Levelling Ninja...

So my next 75 will be NIN! Im really enjoying levelling another tank job but invites recently have been non-existant. Ill explain a little how Ninja works:

You start off with just a Katana until you hit level 10, which is when you get Dual-Wield. Up until now your basically the same as every other job. Once you get Duel-Wield you can equip 2 One-Handed Weapons at the same time! At level 12 you get Utsusemi: Ichi which allows you to put up 3 shadows which will absorb any single target attack (and some AoE attacks too), unless its a specific attack which will "Go through shadows". You gain the Ninjutsu that will allow you to sneak, go invisible and also to cast Elemental Magic which weakens the target to the next magic in the Elemental Wheel. Your still not really a tank yet.

Level 37 is when you get Utsusemi:Ni! This makes the job a very solid and effective tank because now you have 4 shadows from Ni, and then 3 from Ichi. Combining your elemental spells, the debuff spells and Provoke along with these shadows means effectively, your a hate machine and invincible. But its all about timing, and counting. Basically you count down to your last shadow and wait for the mob to be just about ready to hit you, and then begin casting your other Utsusemi spell.

Anyways thats about the job covered for hows its used in a party, im really getting into it but its a little gil and inventory intensive because you basically have to carry 8 stacks of Ninja Tools and loads of gear, and the tools cost money. Its all good tho, at 75 its an awesome job to play and very fun, and lets face it, the gear looks cool :D Currently level 44 but its the first thing you look for when building a party so hopefully will level quite quickly.