skills, the skills you have leaned from an Rogue are your skills. Sometimes, Ninja can get access to some Lancer skills and Pugilist.