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Flourishes are a class of [[Dancer]] [[Job Ability]] that provide buffs to the Dancer and debuffs to the target monster. They are designed to be used strategically for their various purposes, and separated out into three categories that share recast timers:

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| align="center" BGCOLOR="#cee0f2" colspan=5| '''Flourishes I''' : ''Monster Control''
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| align="center" | [[Animated Flourish]]
| align="center" | 20
| align="center" | 00:00:30
| align="center" | 1~2
| [[Volatile Enmity]] spike like [[Provoke]] (1000 for 1 FM, 1500 for 2)
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| align="center" | [[Desperate Flourish]]
| align="center" | 30
| align="center" | 00:00:20
| align="center" | 1
| [[Weight]] effect
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| align="center" | [[Violent Flourish]]
| align="center" | 45
| align="center" | 00:00:20
| align="center" | 1
| [[Stun]] effect
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| align="center" BGCOLOR="#cee0f2" colspan=5 | '''Flourishes II''' : ''[[Skillchain]] Enhancers''
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| align="center" | [[Reverse Flourish]]
| align="center" | 40
| align="center" | 00:00:30
| align="center" | 1~5
| Returns [[TP]] in exchange for [[Finishing move|FMs]]
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| align="center" | [[Building Flourish]]
| align="center" | 50
| align="center" | 00:00:10
| align="center" | 1~3
| Increases the strength of the next [[Weapon Skill]]
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| align="center" | [[Wild Flourish]]
| align="center" | 60
| align="center" | 00:00:30
| align="center" | 2
| Readies target for [[Skillchain]], Via [[Chainbound (Status)|Chainbound]]
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| align="center" BGCOLOR="#cee0f2" colspan=5 | '''Flourishes III''' : ''[[Weapon Skill]] Buffs''
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| align="center" width="10%" | '''Recast'''
| align="center" width="10%" | '''[[Finishing move|FMs]]'''
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| align="center" | [[Climactic Flourish]]
| align="center" | 80
| align="center" | 00:01:30
| align="center" | 1~5
| Forces [[Critical Hit]](s) on the next attack(s)
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| align="center" | [[Striking Flourish]]
| align="center" | 89
| align="center" | 00:00:30
| align="center" | 2
| Forces a [[Double Attack]] on the next swing
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| align="center" | [[Ternary Flourish]]
| align="center" | 93
| align="center" | 00:00:45
| align="center" | 3
| Forces a [[Triple Attack]] on the next swing
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The different Flourish categories may not share recast timers, but they do share a reliance on [[Finishing Moves]]. Proper Finishing Move management is essential and, combined with proper Flourish usage, can turn a 4,000 damage [[skillchain]] into a 25,000 damage skillchain.

The golden standard for damage-dealing FM consumption is the simple, "Could I get more out of using these [[Finishing Moves]] with [[Reverse Flourish]]?" question. Given 5 [[finishing move]]s, Reverse Flourish's minimum damage potential is one [[Weapon Skill]] and its maximum damage potential is approximately 2.5 [[Weapon Skill]]s given the situation and party dynamics. Because [[Reverse Flourish]]'s recast is perfectly matched to the optimal rate at which you gain [[Finishing Moves]] (without [[Terpsichore]]), any other Flourish you use directly reduces the damage potential of [[Reverse Flourish]]. Therefore, in order for a Flourish from category II or III to be competitive it must be more efficient at converting Finishing Moves into damage than Reverse Flourish.