I get that Samurai’s supposed to be a bit squishier than other heavy armor classes because he has slightly longer range but it’s only by 1.245 tiles. He can’t even dodge as fast as Ninja to compensate nor is he as defensively capable as other heavy classes. He also has the lowest DPS compared to all Katana/Sword classes.
So… what if the Wakizashi granted Armored for 20 mp/sec? Samurai seems like he’s supposed to be Ninja’s defensive counterpart, but he’s not super tanky. Something like the star’s mana drain but on samurai could be cool. It would require skill to use to its full potential especially with how much it costs. Also, he’ll have a role to fill instead of just being in a weird middle ground.