Dancer

Dancer
Job Base(s):				Archer
Job Type:				2-2
Job Level:				50
Changes At:				Comodo
Number of Skills:				18
Total Skill Points:				91
Total Quest Skills:				1
Job Bonuses
STR	AGI	VIT	INT	DEX	LUK
+2	+7	+3	+5	+5	+8

Overview

Rhythm and balance are qualities cultivated by all Archers, however, only the truly talented are allowed to learn the secret steps of the Dancers. These scantily clad seductresses gain the power to influence the minds of allies and enemies alike.

It is said that time slows down when a Dancer starts to move her hips to the sound of some mysterious tune; that those watching may lose control of their bodies and find their magic reserves either greatly improved or gone altogether. Where their male counterparts, the Bards, are more bent on support, Dancers specialize at disruptive maneuvers, which make them an invaluable asset in the War of Emperium.

Supporting with a Bard or Dancer requires a different approach than other classes. Music-based buffs are mostly percentual values, as opposed to the absolute values of Priest buffs, and require careful strategy and positioning, but playing as an Archer should already provide some experience in this respect. Despite their supportive role, one should not forget that Dancers are also capable of dealing good quantities of damage, one of their main advantages over Huntresses is their immense SP pool which allows them to continually use Double Strafe instead of normal attacks, ensuring decent damage output.

To understand how to build a Bard or Dancer, knowledge of all their skills is needed. Dancer and Bard skills are, in comparison to other classes, very stat dependent. In general, there are 2 types of skills for both a Dancer and a Bard; skills which can be sung or danced without a partner of the opposite gender and those where the player needs another Bard or Dancer respectively.

As a Dancer, only whips, daggers and bows are available for weapons, whereas Bards can use instruments instead of whips.

• When armed with a Whip:
  • Bow skills (Double Strafe, Arrow Shower, Arrow Repel) cannot be used
  • Performance Skills, as well as Amp and Encore are available
  • Whip skills (Slinging Arrow, Arrow Vulcan) can be used
  • Whip damage depends on the Dancer's dex, NOT str. Just like it does for bows

Jobchange Guide

Dancer Job Change Guide
Requirements
Base Level:	None
Job Level:	40
Job Class:	Archer
Rewards
Item(s)	Whip or Rope
Quest Reward(s)	Jobchange to Dancer

1. Head to Comodo. Near the Kafra employee, there will be a male NPC named Bor Robin (comodo 193, 151) who will grant entrance into the Dancer Quest area.

2. Upon heading inside, talk to Aile (job_duncer 43, 93) to the left side of the stage. She will ask the player to bring one of the following set of items:

Set	Items
Set 1	1 Sandals, 10 Black Hair, 20 Jellopy, 5 Yellow Potion, 2 Clam Shell, 10,000 zeny
Set 2	1 Shoes, 20 Sticky Mucus, 3 Jellopy, 5 Red Potion, 10,000 zeny
Set 3	1 Boots, 5 Earthworm Peeling, 10,000 zeny

Note: The NPC will NOT actually take these items.

3. Once finished signing up, it's time to head to the right side of the stage and talk to Bijou (job_duncer 95, 93) to take the quiz.

4. The quiz involves a simple Q & A session. Getting 80% correct is required to pass this part of the exam. For reference, the following are the questions that are asked for this section of the exam. (The wording however, may differ)

Question Set A	Answer Set A
What is the effect of the skill Dance Lesson?	Increases the effect of dancing skills. -or- Increase damage of Whip weapons.
What dance uses shoes that are designed to make sound as the dancer rolls their feet and taps the ground to create a rhythm?	Tap Dance
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Dancer?	Uses Two-handed Swords
Which town has the most Dancers?	Comodo
Of the following, who dances most beautifully?	Bijou
What is the Dancer better at than the other job classes?	Dancing
Who is the manager of the Comodo Casino?	Moo
What item cannot be equipped by a Dancer?	Two-handed Sword
Do you think you can say this quiz is frustrating and annoying?	any answer
Which of the following is not a Jazz musician?	Elder Willow
Question Set B	Answer Set B
What is the effect of 'Classical Pluck/Loki's Veil'?	Makes skills and magic unusable
After you have finished using an Ensemble skill with a partner what should you never do?	You tell the partner they did an insufficient job
Which is not an appropriate response when someone makes a mistake while you are dancing together?	Point out the mistake
In which town can you change jobs to a Dancer?	Comodo
How many dungeons are directly connected to Comodo?	3
Which of the following is not a Cute Pet monster?	Argiope
Who is the most graceful dancer?	Bijou
What is the exact name of the Kafra in Comodo?	Western Branch
What is my name?	Bijou
What is the effect of Lullaby?	Casts the Sleep effect on the area

5. After passing the quiz, Bijou will send the player to Dance on the stage. At this point one should make sure to equip a Bow and some arrows and then head behind the stage to meet another NPC with a "Waiting Room" chat window above her head. Entering the chatroom will put the player on queue for the trial.

6. The exam is a simple test of movement and quick responses. Hotkeying Arrow Shower or Double Strafe and Improve Concentration is suggested.

• Note: there's a poring at the end that has to be killed with a bow. Using Improve Concentration is optional, even though the NPC will ask for it.

The Dancing pattern is as follows.

1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Center
6. Hold (just remain on the center tile)
7. Improve Concentration
8. Left
9. Down (Skip this step and go right directly)
10. Right
11. Hold (just remain on the right tile)
12. Left, Center, Right, Up
13. Right
14. Left, Center, Down, Up
15. Left, Center, Down, Up
16. Down
17. Left
18. Center
19. Arrow Shower or Double Strafe

For those future dancers who are having problems with this part of the test: An effective way to pass this exam is to only perform the first and last steps for sequences with more than two steps, rather than hitting all the tiles. For example: instead of doing "Left Center Right Up" one simply goes from Left to Up.

7. Return to the NPC who gave the quiz for the job change to Dancer. She will reward you with either a Whip for Job 50, or a Rope for any job level lower than 50.

Class Data

Payon Stories Balance Changes

See Class Rebalance (Dancer) for detailed information.

• Musical Lesson: Skill now increases ATK of instruments from +3 per skill level to +5 per skill level. Now also reduces weapon delay of instruments by 1% per skill level.
• Musical Strike: Now does [175 + (25 × SkillLV)]% ATK with an instrument weapon instead of [125 + (25 × SkillLV)]% ATK with an instrument weapon. In addition, the skill gets an extra +100% ATK if used while performing.

Skills

See Archer Skills for first class skills.

Solo Skills

Skill	Description	Levels	Type	Balance Changes
Adaptation to Circumstances	Cancels active Performance Skill the caster is performing.	1	Active	No
Ugly Dance	Drains SP from enemies in the area of effect. Drains 5+5*SkillLV SP every 3 seconds (11 times total). Also occurs where two Dances overlap.	5	Active	No
Humming	Improves HIT of party members within the area of effect.	10	Active	No
Please Don't Forget Me	Decrease attack and movement speed of all enemies within the area of effect.	10	Active	No
Fortune's Kiss	Improves CRIT rate and critical damage of party members within the area of effect.	5	Active	No
Encore	Recast the last Performance Skill that was cast at half of the SP cost.	1	Active	No
Service for You	Increase max SP and reducing the SP cost of party members within the area of effect.	10	Active	No
Dancing Lessons	Increases damage with Instruments, Movement Speed while singing and the effect of certain Performance Skills. The skill also increases weapon delay of instruments.	10	Passive	Yes
Throw Arrow	Use an instrument-class weapon to do ranged damage to a single target.	5	Offensive	Yes
Scream	Inflicts Stun effect on monsters and party members within caster's view by chance.	5	Active	No

Ensemble Skills

Ensemble skills can only be performed when a Bard and Dancer are in the same party and standing beside each other. When an Ensemble skill is performed by a Bard and Dancer, the lower level of the said Ensemble skill is performed. (i.e. when a Bard that has learned Mr. Kim A Rich Man Lv.5 performs the skill with a Dancer that has only learned Mr. Kim A Rich Man Lv.3, the Bard and Dancer will perform Mr. Kim A Rich Man Lv.3)

Skill	Description	Levels	Type	Balance Changes
A Drum on the Battlefield	Party members within this skill's 9x9 area will have increased ATK and DEF for the skill's duration.	5	Active	No
Eternal Chaos	Reduces all DEF derived from the VIT stat to 0 for all enemies within the 9x9 area of effect.	1	Active	No
Into the Abyss	Cast a 9x9 cell area around the casters that nullifies item costs for most skills.	1	Active	No
Invulnerable Siegfried	Increases resistance against all Elements and Status Effects of party members within the 9x9 area of influence.	5	Active	No
Loki's Veil	Casts a 9x9 area around the caster where all skills are disabled.	1	Active	No
Lullaby	Sing a dreamy song to put enemies in a 9x9 area to sleep.	1	Active	No
Mr. Kim A Rich Man	Increases the EXP earned from monsters killed in the affected 9x9 area.	5	Active	No
The Ring of Nibelungen	Provides a bonus of armor piercing damage (ignores DEF) to all players within the 9x9 area of effect, as long as they're wielding level 4 weapons.	5	Supportive	No

Quest Skills

Skill	Description	Levels	Type	Job Level Requirement	Quest	Balance Changes
Wink of Charm	Wink at a specific target, charming them for 10 seconds.	1	Active	40	Charming Wink Quest	No

Job Bonuses

Stat	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8
STR	3	28
AGI	2	10	11	24	30	35	48
VIT	17	33	43
INT	5	13	21	40	47
DEX	6	9	16	20	41
LUK	1	7	15	19	32	38	46	50

Base ASPD

Equip Attack Speed From Archer Bare Handed 160 0 Dagger 145 (-15) +5 Bow 135 (-25) +5 Instrument 142.5 (-17.5) N/A

ASPD Potions Usable Concentration Potion ✔ Awakening Potion ✘ Berserk Potion ✘