XoSofiya's (Let's Get) Physical Performer Guide

Introduction

Hey! I'm Sophie :) I've been playing the dancer class since pre-renewal on PH RO ever since I was a kid. Played on and off, but was always spamming Scream/Tarot Card of Fate and dancing Please Don't Forget Me/Loki's Wail in WoE. While the (Physical) Performer classes don't have the highest DPS, they have decent damage, good range, and great survivability. This guide is more focused on the Dancer route since it's the class that i always played as, but it should also be applicable to the Bard route (with a few tweaks). The Dancer class is always gonna hold a special place in my

Notes

As a Physical Performer, our main skill for AOE farming is Rose Blossom. Rose Blossom has 2 parts. The first part is the single target portion of the skill, while the second part is the AOE one. The AOE part has a stronger damage and can usually one-hit most mobs on it's own when farming, but some monsters with high HP still survive 1 cast of the skill if only the AOE part damages them (even if you could 1 hit them directly using endgame gears). This isn't a problem since clear times are still decent and this usually only happens on endgame-ish dungeons from Biosphere A onwards. I also feel like (not proven) having multiple parts for the skill also helps in triggering things like HP/SP absorption etc.

As you can see, I can 1 shot the Verdant Cornus, but only if it's the main target. You can make some adjustments to your build/switch arrows to make sure you 1 shot/deal better damage to everything in a specific map though.
I started with this disclaimer because some people prefer classes/builds that really one shot everything with just 1 click using 1 general build like Dragon Knights/Wind Hawks and etc.

1 shotting mobs using the right element/modifiers.

Additional Notes:

The physical build for performers is like a niche build within a niche class. The meta build for performers is the magic Metallic Fury build
There's recent news about performers getting a new magic skill. Something important to keep in mind when choosing what to build. We don't really need a new physical skill since our hands will be full just spamming Rose Blossom and Rhythm Shooting on endgame mobs, but we could definitely use some buffs for them (which there is no news about)

Stats and Traits

General Farming

Main stats that we should focus on for general farming are DEX (main ATK source and Variable Cast time reduction), INT (SP and VCT reduction), STR (additional ATK source and weight capacity), AGI (ASPD for cast animation and some FLEE for survivability. Note ASPD can easily be increased with Swing Dance (for Trouveres) and Dance with Warg , LUK (additional ATK source), and lastly VIT (for additional HP) . I won't be providing an exact stat build for farming since it would depend on your needs anyway. One thing to note is that it's best to strive to reduce Variable Cast Time via stats (DEX x 2 + INT = 530). You can use Almighty (12883) or The One Potion (50035) when adjusting your stats. I prefer not including the Blessing buff from the healer since it doesn't last as long. As for the traits, you can just use POW = 100 and CON = 100 and the rest you can put on either STA or WIS (or divide for both) depending on your RES/MRES needs.

Endgame Dungeons/Depth 2 Build

The stat build that I use for Depth 2 differs a tiny little bit compared to the build I used to farm before. You don't really have to worry too much about survivability in most dungeons so you could dump more stats in STR and LUK for additional damage when farming. However, it now matters when going to the endgame dungeons like Depth 1 and Depth 2. I'll be sharing the stat and trait build that i'm using, but take note that i'm using [MVP] Wanderer Trentini Card (4683) to achieve instant VCT, have additional damage, and survivability (my previous tests showed that having an MVP card with a +20 stat is better than Empathize Card (300270) and Observation Card (4392) , but it might've had something to do with my other items and stats so take that info with a grain of salt. This is for people who are thinking twice about giving up the Empathize + Observer combo because I know it's super good

Stats

STR - 33 - Rest of remaining stats
AGI - 110 - AGI is high not for ASPD, but for FLEE. One of my main problems in D2 before is the Depth Flame Ghost's (22257) Meteor Assault. With almost maxed out FLEE at 100 Con and Midnight Archi Card (300177) , it's not an issue anymore
VIT - 115 - Getting VIT as high as your build can accommodate is great. Even if Meteor Assault hits, you still survive it. Would also be able to take a "pop" or 2 of Earthquake and live
INT - 81 - For VCT
DEX - 130 - VCT and ATK
LUK - 80 - Helps with Curse

Traits

POW - 100 - For ATK and P. Atk
STA - 9 - For more RES
WIS - 26 - For MRES. Lots of magic skills in D1 and D2. Helps you tank a lot. Magic skills aren't gonna hurt and you can tank most skills (including Moskillro) in D2. Only problems are Earthquake and Dark Grand Cross (?)
SPL - 0
CON - 100 - FLEE, P. Atk, and Skill Modifier for Rose Blossom and Rhythm Shooting
CRT - 0

Important Skills

We have lots of skills points that we can play around with. I won't be giving an exact skill build since we have different needs (for supporting and etc.), but I'll be giving out pointers on what to max out and why.

Archer
Skill	Level	Explanation
Owl's Eye	Level 10	For the passive bonus +10 DEX
Vulture's Eye	Level 10	Additional HIT rate. It's more for when still using Bow class weapons when leveling early, we don't really have anywhere to put our skill points
Improve Concentration	Level 10	12% DEX and AGI boost! You can include this when calculating VCT and ASPD when adjusting stat build

Dancer/Gypsy
Skill	Level	Explanation
Dancing Lesson	Level 10	Bonus ATK and SP
Ugly Dance	Level 5	Max out for Reverberation (pre-requisite)
Fortune's Kiss	Level 10	For supporting parties focusing on CRIT based classes. Critical +10 and Critical Damage +20% - Type: Dance Skill
Service For You	Level 10	Very useful when soloing and when supporting other SP based classes in parties. Max SP + 20% and SP Consumption - 15% - Type: Dance Skill
Drum of Battlefield	Level 5	ATK +40 and DEF +75. Useful when farming - Type: Ensemble Skill
Mr. Kim A Rich Man	Level 5	Useful when leveling. You can skill reset and remove this when you max out your level - Type: Ensemble Skill
Invulnerable Siegfried	Level 5	The best Ensemble skill to use in endgame dungeons whether supporting or soloing in my opinion. +15% elemental resistance to Fire, Water, Earth and Wind and +25% tolerance to Blind, Frozen, Petrified, Stun, Curse, Sleep and Silence status for 180 seconds. Never get Cursed when active with 75 LUK and higher - Type: Ensemble Skill

Notes:

Dance skills don't stack like Kiss of Fortune and Service For You. You can only use one. However, you can have one Song and Dance active at the same time e.g. Service For You and Poem of Bragi
You can only have 1 active Ensemble skill at a time

Wanderer
Skill	Level	Explanation
Dancing Lesson	Level 10	Bonus ATK and SP
Ugly Dance	Level 5	Max out for Reverberation (pre-requisite)
Fortune's Kiss	Level 10	For supporting parties focusing on CRIT based classes. Critical +10 and Critical Damage +20% - Type: Dance Skill
Service For You	Level 10	Very useful when soloing and when supporting other SP based classes in parties. Max SP + 20% and SP Consumption - 15% - Type: Dance Skill
Drum of Battlefield	Level 5	ATK +40 and DEF +75. Useful when farming - Type: Ensemble Skill
Mr. Kim A Rich Man	Level 5	Useful when leveling. You can skill reset and remove this when you max out your level - Type: Ensemble Skill
Invulnerable Siegfried	Level 5	The best Ensemble skill to use in endgame dungeons whether supporting or soloing in my opinion. +15% elemental resistance to Fire, Water, Earth and Wind and +25% tolerance to Blind, Frozen, Petrified, Stun, Curse, Sleep and Silence status for 180 seconds. Never get Cursed when active with 75 LUK and higher - Type: Ensemble Skill