Dancer

Dancer
Job Base:	Archer
Job Type:	2-2
Job Bonuses
STR AGI VIT INT DEX LUK +2 +7 +3 +5 +5 +8

Overview

Dancers are the epitome of beauty and grace, and they use these qualities all to their own advantage. They allure allies and enemies alike with their performances. Needless to say they are not damsels in distress when it comes to fighting monsters, they can still hold their own using their previous training as Archers, or use whips altogether to put them in place.

Dancers are considered a support class that have special abilities that allow them to improve their allies abilities or disrupt enemies. They have skills however that would require them to pair up with their male counterpart Bard to execute the so-called ensemble skills. Dancers could use whips, daggers and bows, though most of the dancers skills would require them to wield a whip. When wielding whips however, bow skills cannot be used, bringing both weapons when venturing will be a good measure.

Dancers are still more of a ranged type of class, even when whips require you to be close and personal with your targets, DEX is the main stat for weapon damage (pertaining to both bow and whip). The solo dances are influenced by the skill level, the level of Dance Lessons and the stats of the dancer. Ensemble skills would require both a dancer and a bard to have the skill learned and be in a party. Being a performer in contrast to hunters, Dancers have a larger SP pool, allowing them to use more skills than usual.

Job Change

Requirement: Female Archer who has reached at least job 40 (Job 50 is optional)

Head to the Beach Town of Comodo, and talk to Bor Robin beside the Kafra, he will escort you to the stage where you will be doing the job exam. Head to the left side of the stage to talk to Aile and confirm your decision to become a Dancer. She will ask you to bring one of the following sets of items to start off your first part of the test (she will not actually take these items).

Set 1 : 1 Sandals,20 Jellopy,5 Yellow Potion,2 Clam Shell, and 10,000 zeny

Set 2: 1 Shoes, 20 Sticky Mucus,3 Jellopy,5 Red Potion

Set 3: 1 Boots, 5 Earthworm Peeling, 10,000 zeny

After bringing these items she will ask you to talk to Bijou on the opposite side of the stage to take the quiz, you must get at least 8/10 to pass the test. There are 3 possible sets of questions for this part of the test.

1. 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 will do
   • Which of the following is not a Jazz musician? Elder Willow
2. Set B
   • What is the effect of the combined skill, Mental Sensing? Increases experience
   • Which is considered bad etiquette on the dance floor after a dance? Criticize your partner
   • 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
3. Set C
   • The Dancer's dance, Lady Luck, increaces which of the following? Critical Attack Rate
   • Of the following, which can you not consider to be a dance? Lightning Bolt
   • Which of the following best describes a Dancer? A person who dances
   • Which of the following cannot be associated with Comodo? A lot of thieves
   • What is the name of the region North West of Pharos Lighthouse? Comodo Beach (Actually it's Kokomo beach, but it's not in the options)
   • Who is the most beautiful dancer? Bijou
   • Of the following, who can perform together with a Dancer? Bard
   • Which of the following is not a specialty of Comodo? Shining Stone
   • Who is the manager of the Comodo Casino? Moo
   • Who accepts the Dancer job change applications? Aile

After passing the 2nd part of the exam Bijou will show you to the backstage, make your way to the other side and talk to the Waiting Room NPC, she will direct you to the front stage and you will perform the last part of the exam which is the dance test. This is similar to a dance revo game wherein you will step on the required tiles within a given time period (only a few seconds) and will also ask you to perform a few skills. Failure to do so will send you outside to the town of Comodo. You will have to speak again to Bar Robin to enter the stage and enter as previously done.

The Step pattern is as follows:

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

Strategies for this test is to just step on the edges of the tiles, and those with more than one step to do in a given period, you can just do the first and last one to proceed. Once successful talk again to Bijou and she will promote you to a Dancer.

You will be given a Wire Whip [3] if you are Job 50, if not you will be given a Rope [4].

Skill Data

Skills

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Service For You	Performs a dance that will boost Max SP, accelerate SP Recovery and reduce SP Cost of all players around the performer. Maintaining this skill active will drain 1 SP every 5 seconds.	10	Supportive
Fortune's Kiss	Performs a dance that will boost the critical hit rate of all players around the performer. Maintaining this skill active will drain 1 SP every 4 seconds.	10	Supportive
Lord of Vermilion	Calls forth destructive bolts from the skies upon a targeted location that will inflict Wind property magic damage every second to all enemies within its area of effect. It has a chance of leaving enemies blind.	10	Offensive
Water Ball	Inflicts Water property Magic Damage to a single target multiple times in rapid succession. Requires to be in shallow water.	5	Offensive
Frost Nova	Raises ice spikes around the user that will inflict Water property magic damage to all enemies around the user. It has a chance of leaving enemies frozen even if they're Water property entities.	10	Offensive
Jupitel Thunder	Fires a ball of crackling lightning at a single target that inflicts 100% Wind property magic damage each shock and pushes it backwards.	10	Offensive
Sightrasher	Projects the fireball summoned from the Sight skill in 8 directions around the caster to inflict Fire property magic damage to all enemies around the caster and push them 2 cells backwards. Requires to have Sight active.	10	Offensive
Fire Pillar	Summons a pillar of flame on a targeted location that flares when triggered, inflicting piercing Fire property magic damage each hit to all enemies within its area of effect. Each cast consumes a Blue Gemstone if Level 6 or higher is cast.	10	Offensive
Ice Wall	Creates a wall of ice in a targeted location to impede movement until its durability wears off or expires.	10	Active
Heaven's Drive	Commands the ground in a targeted location to rise into spikes, where each series of spikes will inflict 125% Earth property magic damage to all enemies within its area of effect.	5	Offensive
Earth Spike	Commands the ground beneath a single target to rise into spikes, where each spike will inflict 100% Earth property magic damage.	5	Offensive
Sense	Analyzes a single target, revealing information such as its remaining HP, SP, property, size and race. If the user is in a party, all party members can see the target's information.	1	Active
Quagmire	Turns a targeted location into a marshland that reduces Movement Speed, AGI and DEX of all enemies within its area of effect. Also removes certain skill effects, such as Increase AGI, Twohand Quicken and Adrenaline Rush.	5	Active