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Ninja ranks and missions explained

Your ninja's rank is the plate on his headband, and it grows one mission at a time. Here is how missions work, what every rank pays, and what each one opens.

Missions

You always have three missions, shown on the start screen: things like "Block 5 arrows", "Run 300 m" or "Reach a x5 combo". A mission has to be done within one run: blocking three arrows today and two tomorrow doesn't add up. Finish one and you get:

• a star, and
• coins: 40, 90 or 180, depending on how hard the mission is.

A new mission takes its place straight away. Missions get harder as your rank rises, and the harder ones pay more. A few only appear once you own the ink they need, like bouncing on rubber ink or smashing rocks with steel.

Stars and ranks

Every three stars is a new rank. There are ten, and Legend takes 27 stars:

That's 4,500 coins in rank rewards on the way to Legend, on top of what the missions themselves pay.

What ranks open

• Chunin: the Shuriken Rain ultimate can be bought in the Shop.
• Senior Chunin: the Whirlwind.
• Shadow Guard: the Shadow Clone.
• Legend: the Legend badge, 500 coins and the Golden crest helmet.

Getting stars faster

• Read your missions before you start. Knowing you need "Somersault 4 times" changes how you draw: a ramp you'd normally skip becomes worth it.
• Chase one mission per run. Trying for all three at once usually means none.
• Use the cheap upgrades. Longer and lasting ink make blocking and bridging missions much easier. See the coin plan.
• Distance missions reward calm runs. Relaxed pace in Settings counts for missions too.

Your rank, the stars to the next one and all your records are on the Stats screen, from the start screen.