Samurai Hotbar Layouts and Guides
This page lists all player-created Hotbar (HB) and Cross Hotbar (XHB) layouts and keybinding setup guides for the Samurai job in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail.
SAMSamurai
Far across the rolling waves, towards the rising sun, there lies the island nation of Hingashi.
In the distant past, the realm’s great lords vied for supremacy over its sea-girt confines in a long and bloody conflict. And taking to battle in their lieges’ names were noble swordsmen whose art was forged in the crucible of war: the samurai.
Eventually, the nation was unified under one banner, and these warriors came to wield their katana not upon fields as part of an army, but upon streets as protectors of the peace.
But as a neglected blade grows dull with rust, so too do men forget their purpose. Amidst waning memories of the old ways, a determined few hold fast to their convictions, hands by katana grips, awaiting the moment for steel to sing.
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PVEFFXIV - SAM 7.0 (v1)
My current SAM hotbar layout as of 7.05
HOTBAR LAYOUT/DESIGN LOGIC:
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Da'Momo's Samurai
I created my chotbars to be comfortable, practical, and aesthetic.(to me anyway) Nearly all same/similar skills are in the same position across all jobs/roles while allowing for as little finger gymnastics as possible.
My XHB is split between chotbars 2(left) and 7(right)
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Noko Steamdeck Samurai
How I set up my crossbars as a Samurai on steamdeck (Currently level ~70)
I try to play every classes/jobs, thus I tend to reuse same slots for same "functionality" across jobs.
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7.0 XHB\WXHB Crossbars
Main XHB is split up with Directional buttons on LT and Face buttons on RT. WXHB has all the important buttons that you will press on the RT this includes you pot, with healing skills/healing potions on the LT. the Expanded XHB has same skills on both configs and has your AOE skills and de-buff skills plus Limit break.
This setup has a smooth layout that make pressing all your buttons with little stress and with great flow. For 7.0 you can see Zanshin replaces Ikishoten after using it so you don't have to change the layout to accommodate the new skill. And since Shoha and Shoha II are one button it also frees up a place to add either a role action skill or something else.
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Samurai Dawntrail controller setup
Work In Progress SAM controller setup
things to note: I am a casual player and have set this as a draft setup, subject to change on testing, please use as a template. Main XHB is 1, WXHB is 2 and expanded XHB is 3. for simplicity will now be abbreviated to HB1, HB2 and HB3. HB3 is shared on all classes for me, on DPS second wind is always on the same spot RT+ LT + Y along with mount, teleport etc (not shown).
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SAM 7.0
I show Cross Hotbar 3 (Left) with both of the expanded trigger controls, so you can easily add in another 8 actions if you prefer, I use XHB 8 as a shared bar between all classes for traversal and general actions outside of combat. Role actions are consistent among my layouts, and so are general actions. The macro icon is a placeholder for a Tincture/Gemdraught.
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Samurai Sensibility
a xHB layout that seemed more efficient after reading a few guides and gaining better ability context
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Radulf Rushe SAM 100
Waiting for the new action images to get added in to fully get this good
Make sure to change Double tap L2 to "Cross Hotbar 4 - Left" and Double tap R2 to "Cross Hotbar 4 - Right"
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HBPVESAM Dawntrail
Shoha II is gone (finally) which allows all skills to fit on 2 and 2/3 hotbars
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SAM 7.0
Current WIP for updated hotbars in 7.0, focusing on minimising swapping hotbars in combat and keeping visual clarity on relevant buff cooldowns and maximising consistency across all jobs. Bar 1 is for single target, and Bar 2 for AoE.
The Glamour Plate button is being used in place of the newly added skill as needed, and the dye represents potion. Sprint and LB are macroed to L3/R3 respectively.
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PvE Samurai WXHB Controller Setup
Standard Samurai Controller/WXHB setup
XHB 1 - Single Target Main Actions
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SAM All around use
Left half of bar 3 is normally not in use.
Menu > Character Configuration > Hotbar Settings > Custom > Enable expanded controls with L2+R2
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Samurai
Bar 1: single target Bar 2: AoE Bar 3: Gekko/Kasha, role abilities, and miscellaneous Right side is Sen combos, arranged by their position on the Sen gauge, while the left side focuses on Kenki and longer CD abilities
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Rainbows SAM XHB
I'm a small streamer that loves FFXIV and many other things. The XHBs I publish are solely how I personally like to organize my Hotbars when on the controller! Feel free to use them if you too like them! Some are thrown together and some are planned out.
