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was just wondering what the best race is to go ninja or doesn't it matter?
 
Doesnt matter really. There are minor stat differences between the races, but nothing that will impede your ability to play as a ninja.
 
Tanking
Mithra>elvan>galka>hume>taru

DD
elvan>galka>hume>mithra>taru

mithra are best blink tanks highest DEX and AGI with the HP

elvan best DDs as high STR and can all ways buy acc gear
 
The only thing that matters on race choosing is that you like how it looks in the end. ^^


All the jobs have ups/downs in stats, the only ones that have a glaringly rough time are Galka MP, Mithra VIT, and Taru HP (and only on certain jobs), and those can usually be worked around with the RSE (Race-specific gear) sets if needed.
 
Yeah, the races don't make a huge difference in terms of play style; but if you want the NIN with the highest AGI(evasion and parries), go Mithra.
 
Chose based on looks or stats. Mithra will have lower STR and VIT, but high DEX and AGI so we won't hit as hard as everyone else, but we will hit more accurately and evade more. Galka have high VIT, STR and HP so they can take more hits and do a little more damage, but lack in the evasion. Elvaan have highest STR and good VIT, but are lowest in AGI, DEX, and INT so they aren't as accurate or evasive as other races. Taru are low HP, VIT, and STR so they can't take or give hits very well, but have high AGI and I think DEX so they can evade well. Hume are basically just average and have none of the highest nor the lowest stats which make it a good choice for someone who wants to do everything.

NIN relies on a large amount of stats, a lot more than most other jobs. NIN is considered a tank which uses Utsusemi to create shadows to avoid taking damage, but need high evasion so that all shadows are not taken down before recast. So it's important to have a large amount of evasion/AGI gear to evade. VIT and HP help when your shadows are down and you are taking damage, but most do not rely on this type of gear. STR is often used as a source to keep hate as a tank. If you can deal as much damage as other melee, you should be able to hold hate relatively well. In later levels you will get +enmity gear which will help to keep hate, but at early levels it's not a large option and most NIN rely on their own damage to be able to tank effectively. DEX is for all melee and helps with accuracy and critical hits. Although the boost isn't vastly significant, but sometimes it's better than nothing. INT helps with the Ninjutsu elemental spells and maybe the debuffs as well (I've never been sure or found out if MND and/or INT effects these. Anyone know for sure?).

Although the stats help in a lot of cases, it's not always a huge issue. There are a lot of pieces of armor and food that will boost your stats that will allow you to do your job effectively regardless of race. The only real exceptions are the ones Mishaela stated which can be troublesome, but people have learned to deal with it regardless.
 
i'd have to say galka accually. (not just because i am one) with balanced stats for blade: Jin, and higher HP/VIT to give your white mages more time to cure you before you bite the dust kiteing end-game (if your utsu isnt up of course)
 
I was suggesting you don't rely on damage to hold hate (actually I directly stated the opposite); however, you are also elvaan with the highest STR of all races. For me to hold hate effectively as NIN, I need both +enmity and STR. It's also been my experience as warrior that no NIN can hold hate perfectly against me regardless of what they do and so far none have had much +enm as far as I can tell (it's possible they did for macros switches and I didn't know).
 
As a 75Nin/37War Hume, I've noticed it's very average, base Str, Dex, and Agi all at 70, I'm not sure about other races. In my opinion I think Hume or Mithra make better Ninjas, since they have just about the right amount of HP not to get one shotted (like Tarutaru) and both have decent evasion and accuracy.

Tarutaru: AGI/INT, Elvaan: STR/MND, Mithra: DEX/AGI, Galka STR/VIT, Hume CHR

You could also say CHR helps keep hate overtime better...or maybe that's a myth. But above I've listed what I feel each race excels in.
 
Taru NIN can solo alot of things using the elemental Ni spells. Things such as Apis, in the ENM Holy Cow, which is even challenging with 6 people. You can generate a shit load of damage with elemental staves, moldavite earring, and other magic attack bonus equip. :P
 
Taru have the best ninjutsu animation, as well as some of the best other emotes, and look a lot better in most gear than any other race.
 
I think galka would make the best ninjas, but it's not all that importent a factor in this job. Although the low max hp of taru and str...I have seen become an unneeded problem from time to time.
 
Nin is based so much off the skill of the player its a moot point.
 
Direwolf said:
Nin is based so much off the skill of the player its a moot point.
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Lie. NIN has had just as many bad players as the next job and even though it requires a lot more skill and attention than a majority of other jobs, it can still get by based on the skills of others. I have had very few NINs who can hold hate as well as they want to make people believe. A majority of NINs can barely keep shadows up and rely solely on their own STR to keep hate when all other DDs have more STR and attack both in their base stats and gear.

Most of the NINs I have played with have survived because the WHM can compensate with Curing, flashing, BLM/DRK who can stun, backup tanks who can voke off, and a multitude of other factors. Race determines a factor in every aspect of this game and although you can down play the deficient areas with superior gear, a race with the needed stats can still outperform because they can get the same superior gear. RSE, HQ gear, or merits will never make you play on an even playing field because you start at a deficite and the competition can do everything you can. The best you do is excell in your own aspect and hope you can compete in that one area.
 
Against hnm I would say galka nin are best cause they would last the longest after getting hit thanks to hp but hey'' its a galka everyone chooses thier char at least partially for looks. Galka suppposedly have a decently high into score so teh combo of high str good int insane hp gigantic vit ect including not that sahbby agi all together makes galka overall the best but most people aviod playing galka probably alot due to looks and inability to play mage jobs without tons of mp+ gear normally
 
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