Dancer

Job Overview

Dancers (DNC) are front-line healers that can both benefit the party and enfeeble monsters. Not only are they competent fighters, but the TP they accumulate is used to fuel their various abilities. They execute Waltzes and Sambas to heal and create beneficial effects, and perform Steps to inflict negative effects upon the enemy. A touch of customization is added with Flourish, which allows a step to be completed with a variety of bonuses to aid the Dancer's party. Obtained by completing the Lakeside Minuet quest. Table of Contents: Abilities • Traits • Merits • Dances, Steps, & Flourishes Combat Skills • Artifact Equipment • Dancer Guides

Job Abilities Level  Name 01  Trance 05  Sambas 15  Waltzes 20  Steps 20  Flourishes 25  Jigs 40  Flourishes II 80  Flourishes III 75 (Merit)  Saber Dance 75 (Merit)  Fan Dance 75 (Merit)  No Foot Rise 77  Presto See Dancer Abilities for an expanded list of all Dancer job abilities. See below for details on Sambas, Waltzes, Steps, Jigs, and Flourishes.

Job Traits Level  Name 15  Evasion Bonus 20  Dual Wield 20  Resist Slow 25  Subtle Blow 30  Accuracy Bonus 45  Evasion Bonus II 45  Skillchain Bonus 45  Subtle Blow II 60  Accuracy Bonus II 65  Subtle Blow III 75  Evasion Bonus III 75 (Merit)  Closed Position 77  Conserve TP 77  Tactical Parry 80  Critical Attack Bonus

Group 1 Merits Level  Name Merit  Steps Accuracy Merit  Haste Samba Effect Merit  Reverse Flourish Effect Merit  Building Flourish Effect

Art of the Dance

Dancer job abilities are divided into five categories: Sambas, Waltzes, Jigs, Steps, and Flourishes. Each of the dances within these categories is acquired at a different level, and requires a certain amount of TP to use (with the exception Flourishes and Jigs). Each category has its own recast time, and using a dance will prevent the use of other dances within the same category until the recast time has expired. In addition, the effect of a Samba dance will be overwritten by other dances within the Samba category, regardless of the remaining duration.

• Sambas act as an Additional Effect on melee attacks. The Dancer inflicts the mob with a "Daze" for a short duration with each melee strike; this daze allows other party members striking the mob to drain additional effects from the mob (this effect does not stack with other Additional Effects).
• Waltzes cure HP or remove ailments from party members. Unlike magic spells, they are not interrupted by movement or mob hits (but can be Stunned).
• Jigs require no TP to use, and are typically not used for combat-related purposes.
• Steps are used to enfeeble an enemy, while at the same time generating the Finishing Moves required to perform Flourishes. The enfeebling effects produced by Steps can be stacked up to five times. The more times an effect is stacked, the more powerful it becomes.
• Flourishes are used to produce various powerful effects by consuming the finishing moves generated by Steps. Each type of Flourish requires a certain number of finishing moves to perform.
  • Flourishes are divided into two categories: Flourishes I and Flourishes II. Each category has its own recast time.

	Sambas  Level  Name 05  Drain Samba 25  Aspir Samba 35  Drain Samba II 45  Haste Samba 60  Aspir Samba II 65  Drain Samba III	Waltzes  Level  Name 15  Curing Waltz 25  Divine Waltz 30  Curing Waltz II 35  Healing Waltz 50  Curing Waltz III 70  Curing Waltz IV 78  Divine Waltz II	Steps Level  Name 20  Quickstep 30  Box Step 40  Stutter Step
	Jigs Level  Name 25  Spectral Jig 55  Chocobo Jig	Flourishes Level  Name 20  Animated Flourish 30  Desperate Flourish 45  Violent Flourish	Flourishes II Level  Name 40  Reverse Flourish 50  Building Flourish 60  Wild Flourish 80  Climactic Flourish

Combat Skill Ratings

Skill	Skill Ranking	Cap at Level 1	Cap at Level 40	Cap at Level 80
Dagger	B+	5	118
Hand-to-Hand	D	4	109
Sword	D	4	109
Throwing	C+	5	114
Evasion	B+	5	118
Parry	B	5	118

See Dancer Skill Caps for a by-level breakdown of Weapon Skill limits.

Artifact Equipment

To see a side by side comparison of Artifact/Relic sets visit Dancer Artifact/Relic Sets Comparison.

Artifact Set Level Artifact 40  War Hoop 52  Dancer's Bangles 54  Dancer's Tiara 56  Dancer's Toe Shoes 58  Dancer's Tights 60  Dancer's Casaque

Artifact Set +1 Level Artifact 74   Dancer's Bangles +1 74   Dancer's Tiara +1 74   Dancer's Toe Shoes +1 74   Dancer's Tights +1 74   Dancer's Casaque +1

Relic Set Level Relic 70   Etoile Cape 71   Etoile Bangles 72   Etoile Tiara 73   Etoile Toe Shoes 74   Etoile Tights 75   Etoile Casaque

Relic Set +1 Level Relic 75   Etoile Bangles +1 75   Etoile Tiara +1 75   Etoile Toe Shoes +1 75   Etoile Tights +1 75   Etoile Casaque +1

Relic/Mythic/Empyrean Weapons Level Weapon 75  Terpsichore (Mythic) 80  Twashtar (Empyrean)

Dancer Equipment Lists

Weapons: Daggers Swords Hand-to-Hand Throwing
Armor: Head Body Hands Legs Feet

Dancer Guides

Job Specific Equipment/Dancer How-to Guide: Dancer Dancer: Guide to Weapons and Armor Dancer Equipment Guide Chart The Street Performer: Dancer Equipment Guide for the Stingy of Wallet

Dancer: Guide by Ghostlyhero Dancer Guide by Carnivor (UPD: 09.28.2009) Dancer Solo Location Guide Dancer Guide by Wasa Shattering Stars/Dancer ( a guide to DNC's limit break 5, "A Furious Finale") Dancer Solo Guide 55+ by Squidgy

See also

• Dancers, Maidens of the Battlefield