Dancer on Balance Guides

Best in Slot (BiS)

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Advanced Guide

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by Tomcat Frost (Faerie)

FOREWORD

One of the biggest requests I have had is a more concise document on what people “need to know” before jumping into more difficult content. This is not meant to be a replacement for a general guide to Dancer; please see Ringabel’s extensive write-up instead, which will be linked at the end of the document in the appendix.

This guide will be broken down into three sections: Basics, Intermediate, and Advanced. I am hopeful that even some of the more experienced players may learn something new from this document.

Frequent Questions

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DANCE PARTNER PRIORITY

This list is made in a gear/skill vacuum. This is the recommended partner priority list.
Special Note: some fights may favor certain Dance Partners over others based on phases/mechanics or ability to hit multiple targets.

Updated: January 19, 2021 to account for balance changes in patch 5.4.

SAM
NIN
MNK / BLM (crit build)*
DRG / SMN
RDM
MCH
BRD
DNC

*Data on BLM SpS build as a dance partner is not available due to length in time to reach BiS with this build as of this update, but value as a dance partner is believed to drop significantly between the two builds due to under utilization of Devilment.