FFXIV: Endwalker Dancer 1 to 90 Leveling Skills Guide

[@ladyellen7993]

Love when I’m second in enmity as a dancer, best feeling of superiority :P

[@HolySenpaiii]

that's a big oof from the rest of the party xD

[@butiliketacos]

Until the tank falls...

[@xela4854]

​@@butiliketacosthat's always a fun spook. Happened to my summoner during an alliance raid 😅

[@mandagirl02]

That happened to me too but that's kinda sad when I was partnered to boot 😅 being 2nd in the aggro list I mean

[@belladeebee]

Bro this is the only DNC guide I’ve watched that wasn’t either overly technical, or conversely just reading the skill descriptions. Thank god I found this, should be the first thing that comes up on search for DNC guide. Gives all the info you need and good diagrams for showing rotation. Finally someone did it right. Ty homie.

[@titleofprofile]

I just got Dancer yesterday and literally watched your Shadowbringers tutorial last night before bed. This is amazing timing! Thanks so much for all the work you do in these videos and making Dancer seem much less intimidating than I thought it was!

[@sethbrady448]

Um excuse me, I'm a Dancer who does the Lali-Hop. No, but seriously, what a great vid about my main. Thanks for all of these guides! They've really helped me on the jobs I've struggled with, especially as I continue my grind to 90!

[@TheRadikarAuthor]

Greatly appreciate "In The Balance" as the background music for the Endwalker stuff. When I first heard it, I considered it a DNC's anthem, essentially. DNC is my favorite DPS, so it's also good to get a thorough explanation of the new Endwalker abilities, as I was worried if I was supposed to delay Tillana or use it right away. Thankfully, DNC is super forgiving so really it's just a matter of making sure I don't overwrite currently available procs from abilities.

[@justrenderin1279]

Eyyy, my Main gets a Guide. It's been a crazy ride mastering this class. From learning how to Double Weave/Pool your feathers to understanding that you can't double weave a Standard/Tech Step. Been using it for this tier of Savage as my first time doing it. Having a blast I honestly love this class, my only gripe is Improv because I can't use it too many times. I feel like it should have been a Step but instead we can choose to do 4 moves like a normal Tech Step but each one gives some HP restored rather than standstill for about 4 seconds to get the first proc.

[@dwagon7167]

You can weave improv to do just the regen heal. You don’t have to stand still or push the button again.

[@pennym1056]

It’s a great regen heal if you weave it, that’s the most common use

[@cd8547]

Kinda late but I had a question on what you said about how you can't double weave a standard step. Can you clarify that at all? I'm leveling dnc and I can not for the life of me get the 70 opener perfect, because after I weave devilment, the next gcd ALWAYS clips! I'm not sure what if that has anything to do with what you're talking about.

[@ElPrezAU]

A bit late but in addition to the comment made here about using Improv for the HoT, you can also double weave if you are quick and your ping isn't too high - this will give you both the HoT AND a shield worth 5% of your health

[@ccarr1025]

one of your best 'This..... to THIS!" intros so far. LOL

[@BeckyScottFairley]

One thing to mention with Technical Finish since it is the big one I have seen doing level 90 8 man stuff - It doesn't stack if there are 2 dancers at the same time so if there is another dancer get space your technical step by 20 seconds to get a 40 second buff for the whole party.

[@WeskAlber]

ahhhh dammit I knew I was forgetting something important. Though, in high end you're not taking 2 dancers, and in Pugs most players don't cooperate

[@MurderOfAKiller]

six dancers, one tank, one healer, permanent technical step buff for everyone

[@FuraCaoLoko]

Or you could align it with the odd burst windows (summon phoenix, trick attack, other things? idk)

[@thegamesheplays]

​@@WeskAlber I'll never forget that one time in Puppet's Bunker where we were three dancers, perfectly adjusting for each other with no communication. If there hadn't been a log I would have sworn I dreamed it...

[@PlasticArcadia]

@@thegamesheplays I always wait for the other dancers to use theirs first lol

[@KitBits]

“Simple and clean is the way you’re making me feel tonight” pls, What a legend

[@M0du5Pwn3n5]

Your "this...to this" are just getting better and better. Also, incredible timing because I was just getting started leveling my Dancer literally today.

[@UberBri]

I love this guy! No long into, very savvy, relevant, and poignant!

[@8orbit]

dance. dance. dance. dance. I love your guides, mate, thanks so much!

[@kinda_random335]

Thank your for the guide! I’m always going back to this on my way to dawntrail. Post game S blood here ! 😅

[@SavannahNightwolf]

Thanks for this guide! I was on the fence about trying Dancer, and this made me give it a go. I'm glad I did, because it's fun!

[@pwojtcza]

I picked up Dancer in PvP, i liked it so much that it got me to level 80 without touching any other content, now that im totally in love with this job i decided to take it for a spin in PvE, and Wesk is default go to place when you want to learn a job. Thank you for making it so easy to enjoy this game

[@FoopThePoofer]

pvp dancer just hits different. wish en avant would give procs in pve too

[@ThatGuyFromLI]

I've only been playing for a year, and I always look for your videos to see the direction to take a class. That being said, I'm leveling machinist and warrior so I'm hoping one is next lol

[@callmeobsequious]

First video I'm watching after getting back into FFXIV after a break. I know I can always trust your content to help guide me. 👍 Wonderful as always.

[@BeckyScottFairley]

I am a bunny boy Dancer main (was a dwarf dancer main before endwalker.) haven't played since the 6.1 patch landed so going to use this to check the changes and to see if there is anything I missed.

[@Cassapphic]

Hey it’s my old main, I think it’s low skill floor is very good and friendly for new players along with the extremely high mobility, but I do miss how flourish worked in shadowbringers a lot, I loved having to think more about positioning, and having to plan procs so flourish wouldn’t overwrite them was a lot of fun and rewarded planning and understanding how to maximise your procs, now the skill ceiling is a lot lower and it feel just “push the glowy button” but I am happy for people who still really enjoy this job.

[@sctorus]

My dancer just reach level90 today :D time to watch the guide

[@jacobteague635]

That DDR intro was amazing

[@wezzco_br8169]

thanks for the guides! They're so helpful 🥺

[@Iyokus]

You thought you could sneak that Simple and Clean lyric past us, but we see what you did there.

[@lordhughmungus]

Been waiting for this one, just hit 90 on my DNC and I wanna make sure I'm not making a fool of myself.

[@AmySay]

i did NOT know Flourishing and Silken were two different skills!!! i always wondered why i would sometimes seemingly have two charges of the procced skills!

[@_Snowflame]

25:10 THAT'S what the Flourish buff means? Holy shit

[@darealamana8850]

excellent guide as always. Also love the Kingdom hearts reference.

[@raarasunai4896]

Reverse cascade has such a badass animation!

[@Capt_Ransom]

I have to say these guides are hands down the BEST guides for new players or players taking on a new job (especially higher level jobs) Understanding the skills and how to use them makes playing easier and more enjoyable. Thank you so much for making these guides. I tell all new players to check out your channel.

[@LotusBoi1989]

DNC is so comfy for me, I love it. Just ZOOP around the battle field with your rocket powered heelies, poke the flashy buttons when they pop up, and keep shaking them hips until everything falls over dead. It's great.

[@davidw2417]

**Copied from The Balance** Rough Dance Partner Priority as of 6.50:  SAM > NIN > MNK > RPR > *BLM > DRG > SMN > RDM > MCH > BRD > DNC  *BLM's placement depends somewhat on whether they are going high crit or high sps builds due to Devilment being a crit buff. Regardless, it's roughly around that of DRG.

[@Andy-eb2er]

just in time thank you my good sir

[@rayndooma5624]

"Dance Dance Revolution!" "Show your moves!" I'm sorry, I couldn't help but think about DDR while watching this LoL

[@Adelynnnn]

SMH no catgirls

[@shinsooxx]

I'm super lazy and often just boost alt classes. Your guides have helps so much. A lot of other guides just explain the level 90 rotation and openers but you actually explain what each skill does level by level so it's super helpful!

[@maxstrife9407]

this has been so helpful! tysm!

[@animepabu5526]

Guides like these make me second doubt my ability to play DNC lol although I do know how to thankfully

[@jubed]

Thank you so much for this video super helpful

[@SammyRebbo]

I really like Dancer but I really dislike how Improvisation ends if you move. Your dancer can do the other two dance's dance moves while moving around yet the spinning of Improvisation is just too hard to move while performing it. I also dislike how the aoe's require you to be in melee range but that's just a slight annoyance. Also, I'm having trouble finding an outfit I like my character to wear while being dancer XD

[@GayLPer]

to be fair, you are generating an aetheric field with improv, and that is what gets disrupted if you move

[@SammyRebbo]

@@GayLPer If that's the case then shouldn't you and your party get the buff as soon as you start generating that aetheric field?

[@dialp4penguin]

Me: Alright another Wesk video, I'm pretty familiar with this class so I'm DEFINITELY not going to learn anything new this time. Also me: Wait, Flourish doesn't overwrite buffs??

[@GayLPer]

that was added in 6.1

[@user-yk2jm3mp7l]

I think Nin even isn't A tier at the moment, it's S tier. Supposedly it's only one that's even ahead by any amount that might be worth caring

[@user-yk2jm3mp7l]

To add unless you are speed killing or progging DSW atm it probably doesn't matter as long as you don't partner an astro or something

[@Keira_Blackstone]

all I can think about watching this is how impossible it would be to do all those dance moves in blue jeans.

[@nerdicusdorkum2923]

Oh, I've been leveling up this class, and I've been liking it. Feels more like an aggressive support that annoys a foe to death rather then a proper dps, and that's fine by me. That's what I often find myself playing in other team based games anyway.

[@PdrAtalos]

Did not expect a one piece reference, I love it

[@65Reidlos]

My main for most of 6.x now, i do wish they would double down on support classes, being lowest dps is fine but i want more buffs for party, buffs and such in FF14 vs say wow are very few and far between, id like to have constant utlity and pre pull buffs like other mmos but thats just not the style. Also Improv needs a rework, its so pointless

[@paulm3316]

Thank you for this!

[@koshu4]

En Avant also handy when you're wondering how far 10 yalms is (since this is the diameter of most of DNC AoEs)

[@Theguyoverthere603]

RIP Samurai dance partners qwq

[@justrenderin1279]

*pat pat* It's okay. Maybe someday we'll dance you with you

[@plaguekatt]

Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance!

[@countvonstrahdgaming3088]

On the time stamps you have Closed position as a level 50 skill, when it’s a level 60 skill

[@WeskAlber]

ty, fixed!

[@coolrocksounds]

Can Technical Step crit? I don't understand why we use Devilment AFTER and not before.

[@GayLPer]

because we want as many GCD's under devilment as possible

[@coolrocksounds]

@@GayLPer ooooh, the potential bonus to TS does not outweight all of the CDs you would lose while dancing. I get it.

[@brandonnj84]

Thanks for the guides! So, (to anyone who knows), if you can't get in the standard dance pre-pull, do you still do it, or just skip and go into tech step?

[@WeskAlber]

Yeah just do the same thing. Try and Pre-pull where you can, but get it out anyway

[@stealthborn9446]

Yay I've been waiting for this one 😁

[@TheRealEdSmall]

Dance Dance Dance Dance

[@chipslight738]

I miss this Tillana...

[@chrispysaid]

Am I a flaming idiot? I'm not seeing specific things light up during the Standard Step phase. Like sometimes they have procs, but I'm watching you not hit the procs as they come up. What am I missing? Thanks for the video btw, your stuff is invaluable

[@WeskAlber]

Timestamp it? Cuz I think you're just not seeing it/playing the video at too low a quality.

[@Sanjarih]

Will you be updating the Samurai Guide video for us mere mortals?

[@WeskAlber]

Already did

[@petrusspinelli6661]

why, game devs why Flourish doesn't get replaced by Fan Dance IV and Devilment by Starfall Dance on your bar?! i don't have that many buttons!!!

[@WeskAlber]

But you do? I have a lot of empty slots on my hotbars

[@petrusspinelli6661]

@@WeskAlber not on the bar, new hotkeys for the skills. I have a smol sized brain and get confused on the rotation when there is too much to click, when everything lights up in the bar and all, having less "new" buttons to press helps me abit - w - like, there are people who use Shift + Button for their skills... i can't do that, i get lost on the 2 min window and spent a goot 3 seconds without casting till i find myself

[@MarakamiSG]

“1” to 90

[@w0lfguy77]

Is best to wait for silk and flow procs to use flourish?

[@WeskAlber]

Do you mean Siken Flow? And the two things are completely unrelated now.

[@w0lfguy77]

Sorry. Still learning dancer and verbiage. Should I try to get the procs for Reverse Cascade and fountainfall first then pop flourish?

[@WeskAlber]

@@w0lfguy77 As I said, they have nothing to do with each other anymore. Flourish has nothing to do with normal procs. And you should be using Flourish on CD. See 24:30

[@w0lfguy77]

Thanks. I get it now. I was confused when you said do your combos to get the silken buffs then pop flourish to get that buff for the two stacks

[@dudeomgitsme6533]

Wait we should partner a red mage over a black mage? Really? I thought blm had higher damage potential…

[@zirilan3398]

Unless you know the BLM-player and know they are a capable-player a average RDM will outperform a average BLM simply because RDM is way less punishing because of the more mobil nature of the job

[@dudeomgitsme6533]

@@zirilan3398 oh right i understand a good bard will outperform an average ninja but the list is for when u join random groups and dont know other ppls skill levels so thats why it confused me 🤔

[@theboogyman3127]

@@dudeomgitsme6533 I would just look at the agro list to see whose dealing more damage

[@zirilan3398]

@@dudeomgitsme6533 sidenotr why SMN is c-tier is that only the SMN gets the damage-buffs NOT their pet

[@evilanimegenious]

@@zirilan3398 doesn't the pet scale based on the casters stats at time of summoning?

[@95metalstorm]

Donquixote Doflamingo 🤣 I see you bro loool

[@AdamRoss30]

First off, I love your guides. I laugh a bit every time you say "do your job quests" because you sound like a disappointed teacher telling their student to please just do your homework lol Anyway, I had a few questions... why open with standard instead of technical? Do the buffs apply differently? I assumed it'd be better to do 4 steps prepull instead of 2 since the 4 steps postpull will delay your next attack slightly. Is it just because you try to fit another standard step in the opening buff window (if you got the countdown)? Or is it something to do with how the damage buffs stack? Also, it sounds like the 90 opener has 2 proc based ogcd abilities double weaved (maybe I misunderstood this part)? This sounds really difficult to pull off if you have any amount of latency. Is it better in that case to delay one ogcd until after the next gcd or to use both even if it causes you to clip the next gcd?

[@WeskAlber]

Because you'd be wasting Technical if you opened with it. You wouldn't be buffing with Standard step, and you would waste half the duration while everyone is building up to their openers. It would be less damage because you buff less. Yes, you double weave where you can. If you clip, yes multi GCD

[@junivanofdragonia]

15:40 this ability alone is one of the big reasons I always choose: melee or tank over Aim|Cast as a dance partner.

[@WeskAlber]

Dead enemies is worth more than the heal though, so the Ranged/Mage need to really suck for you not to partner them.

[@WeskAlber]

@Reaghan The given order is straight from the Balance. Which goes: Rough Dance Partner Priority as of 6.10:  NIN > MNK/RPR > DRG/SAM > RDM/BLM > SMN > MCH > BRD > DNC  There is still not a large enough sample size of good logs to fully determine the exact differences between some of the jobs, but NIN is noticeably ahead of everyone, and the rest of the melee are noticeably ahead of the casters in most cases.  Overall Dance Partner Priority balance is a lot closer than it has been in the past.

[@merouanebelaroussi9706]

why no dragoon or dark knight ?!?

[@WeskAlber]

Patron vote

[@merouanebelaroussi9706]

@@WeskAlber NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[@OldMarinerVintage]

no love for dragoon ?

[@WeskAlber]

I can't make 19 guides in a week

[@SinHurr]

HOLD ME CLOSER GIANT VIERA~

[@edgarlarios4718]

Here's to hoping he releases a series for each classes' pvp hotbar set ups.

[@Rayhaku808]

There's like, 7 skills on average minus the shared ones.

[@thomasnguyen4427]

oh man, can't wait for all the "DANCERS CAN'T PARTNER OTHER DANCERS REEEEEE" to appear, it will be delicious salt /s. On tuesday, met a troll couple of dancers who were so salty about not being proven wrong that they wouldn't even try to partner each other after I informed them that yes, dancers can dance each other. And instead made all sorts of noodly, flimsy excuses as to why they can't click, press, observe lmao.

[@monguuse3255]

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