Dancer (Final Fantasy XIV)

The Dancer is a job in Final Fantasy XIV, introduced in the Shadowbringers expansion. It has no base class, starting at Level 60 and can be unlocked by completing the quest "Shall We Dance", offered by an Eager Lominsan in Limsa Lominsa's Lower Decks (X: 9.8, Y: 12.0).

Profile[]

From the Near Eastern nation of Thavnair comes a troupe of bewitchingly graceful performers. Though certainly elegant and beautiful, their movements also speak of martial discipline─of a pulsing, persistent energy whose rhythm can inspire souls and soothe troubled hearts. Inured to the hardships of the road, these dancers have learned to land throwing weapons with the same exacting precision as their footfalls, removing any who would obstruct the endless beat of the dance.
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Dancers are a ranged DPS class, wielded bladed chakrams that they toss at their opponents. A Dancer's power shines in their use of their various dances, greatly enhancing their speed and power when performed correctly in sequential order. Starting at Level 60, Dancers can use Closed Position to share their various buffs with another party member that they can choose as their "Dance Partner"

Story[]

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Equipment[]

An auri dancer with the Krishna and Dancer's artifact armor.

Dancers wield chakrams and other throwing weapons. Their armor is primarily made up of "Aiming" gear, light armor with average defenses that they share with other ranged physical DPS classes.

The primary attribute for dancers is dexterity, which boosts their attack power, and should always be prioritized over other attributes. As a DPS discipline, they draw the most benefit from the critical hit, direct hit, skill speed, and determination secondary attributes, which all improve their damage dealing capabilities in some way.

Lists of dancer equipment
Dancer's Arms
Head Body Hands Waist Legs Feet	Earrings Necklaces Bracelets Rings Soul Crystal

Job Gauge[]

At Level 15, Dancers have access to the Dance ability. When in use, two icons will appear and flash in the order from left to right in which the user must input a sequential command of dance steps to successfully execute a Double Standard Finish. Using Technical Step learned at Level 70 expands this to four.

The Step Gauge when under the effects of Technical Step

At Level 30, upon learning Fan Dance, the gauge expands to include a fan for the Fourfold Fantasy trait. The Reverse Cascade and Bladeshower weaponskills have a 50% chance of filling the gauge and grant a Fourfold Feather for use in Fan Dance abilities. At Level 76, the gauge expands upon gaining the trait Esprit, adding a gauge over the Fan gauge. When party members land weaponskills and spells after executing Standard or Double Standard Finish, the gauge will fill up, allowing use of the Saber Dance ability.

Esprit Gauge below the Fourfold Feathers

Abilities[]

Ability	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Radius
Cascade	1	Weaponskill	Instant ()	2.5s	-	25y
Cascade	Delivers an attack with a potency of 250. Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting Flourishing Cascade Duration: 20s ※Action changes to Emboite while dancing.
Fountain	2	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	25y	—
Fountain	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Cascade Combo Potency: 300 Combo Bonus: 50% chance of granting Flourishing Fountain Duration: 20s ※Action changes to Entrechat while dancing.
Windmill	15	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	—	5y circle
Windmill	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting Flourishing Windmill Duration: 20s
Standard Step	15	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
Standard Step	Begin dancing, granting yourself Standard Step. Duration: 15s Action changes to Standard Finish while dancing. Only Standard Finish, En Avant, step actions, and role actions can be performed while dancing. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions.
Standard Finish	15	Ability	Instant	1.5s	—	—	15y circle
Standard Finish	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies. Potency varies with number of successful steps, dealing full potency for the first enemy, and 75% less for all remaining enemies. 0 steps: 500 1 step: 750 2 steps: 1,000 Step Bonus: Grants Standard Finish and Esprit to self and party member designated as your Dance Partner Damage bonus of Standard Finish varies with number of successful steps. 1 step: 2% 2 steps: 5% Duration: 60s Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Reverse Cascade	20	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	25y	—
Reverse Cascade	Delivers an attack with a potency of 300. Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting a Fourfold Feather Can only be executed while under the effect of Flourishing Cascade. ※Action changes to Jete while dancing.
Bladeshower	25	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	—	5y circle
Bladeshower	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Windmill Combo Potency: 200 Combo Bonus: 50% chance of granting Flourishing Shower Duration: 20s
Fan Dance	30	Ability	Instant	1s	—	25y	—
Fan Dance	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150. Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting Flourishing Fan Dance Duration: 20s Can only be executed while in possession of Fourfold Feathers.
Rising Windmill	35	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	—	5y circle
Rising Windmill	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies with a potency of 300 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting a Fourfold Feather Can only be executed while under the effect of Flourishing Windmill.
Fountainfall	40	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	25y	—
Fountainfall	Delivers an attack with a potency of 350. Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting a Fourfold Feather Can only be executed while under the effect of Flourishing Fountain. ※Action changes to Pirouette while dancing.
Bloodshower	45	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	—	5y circle
Bloodshower	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies with a potency of 350 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting a Fourfold Feather Can only be executed while under the effect of Flourishing Shower.
Fan Dance II	50	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	5y circle
Fan Dance II	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting Flourishing Fan Dance Duration: 20s Can only be executed while in possession of Fourfold Feathers.
En Avant	50	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
En Avant	Quickly dash 10 yalms forward. Maximum Charges: 3 Cannot be executed while bound.
Curing Waltz	52	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	3y circle
Curing Waltz	Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 300 Additional Effect: Party member designated as your Dance Partner will also heal self and nearby party members
Shield Samba	56	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	20y circle
Shield Samba	Reduces damage taken by self and nearby party members by 10%. Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with bard's Troubadour or machinist's Tactician.
Closed Position	60	Ability	Instant	30s	—	30y	—
Closed Position	Grants you Closed Position and designates a party member as your Dance Partner, allowing you to share the effects of Standard Finish, Devilment, and Curing Waltz with said party member. Effect ends upon reuse.
Ending	60	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
Ending	Ends dance with your partner.
Devilment	62	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
Devilment	Increases critical hit rate and direct hit rate by 20%. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Party member designated as your Dance Partner will also receive the effect of Devilment
Fan Dance III	66	Ability	Instant	1s	—	25y	5y circle
Fan Dance III	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 200 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Flourishing Fan Dance.
Technical Step	70 (Complete the quest "Save the Last Dance for Me")	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
Technical Step	Begin dancing, granting yourself Technical Step. Duration: 15s Action changes to Technical Finish while dancing. Only Technical Finish, En Avant, step actions, and role actions can be performed while dancing. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions.
Technical Finish	70	Ability	Instant	1.5s	—	—	15y circle
Technical Finish	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies. Potency varies with number of successful steps, dealing full potency for the first enemy, and 75% less for all remaining enemies. 0 steps: 500 1 step: 750 2 steps: 1,000 3 steps: 1,250 4 steps: 1,500 Step Bonus: Grants Technical Finish and Esprit to self and party members Damage bonus of Technical Finish varies with number of successful steps. 1 step: 1% 2 steps: 2% 3 steps: 3% 4 steps: 5% Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Activates the Esprit Gauge Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Flourish	72	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
Flourish	Grants you the effects of Flourishing Cascade, Flourishing Fountain, Flourishing Windmill, Flourishing Shower, and Flourishing Fan Dance.
Saber Dance	76	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	25y	5y circle
Saber Dance	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Esprit Gauge Cost: 50
Improvisation	80	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	6y circle
Improvisation	Dance to the beat of your own drum, granting Improvisation to self. Improvisation Effect: Continuously increases Esprit Gauge while in combat Duration: 15s The speed at which the gauge increases varies with the number of nearby party members. Furthermore, HP recovery via healing actions for self and nearby party members is increased by 10%. Effect ends upon using another action or moving (including facing a different direction). Cancels auto-attack upon execution.

Step Actions[]

Step actions are all Abilities with an instant cast and 1 second recast.

Name	Level	Description
Emboite	15	Perform an emboite. When performed together with other step actions, in sequence, the potency of Standard Finish and Technical Finish is increased. Triggers the cooldown of other step and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Entrechat	15	Perform an entrechat. When performed together with other step actions, in sequence, the potency of Standard Finish and Technical Finish is increased. Triggers the cooldown of other step and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Jete	15	Perform an jete. When performed together with other step actions, in sequence, the potency of Standard Finish and Technical Finish is increased. Triggers the cooldown of other step and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Pirouette	15	Perform an pirouette. When performed together with other step actions, in sequence, the potency of Standard Finish and Technical Finish is increased. Triggers the cooldown of other step and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Role Actions[]

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Leg Graze	6	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	—
Leg Graze	Inflicts target with Heavy +40%. Duration: 10s
Second Wind	8	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
Second Wind	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500
Foot Graze	10	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	—
Foot Graze	Binds target. Duration: 10s Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Target unbound if damage taken.
Peloton	20	Ability	Instant	5s	—	—	20y radius
Peloton	Increases movement speed of self and nearby party members as long as they remain within distance. Duration: 30s Effect ends when enmity is generated. Cannot be used in battle.
Head Graze	24	Ability	Instant	30s	25y	—	—
Head Graze	Interrupts the use of a target's action.
Arm's Length	32	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
Arm's Length	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s

Traits[]

Name	Level	Description
Fourfold Fantasy	30	Grants a Fourfold Feather upon landing certain actions. Maximum Stacks: 4
Increased Action Damage	50	Increases base action damage by 10%.
Increased Action Damage II	60	Increases base action damage by 20%.
Enhanced En Avant	68	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of En Avant. Maximum Charges: 2
Esprit	76	Grants Esprit to self and nearby party members upon successfully executing Standard Finish or Technical Finish. The Esprit Gauge will accumulate when you or party members under the effect of Esprit land a weaponskill or cast a spell.
Enhanced En Avant II	78	Allows a third charge of En Avant.

PvP Actions[]

Ability	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Radius
Cascade	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	25y	—
Cascade	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000. Additional Effect: Increases Esprit Gauge by 10 ※Action changes to Reverse Cascade while under the effect of En Avant. ※Action changes to Emboite while dancing. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Fountain	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	25y	—
Fountain	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Cascade or Reverse Cascade Combo Potency: 1,200 Combo Bonus: Grants a Fourfold Feather Combo Bonus: Increases Esprit Gauge by 10 ※Action changes to Fountainfall while under the effect of En Avant ※Action changes to Emboite while dancing. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Windmill	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	—	5y circle
Windmill	Delivers an attack with a potency of 600 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Increases Esprit Gauge by 5 for each enemy hit ※Action changes to Rising Windmill while under the effect of En Avant. ※Action changes to Entrechat while dancing. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Bladeshower	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	—	5y circle
Bladeshower	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Windmill or Rising Windmill Combo Potency: 800 Combo Bonus: Grants a Fourfold Feather Combo Bonus: Increases Esprit Gauge by 5 for each enemy hit ※Action changes to Bloodshower while under the effect of En Avant. ※Action changes to Entrechat while dancing. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Saber Dance	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	25y	5y circle
Saber Dance	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,800 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Increases damage dealt by self and party member designated as your Dance Partner by 10% Duration: 30s Esprit Gauge Cost: 50
Fan Dance	Ability	Instant	1s	—	25y	—
Fan Dance	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000. Additional Effect: Grants Flourishing Fan Dance Duration: 15s Can only be executed while in possession of Fourfold Feathers. ※Action changes to Jete while dancing.
Fan Dance II	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	5y circle
Fan Dance II	Delivers an attack with a potency of 600 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Flourishing Fan Dance Duration: 15s Can only be executed while in possession of Fourfold Feathers. ※Action changes to Pirouette while dancing.
Fan Dance III	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	5y circle
Fan Dance III	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,200 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Reduces damage taken by self and party member designated as your Dance Partner by 10% Duration: 30s Maximum Charges: 2 Can only be executed while under the effect of Flourishing Fan Dance. Effect fades upon execution.
Standard Step	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
Standard Step	Begin dancing, granting yourself Standard Step. Duration: 10s Action changes to Standard Finish while dancing. Only Standard Finish, En Avant, step actions, and additional actions can be performed while dancing. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions.
Technical Step	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
Technical Step	Begin dancing, granting yourself Technical Step. Duration: 10s Action changes to Technical Finish while dancing. Only Technical Finish, En Avant, step actions, and additional actions can be performed while dancing. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions.
Curing Waltz	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	3y circle
Curing Waltz	Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 2,000 Additional Effect: Party member designated as your Dance Partner will also heal self and nearby party members
Closed Position	Ability	Instant	15s	—	30y	—
Closed Position	Grants you Closed Position and designates a party member as your Dance Partner, allowing you to share the effects of Standard Finish, Saber Dance, Fan Dance III, and Curing Waltz with said party member. Effect ends upon reuse.
En Avant	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
En Avant	Quickly dash 10 yalms forward. Additional Effect: Grants En Avant Duration: 5s Maximum Charges: 3 Effect fades upon execution of Reverse Cascade or Fountainfall.
Reverse Cascade	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	25y	—
Reverse Cascade	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,600. Additional Effect: Increases Esprit Gauge by 10 Can only be executed while under the effect of En Avant. Effect fades upon execution. ※Action changes to Emboite while dancing. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Fountainfall	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	25y	—
Fountainfall	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Cascade or Reverse Cascade Combo Potency: 1,800 Combo Bonus: Grants a Fourfold Feather Combo Bonus: Increases Esprit Gauge by 10 Can only be executed while under the effect of En Avant. Effect fades upon execution. ※Action changes to Emboite while dancing. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Rising Windmill	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	—	5y circle
Rising Windmill	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Increases Esprit Gauge by 5 for each enemy hit Can only be executed while under the effect of En Avant. Effect fades upon execution. ※Action changes to Entrechat while dancing. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Bloodshower	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	—	5y circle
Bloodshower	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Windmill or Rising Windmill Combo Potency: 1,200 Combo Bonus: Grants a Fourfold Feather Combo Bonus: Increases Esprit Gauge by 5 for each enemy hit Can only be executed while under the effect of En Avant. Effect fades upon execution. ※Action changes to Entrechat while dancing. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Emboite	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
Emboite	Perform an emboite. When performed together with other step actions, in sequence, the potency of Standard Finish and Technical Finish is increased. Triggers the cooldown of step and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Entrechat	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
Entrechat	Perform an entrechat. When performed together with other step actions, in sequence, the potency of Standard Finish and Technical Finish is increased. Triggers the cooldown of step and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Jete	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
Jete	Perform a jete. When performed together with other step actions, in sequence, the potency of Standard Finish and Technical Finish is increased. Triggers the cooldown of step and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Pirouette	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
Pirouette	Perform a pirouette. When performed together with other step actions, in sequence, the potency of Standard Finish and Technical Finish is increased. Triggers the cooldown of step and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Standard Finish	Ability	Instant	1.5s	—	—	15y circle
Standard Finish	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies. Potency increases by up to 300% based on proximity to enemies. 0 steps: 200 1 step: 400 2 steps: 600 Additional Effect: Increases Esprit Gauge by 5 for each enemy hit Step Bonus: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, as well as spell cast time and recast time for self and party member designated as your Dance Partner by 5% Duration: 60s Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Technical Finish	Ability	Instant	1.5s	—	—	15y circle
Technical Finish	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies. Potency increases by up to 300% based on proximity to enemies. 0 steps: 200 1 step: 400 2 steps: 600 3 steps: 800 4 steps: 1,000 Additional Effect: Increases Esprit Gauge by 5 for each enemy hit Step Bonus: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, as well as spell cast time and recast time for self and nearby party members by 5% Duration: 15s Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, and finish actions upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills, step actions, or finish actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Ending	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
Ending	Ends dance with your partner.

Common Actions[]

Common Actions have no cost

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Radius
Head Graze	Ability	Instant	30s	25y	—
Head Graze	Silences target. Duration: 2s
Bolt	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—
Bolt	Movement speed is increased. Duration: 10s
Medical Kit	Ability	Instant	15s	—	—
Medical Kit	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 3,000 Potency increases up to 6,000 as HP decreases. Maximum Charges: 3

Additional PvP Actions[]

Players are restricted to equipping two Additional PvP Actions at once. These actions have no cost.

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Radius
Leg Graze	Ability	Instant	30s	25y	—
Leg Graze	Afflicts target with Heavy +50%. Duration: 5s
Foot Graze	Ability	Instant	30s	25y	—
Foot Graze	Binds target. Duration: 3s
Concentrate	Ability	Instant	15s	—	—
Concentrate	Increases potency of next weaponskill by 50%. Duration: 5s
Recuperate	Ability	Instant	45s	—	—
Recuperate	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 3,000 Additional Effect: Removes Heavy, Bind, and Holmgang effects
Peloton	Ability	Instant	60s	—	20y circle
Peloton	Increases movement speed of self and nearby party members. Duration: 10s