Ninja (忍者 [ninja] in Japanese) as a job is one of the Final Fantasy staples, although not as often used as some others. It first appeared in the original Final Fantasy, so has long traditions in the series. It is somewhat similar in function to the Assassin and Sniper jobs. The job's abilities also often coincide with those of the Thief, of which it was the evolved form of in FFI.
Instead of spells, a Ninja uses Ninjutsu as a way to hinder their enemies and help their allies. They are known for working in and with the shadows, and one of their prominent abilities is Dual Wield. Examples of Ninja are Edward Geraldine from FF4, Shadow from FF6, Yuffie Kisaragi from FF7 and Ewen from FFTA2.
Final Fantasy I
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy V

"Stealthy fighters who excel at surprising enemies and can wield two weapons at once"
Ninja are rather like Thieves updated for more damage output and slightly less ability versatility. However, they do get the Dual Wield ability which makes them very good damage dealers indeed, as they can add twice in a turn natively.
Basics
Unlock: Fire Crystal
Command Ability: Throw
Innate Abilities: First Strike, Dual Wield
AP to Master: 690
Bonuses on Mastering (for FRE/MIM): STR, AGI, STA, First Strike, Dual Wield
Stats
Stat Modifiers
Strength: +15
Agility: +14
Stamina: +3
Magic: -10
Abilities
Level 1: Smoke (10 AP)
Level 2: Image (30 AP)
Level 3: First Strike (50 AP)
Level 4: Throw (150 AP)
Level 5: Dual Wield (450 AP)
Equipment
Weapons: Throwing, Short Swords, Daggers
Shield: -
Head: Light Helmets
Body: Light Armor
Special Accessories: Armlets
Final Fantasy XI
In FF11, Ninja is one of the advanced jobs. It's unlocked by completing the quest Ayame and Kaede.
To see details of the job's abilities, see here.
Final Fantasy Tactics
A warrior who uses stealth to be all but invisible. The ninja may also Throw weapons at faraway enemies.
Basics
Unlock: Archer lv4, Thief lv5, Geomancer lv2
Unlocks: lv8 (+others) Dark Knight
Command Ability: Throw
Innate Abilities: Dual Wield
JP to Master: 3,9600
Stats

Stat Modifications
HP D, MP D-
Phys Atk B-, Mag Atk D
SPD A
Phys EVA 30%, Mag EVA 0%
Move 4, Jump 4
Growth Rate for Stats
HP ★★, MP ★★★
Phys Atk ★★★★, Mag Atk ★
SPD ★★★★★
Abilities
Throw
Shuriken (50 JP)
Bomb (70 JP)
Knife (100 JP)
Sword (100 JP)
Flail (100 JP)
Katana (100 JP)
Ninja Blade (100 JP)
Axe (120 JP)
Polearm (100 JP)
Pole (100 JP)
Knight's Sword (100 JP)
Book (100 JP)
Reaction Abilities
Vanish (1,000 JP)
Reflexes (400 JP)
Support Abilities
Dual Wield (1,000 JP)
Movement Abilities
Waterwalking (420 JP)
Equipment
Weapons: Knives, Ninja Blades, Flails
Shield: -
Head: Hats
Body: Clothes
Tactics Advance
Grimoire of the Rift
Dimensions
4 Heroes of Light
Explorers

Basics
Role: Tank / Damager
Unlock: clear Aptitude Exam: Ninja and Bard
Condition to Master: clear 10 quests with Ninja
Master: clear Ninja's Master Trial
Stats
Note that as jobs don't level up in Explorers, your only two ways to get more are to equip better equipment, and to master your job. Ninja's basic stats are listed in the below table.
HP | AP | Load | |
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Default | 3,550 | 1,720 | 140 |
Master | 4,250 | 2,070 | 140 |
STR | ACC | MAG | MND | CNC | P.DEF | M.DEF | P.EVA | M.EVA | MOV | LCK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | 74 | 46 | 13 | 46 | 26 | 34 | 74 | 52 | 120 | 40 |
Abilities
Unique Ability: Utsusemi
Default Abilities (default): Stealth, Dual Wield, Equip Ninjato, Equip Katana, Equip Knuckles
Default Abilities (Master): Equip Daggers
Proficiency: Katana Skills
Equipment
Weapons (default): Katana, Ninjato, Knuckles
Weapons (Master): Dagger
Pictlogica

Memoria Type: Normal, Number: 017, 018
Equip: Katana, Rarities: ♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
Stats (grade I): HP 23-52, STR 13-29, DEF 0, SPD 25-36, INT 5, LCK 10-14
Stats (grade II): HP 41-102, STR 19-41, DEF 0, SPD 29-53, INT 4-5, LCK 11-19
Stats (grade III): HP 81-174, STR 33-64, DEF 0, SPD 43-80, INT 4-6, LCK 16-29
Affinities: Physical x1.0, White magic x0.7, Black magic x0.7, Summoning x1.0, Against Flying x1.0
Fusion Items: Green Drop, Ninja Knowledge
Job Change: -
Pictlogica Prize: 200 gil (male), 30 Blue Element (female)
Obtain: Explore Yourself, Let Moogles Explore, Job Change a Thief
In Record Keeper
Stats
Job: Ninja
Obtain: clear Past Chaos Shrine 2
Obtain Memory Crystal: clear Mt Gagazet 2 (Force)
Obtain Memory Crystal II: -

Stat | Level 1 | Level 50 | Level 65 | Level 80 |
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HP | 118 | 2,509 | 3,241 | |
ATK | 8 | 82 | 105 | |
DEF | 6 | 58 | 74 | |
MAG | 6 | 62 | 79 | |
MDEF | 6 | 62 | 79 | |
MND | 6 | 62 | 79 | |
ACC | 20 | 22 | 23 | |
EVA | 20 | 22 | 23 | |
SPD | 97 | 135 | 144 |
Abilities
Abilities
Combat (Rarity 3)
Celerity (Rarity 4)
Ninja (Rarity 4)
Limit Break
Level 1 - Mirage
Native Record Materia
Limit Break - Throwing Expert
Level 2 - Hidden
Equipment
Weapons
Swords, Katanas, Throwing
Armor
Hats, Helmets
Light Armor, Robes, Armlets
Accessory
Can equip
FF-TCG
Ninjas have quite a few appearances in the FF-TCG series, under the Wind, Lightning, Fire and Earth elements.
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1-065C Ninja | 1-066C Ninja | 2-011C Ninja | 2-075C Ninja |
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2-076C Ninja | 3-092C Ninja | 4-065C Ninja | 5-114C Ninja |
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8-009C Ninja | 8-039C Ninja | 10-052C Ninja |
Category: Jobs