Bushido is the main skill of the Samurai, and embodies the very essence of honorable combat. With it, and the Book of Bushido, the Samurai can perform a variety of special abilities that are defensive in nature, but can be used to quickly and honorably defeat the toughest of opponents.

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Honorable Execution Mana Cost: 0 Minimum Skill Needed: 25
This special ability attempts to end an enemy's life with a single attack. If the attack does not kill the Samurai's enemy, her defenses are greatly weakened: Resistances suffer and Resist Spells suffer. The Samurai cannot attempt any special move while weakened, although a successful parry instantly ends the weakness. If successful, the Honorable Execution infuses the Samurai with strength, healing them and boosting their swing speed for a short duration.
Confidence Mana Cost: 10 Minimum Skill Needed: 25
The Samurai is emboldened as he or she blocks an opponent's strikes, gaining hit points and stamina each time, while the Samurai's hit point regeneration rate is greatly increased for short amount of time. The Confidence defensive stance lasts for a duration of several seconds.
Evasion Mana Cost: 10 Minimum Skill Needed: 60
For a short duration after activating this ability, the Samurai can attempt to parry any attack (including attacks like dragon breath and lightning bolts). The chance to parry is increased by 50% of the Samurai's normal chance to parry an attack. The Evasion defensive stance lasts for a duration of a few seconds.
Counter Attack Mana Cost: 5 Minimum Skill Needed: 40
The Samurai is able to return damage used against them with the next successful block. Damage returned is based on the Samurai's weapon damage, as well as their skill in Parrying and Bushido. The Counter Attack defensive stance lasts for a duration of several seconds. Only one of the three special parrying moves may be used at a time. Using a new ability while one is already active will immediately cancel the old ability.
Lightning Strike Mana Cost: 5 Minimum Skill Needed: 50
The Samurai attacks with great speed and ferocity, granting a significant bonus to hit. Highly skilled Samurai have a small chance to land a critical strike when using Lightning Strike.
Momentum Strike Mana Cost: 10 Minimum Skill Needed: 70
Samurai automatically attacks another opponent with an impressive damage bonus (equal to Bushdio skill) if the attack against their primary opponent succeeds. Bonus should be even greater if the attack kills the primary enemy.
Weapon Parry Samurai are more adept at parrying with a weapon than a shield – especially the two-handed variety. This happens automatically as their Bushido skill increases along with Parry.
Whirlwind Whirlwind attacks gain a damage bonus from the Bushido skill, increasing as it affects more enemies. The damage bonus is applied to all enemies that are hit by the Whirlwind attack, including the primary target.