Tenka Goken

Tenka Goken

Acquired

 SAM (actions)

Level

40

Type

Weaponskill

Casting

1.3s

Recast

2.5s (GCD)

Range

0y

Radius

8y

AoE Type

Point Blank Circle

Targeting

Point Blank AoE

Patch

4.0

Delivers an attack with a potency of 300 to all nearby enemies.
Additional Effect: Grants Tsubame-gaeshi Ready
Duration: 30s
Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Meditation, up to a maximum of 3
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

— In-game description

Tenka Goken is an action unlocked at level 40. It is available for Samurai.

Related traits

• Enhanced Iaijutsu (Lv. 74) - Reduces Iaijutsu cast time to 1.3 seconds.
  Also grants Tsubame-gaeshi Ready after executing iaijutsu excluding Higanbana
  

Related actions

• Iaijutsu
• Kaeshi: Goken
• Shoha
• Tendo Goken
• Tendo Kaeshi Goken

Notes

• This weaponskill consumes all Sen, and requires 2 Sen in order to be used.

Lore

A form of Iaijutsu wherein the samurai fashions his katana’s accumulated aether into phantom blades, and strikes as if wielding the five swords of legend—the Tenka Goken.

— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume II, p. 185

History

• Patch 6.4 (2023-05-23): Effect radius has been increased from 5 to 8 yalms.
• Patch 6.2 (2022-08-23): Potency has been increased from 280 to 300.
• Patch 6.1 (2022-04-12): Area of effect has been changed from a cone before you to all nearby enemies.
• Patch 6.0 (2021-12-07): Potency has been changed from 360 to 280.
• Patch 5.1 (2019-10-29): The additional effect "Grants a stack of Meditation, up to a maximum of 3" has been added.
• Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02):
  • Potency is no longer reduced after the first enemy.
  • Cast time has been reduced from 1.8 to 1.3 seconds upon learning the Enhanced Iaijutsu trait.
• Patch 4.0 (2017-06-20): Added.

Trivia

• The Tenka Goken (天下五剣) are a group of swords forged by famous swordsmiths, made famous during the Muromachi Period of Ancient Japan. The name translates to "Five [Greatest] Swords under Heaven".