Community Dancer Guide

General Information

This Guide is an amalgamation of various insights from FFXIAH community members who happen to talk passionately about Dancer in this game.

Tis the beatin' of the heart what lays the foundation. Ye embrace it with yer whole body, and then e'er so gently start tappin' out the steps. Yer blood gets t'bubblin' an' ye can hear it percolatin' about in there. An' then ye might stick a twirlin' turn and send it rushin' t'all yer extremities. Shimmies straight up the spine and sends a shudder clean through ye, it does. After that, then she's mine an' no mistakin'. Haven't the faintest where I be or how I got there, I just am. An' everyone around fuels me, each of 'em offerin' up their own—a symphony o' souls. An' that's yer rhythm. Ye cannot help but dance. — 'Laila Brillioth'

Roles

Dancers (DNC) are front-line hybrid class that can benefit the party, enfeeble monsters and deal a lot of DPS if utilized properly. Not only are they competent fighters, but the TP they accumulate is used to fuel their various abilities. They execute Waltzes and Sambas to heal and create beneficial effects, and perform Steps to inflict negative effects upon the enemy. A touch of customization is added with Flourish, which allows a step to be completed with a variety of bonuses to aid the Dancer's party. Obtained by completing the Lakeside Minuet quest.

Abilities and Traits

Job Traits

The following table lists the Job Traits of a level 99 Dancer and their effects at that level alphabetically. For more information about these Job Traits, e. g. its tiers (if any) and at which level they are attained, they are linked to their PegasusXI Wiki pages.

Trait	Effect
Accuracy Bonus	Accuracy +35
Closed Position	Accuracy +3 and Evasion +3 per merit level when facing the target
Conserve TP	Cuts down the TP cost of weapon skills 25% of the time
Critical Attack Bonus	Critical hit damage +11%
Dual Wield	Combined delay -30%
Evasion Bonus	Evasion +48
Resist Slow	Increases resistance against Slow
Skillchain Bonus	Skillchain damage +23%
Subtle Blow	Reduced TP fed to enemies by 20%
Tactical Parry	50 TP per parry

These Job Traits define Dancer's base capabilities: a fast-hitting and evasive front-line job with a lot of accuracy and bonuses to both white damage and weapon skills when you close Skillchains with them.

Gifts from Job Points

Gift	Cumulative Bonus
Capacity Point Bonus	320%
Physical Defense Bonus	42
Physical Attack Bonus	42
Physical Evasion Bonus	64
Physical Accuracy Bonus	64
Magic Evasion Bonus	36
Magic Accuracy Bonus	36
Subtle Blow Effect	13%
Critical Damage Bonus	8%
Skillchain Bonus	6%
Superior 1	Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 1 (Su1)
Superior 2	Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 2 (Su2)
Superior 3	Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 3 (Su3)
Superior 4	Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 4 (Su4)
Superior 5	Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 5 (Su5)
Dual Wield Effect	5% Delay Reduction
Maximum Finishing Moves Bonus	4 added "Finishing Moves" with a total of 9/9

★Master! Grants the designation "Master Headliner."

Decreases the recast time of one-hour abilities by 15 minutes.

Job Abilities

Dancers have a multitude of Job Abilities, many of which can be found in different "groups". Job Abilities within the same group share recast timers, so using an ability will lock out all other abilities in that group.

Steps & Presto

Steps inflict status ailments on the target by applying a "Daze" status to them. The first Step of a Daze effect sets its duration to 1 minute, and each subsequent Step applying the same Daze effect increases its remaining duration by 30 seconds, capping at 2 minutes. You have to spend 100 TP for each Step you perform and their shared recast timer is 5 seconds for all steps.

Action	Effect	Potency
Box Step	Lowers target's defense	3% + 2% * (Sluggish Daze level)
Feather Step	Lowers target's critical hit evasion (increases player critical hit rate)	Macu. Toe Sh. +3 gives 6% + 1% * (Bewildered Daze level) for a total of 16%.
Quickstep	Lowers target's evasion	4 * (Lethargic Daze level + 1)
Stutter Step	Lowers target's magic evasion	3 * (Weakened Daze level)
Presto	Enhances the effect of the next Step and grants an additional Finishing Move.	15 seconds

• Unless the Daze effect level has reached the cap (level 10) already, each successful Step grants you 2 Finishing Moves. Wielding a Terpsichore adds 1 Finishing Move on top of that for a total of up to 3 Finishing Moves per Step. However, if the Daze effect was already capped, you will gain only 1 Finishing Move, no matter what.

• You must successfully hit the target with a physical attack to apply a Daze, so Step "success rate" caps at 99% since you have a 1% guaranteed miss rate. Each Step gets an innate Accuracy +10 bonus (and a level 99+ Terpsichore adds another +60 to that.) Gear that specifically enhances "Step Accuracy" is a waste of inventory space without another purpose, because there are other items that give you more "normal" accuracy instead.
  • Steps can't be resisted. If you can hit the target, you can apply Dazes. However, the Daze can be removed by effects that remove status ailments, like Erase.

• Most of the time, you are going to use either Quickstep or Box Step. Having both at level 10 and maintaining that level lowers your target's defense by 23% and evasion by 44, effectively increasing attack by (at least) 29.8% and accuracy by 44 for everyone attacking your target. Box Step is especially useful for parties with fewer players and more Trusts where you have fewer/weaker attack buffs.

• In party situations, the rise of GEO means that you often have absurd amounts of defense reduction and attack enhancing effects up, so ratio is more likely to be capped, except for fights that puts penalty on GEO bubbles. Here, it might be more useful to use Feather Step instead, providing a comparatively unique critical hit rate buff.
  • Feather Step also has another use case: For things that are being whacked by many players at the same time (like Wildskeeper Reives or Domain Invasion), it can be more reliable than Box Step or Quickstep for building Finishing Moves. (Feather Step is limited to main job Dancers, whereas the other Steps can be used by anyone with Dancer subjob.)

• Stutter Step is broadly useless. Its only real purpose is to increase the accuracy of critical Stun effects, whether from Violent Flourish or another party member... and there's not a lot of content you want to Stun these days, and the main offender (Zerde) needs to be stunned on pop, without the time to build up 10 stacks of Daze first.

• Using a Step with Presto up gives it an accuracy bonus of +50, as well as adding two levels to the Daze effect associated with the Step, if possible. Presto also grants you 5 additional Finishing Moves, but you'll still only get one Finishing Move when applying a Step that is already capped at 10/10.

Steps     Also high Accuracy

Yamarang Maxixi Tiara +4 Maxixi Casaque +4 Maxixi Bangles +4 Maxixi Tights +4 Horos Toe Sh. +4 Etoile Gorget +2 Mache Earring +1 Mache Earring +1 Regal Ring Chirich Ring +1 Kentarch Belt +1 DEX +10 Senuna's Mantle DEX +20, ACC +30

Try your best to use Steps at start of battle and right after WS! This minimizes the loss in attack DPS (and TP gain) and exploits the WS animation to gain as many Steps as possible.

Waltz

The abilities that other people think when they think Dancers. Waltzes are split into three groups (with different effects) that each have a distinct recast timer.

• Similar to Steps, you have to spend TP to use Waltzes, but the TP cost is different for each Waltz. Think of them like Cure spells and you won't be far off.

Ability	Recast	TP cost
Curing Waltz	6 seconds	200
Curing Waltz II	8 seconds	350
Curing Waltz III	10 seconds	500
Curing Waltz IV	12 seconds	650
Curing Waltz V	16 seconds	800

• Curing Waltzes are single target Cures for any target within casting range.
• Waltz Potency caps at 50%. Waltz Potency Received caps at 30%. Once you hit this cap, any remaining slots can be filled with pieces that boost CHR, if you truly care that much, which you shouldn't really.

Waltz     Potency Capped

Yamarang Horos Tiara +4 Maxixi Casaque +4 Herculean Gloves 11 Waltz Potency Dashing Subligar Maxixi Toe Sh. +4 Etoile Gorget +2 Sjofn Earring Roundel Earring Valseur's Ring Toetapper Mantle

Waltz 3 will be the most HP/TP efficient once you hit potency cap. Curing Waltz 4/5 are also comparably HP/TP efficient now, but only when you're not overhealing (which wastes TP) Higher tier Waltzes end up being used less frequently, so they indirectly cost you less DPS.

Ability	Recast	TP cost
Divine Waltz	13 seconds	400
Divine Waltz II	20 seconds	800

• Divine Waltzes are the Curaga equivalent for Waltzes. They can target anyone within your party who is in range of you.
• Since Divine Waltzes and Curing Waltzes don't share a recast timer, you can slam two quick heals back-to-back in a pinch (even if this likely costs as much TP as a WS...)

Divine Waltz II is your most efficient option if you're going to hit 3+ targets for the full amount (~900HP).

Ability	Recast	TP cost
Healing Waltz	8 seconds	200

Healing Waltz is our (almost) all-purpose Erase. It can get rid of pretty much any status ailment that a WHM can remove with Erase or their -na spells.

Ability	Recast	Effect
Contradance	5 minutes	Enhances your next Waltz.

If Healing Waltz is your Erase, then Contradance is your Divine Seal.

• It doubles the potency for your next Curing Waltz or Divine Waltz.
• It makes Healing Waltz AoE, removing one status ailment from each party member.

Flourishes I

Flourishes I consume Finishing Moves to inflict an effect on your target.

Flourishes I	Recast	FMs consumed	Effect
Animated Flourish	30 seconds	1 or 2	Provokes target.
Desperate Flourish	20 seconds	1	Weighs target down with a low rate of success.
Violent Flourish	20 seconds	1	Stuns target with a low rate of success.

• The purpose of this group in 2026 is Dynamis and Voidwatch procs. Rarely will you use any of these for their intended purposes.
  • Animated Flourish is a claiming tool at best. Weaker than Provoke, and you're not here to tank anyway.
  • Desperate Flourish will only be used as a Voidwatch proc. You're not here to land Gravity, but even if you were, Rudra's Storm is much better at doing that.
  • Violent Flourish on the other hand comes with a high accuracy bonus, but that's limited to the physical hit. The Stun effect unfortunately is resisted by many targets, but at this point there are some fairly beefy Magic Accuracy options to land it when the target isn't resistant:

Violent Flourish     (Magic Accuracy)

Yamarang Maculele Tiara +3 Horos Casaque +4 Macu. Bangles +3 Maxixi Tights +4 Macu. Toe Sh. +3 Null Loop Digni. Earring Crep. Earring Metamor. Ring +1 +10 Magic Accuracy Stikini Ring +1 Null Belt Null Shawl

Flourishes II Flourishes II Recast FMs consumed Effect Building Flourish 10 seconds 1-3 Enhances the next weapon skill Reverse Flourish 30 seconds 1-5 Converts Finishing Moves to TP Wild Flourish 20 seconds 2 Readies target for a skillchain Reverse Flourish is one of the most valuable of all Flourishes II. By converting your remaining Finishing Moves into TP, you can get instant TP to perform back-to-back weapon skills for a self-Skillchain or to close a Skillchain off of someone else's weapon skill. Along with No Foot Rise, it also can be used as a source for starting TP, letting you being fights with a good amount of TP. The maximum amount of TP if 5/5 RF and 20/20 JP with Max Cape is: TP Return = (95 + Reverse Flourish Bonus) × (Finishing Moves) + (Square Mod+Empyrean Hands Bonus)×(Finishing Moves)^2 + 30×(Merit Level) This will yield if we have the maximum Reverse Flourish Bonus (70) and 5/5 RF Merits RF of (1FM)=332 TP RF of (2FM)=548 TP RF of (3FM)=798 TP RF of (4FM)=1082 TP RF of (5FM)=1400 TP The amount of TP restored is calculated using this formula: TP Return = (95 + Reverse Flourish Bonus) × (Finishing Moves) + (Square Mod+Empyrean Hands Bonus)×(Finishing Moves)^2 + 30×(Merit Level) Reverse Flourish   Macu. Bangles +3 Toetapper Mantle Reverse Flourish +30 The effect of Building Flourish depends on the number of Finishing Moves available when using it. The maximum number of Finishing Moves it consumes is 3. Number of FMs Effect 1 Accuracy bonus 2 Accuracy bonus, attack +25% 3 Accuracy bonus, attack +25%, critical hit rate bonus Between Reverse Flourish and Wild Flourish, it is hard to justify using Building Flourish. It's powerful, but those Finishing Moves could have been spent on either of the other two for more overall damage. Wild Flourish is best used in places where two weaponskills and the resulting Skillchain would be overkill and one weaponskill and the resulting Skillchain is enough to kill. (Also Dynamis and Voidwatch proccing.) Weapon Skill Resulting Skillchain Dancing Edge Scission Evisceration Transfixion Exenterator Scission Pyrrhic Kleos Scission Flourishes III Our most devastating Abilities!!! Flourishes III consume Finishing Moves in exchange for offensive buffs. Flourishes III Recast FMs consumed Effect Climactic Flourish 90 seconds 1-5 Enforces a Critical hit for the first hit of a certain number of attack rounds. Adds a base damage bonus of 50% CHR to those hits. Striking Flourish 30 seconds 2 Enforces a Double attack for the next attack round. Adds a base damage bonus of 100% CHR for the first hit. Ternary Flourish 30 seconds 2 Enforces a Triple attack for the next attack round. Adds a base damage bonus of 100% CHR for the first hit. Climactic Flourish enforces a critical hit for the first hit of one attack around per consumed Finishing Move. A perfect match with Rudra's Storm, your premier single-hit WS. Performing back to back critical Rudra'ses to make a Darkness skillchain can deal devastating amounts of damage very fast. Maculele Tiara +3 is crucial for Climactic Flourish. Wearing it upon activation adds another critical hit, and wearing it during the actual hits grants you a 25% critical attack bonus, which is a huge boost to weapon skills that deal the majority (or all) of their damage on the initial hit. It's a little bit complicated to create a solo Skillchain involving Climactic Flourish, because it consumes all Finishing Moves. You can perform a Step, preferably with Presto, after activating Climactic Flourish and before your weapon skill and/or use No Foot Rise after your weapon skill. Stepping before the first weapon skill means you have more TP towards your second weapon skill. For the same reason, No Foot Rise is used after your first weapon skill, because it also grants you TP when used with an augmented Horos Casaque +4. An easier way to perform solo Skillchains with Climactic Flourish is using Sekkanoki when using a Samurai sub job. Striking Flourish and Ternary Flourish on the other hand are best used with Dancer's multi-hit weapon skills, especially Pyrrhic Kleos. When using Fotia Belt and Fotia Gorget for this weapon skill, each extra hit adds another 1.95 fTP to damage calculation. The CHR bonus works exactly like Sneak Attack and Trick Attack: It is added to the base damage outside the fTP term: Quote: WS damage = ((DMG + fSTR + WSC) * fTP + (CHR bonus)) * pDIF SP Abilities Ability Effect Trance Reduces the TP cost of all Job Abilities to 0 and reduces recast timers for all Waltzes. Grand Pas Grants 5 Finishing Moves. Resets recast timers for Flourishes to 0 while active and Flourishes don't consume Finishing Moves. Trance used to be your emergency button for when you really need to spam Waltzes in quick succession. Thanks to Job Points, it now grants you up to 2,000 TP when using it too, turning it into another source of instant TP. Grand Pas also can be used for that purpose by repeatedly using Reverse Flourish. Most of the time, Grand Pas is used as a zerg tool by chaining multiple weapon skills, possibly stacked with Climactic Flourish, in short order. The best way is to use these two SP's simultaneously and perform devastating Climactic Rudra's back-to-back in a very short window. Have your steps ready, prepare 3,000 TP, and: Outside of Escha: Climactic > Rudra > RF > Grand Pas > Rudra > RF Rudra > Trance > Rudra > RF Rudra > RF Rudra > engage, generate TP > Climactic > Rudra > generate TP > Rudra = a total of 8 Climactic Rudras In Escha: Climactic > Rudra > RF > Grand Pas > Rudra > RF Rudra > Trance > Rudra > RF Rudra > RF Rudra > Revitalizer > Climactic > RF Rudra > Lucid Wings II Rudra > Daedalus Wing Rudra - 9 Climactic Rudras without TPing (could go for 10 with TPing before Revitalizer) Merits Group I Effect Building Flourish effect Increases Building Flourish accuracy by 2, attack by 1%, and critical hit rate by 1% per merit level each. Haste Samba effect Adds 1% Job Ability Haste to Haste Samba per merit level. Reverse Flourish effect Increases TP returned by Reverse Flourish by 3 TP per merit level. Steps accuracy Increases the accuracy of Steps by 3 per merit level. Dancer's group I merits are pretty clear: 5/5 Haste Samba effect and 5/5 Reverse Flourish effect. Steps don't need any extra help with accuracy between their innate accuracy bonus of +10 and Presto. As for Building Flourish... can be easily used when CF timer is down for WS. Group II Effect Closed Position Increases accuracy and evasion by 3 per merit level when face-to-face with the enemy. Fan Dance Reduces physical damage taken and gives "Enmity +15". Reduces Waltz recast timers by 5% for each merit level past the first one. Renders Sambas unusable. No Foot Rise Grants 1 Finishing Move per merit level. Saber Dance Increases Double Attack rate. Increases Samba duration by 5% for each merit level past the first one. Renders Waltzes unusable. The recast timers on Fan Dance, Saber Dance and No Foot Rise are all 3 minutes. The group II merits used to be more complicated and the "right" setup has changed many times during the last few years. These days, the most common setup is this one after Relic +3 Upgrades: 5/5 Closed Position 3/5 No Foot Rise 1/5 Fan Dance 1/5 Saber Dance 3/5 No Foot Rise feels like the right number, because it caps Finishing Moves from scratch with just one extra Step. It also provides enough TP by itself to get to 1,000 TP with Reverse Flourish after a WS and 1-2 attack rounds for a self-Skillchain (when used with Horos Casaque +4.) Support Jobs Based on your play style and/or the Content you're participating in, along with what REMA you're using, Support Jobs may vary: Warrior is usually the go to option if you wanted to maximize your DPS, especially with Twashtar (Level 119 III) since your white Damage will gain a major boost from the Double Attack traits. Dragoon has the usual attractive aspects for melee DPS jobs - 7% Weapon Skill Damage (that actually works on multi-hit WS) and Super Jump/High Jump to shed enmity. Dark Knight is also a valid option and can add extra power to your DPS, rarely used though due to capped attack situations these days from support jobs in your party. Samurai is another attractive option for DPS and becomes a great candidate if you're a Mythic wielder due to its native Store TP trait and how Terpsichore (Level 119 III) works. Ninja and Rune Fencer are great for physical and magical defensive purposes respectively, if you truly need survivability. These are mentioned for completeness. Frankly, if you can't survive something with 50% DT in your engaged set and Dancer's existing tools, you likely shouldn't bother to solo it. But Utsusemi is still incredible when it actually works on whatever you're fighting. Weapons Dancers are super proficient at wielding daggers... and super non-proficient at wielding other weapons. They're not even on Naegling, so their only relevant non-piercing damage type option in Odyssey is Karambit. Let's talk Daggers: If you are planning on being a career Dancer, you'll want to pursue REMAP weapons ( Twashtar (Level 119 III), Terpsichore (Level 119 III), Aeneas and Mpu Gandring (Level 119 III).) These weapons are extremely powerful, and while Mpu Gandring (Level 119 III) is the strongest it takes six IRL months to get (minimum) and it'd be nice to have something else until then. While each one has situations where it shines brighter than the others, they all require a lot of resources and time to make. Generally, the Terpsichore (Level 119 III) + Twashtar (Level 119 III) combination is preferred for maximum DPS in situations where Accuracy is also needed. With this combination you don't have to worry that much about WS order in fights with other DPS members and will definitely cause severe damage overall, also it will make life easier on steps and tanking without losing that much of your overall DPS with AM3 up. However, especially in situations where you have lots of buffs from other party members, Centovente's 1000 TP Bonus augment is also very popular. Just note that it doesn't have any Dagger Skill or Accuracy on it, so you'll have to make up that 250+ Accuracy loss in gear and buffs. Terpsichore (Level 119 III): Dancer's Mythic Weapon. Requires a lot of time and also 30,000 Alexandrite and so on. Allows you to use the weaponskill Pyrrhic Kleos without completing Unlocking a Myth (Dancer) and substantially boosts its damage (At maximum (R15) augment, +49.5% damage.) Aftermath 3 from a 3,000 TP WS gives "Occasionally Attacks Twice (40%) or Thrice (20%)" for 3 minutes, generating lots of TP. You know you love TP. Gives one extra Finishing Move per Step. Twashtar (Level 119 III): Dancer's Empyrean Weapon. Get ready to make friends with Glavoid. Afterglow gives a 5% Critical Hit Rate boost to your whole party. The harder-hitting among your allies will particularly enjoy this. Aftermath 3 from a 3,000 TP WS gives a 50% chance to deal triple damage on all regular melee hits (not WS). This makes a lot of white damage happen. Aeneas: Dancer's Aeonic Weapon. Relatively easier to get than the other REMAP options, and while weaker than the other options it's certainly not useless. Enables you to perform an Ultimate Skillchain. You'll have difficulty making Light Skillchains without this or Mpu Gandring (Level 119 III). Allows you to use the Merit Point weaponskill Exenterator at full "Rank 5" strength regardless of the actual number of merit points invested in it. The TP Bonus from this weapon is not applied to weapon skills unless it's being wielded in the MAIN hand. (Magian Trial weapons have TP Bonus augments, which are the only exception to this rule.) Earlier Weapon Options: Tauret: The final upgrade from Kaja Knife by using 5 Abdhaljs Matter and any Pulse Weapon. Much easier to get than the above weapons. Slightly less powerful than an Aeneas but more than good enough to hold you until Twashtar (Level 119 III). Even the previous tier, Kaja Knife, is nothing to be ashamed of. Centovente: See the Dagger Trials of the Magians page. You're aiming for the +1000 TP Bonus augment from the path ending in Trial 3201. This weapon is level 99 - meaning you're giving up aout 250 accuracy relative to even a Kaja Knife - but in return, this TP Bonus augment does work in the offhand, supercharging your weaponskills. A great tool any time you have the accuracy to hit what you're fighting, and likely to become your best friend sooner rather than later. For players brand new to 99 with no other levelled jobs: Homestead Dagger -> Ambuscade knife up to Kaja Knife, keeping Homestead Dagger in your offhand until you replace it with one of the options below (probably in this order) If you need a second item level knife, options include: Enchufla (200 Domain Invasion points or ask a friend to kill Hanbi in Escha - Ru'Aun) Polyhymnia (some gil at Oboro) Taming Sari from Sinister Reign (once you've finished the Seekers of Adoulin Missions) Don't waste time chasing perfect augments. Please. Skinflayer (800 Domain Invasion points - do not do this - or get some friends to kill Strophadia in Reisenjima) Job Specific Equipment Artifact Armor Maxixi Attire Set Item Upgrade? Notes Maxixi Tiara +4 No, +1 This is primarily useful for the Samba duration, which is maxed out at +1. Step Accuracy is largely unnecessary. Maxixi Casaque +4 Yes, +3 Take this to +3. This is a critical piece for Waltz abilities. Maxixi Bangles +4 Yes, +4 Incredible WSD piece - competitive with Nyame in situations where -damage taken isn't needed and much easier to get. Max this out. Maxixi Tights +4 No Don't even bother. Skillchain Bonus may sound decent on paper, but realistically you should make Horos Tights +4 instead. Maxixi Toe Sh. +4 No, +1 Utility piece for Jig Duration and Waltz Potency. If you need the Waltz Potency, reforge this beyond +1. If you don't, you don't. (See the math discussed briefly above.) Relic Armor Horos Attire Set Item Upgrade? Notes Horos Tiara +4 Enhances "Trance" effect (80s duration) Maybe, +1 Swap piece for Trance, and a Waltz Potency piece. If you don't want Anwig Salade for -2 seconds recast on Waltz, take this to +3 and adjust your Waltz Potency sets accordingly. Otherwise, leave it at +1. Horos Casaque +4 Enhances "No Foot Rise" effect (+50 tp/merit) No, +1 A swap piece for No Foot Rise, and thus it can stay at +1. Horos Bangles +4 Enhances "Fan Dance" effect (+1% min -PDT per merit) No They have to be worn to maintain the effect. Not worth making unless you're exploring DNC tanking... in which case, honestly, you should try to make Regal Gloves work instead despite its +20% Damage Taken. Horos Tights +4 Enhances "Saber Dance" effect (+1% min DA per merit) Yes, +4 Priority piece. Incredible WSD pants that compete with R25 Nyame, and are much easier to get. Jig Duration as a bonus. Horos Toe Sh. +4 Enhances "Closed Position" effect (+3 STP per merit) Yes, +3 Prior to Empyrean +2/+3 pieces, these were the go-to TPing boots. They are still an overall higher value for STP, assuming Closed Position is in effect, but Empy boots are have -DT% and are much safer to wear. They're still worth making, but are lower priority than they used to be, and will largely be for the Steps discount. Empyrean Armor Maculele Attire Set Item Upgrade? Notes Maculele Tiara +3 Yes, +3 High priority. An incredible WSD piece, a good TP piece, and the Climactic Flourish modifier is extremely valuable. Macu. Casaque +3 Maybe A niche body for TPing at low haste values, as well as a high -DT piece for idling. Alternatively you can simply wear Nyame for its superior Magic Evasion values, given the broad availability of -DT gear. Macu. Bangles +3 Yes, +3 Essential swap piece for Reverse Flourish. Worth upgrading to +3, but extremely potent even at +1. Maculele Tights +3 Eventually, +3 +10% PDL has huge potential, but its value is going to depend on the rest of your gear and how often you play in attack capped situations. Worth upgrading to +3, but not urgent. Macu. Toe Sh. +3 Yes, +3 High priority. Your go-to TPing shoes when -DT is needed and you can't benefit from Closed Position. Additionally, another 6% crit rate for Feather Step. Equipment Sets For fancy best-in-slot sets, see the All Jobs Gear Sets/Dancer page to give you something to aspire to. Also possibly go a few revisions back so you don't see nothing but Su5 Limbus gear, if that grind isn't your style. TP Starter Set   Kaja Knife Polyhymnia Ginsen Taeon Chapeau 20 Attack+Accuracy, 2 Triple Attack, 7 STR+DEX Taeon Tabard 20 Attack+Accuracy, 2 Triple Attack, 7 STR+DEX Mummu Wrists +2 Meg. Chausses +2 Macu. Toe Shoes +1 Asperity Necklace Brutal Earring Alabaster Earring Petrov Ring Epona's Ring Kentarch Belt +1 Senuna's Mantle DEX30 + ACC/ATT 20+10DW TP Sets: [ Please note you will require much more acc than normal buffs, to cover the loss in offhand accuracy]. TP   Twashtar (Level 119 III) Centovente Coiste Bodhar Malignance Chapeau Horos Casaque +4 Adhemar Wrist. +1 Path A:DEX+12, AGI+12, Accuracy+20 Samnuha Tights 10DEX+10STR+3DA+3TA Macu. Toe Sh. +3 Etoile Gorget +2 Sherida Earring Telos Earring Gere Ring Epona's Ring Sailfi Belt +1 Senuna's Mantle DEX30 + ACC/ATT 20+10DA -10% PDT Acc TP   Twashtar (Level 119 III) Setan Kober Coiste Bodhar Malignance Chapeau Macu. Casaque +3 Malignance Gloves Malignance Tights Macu. Toe Sh. +3 Etoile Gorget +2 Sherida Earring Telos Earring Chirich Ring +1 Moonlight Ring Reiki Yotai Senuna's Mantle DEX20 + ACC 30 + ATT 20+10DA Twashtar TP Set: Utilizing Fencer from /WAR is vital for this combo to preform its best, more DPS options for us to choose from. TP Twashtar   Twashtar (Level 119 III) Airy Buckler Coiste Bodhar Adhemar Bonnet +1 (Path B) STR+12+DEX+12+ Attack+20 Horos Casaque +3 Adhemar Wrist. +1 (Path A):DEX+12, AGI+12, Accuracy+20 Samnuha Tights 10DEX+10STR+3DA+3TA Macu. Toe Sh. +3 Etoile Gorget +2 Sherida Earring Telos Earring Gere Ring Epona's Ring Sailfi Belt +1 Senuna's Mantle DEX30 + ACC/ATT 20+10DA Bonus Set when you have AM3 up from Twashtar and you can't WS as often as you wish due to fight mechanics, and the point is to depend on White Damage, this set will provide [Critical hit damage +42% and 39% Crtical hit rate] + 14% critical hit rate from Feather Step: TP AM3 Up   Twashtar (Level 119 III) Skinflayer +DMG, 10DEX, 30Acc/Att, 7% Crtical DMG Charis Feather Adhemar Bonnet +1 (Path B) STR+12+DEX+12+ Attack+20 Mummu Jacket +2 Adhemar Wrist. +1 (Path A):DEX+12, AGI+12, Accuracy+20 Turms Subligar +1 Herculean Boots 15STR + 30 ACC/ATT + 5% Critical DMG Etoile Gorget +2 Brutal Earring Sherida Earring Mummu Ring Hetairoi Ring Sailfi Belt +1 Senuna's Mantle DEX30 + ACC/ATT 20+10CRate Terpsichore TP SET: Its plausible to use STP set with Mythic Weapons since AM takes care of the multi hit gear easily if it was maintained at level 3 [Terp gives ± 70 per hit so you might need to hit 80 STP in gear, buffs and sub job STP values] [the margins of STP Set and MultiHit Set can be minuscule depending on sub job options and provided buffs, for more explanation refer to this thread http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/31534/math-oax-multi-attack-and-you/3/] TP Terpsichore   Terpsichore (Level 119 III) Twashtar (Level 119 III) Coiste Bodhar Adhemar Bonnet +1 (Path B) STR+12+DEX+12+ Attack+20 Horos Casaque +4 Adhemar Wrist. +1 (Path A):DEX+12, AGI+12, Accuracy+20 Samnuha Tights 10DEX+10STR+3DA+3TA Macu. Toe Sh. +3 Etoile Gorget +2 Sherida Earring Telos Earring Epona's Ring Gere Ring Sailfi Belt +1 Senuna's Mantle DEX30 + ACC/ATT 20+10STP This set provides 72+15=87 STP when /SAM. Enough to cover everything you need and make your round/ws the lowest among any other combination [could possibly hit 1.9-2.1 rounds/ws] Dual Wield Scenarios When/if one needed to cap delay in situations where Haste Samba isn't an option, can't get Haste II or Marches, and/or you're weak/zombi, and lastly if you're solo with trusts, you should use these sets: 0% Haste   Coiste Bodhar Maxixi Tiara +3 Macu. Casaque +3 Herculean Gloves 15 STR/DEX + 30 ACC/ATT + 4DW Samnuha Tights 10DEX+10STR+3DA+3TA Macu. Toe Sh. +3 Etoile Gorget +2 Sherida Earring Eabani Earring Moonlight Ring Epona's Ring Reiki Yotai Senuna's Mantle DEX30 + ACC/ATT 20+10STP+5DT 10% Haste   Coiste Bodhar Maxixi Tiara +3 Adhemar Jacket +1 Path A Adhemar Wrist. +1 Path A Samnuha Tights 10DEX+10STR+3DA+3TA Macu. Toe Sh. +3 Etoile Gorget +2 Sherida Earring Eabani Earring Moonlight Ring Epona's Ring Reiki Yotai Senuna's Mantle DEX30 + ACC/ATT 20+10STP+5DT 40% Haste   Coiste Bodhar Maxixi Tiara +3 Horos Casaque +4 Adhemar Wrist. +1 Path A Samnuha Tights 10DEX+10STR+3DA+3TA Macu. Toe Sh. +3 Etoile Gorget +2 Sherida Earring Telos Earring Moonlight Ring Epona's Ring Sailfi Belt +1 Senuna's Mantle DEX30 + ACC/ATT 20+10STP+5DT Weapon Skills Climactic Rudra   Charis Feather Maculele Tiara +3 Meg. Cuirie +2 Maxixi Bangles +4 Horos Tights +4 Nyame Sollerets Etoile Gorget +2 Moonshade Earring Maculele Earring 3ACC+250 TP Bonus Regal Ring Epaminondas's Ring Sailfi Belt +1 Senuna's Mantle DEX30 + ACC/ATT 20+10WSD Normal Rudra   Coiste Bodhar Maculele Tiara +3 Nyame Mail Maxixi Bangles +4 Maculele Tights +3 Nyame Sollerets Etoile Gorget +2 Moonshade Earring Maculele Earring 3ACC+250 TP Bonus Regal Ring Epaminondas's Ring Sailfi Belt +1 Senuna's Mantle DEX30 + ACC/ATT 20+10%WSD Starter Rudra's Storm   Polyhymnia Kaja Knife Charis Feather Mummu Bonnet +2 Meg. Cuirie +2 Meg. Gloves +2 Mummu Kecks +2 Mummu Gamash. +2 Caro Necklace Ishvara Earring Moonshade Earring 250 TP Bonus Ramuh Ring Mummu Ring Grunfeld Rope Senuna's Mantle 30 DEX, 20 ACC/ATT, 10% WSD Evisceration: Evisceration   Charis Feather Adhemar Bonnet +1 (Path B) DEX12 +STR 12+ ATT 20 Meg. Cuirie +2 Gleti's Gauntlets Gleti's Breeches Gleti's Boots Fotia Gorget Odr Earring Maculele Earring Regal Ring Gere Ring Fotia Belt Senuna's Mantle DEX30 + ACC/ATT 20+10%CritRate Starter Evisceration   Kaja Knife Charis Feather Mummu Bonnet +2 Meg. Cuirie +2 Mummu Wrists +2 Mummu Kecks +2 Mummu Gamash. +2 Fotia Gorget Cessance Earring Brutal Earring Ramuh Ring Mummu Ring Fotia Belt Senuna's Mantle 30 DEX, 20 ACC/ATT, 10% Crit * Pyrrhic Kleos: Pyrrhic Kleos   Coiste Bodhar Maculele Tiara +3 Gleti's Cuirass Maxixi Bangles +4 Maculele Tights +3 Lustra. Leggings +1 Path D Fotia Gorget Sherida Earring Maculele Earring Gere Ring Epona's Ring Fotia Belt Senuna's Mantle STR30 + ACC/ATT 20+10DA PK Starter   Oshasha's Treatise Skormoth Mask Rawhide Vest Path A Mummu Wrists +2 Meg. Chausses +2 Rawhide Boots Path D Fotia Gorget Brutal Earring Cessance Earring Mummu Ring Epona's Ring Fotia Belt Senuna's Mantle STR30 + ACC/ATT 20+10DA Exenterator   Aeneas Coiste Bodhar Maculele Tiara +3 Horos Casaque +3 Maxixi Bangles +4 Horos Tights +4 Nyame Sollerets Fotia Gorget Moonshade Earring +250 TP Maculele Earring Gere Ring Regal Ring Fotia Belt Senuna's Mantle 30AGI + ACC/ATT 20+10DA Aeolian Edge   Aeneas Pemphredo Tathlum Nyame Helm Nyame Mail Nyame Gauntlets Nyame Flanchard Nyame Sollerets Baetyl Pendant Moonshade Earring 4MAB+250 TP Bonus Friomisi Earring Shiva Ring +1 Metamor. Ring +1 Eschan Stone Senuna's Mantle DEX30 + ACC/ATT 20+ WSD 10% Utilities: MDT   Staunch Tathlum +1 Malignance Chapeau Macu. Casaque +3 Turms Mittens +1 Malignance Tights Macu. Toe Sh. +3 Warder's Charm +1 Odnowa Earring +1 Odnowa Earring Purity Ring Murky Ring Engraved Belt Senuna's Mantle INT 20+ EVA 20+ MEVA 45 PDT   Staunch Tathlum +1 Malignance Chapeau Macu. Casaque +3 Malignance Gloves Malignance Tights Macu. Toe Sh. +3 Loricate Torque +1 Genmei Earring Moonlight Ring Defending Ring Senuna's Mantle VIT 30+ EVA/MEVA 20+ DEF 50 MEVA   Yamarang Malignance Chapeau Malignance Tabard Malignance Gloves Malignance Tights Malignance Boots Warder's Charm +1 Sanare Earring Hearty Earring Purity Ring Icecrack Ring Engraved Belt Senuna's Mantle EVA20/MEVA 30 + Status Ailments 10 or DT5% or MEVA 45 FastCast: Magoraga Beads for Utsusemi. FC   Sapience Orb Herculean Helm FC5 Adhemar Jacket +1 Path D: HP+105, FC+10, MDT-4% Leyline Gloves MAB15 +MAC15 +ACC15+FC3 Herculean Trousers FC5 Herculean Boots FC5 Orunmila's Torque Enchntr. Earring +1 Loquac. Earring Rahab Ring Prolix Ring Senuna's Mantle FC10 Enmity: Can use Senuna's Mantle with Enmity +10. Enmity   Iron Gobbet Halitus Helm Emet Harness +1 Horos Bangles +3 Zoar Subligar +1 Ahosi Leggings Unmoving Collar +1 Provocare Ring Eihwaz Ring Kasiri Belt Agema Cape