Ninjitsu

Ninjitsu is the main skill of the Ninja, and combines the arts of stealth, espionage and assassination. With it, and the Book of Ninjitsu (purchased from Tokuno Islands scribe NPCs or looted from NPC Ninja), a Ninja can evoke a number of special abilities including transforming into a variety of creatures that give unique bonuses, using stealth to attack unsuspecting opponents or just plain disappear into thin air!

This skill also counts towards your ability to perform Special Moves.

Training

• 0 - 30: Train at NPC Ninja at Zento. If character is a murderer, you will have to cast Animal Form and turn into a Rat or Rabbit.

A good suit of properties will make training quicker. Wear 40% Lower Mana Cost and as much Mana Regeneration as you can.

• 30 - 40: Cast Animal Form Rat or Rabbit
• 40 - 50: Cast Animal Form Cat or Dog
• 50 - 75: Summon Mirror Images. Attack your mirror images so they will disappear.

From this point on there are 2 different ways to train. Either attack a pet that is guarding you on the Trammel facet (you must not be in a guild) or summon a Mirror Image to attack.

• 75 - 85: Use Focus Attack
• 85 - 120: Use Death Strike

Spells

	Mirror Image	Mana Cost	Minimum Skill	Creates a Mirror Image of their self, which can absorb a single attack from an enemy before disappearing. Ninjas can create up to 4 Mirror Images at a time, making it quite difficult to determine which Ninja is real.
		10	20
	Focus Attack	Mana Cost	Minimum Skill	Besides giving a small damage bonus, Focus Attack also increases the effectiveness of any magical properties on the weapon the Ninja uses for the attack.
		10	30
	Backstab	Mana Cost	Minimum Skill	Backstab requires the Ninja to be in Stealth mode in order to initiate this special attack. Backstab applies a damage bonus to the attack, matching the Ninjitsu skill.
		30	40
	Shadowjump	Mana Cost	Minimum Skill	While in Stealth mode, the Ninja can jumps a considerable distance away while hidden. Upon landing, the Ninja’s Stealth ability determines if they remain hidden from view.
		15	50
	Surprise Attack	Mana Cost	Minimum Skill	Surpise Attack is an attack that can only be initiated by a Ninja in Stealth mode. It inflicts a defense penalty on the Ninja’s opponent for a short duration.
		20	60
	Ki Attack	Mana Cost	Minimum Skill	The Ki Attack requires superb timing and quick movement of a well trained Ninja. In order to execute this attack, the Ninja will have to initiate the Ki Attack and then quickly close the distance between himself and his opponent to deliver an effective blow. The farther the Ninja travels to deliver the blow, the higher the damage bonus of his Ki Attack.
		25	80
	Death Strike	Mana Cost	Minimum Skill	5 seconds after receiving a Death Strike, the Ninja's opponent will suffer damage determined by the number of steps he has taken since the attack, and the average of the Ninja's Hiding and Stealth skills. Ranged weapons only do half the normal Death Strike damage. The damage dealt is far greater if the Ninja’s opponent chooses to run away rather than stand and fight.
		30	85

See Also

• Stealth
• Formulas and Game Mechanics
• Ninjitsu page on UO.com