Players can choose from any of the classes available in Killing Floor 3 to find the one that most closely matches their ideal play style. While guns can be purchased and used by any character, there are still a lot of things that can make a class unique and greatly determine how you play the game.
The Ninja is a melee-focused class that gets a lot of bonuses for fighting up close and landing parries. Here are the best upgrades you need to get for the Ninja, the best weapons to use, and some general tips for those wanting to play that class to its best.
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When it comes to Zed-killing, knowing the best weapons available in Killing Floor 3 can make the difference between success and defeat.
Best Skills for Ninja in Killing Floor 3
You'll start getting points that can be used to purchase specific skills every time you level up the character. As you further level up, you'll get access to more skills, eventually having more than you can purchase with your currently earned points. Here are the best skills you'll want to keep an eye out for and purchase right away.
|
Skill Name |
Level Unlocked |
Effects |
|---|---|---|
|
Kenko |
Level 2 |
Increases max health and earns health regeneration over time with a perfect parry. |
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Kaishakunin |
Level 8 |
Increases damage when hitting an enemy in the head. |
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Unyielding |
Level 26 |
Killing enemies with melee restores health and temporarily boosts melee damage. |
|
Iron Castle |
Level 24 |
Perfect parries grant three gadget energy. |
|
Shinobi Shozoku |
Level 6 |
Grappling an enemy repairs five armor integrity. |
|
Capacity Increase |
Level 10 & Level 22 |
Increase your grenade carry capacity. |
|
Devil's Circuit |
Level 28 |
Caltrops deal more damage. |
|
Blood Hunt |
Level 18 |
Killing enemies with pass-through damage restores health. |
Best Ninja Weapons in Killing Floor 3
As you may suspect, having a melee weapon is a must for the Ninja. The best sword is the Lightweight Katana, which is the most expensive, but is more than worth saving up for. This class's best selling point is that you won't need to purchase ammo for the first few rounds if you focus on fighting smart with your starting sword, letting you save up to jump to the best sword in only two rounds or so.
You'll then want to save up for one of the bows, ideally the final option, Minimal + Large. This class will struggle just a bit against stronger enemies, and this bow offers a great damage output and rate of fire, usually to be saved exclusively for these bigger and harder to kill enemies.
Killing Floor 3: 8 Tips For Beginners
For both beginners to Killing Floor 3 and veterans of the series, the new game has some quirks that are tricky to overcome without these helpful tips.
Tips for Playing Ninja in Killing Floor 3
This class's basics are fighting in melee and landing a lot of parries. Parrying is as simple as blocking right before a hit makes contact, and a lot of upgrades in this skill tree will give additional buffs every time you land a parry. Your Caltrops should be saved for stronger enemies you can't cut in a single swing, as most enemies will be cut through like butter with minimal effort.
You'll want to buy armor upgrades or fixes as soon as possible and make sure you always have enough syringes, as this class will probably end up taking the most damage. While it may seem easy to just keep swinging repeatedly, work in as many parries as you can to take advantage of the additional buffs and make your following melee attacks even stronger.
- Released
- July 24, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Strong Language
- Developer(s)
- Tripwire Interactive
- Publisher(s)
- Tripwire Interactive
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
