Dancer 5.0 class concept (updated from original Reddit post)

Philosophy: A melee healer who relies on pre-planning bursts of healing supplemented with regen effects and weaving together buffs and debuffs to accommodate burst phases.

Link to original: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...r_as_a_healer/

Lore: There are some places in Hingashi where even the Sekiseigumi have no influence. Rather, a secret order of warriors known only as “Dancers” rule in this underworld. Posing as itinerant entertainers, these Dancers ingratiate themselves to the local crime lords and proceed to steadily dismantle their minor empires from the inside with blade and guile alike. Their unique, almost magickal-seeming charm makes them the last to ever be suspected of such things, letting them continue their work unmolested.

In more recent times, however, the Dancer order has become fractured. Some Dancers have gone rogue, actively taking over the miniature empires they were sent to topple, combining their forces into a great coalition. When the gangs commanded by the renegades and those influenced by the loyalists meet in battle, the Dancers are always at the forefront, weaving magicks with their lithe movements and lightning-fast strikes to both embolden their allies and enfeeble their enemies.

Gear: Scouting armor, Aiming accessories, single dagger as weapon

Limit Break: Eyes On Me - Fully restores the group's HP, MP, and TP while resurrecting any dead allies. Visually, a series of spotlights focus on the Dancer as musical notes fill the air and create bursts of light, turning the screen white.

Step Gauge: Certain Actions grant the Dancer Steps, up to a maximum of 5 Steps. Certain other Actions consume Steps to fuel their effects.


Job Actions:

1) Box Step: Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.
Additional Effect: Grants a Step
70 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Weaponskill | Range: 5y
Granted at level 1

2) Stumble Step: Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Combo Action: Box Step
Combo Potency: 190
Combo Effect: Grants a Step
65 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Weaponskill | Range: 5y
Granted at level 2

3) Curing Waltz: Restores the target's HP.
Cure Potency: 380
Additional Effect: Grants a Step
65 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Spell | Range: 30y
Granted at level 4

4) Halting Rumba: Delivers an attack with a potency of 130.
Additional Effect: Heavy +40%
Duration: 8s
Additional Effect: Grants a Step
70 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Weaponskill | Range: 5y
Granted at level 6

5) Exhausting Polka: Delivers an attack with a potency of 90 to all nearby enemies.
Additional Effect: Heavy +30%
Duration: 10s
100 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Weaponskill | Radius: 6y
Granted at level 10

6) Leeching Samba: Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Combo Action: Halting Rumba
Combo Potency: 165
Combo Effect: Inflicts Leeching Strikes upon the target.
Leeching Strikes: Allies who deal damage to the target gain Leech for 21s.
Leech: Affected allies gain a Regen with a Cure Potency of 75.
Leeching Strikes Duration: 10s
60 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Weaponskill | Range: 5y
Granted at level 12

7) Jitterbug: Resurrect the target ally. Can be used in battle. If used while the Step Gauge is completely filled, the cast time is instant, and the Steps are consumed.
150 TP | 2.5 second recast | 8 second cast | Spell | Range: 30y
Granted at level 15

8) Sleepy Shuffle: Inflict Sleep on the target enemy.
Duration: 20s
60 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Weaponskill | Range: 10y
Granted at level 18

9) Soothing Sarabande: Restore own HP and the HP of all nearby party members.
Cure Potency: 270
Additional Effect: Grants a Step
80 TP | 2.5 second recast | 2 second cast | Spell | Radius: 15y
Granted at level 22

10) Snare Beat: Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 .
Additional Effect: Grants a Step. If the Step Gauge is full, the target is Stunned.
Duration: 4s
0 TP | 30 second recast | instant | Ability | Range: 5y
Granted at level 26

11) Wind Rhapsody: Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Combo Action: Halting Rumba
Combo Effect: Unaspected damage over time
Potency: 35
Duration: 30s
Additional Effect: Has a 25% chance to grant a Step upon dealing periodic damage.
60 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Weaponskill | Range: 5y
Granted at level 30

12) Divine Waltz: Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Combo Action: Stumble Step
Combo Potency: 220
Combo Effect: Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. This heal's potency is increased by 18 per Step for each of Leech, Liberating Nocturne, and Healing Waltz affecting the individual affected.
Cure Potency: 20
Combo Effect: Increases the potency of your healing actions by 3%. This effect's potency is increased by an additional 3% for every Step.
Duration: 30s
Combo Effect: Consumes all Steps
60 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Weaponskill | range: 5y | radius: 15y
Granted at level 30 (QUEST)

13) Liberating Nocturne: Restores the target's HP and grant a Regen effect to them. The Regen effect can stack up to 5 times.
Cure Potency: 180
Regen Potency: 30
Duration: 24s
Additional Effect: When this Spell heals an ally, they have a 50% chance to have a cleanseable debuff removed from them.
65 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Spell | Range: 30y
Granted at level 34

14) Heathen Frolick: Deliver an attack with a potency of 100.
Combo Action: Stumble Step
Combo Potency: 220
Combo Effect: Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. This heal's potency is increased by 18 per Step for each of Leech, Liberating Nocturne, and Healing Waltz affecting the individual affected.
Cure Potency: 20
Combo Effect: Lowers the target's resistance to magic damage by 4%. This effect's duration is increased by 5s for every Step.
Duration: 5s
Combo Effect: Consumes all Steps
60 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Weaponskill | Range: 5y | Radius: 15y
Granted at level 35 (QUEST)

15) Healing Waltz: Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members.
Cure Potency: 180
Additional Effect: Regen
Cure Potency: 40
Duration: 30s
80 TP | 2.5 second recast | 2 second cast | Spell | Radius: 15y
Granted at level 38

16) Feather Step: Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Combo Action: Stumble Step
Combo Potency: 220
Combo Effect: Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. This heal's potency is increased by 18 per Step for each of Leech, Liberating Nocturne, and Healing Waltz affecting the individual affected.
Cure Potency: 20
Combo Effect: Increases own Skill Speed and the Skill Speed of nearby party members by 4%. The duration of this effect is increased by 5s per Step.
Duration: 5s
Combo Effect: Consumes all Steps
60 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Weaponskill | Range: 5y | Radius: 15y
Granted at level 40 (QUEST)

17) Toe Tap: Grant a Step and restore 35 TP to yourself.
0 TP | 15 second recast | instant | Ability
Granted at level 44

18) Sword Dance: Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to the target.
Combo Action: Stumble Step
Combo Potency: 240
Combo Effect: Grants a Step
60 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Weaponskill | Range: 5y
Granted at level 45 (QUEST)

19) Presto: Increases the potency of the Combo Effect of your next Divine Waltz, Heathen Frolick, Feather Step, Romping Rondo, or Danse Macabre by 50%.
Duration: 10s
0 TP | 60 second recast | instant | Ability
Granted at level 46

20) Reverse Flourish: Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. This Ability’s potency is increased by 80 per Step.
Cure Potency: 100
Additional Effect: Restores 30 TP per Step
Additional Effect: Consumes all Steps
0 TP | 90 second recast | instant | Ability
Granted at level 50

21) Romping Rondo: Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Combo Action: Stumble Step
Combo Potency: 220
Combo Effect: Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. This heal's potency is increased by 18 per Step for each of Leech, Liberating Nocturne, and Healing Waltz affecting the individual affected.
Cure Potency: 20
Combo Effect: Reduces the recast time of your next Ability by 8%. This effect’s potency is increased by 8% per Step.
Duration: 20s
60 TP | 90 second recast | instant | Weaponskill | Range: 5y | Radius: 15y
Granted at level 50 (QUEST)

22) No Foot Rise: Grants 5 Steps
Additional Effect: Enables you to use Divine Waltz, Romping Rondo, Feather Step, Heathen Frolick, or Danse Macabre as if the combo requirement were filled, with any associated Combo Effects. This effect is consumed upon activating one of the aforementioned Weaponskills.
Duration: 10s
0 TP | 120 second recast | instant | Ability
Granted at level 52 (QUEST)

23) Two to Tango: Grants Front Foot to self and Back Foot to target party member, increasing your critical chance by 10% and the target party member’s critical chance by 5% as long as the target remains within 15y.
Duration: 20s
0 TP | 120 second recast | instant | Ability | Range: 15y
Granted at level 54 (QUEST)

24) Spotlight: Creates a designated area in which party members gain 10% additional healing from all sources.
Duration: 20s
0 TP | 60 second recast | instant | Ability | Range: 30y | Radius: 8y
Granted at level 56 (QUEST)

25) Pirouette: Deliver an attack with a potency of 100 to the target and jump 10 yalms back from your current position.
Additional Effect: Extends the effects of Heathen Frolick, Feather Step, Divine Waltz, and Danse Macabre by 10s.
0 TP | 150 second recast | instant | Ability | Range: 5y
Granted at level 58 (QUEST)

26) Danse Macabre: Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Combo Action: Stumble Step
Combo Potency: 200
Combo Effect: Deals unaspected damage over time. This effect’s potency is increased by 10 per Step.
Potency: 10
Duration: 30s
60 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Weaponskill | Range: 5y
Granted at level 60 (QUEST)

27) Wild Flourish: Removes combo requirements.
Duration: 10s
Additional Effect: Gain 10% Skill Speed
Duration: 10s
0 TP | 120 second recast | instant | Ability
Granted at level 62

28) Bolero: Delivers an attack with a potency of 90 to all nearby enemies.
Additional Effect: Gains 25 additional potency if the last Weaponskill used was Bolero.
Additional Effect: Has a 20% chance to grant a Step upon dealing damage.
Replaces Exhausting Polka
100 TP | 2.5 second recast | instant | Weaponskill | Radius: 6y
Granted at level 64

29) Accumulation: Extends the effects of Leech, Healing Waltz, and Liberating Nocturne by 15 seconds on self and all nearby party members.
0 TP | 60 second recast | instant | Ability
Granted at level 66

30) Grounded Canon: Causes the next use of Divine Waltz, Heathen Frolick, Feather Step, or Romping Rondo to not apply its additional effect, but to instead increase its Cure Potency by 100%.
Duration: 10s
Additional Effect: Steps cannot be consumed.
Duration: 15s
0 TP | 150s recast | instant | Ability
Granted at level 70 (QUEST)

Traits:

1) Economy of Motion: MP refresh effects instead restore TP equal to the potency of the effect. In addition, external TP refresh effects have no effect.
Granted at level 1

2) Enhanced Dexterity: Increases Dexterity by 8
Granted at level 20

3) Maim and Mend: Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 10%.
Granted at level 20

4) Enhanced Dexterity II: Increases Dexterity by 16.
Granted at level 40

5) Maim and Mend II: Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 30%.
Granted at level 40

6) Enhanced Dexterity III: Increases Dexterity by 24.
Granted at level 60

7) Polka Mastery: Upgrades Exhausting Polka to Bolero.
Granted at level 64

8) Accelerated Phrasing: Consuming 5 Steps at once reduces the Dancer's weaponskill cast times and recast times, spell cast times and recast times, and auto-attack delay by 8%.
Duration: 20s
Granted at level 68

The balance in this concept may not be quite perfect yet, but I hope it provides an easy-to-follow idea of what the Dancer is supposed to do. As I've made concepts for heroes/champions/classes in other games, I've always worked toward transparent, easily legible mechanics, and I hope this one is no exception.