Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Patch 7.4: Gokka Mekkyaku up to 850 potency. Insanely high AoE power.
Patch 7.3: A bunch of potency boosts. Frog, Kunai's Bane, Dokumori and Phantom Kamaitachi.
Patch 7.25: Phantom Kamaitachi, Kunai's Bane, and Tenri Jindo no longer have falloff potency. The FULL potency will hit all enemies. Additionally, Hollow Nozuchi is up to 70 potency.
Patch 7.2: Single Target potencies increased in places, with several AoE nerfs. AoE in burst phases overall seemingly stronger in that damage falloff on AoE moves is only 25% on most moves now.
Patch 7.1: Throwing Dagger and DWD potencies up. More importantly are huge changes: TCJ now allows for movement! And Dokumori is now a conal AoE. This likely means you want to use it during your opener - if just right before what is currently listed as your first AoE attack in the given openers.

New? Got too many skills? Made the mistake of using a level skip and have no idea what anything does? Just hate reading? Try this guide out!

This guide seeks to teach new Ninjas how to Ninja properly, without getting too deep into optimization. I'll be showing off and explaining some openers but not delving too much deeper beyond that and general skill usage. Endgame is a long way away and there's lots to learn along the way. Start slow and work your way up one skill at a time! Then, graduate to more advanced guides.

General DPSing Guide: youtu.be/QV7gLorSweo
Melee Role Actions Guide: youtu.be/Wuhci5l7Xl4
Guide to my HUD: youtu.be/GgXOHas9GyY
Dictionary of Terms: youtu.be/Oi8-myAY-Uc

Opener images (and Mudra Cheat Sheet): imgur.com/a/mzfdAwI

Dawntrail 1-100 Guides Full Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoXER4idrFLZTFHQXlLzGIwGgNti_yKiS

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Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00
Playstyle Summary: 1:48
L1. Spinning Edge: 2:49
L2. Shade Shift: 3:00
L4. Gust Slash: 3:44
Role Actions: 4:15
L10: Hide: 4:34
Role Actions: 5:13
L14. All Fours: 5:17
L15. Throwing Dagger: 5:37
L15. Mug: 6:30
L18. Trick Attack: 7:40
L20. Fleet of Foot: 8:42
Role Actions: 9:17
L26. Aeolian Edge: 9:21
Job Requirements: 9:44
L30. Ten: 9:57
L30. Ninjutsu and Fuma Shuriken: 10:48
Role Actions: 13:20
L35. Chi, Raiton, and Katon: 13:24
L38. Death Blossom: 15:00
L40. Assassinate: 15:47
L40. Shukuchi: 16:12
L45. Increase Attack Speed: 17:14
L45. Jin, Hyoton, Doton, Suiton, and Huton: 17:42
Role Actions: 24:34
L50. Kassatsu: 24:42
L50. Opener: 25:46
L50. AoE Opener: 29:08
L52. Hakke Mujinsatsu: 30:41
L54. Armor Crush: 30:58
L56. Adept Assassinate and Dream Within a Dream: 32:00
L60. Opener: 32:31
L62. Shukiho: 32:54
L62. Hellfrog Medium: 33:19
L64. Enhanced Shukuchi: 33:54
L66. Mug Mastery and Dokumori: 34:31
L68. Bhavacakra: 34:59
L70. Ten Chi Jin (TCJ): 35:20
L70. Opener: 37:54
L70. AoE Opener: 39:53
L72. Meisui: 41:03
L74. Enhanced Shukuchi II: 42:09
L74. Melee Mastery: 42:37
L76. Enhanced Kassatsu, Gokka Mekkyaku, and Hyosho Ranryu: 42:52
L78. Shukiho II: 43:58
L80. Bunshin: 44:10
L80. Opener: 45:27
L80. AoE Opener: 46:56
I do not know why there is a long blank section here.: 48:01
L82. Phantom Kamaitachi: 48:11
L84. Shukiho III and Melee Mastery II: 49:10
L86. Hollow Nozuchi: 49:33
L88. Enhanced Meisui: 50:08
L90. Enhanced Raiton, Forked Raiju, and Fleeting Raiju: 50:27
L90. Opener: 52:07
L90. AoE Opener: 52:57
L92. Trick Attack Mastery and Kunai's Bane: 53:31
L94. Melee Mastery III: 54:10
L96. Enhanced Dokumori, Zesho Meppo, and Deathfrog Medium: 54:24
L100. Enhanced TCJ and Tenri Jindo: 55:14
L100. Opener: 56:07
L100. AoE Opener: 57:29
Outro: 58:55

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