Dancer (Final Fantasy XIV)

(踊り子, Odoriko?) Abbreviation: DNC (踊, Odori?, lit. Dance)
Classification
Type	Disciple of War
Role	Physical Ranged DPS
Starting city	Limsa Lominsa
Job master(s)	Nashmeira
Abilities
Primary attribute	Dexterity
Arms	Throwing Weapons
More information
Recurring appearance

The dancer is a discipline of war 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 the 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.Lodestone

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". As caveat to those, dancers tend to have the lowest damage amongst their DPS peers.

Story

Shadowbringers

The Warrior of Light hears that a performance by the famous Troupe Falsiam is being held in Limsa Lominsa. Arriving on the stage, they witness the performance of dancers, led by Ranaa Mhigo. After that, the leader of the Troupe, Nashmeira approaches the Warrior. She senses that the Warrior is an accomplished fighter, and explains that to be a dancer, one needs high physical capabilities like the Warrior has. Thus, she invites the Warrior to learn the ways of Kriegstanz, an ancient dance of war. The Warrior agrees and receives the dancer soul crystal. Nashmeira then proposes the Warrior accompany her Troupe performing in major cities of Eorzea.

Troupe Falsiam first travels to Costa del Sol, where the Warrior of Light and Ranaa Mihgo impress Gegeruju with their dance. After their private performance, the Troupe travels to Ul'Dah for their next performance. However, upon arriving at Ul'Dah, they are informed by the Brass Blades that recent riots in central Thanalan have halted city activities. The Troupe offers to investigate. The Warrior of Light and Ranaa, against Nashmeira's wishes, independently question the Ala Mhigan refugees. The Warrior of Light has to save Ranaa from some of the rioters, whom Ranaa described as having danced strangely shortly before attacking her. The Warrior of Light reports to Nashmeira while Ranaa and the Brass Blades take the rioters into custody. Nashmeira reprimands Ranaa for going against her word and as punishment Ranaa will be dancing alone for some time.

After the performances in Ul'Dah, the Troupe plans to perform in Gridania next. However, Nashmeira suspects something is amiss and talks to the Twin Adders for information of unusual events. The Twin Adders' lieutenant informs them that the normally isolated Duskwight Elezen have begun gathering and plotting together. Nashmeira takes the Troupe to East Shroud to investigate, where they discover the Elezen dancing in a similar fashion to what Ranaa saw in central Thanalan. Nashmeira suddenly performs a strange dance, which incapacitates the Elezen and summons a void sprite from the dark energy emanating from them. The Warrior of Light defeats this sprite. After apprehending the Elezen, Nashmeira explains all: the dance the Elezen in the Shroud and the refugees in Thanalan were doing is known as Totentanz, the Dance of the Damned. When people let anger build up and fester within them, they begin dancing this dance and an aetheric manifestation of their anger is created within them. The afflicted begin committing increasingly violent acts as a result. Nashmeira explains that ridding the people of this aetheric menace is Troupe Falsiam's purpose. With matters in Gridania settled, the Troupe plans to travel to Ishgard for their next performance.

Equipment

An Auri dancer with a pair of Krishna and dancer's gear.

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

Step Gauge

At Level 15, dancers have access to the Standard Step ability. When the dancer starts a Standard Step, their weaponskills will change into corresponding Steps and two icons will appear in the Step Gauge and flash in the order from left to right in which the player must input a sequential command of dance steps to successfully execute a Double Standard Finish, dealing huge burst of AoE damage while buffing their allies. Using Technical Step learned at Level 70 expands this to four, allowing a Technical Finish to be done.

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 the dancer executed Standard or Double Standard Finish, the gauge will fill up, allowing use of the Saber Dance ability.

Fourfold Feather Gauge

Esprit Gauge below the Fourfold Feathers

Abilities

Job Actions

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Radius
Cascade	1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200 ( 220). Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting Silken Symmetry Duration: 30s Action changes to Emboite while dancing.
Fountain	2	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 ( 120). Combo Action: Cascade Combo Potency: 260 ( 280) Combo Bonus: 50% chance of granting Silken Flow Duration: 30s Action changes to Entrechat while dancing.
Windmill	15	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting Silken Symmetry Duration: 30s Action changes to Emboite while dancing.
Standard Step	15	Weaponskill	Instant	30s	—	—	—
	Begin dancing, granting yourself Standard Step. Duration: 15s Action changes to Standard Finish while dancing. Only Standard Finish, En Avant, Curing Waltz, Shield Samba, step actions, role actions, Sprint, and Limit Break can be performed while dancing. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. Action changes to Finishing Move under the effect of Finishing Move Ready.
Standard Finish	15	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	—	—	15y radius
	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: 360 1 Step: 540 2 Steps: 800 ( 850) 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 Additional Effect: Grants Last Dance Ready Duration: 30s Can only be executed while Dancing. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Standard Step changes to Standard Finish when requirements for execution are met.
Reverse Cascade	20	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 260 ( 280). Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting a Fourfold Feather Can only be executed while under the effect of Silken Symmetry or Flourishing Symmetry. Action changes to Jete while dancing.
Bladeshower	25	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Windmill Combo Potency: 160 Combo Bonus: 50% chance of granting Silken Flow Duration: 30s Action changes to Entrechat while dancing.
Fan Dance	30	Ability	Instant	1s	—	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150 ( 180). Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting Threefold Fan Dance Duration: 30s Can only be executed while in possession of Fourfold Feathers.
Rising Windmill	35	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 160 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting a Fourfold Feather Can only be executed while under the effect of Silken Symmetry or Flourishing Symmetry. Action changes to Jete while dancing.
Fountainfall	40	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	25y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 340. Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting a Fourfold Feather Can only be executed while under the effect of Silken Flow or Flourishing Flow. Action changes to Pirouette while dancing.
Bloodshower	45	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting a Fourfold Feather Can only be executed while under the effect of Silken Flow or Flourishing Flow. Action changes to Pirouette while dancing.
Fan Dance II	50	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: 50% chance of granting Threefold Fan Dance Duration: 30s Can only be executed while in possession of Fourfold Feathers.
En Avant	50	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
	Quickly dash 10 yalms forward. Maximum Charges: 2 ( 3) Cannot be executed while bound.
Curing Waltz	52	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	5y radius
	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 ( 90s)	—	—	30y radius
	Reduces damage taken by self and nearby party members by 10% ( 15%). Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with bard's Troubadour or machinist's Tactician.
Closed Position	60	Ability	Instant	30s	—	30y	—
	Grants you Closed Position and designates a party member as your Dance Partner, allowing you to share the effects of Standard Finish, Curing Waltz, Devilment, and Finishing Move with said party member. Effect ends upon reuse.
Ending	60	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
	Ends dance with your partner.
Devilment	62	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	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 Additional Effect: Grants Flourishing Starfall Duration: 20s Action optionally becomes Starfall Dance upon execution.
Fan Dance III	66	Ability	Instant	1s	—	25y	5y radius
	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 200 ( 220) for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Threefold Fan Dance.
Technical Step	70	Weaponskill	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Begin dancing, granting yourself Technical Step. Duration: 15s Action changes to Technical Finish while dancing. Only Technical Finish, En Avant, Curing Waltz, Shield Samba, step actions, and role actions, Sprint, and Limit Break can be performed while dancing. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions.
Technical Finish	70	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	—	—	15y radius
	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies within 15 yalms. Potency varies with number of successful steps, dealing full potency for the first enemy, and 75% less for all remaining enemies. 0 Steps: 350 1 Step: 540 2 Steps: 720 3 Steps: 900 4 Steps: 1,200 ( 1,300) Step Bonus: Grants Technical Finish ( and Esprit) to self and party members within 30 yalms 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: Grants Flourishing Finish Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants Dance of the Dawn Ready Duration: 30s This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Technical Step changes to Technical Finish when requirements for execution are met. ※Action changes to Tillana upon execution.
Flourish	72	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Grants you the effects of Flourishing Symmetry, Flourishing Flow, ( Threefold Fan Dance, Fourfold Fan Dance, and Finishing Move Ready). Duration: 30s Can only be executed while in combat.
Saber Dance	76	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	25y	5y radius
	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 500 ( 520) for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Esprit Gauge Cost: 50 Action changes to Dance of the Dawn while under the effect of Dance of the Dawn Ready and 50 Esprit Gauge.
Improvisation	80	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	8y radius
	Dance to the beat of your own drum, granting Rising Rhythm to self. Stacks increase every 3 seconds, up to a maximum of 4. Additional Effect: Healing over time for self and nearby party members Cure Potency: 100 Duration: 15s Effect ends upon using another action or moving (including facing a different direction). Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Action changes to Improvised Finish upon execution.
Improvised Finish	80	Ability	Instant	1.5s	—	—	8y radius
	Creates a barrier around self and all nearby party members. Damage absorbed increases with stacks of Rising Rhythm. 0 Stacks: 5% of maximum HP 1 Stack: 6% of maximum HP 2 Stacks: 7% of maximum HP 3 Stacks: 8% of maximum HP 4 Stacks: 10% of maximum HP Duration: 30s Can only be executed while Improvisation is active. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Improvisation changes to Improvised Finish when requirements for execution are met.
Tillana	82	Weaponskill	Instant	1.5s	—	—	15y radius
	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Increases Esprit Gauge by 50 Can only be executed while under the effect of Flourishing Finish. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Technical Finish changes to Tillana when requirements for execution are met.
Fan Dance IV	86	Ability	Instant	1s	—	15y	15y cone
	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a cone before you with a potency of 300 ( 420) for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Fourfold Fan Dance.
Starfall Dance	90	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	25y	25y line
	Delivers a critical direct hit to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 75% less for all remaining enemies. Damage dealt is increased when under an effect that raises critical hit rate or direct hit rate. Can only be executed while under the effect of Flourishing Starfall.
Last Dance	92	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	25y	5y radius
	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 520 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Last Dance Ready.
Finishing Move	96	Weaponskill	Instant	30s	—	—	15y radius
	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies with a potency of 850 for the first enemy, and 75% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Standard Finish and Esprit to self and party member designated as your Dance Partner Standard Finish Effect: Increases damage dealt by 5% Duration: 60s Additional Effect: Grants Last Dance Ready Duration: 30s Can only be executed while under the effect of Finishing Move Ready. Shares a recast timer with Standard Step. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Standard Step changes to Finishing Move when requirements for execution are met.
Dance of the Dawn	100	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	25y	5y radius
	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 1,000 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Esprit Gauge Cost: 50 Can only be executed while under the effect of Dance of the Dawn Ready. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Saber Dance changes to Dance of the Dawn when requirements for execution are met.

Step Actions

Step actions are all Weaponskills 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. Can only be executed while Dancing. 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. ※Cascade and Windmill change to Emboite when requirements for execution are met.
Entrechat	15	Perform an entrechat. When performed together with other step actions, in sequence, the potency of Standard Finish and Technical Finish is increased. Can only be executed while Dancing. 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. ※Fountain and Bladeshower change to Entrechat when requirements for execution are met.
Jete	15	Perform an jete. When performed together with other step actions, in sequence, the potency of Standard Finish and Technical Finish is increased. Can only be executed while Dancing. 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. ※Reverse Cascade and Rising Windmill change to Jete when requirements for execution are met.
Pirouette	15	Perform a pirouette. When performed together with other step actions, in sequence, the potency of Standard Finish and Technical Finish is increased. Can only be executed while Dancing. 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. ※Fountainfall and Bloodshower change to Pirouette when requirements for execution are met.

Role Actions

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Leg Graze	6	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	—
	Inflicts target with Heavy +40%. Duration: 10s
Second Wind	8	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500 ( 800)
Foot Graze	10	Ability	Instant	30s	—	25y	—
	Binds target. Duration: 10s Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Target unbound if damage taken.
Peloton	20	Ability	Instant	5s	—	—	30y radius
	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	—
	Interrupts the use of a target's action.
Arm's Length	32	Ability	Instant	120s	—	–	–
	Nullifies most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: When you are struck by a physical attack, the striker will be afflicted with Slow +20% 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. Esprit Effect: Increases Esprit Gauge by 5 upon successfully landing Cascade, Reverse Cascade, Fountain, Fountainfall, Windmill, Rising Windmill, Bladeshower, or Bloodshower. When party members execute a weaponskill or cast a spell, has a chance of increasing Esprit Gauge by 10. Chance of triggering party member effect differs according to job.
Enhanced En Avant II	78	Allows a third charge of En Avant.
Enhanced Technical Finish	82	Grants Flourishing Finish after executing Technical Finish. Duration: 30s Technical Finish becomes Tillana while under this effect.
Enhanced Esprit	84	Increases Esprit Gauge by 10 upon successfully landing Reverse Cascade, Fountainfall, Rising Windmill, or Bloodshower.
Enhanced Flourish	86	Grants Fourfold Fan Dance upon executing Flourish. Duration: 30s
Enhanced Shield Samba	88	Reduces Shield Samba recast time to 90 seconds.
Enhanced Devilment	90	Grants Flourishing Starfall upon executing Devilment. Duration: 20s
Enhanced Standard Finish	92	Grants Last Dance Ready upon executing Standard Finish. Duration: 30s
Dynamic Dancer	94	Increases the potency of Cascade to 220, Fountain to 120, Double Standard Finish to 850, Reverse Cascade to 280, Fan Dance to 180, Fountainfall to 340, Fan Dance III to 220, Quadruple Technical Finish to 1,300, Saber Dance to 520, and Fan Dance IV to 420.
Enhanced Flourish II	96	Grants Finishing Move Ready upon executing Flourish. Duration: 30s Standard Step changes to Finishing Move while under the effect of Finishing Move Ready.
Enhanced Shield Samba II	98	Improves Shield Samba's damage reduction effect to 15%.
Enhanced Technical Finish II	100	Grants Dance of the Dawn Ready upon executing Technical Finish. Duration: 30s Saber Dance changes to Dance of the Dawn while under the effect of Dance of the Dawn Ready and the Esprit Gauge is 50 or higher.

Role Traits

Name	Level	Description
Enhanced Second Wind	94	Increases the healing potency of Second Wind to 800.

PvP Actions

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Radius
Cascade	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	15y	—
	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 5,000. ※Action changes to Reverse Cascade while under the effect of En Avant. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Fountain	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	15y	—
	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 7,000. Combo Action: Cascade or Reverse Cascade ※Action changes to Fountainfall while under the effect of En Avant. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Starfall Dance	Weaponskill	Instant	20s	—	25y	25y line
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 12,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Additional Effect: Increases movement speed for self and party member designated as your Dance Partner by 25% Duration: 5s This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Honing Dance	Weaponskill	Instant	20s	—	—	—
	Unleashes a flurry of chakram strikes on nearby enemies, dealing damage over time with a potency of 4,000. Decreases damage taken by 25% and increases movement speed by 50% until effect expires. Duration: 3s Executes Honing Ovation when effect duration expires. Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Acclaim, up to a maximum of 4 Acclaim Effect: Increases the damage and effect potency of Honing Ovation Duration: 5s Can be executed while moving. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※Action changes to Honing Ovation upon execution.
Fan Dance	Ability	Instant	20s	—	15y	15y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Reduces damage taken by self and party member designated as your Dance Partner by 20% Duration: 5s
Curing Waltz	Ability	Instant	20s	—	—	5y circle
	Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 8,000 Additional Effect: Party member designated as your Dance Partner will also heal self and nearby party members
En Avant	Ability	Instant	10s	—	—	—
	Quickly dash 10 yalms forward. Additional Effect: Grants En Avant En Avant Effect: Cascade is upgraded to Reverse Cascade and Fountain is upgraded to Fountainfall Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 4 Cannot be executed while bound.
Closed Position	Ability	Instant	1s	—	30y	—
	Grants you Closed Position and designates a party member as your Dance Partner, allowing you to share the effects of Saber Dance, Dance of the Dawn, Starfall Dance, Fan Dance, and Curing Waltz with said party member. Effect ends upon reuse. Grants you Solo Step when your Dance Partner knocks out an enemy, upgrading Saber Dance to Dance of the Dawn.
Reverse Cascade	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	15y	—
	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 7,000. Additional Effect: Grants Bladecatcher If already under the effect of Bladecatcher, effect changes to Flourishing Saber Dance. Duration: 15s Can only be executed while under the effect of En Avant. ※Fountain Combo changes to Saber Dance while under the effect of Flourishing Saber Dance. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Fountainfall	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	15y	—
	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 9,000. Combo Action: Cascade or Reverse Cascade Additional Effect: Grants Bladecatcher If already under the effect of Bladecatcher, effect changes to Flourishing Saber Dance. Duration: 15s Can only be executed while under the effect of En Avant. ※Fountain Combo changes to Saber Dance while under the effect of Flourishing Saber Dance. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Saber Dance	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	15y	5y radius
	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 12,000. Additional Effect: Increases damage dealt by self and party member designated as your Dance Partner by 10% Duration: 10s Can only be executed while under the effect of Flourishing Saber Dance. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Dance of the Dawn	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	25y	5y radius
	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 16,000. Additional Effect: Increases damage dealt by self and party member designated as your Dance Partner by 10% Additional Effect: Gradually fills the limit gauge of self and party member designated as your Dance Partner Can only be executed while under the effect of Flourishing Saber Dance and Solo Step. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Honing Ovation	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	—	15y radius
	Delivers an attack to nearby enemies and erects a magicked barrier around nearby party members. Potency of both the attack and barrier varies with the number of stacks of Acclaim accumulated at time of execution. Potency of both the attack and barrier doubles when targets are within 5 yalms. 0 Stacks: 2,000 attack potency, and barrier equivalent to a heal of 2,000 potency 1 Stack: 3,000 attack potency, and barrier equivalent to a heal of 3,000 potency 2 Stacks: 4,000 attack potency, and barrier equivalent to a heal of 4,000 potency 3 Stacks: 5,000 attack potency, and barrier equivalent to a heal of 5,000 potency 4 Stacks: 6,000 attack potency, and barrier equivalent to a heal of 6,000 potency Duration: 10s Honing Dance effect expires upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Contradance	Limit Break	Instant	10s	—	—	15y radius
	Afflicts nearby enemies with Seduced. Seduced Effect: Renders targets unable to act of their own volition Duration: 2s Damage you deal to charmed enemies will extend the effect duration by 2s. This effect can only be extended once. Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full. Gauge Charge Time: 90s

PvP Common Actions

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Standard-issue Elixir	Ability	4.5s	5s	—	—	—
	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.
Recuperate	Ability	Instant	1s	2000 MP	—	—
	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 15,000
Purify	Ability	Instant	4s	2000 MP	—	—
	Removes Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Deep Freeze, and Miracle of Nature. Additional Effect: Grants Resilience Resilience Effect: Nullifies status afflictions that can be removed by Purify, as well as knockback and draw-in effects Duration: 2s Can be used even when under the effect of certain status afflictions.
Guard	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
	Reduces damage taken by 90% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 5s Movement speed is reduced by 50% for the duration of this effect. Effect ends upon reuse, using another action, or when the effect duration expires.
Sprint	Ability	Instant	1.5s	—	—	—
	Increases movement speed. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

PvP Role Actions

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Dervish	Ability	Instant	45s	—	—	15y radius
	Reduces cast time and recast time of spells and weaponskills by 10%, and increases movement speed by 33% for self and nearby party members. Duration: 12s
Bravery	Ability	Instant	30s	—	30y	—
	Increases damage dealt by 25%, and reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 15s
Eagle Eye Shot	Ability	Instant	15s	—	—	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 12,000. Ignores the effects of Guard when dealing damage.

Limit Break

Main article: Limit Break (Final Fantasy XIV)

Dancers' limit breaks focus on dealing powerful damage to enemies in a straight line in front of the player. They share the same level 1 and level 2 limit breaks as bards and machinists.

Action	Level	Description	Image
Big Shot	1	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a line, dealing 0.54x the damage of Braver.
Desperado	2	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a line, dealing 1.17x the damage of Braver.
Crimson Lotus	3	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a line, dealing 1.89x the damage of Braver.

Gallery

Render of a Viera dancer.

Artwork of an Auri dancer.

Render of an Auri dancer.

Dancer sprite.

PvE actions

Cascade.

Windmill.

Standard Step: Standard Finish.

Bladeshower.

Rising Windmill.

Bloodshower.

En Avant.

Shield Samba.

Devilment.

Technical Step: Technical Step.

Flourish.

Improvisation: Improvisation.

Tillana.

Starfall Dance.

Finishing Move.

Emboite.

Jete.

Fountain.

Standard Step: Standard Step.

Reverse Cascade.

Fan Dance.

Fountainfall.

Fan Dance II.

Curing Waltz.

Closed Position.

Fan Dance III.

Technical Step: Technical Finish.

Saber Dance.

Improvisation: Improvised Finish.

Fan Dance IV.

Last Dance.

Dance of the Dawn.

Entrechat.

Pirouette.

Role Actions

Leg Graze.

Foot Graze.

Head Graze.

Second Wind.

Peloton.

Arm's Length.

PvP

Contradance.

External links

• Reveal trailer