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Dancer

Job Base:			Archer
Job Type:			2-2
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

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.

General Information

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

Unbarring Octave, Dazzler, Pang Voice and Charming Wink are usable regardless of weapons.

How to become a Dancer

Sign up

Whenever the player considers herself ready to become a Dancer, she should head to Comodo. Near the Kafra employee, there will be a male NPC who will grant entrance into the Dancer Quest. Upon heading inside and talking to the NPC to the left, she will ask the player to fulfill one of the following requirements along with the minimum requirement of Job 40 or more on a female Archer.

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

Once signing up is finished, it is time to head in the opposite direction, to the rightside of the map and talk to that NPC.

Quiz

The quiz involves a simple Q and 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

What effect does Dance Lessons have? [Raises effects of dance skills]
What is the dance called where you wear shoes that make a sound and dance a light rhythm? [Tapdance]
Select the characteristic that a dancer doesn't have. [Wields a 2-handed sword]
Which town has the most dancers? [Comodo]
Who dances the most beautifully? [Bijou]
What do dancers excel at more than other jobs? [Dancing]
Who is the manager of the Comodo casino? [Moo]
Which item can a dancer not equip? [Two-handed sword]
Is this test boring? [No]
Which of the following is not a Jazz musician? [?]

Question Set B

What effect does the bard/dancer ensemble Classic Pluck have? [Nullifies all magic in 9x9 area]
After dancing on the dance floor, how should you act to your dancing partner? [Say that you're still insufficient]
If someone is dancing wrong, what should you do? [Point out the mistake]
Where do you change to a dancer? [Comodo]
How many caves are there in Comodo? [3]
Which of the following is not a pet? [Argiope]
Who is the best dancer? [Bijou]
The Kafra service in Comodo is provided by which branch? [Kafra service western branch]
What is my name? [Bijou]
What does Lullaby do? [Area effect of sleep]

Question Set C

What does the dance Lady Luck do? [Increases critical rate]
Which of the following is not a dance? [Lightning Bolt]
Which of the following describes a dancer? [A person who dances]
Which of the following is not typical of Commodo? [There are a lot of thieves]
What is the place west of Faros Lighthouse Island called? [Kokomo Beach]
Who dances the most beautifully? [Bijou]
Which of the following jobs can a dancer combo with? [Bard]
Which of the following is not a specialty of Comodo? [Shining stones]
Who is the manager of the Commodo casino? [Moo]
Who is the person in charge of the dancing school applications? [Aier]

Dance Dance Revolution

After answering the questions correctly, the NPC 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 Chat window above her with "Waiting Room" as the title. Entering the chatroom will put the player on queue for the trial. The exam is a simple test of movement and quick responses. Hotkeyeing 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 and arrows. Using Improve Concentration is optional; however, the NPC will ask for it.

The Dancing pattern is as follows.

Back
Front
Left
Right
Center
Pose (just remain on the tile)
Improve Concentration
Left
Front
Right
Pose (just remain on the tile)
Left, Center, Right, Back
Right
Left, Center, Front, Back
Left, Center, Front, Back
Front
Left
Center
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. i.e. Instead of doing "Left Center Right Back", one simply goes from Left to Back.

Job Change

Returning to the NPC who did the verbal testing for the job chance to Dancer. Either a 3 slotted Line for Job 50, or a 3 slotted Rope for any job change lower than that are awarded as a gift for changing class.

Equipments Used

Headgear

Apple of Archer (+3 Dex)
Wise Ribbon (Willow Card)

Middle Head Gear

Opera Masque
Binoculars (+1 Dex)
Masquerade
Evolved Ribbons

Armor

Hard Tights [1] (+1 Dex) (Pupa Card)

Common Skill/Stat Builds

PvM Builds

STR: 1
AGI: 80-99
VIT: 1
INT: 9-53
DEX: 99
LUK: 1

PvM builds of a Dancer echo the DEX/AGI Hunter build. However, decreasing Agi in order to increase INT will allow you to Double Strafe more often as well as regenerate SP faster than a Hunter with the same stat build.

WOE Builds

WoE Builds use 99 DEX and the only other 2 stats that are needed are INT and VIT. INT allows the skill Dazzler to be used more due to increased total SP of the dancer, while VIT gives more HP allowing the dancer to survive longer as well as less chance to get stunned. Both are needed, and should be planned according to a specific skill build selected.

Other Builds

PvM PvP WOE Application

Tips and Tricks

Dancer Data

Skills

See Archer Skills for first class skills.

Note: The iRO Dancer Skill Section is very outdated. Do not be surprised if some of the skill descriptions differ from the website contents (i.e. Acoustic Rhythm), they have been contrasted with the ingame descriptions and the more up-to-date Korean website.

Job Bonus

Stat\Amount	+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

ASPD

Weapon	Base ASPD	Base Delay
Unarmed	160.1
Dagger	145.2
Bow	135.2
Instrument	142.7

Future Updates

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 == Common Skill/Stat Builds ==
-=== Battle Builds ===
+=== PvM Builds ===
+* STR: 1
+* AGI: 80-99
+* VIT: 1
+* INT: 9-53
+* DEX: 99
+* LUK: 1
+[[PvM]] builds of a Dancer echo the [[DEX]]/[[AGI]] [[Hunter]] build. However, decreasing Agi in order to increase [[INT]] will allow you to [[Double Strafe]] more often as well as regenerate SP faster than a Hunter with the same stat build.
 === WOE Builds ===

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