Blade Dancer

Blade Dancer
Difficulty	4/5, Difficult
Race(s)	Lyn
Weapon	Lynblades
Abbreviation	BD

The Blade Dancer is a Lyn-only class. Using their small size, Lyns utilize swift precise movements to nimbly attack their opponents. The Blade Dancer is a sword wielding class that delivers powerful melee attacks, has a decent number of defensive abilities, and has a few ranged attacks at their disposal. It is a well rounded class that is able to unleash a lot of both burst and consistent damage over time. They are relatively easy to level, thanks to their massive collection of AoE skills and the relatively low difficulty in playing the class effectively.

Although it is similar to Blade Master in name, both are very different.

• Blade Dancers have lower health, defense and block, but have higher crit and evasion.
• Blade Dancers have more AoE skills and skills with crowd control effects but overall damage is lower.
• Blade Dancers cannot use the skill "Block". They have to utilize the 0.5 second parry window of the upgraded "Vortex" ability or an upgraded version of their "Guardian Tempest" ability to nullify attacks.
• Blade Dancers can only shift to the quick draw stance using "Lightning Slash" or through an upgraded version of "Dual Strike".
• Conditions for using some skills are different.
• Overall simpler mechanics.
• Although weaker weapons are shared between the two classes, stronger swords (obtained in party dungeons) are separately labeled as a "Lyn Blade".

Skills

Note: All of the following are based on no skill points in any tree. For others see the skill tree section below.

Skill	Level	Focus	Range	Area	Cast Time	Cooldown	Prerequisites	Trainable
Breeze	?	+1	Centered on Caster	3m semicircle	Instant	Instant	Basic Stance	Yes
	Inflicts 97~119 wind damage, for each hit recovers 1 focus.
Blade Flight	?	0	16m	Target	Instant	1 sec.	During Phantom Grip, on enemy affected by Soul Stab.	Yes
	382~470 shadow damage over 2 uses, pierces defense.
Rising Eagle	?	-1	3m	Target	Instant	Instant	On Airborne target	No
	Inflicts 297~365 wind damage, makes airborne again, increases evasion rate by 100%.
Ascend	26	-3	3m	Target	Instant	Instant	On Airborne target	No
	Inflicts 886~1090 damage, purges airborne status, increases evasion rate by 100%.
Flicker	?	-1	3m	Target	Instant	Instant	Draw Stance	Yes
	Inflicts 287~353 lightning damage, during Electric Surge upon critical hit creates 1 Electric Focus.
Awakened Blade Echo	45	-1	Centered on Caster	2 x 5m	Instant	Instant	Draw Stance	No
	Inflicts 477~587 lightning damage, available during Soulburn, during Electric Surge upon critical hit creates 1 Electric Focus, upon critical hit recovers 1 Focus, increases attack speed.
Flying Sparrow	36	0	16m	3m circle	Instant	6 sec.	While Windwalking	No
	On hit from behind enemy stuns for 2 sec, moves behind the enemy, inflicts 21~25 lightning damage, on enemies within range decreases movement speed by 30% for 6 sec.
Sunder	?	-2	Centered on Caster	2 x 5m	Instant	Instant	Basic Stance	Yes
	Inflicts 240~295 wind damage, upon critical hit creates 1 Wind Focus, boosted on consecutive use, after using Blindside maximum boost.
Awakened Sunder	45	-1	Centered on Caster	2 x 8m	Instant	Instant	Basic Stance	No
	Inflicts 453~558 wind damage, available during Soulburn, pierces defense, upon critical hit creates 1 Wind Focus, maximum boost.
Blade Swarm	28	-6	16m	Target	Instant	30 sec.	During Phantom Grip, on enemy affected by Soul Grab	No
	2852~3512 shadow damage over 5 uses, throws 6 swords, pierces defense.
Heavenly Dance	32	-1	16m	Target	Instant	45 sec.	On airborne target	No
	173~213 lightning damage to a maximum of 5 consecutive enemies, makes airborne again, increases evasion rate by 100%.
Lightning Strike	?	-2	8m	Target	Instant	9 sec.	Draw Stance	Yes
	Inflicts 572~704 lightning damange, moves behind enemy, during Eletric Surge upon critical hit creates 1 Electric Focus.
Divine Retribution	42	0	1m	4m circle	Instant	6 sec.	During Dash, Jump, or Glide skills	No
	Inflicts 21~25 lightning damage, stuns for 2 sec.
Crash	34	-3	3m	3m circle	Instant	Instant	On airborne target	No
	Inflicts 363~447 damage, knocks down for 3 sec, purges airborne status, increases evasion rate by 100%.
Rolling Typhoon	?	+6	Centered on Caster	2 x 8m	Instant	Instant	Basic Stance, 3 Wind Focus stacks, after using Sunder	Yes
	Inflicts 477~587 wind damage, on use consumes 3 Wind Focus, 382-470 additional wind damage with Wind Focus training, pierces parry, stacks 1 bleed.
Stomp	?	+2	3m	Target	Instant	Instant	Basic Stance, knockdown or renders enemy unconscious, on grappled target	Yes
	Inflicts 40~49 damage
Take Flight	?	-1	3m	Target	Instant	18 sec.	Basic Stance, stuns or dazes enemy	Yes
	Launches target into air, inflicts 325~400 wind damage.
Retreat	?	0	Centered on Caster	Target	Instant	12 sec.	While in a knocked down, dazed or unconscious state.	No
	Escapes from knockdown, daze, and unconscious; moves back 4m, resists damage and status effects.
Flash Step	?	0	Centered on Caster	2 x 8m	Instant	Instant	Draw Stance, 1 Electric Focus stack	Yes
	Inflicts 572~704 lightning damage, on use consumes 1 Electric Focus, stacks 1 bleed.
Blitzblade	40	3	16m	Target	Instant	24 sec.	Upon enemy's defensive action, on airborne target.	Yes
	Inflicts 335~412 shadow damage, pierces defense, purges deep wound, on a knocked down enemy unavailable.
Lightning Rod	44	-1	16m	Target	Instant	24 sec.	During Phantom Grip	No
	715~880 lightning damage over 5 uses, on enemy afflicted with Soul Stab inflicts additional 97~119 lightning damage, pierces defense.
Vortex	?	-2	Centered on Caster	3m circle	Instant	1 sec.	None	Yes
	Inflicts 240~295 wind damage, resists stun, daze, and knockback, breaks from snared status, all attack and defense skills. Switches to Basic Stance.
Reversal	?	+3	Centered on Caster	3m circle	Instant	36 sec.	During a knocked down or unconscious state.	Yes
	Escape from knockdown or unconscious, inflicts 97~119 damage, resists damage and status effects, after using resists damage and status effects for 0.5 sec, next skill ignores resistance.
Body Kick	?	-1	3m	Target	Instant	9 sec.	None	Yes
	Knocks down for 2 sec, inflicts 126~154 damage, switches to Basic Stance.
Power Slam	?	0	3m	Target	Instant	18 sec.	During Phantom Grip	No
	Knocks down for 3 sec, inflicts 173~213 earth damage.
Whirl	?	0	Centered on Caster	3m semicircle	Instant	12 sec.	During a knocked down state	No
	Escapes from knockdown, inflicts 59~72 damage, when hit while casting knocks down for 1 sec, on a successful skill resist knock down, groggy, stun and knock back for 1 sec.
Trash	?	0	3m	Target	Instant	Instant	During a grabbed or phantom gripped state.	No
	Inflicts 192~236 damage.
Soaring Falcon	?	0	4-16m	Target	0.3 sec.	9 sec.	None	Yes
	Inflicts 97~119 wind damage, stacks 1 bleed, switches to Basic Stance.
Rush	?	+2	16m	Target	Instant	9 sec.	None	Yes
	Inflicts 50-61 wind damage, approaches enemy, switches to Basic Stance.
Soul Stab	?	-2	16m	Target	Instant	24 sec.	During Phantom Grip	No
	4 sec. Soul Stab, inflicts 183~224 shadow damage.
Counterstrike	?	0	Centered on Caster	Target	Instant	12 sec.	During a knocked down state	No
	Counters for 0.8 sec, on a successful skill escapes from knockdown, on a successful skill knocks down for 3 sec, on a successful skill inflicts 126~154 damage, on a successful skill resists knock down, groggy, stun and knock back for 1 sec.
Reversal	?	0	3m	Target	Instant	9 sec.	During a grappled, grabbed, or phantom gripped state	No
	Escapes from grapple, grab, or phantom grip, resists damage and status effects, inflicts 249~306 damage, when using in response to an enemy attack triggers effect.
Anklebiter	?	-3	Centered on Caster	3m semicircle	Instant	30 sec.	None	Yes
	Knocks down for 3 sec, inflicts 145~178 wind damage, switches to Basic Stance.
Drain	?	0	3m	Target	Instant	30 sec.	During phantom grip	Yes
	Drains 60% focus, inflicts 154~189 shadow damage.
Phantom Grip	?	-2	8m	Target	Instant	24 sec.	None	Yes
	Phantom Grip for 4 sec, pulls enemies, paralyzes, pierces defense, on enemy resisting Phantom Grip during a stun, knockdown, daze, or defensive ability Phantom Grip available, switches to Basic Stance.
Absorb Chi	?	+1	3m	Target	Instant	Instant	During Phantom Grip	No
	Inflicts 50-61 shadow damage.
Guardian Tempest	?	-2	Centered on Caster	Target	Instant	36 sec.	None	Yes
	Resists 1 uses damage and status effects for 5 sec.
Flock of Blades	?	0	Centered on Caster	4m circle	Instant	24 sec.	During Phantom Grip	Yes
	1 sec. knockdown after 11m knockback, inflicts 192~236 shadow damage, pierces parry.
Five Point Strike	30	-2	16m	Target	Instant	45 sec.	None	Yes
	525~646 wind damage over 5 uses, approaches enemy, switches to Basic Stance.
Hurl	38	0	3m	Target	Instant	Instant	During Phantom Grip	No
	Unconscious for 30 sec. after 15m knockback, inflicts 88~107 shadow damage.
Lightning Draw	?	-2	Centered on Caster	2 x 5m	Instant	36 sec.	None	Yes
	Inflicts 477~587 lightning damage, grants Eletric Surge for 10 sec, unable to reset cooldown, switches to Draw Stance.
Dual Strike	24	-2	Centered on Caster	3m semicircle	Instant	36 sec.	None	Yes
	430~529 wind damage over 2 uses, absorbs 100% of damage as HP, switches to Basic Stance.
Strafe	?	+1	3m	Target	Instant	18 sec.	None	No
	Moves behind the enemy, resists damage and status effects, after using boosts Sunder, breaks from snared status, goes around the left.
Blindside	?	+1	3m	Target	Instant	18 sec.	None	No
	Moves behind the enemy, resists damage and status effects, after using boosts Sunder, breaks from snared status, goes around the right.
Dash Left	?	0	Centered on Caster	Target	Instant	30 sec.	None	No
	Move 8m to the left, use with A,A, increases evasion rate by 100%, breaks enemy targeting, not available while snared.
Dash Right	?	0	Centered on Caster	Target	Instant	30 sec.	None	No
	Move 8m to the right, use with D,D, increases evasion rate by 100%, breaks enemy targeting, not available while snared.
Retreat	?	+1	Centered on Caster	Target	Instant	8 sec.	None	No
	Moves back 8m, resists damage and status effects, breaks from snared status, use with S,S.
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Wind Focus	?	0	-	-	-	-	No	Yes
	Rolling Typhoon available for use, Rolling Typhoon consumes all Wind Focus, stacks up to 3 times, removed when switched to Draw Stance.
Electric Focus	?	0	-	-	-	-	No	Yes
	Flash Step and Lightning Flash available for use, using Lightning Flash or Flash Step consumes one Electric Focus, grants Electrig Surge for 10 sec. after Lightning Draw, Electric Surge grants on Electric Focus, stacks up to 3 times, removed when switched to Basic Stance.

Skill Tree 2.0

All skills are obtained automatically with some exceptions. After reaching level 15 and completing a certain main storyline quest, you can further improve/change some skills however you wish using the skill tree. Updated July 3, 2013

At max level (50) + 15 Hongmoon Levels, the total available skill points is 54.

Breeze/Gale/Storm
질풍 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2	Tree 3
1	Damage increased
2	+3% crit chance per hit up to 10 stacks Stacks reset on crit		+100% defense
3	+1 additional chi regen on crit	Cast speed increased	+1 focus on taking damage
4	Requires Hongmoon Secret Technique: Breeze
	Regen focus even when blocked/parried/countered	Max speed Sunder available on crit	+1 Wind Focus on crit Readies Rolling Typhoon

Flicker
발도 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2
1	Readies Blade Echo on crit Readies Blade Echo on Flash Step/Lightning Flash
2	Increased Cast speed	Reduced damage Reduced Blade Echo damage Changed from single target to 2x5m AoE
3	Increased Blade Echo damage	Guaranteed crit on Stunned/Dazed targets

Blade Echo is simply a higher damage Flicker and behaves similarly to it except that it heals for 10% of the damage it deals.

Sunder
가르기 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2	Tree 3
1	Damage increased
2	Readies Wind Sunder on crit		Damage reduced Lifesteal Increased +1 Focus on crit
3	AoE increased to 2x8	Damage increased	Damage increased vs knocked down/dazed enemies
4	가르기 part 1 required (Sky Island faction rank merchant)	가르기 part 2 required (Ice Jade Palace of Anguish 4 man)
	+Defense penetration +Parry Penetration	Readies Wind Sunder at max cast speed Max Boost after Rush/Multislash/Raid	Guaranteed crit vs knocked down/dazed enemies

Wind Sunder is simply a higher damage Sunder and behaves similarly to it.

‎ Stomp/Divebomb
밟기 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2
1	Chi regen increased to 3
2	Change skill to 벼락 Chi cost: 2 Area: 3m circle Cooldown: instant Damage increased Unblockable
3	Unknown skill quest required
	Range increased to 16m Use 돌진 followed by 벼락	뇌령 activated

‎ Flashstep
일섬 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2
1	Area increased from 2 x 8m front to 2 x 10m front
2	Bonus damage against downed/takedowned targets	Area changed to single target with 16m cast range Damage increased Move behind target
3	Area increased from 2 x 10m front to 4 x 10m front	Guaranteed crit against stunned/groggy/grabbed/force choked target
4	Unknown skill quest required
	Damage increases with consecutive use	Cooldown refreshed if target dies 10 chi regen if target dies

Vortex
바람개비 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2	Tree 3
1	Damage increased Number of spins increased
2	Bonus damage against stunned/groggy targets	+80% movement speed	Parry an attack within the first 0.5s 3 chi regen on successful parry
3	1 chi regen per attack received (user) during use	+400% defense Additional +25% damage negation for the first attack received	Parry multiple attacks within the first 0.5s
4	바람개비 part 2 required (Iceman Cave 4 man)		바람개비 part 1 required (PvP bean merchant)
	Reflect damage received	Resist attacks during use every 45s	올려베기 cooldown refreshed on successful parry

Reversal
탈출 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2	Tree 3
1	Escape stun/groggy added
2	Escape takedown added	11m knock back nearby targets	2s stun nearby targets
3	Escape grab/force choke added	Movement skill disable to knocked back targets	2 chi regen per enemy hit
4	Unknown skill quest required
	Resist down/stun/groggy for 2s afterwards	10% health shield	Parry an attack within 2s Reflect damage received on successful parry

Body Kick
발차기 skill tree

	Tree 1
1	Down duration increased to 3s
2	Target faints if stunned
3	-50% block,dodge
4	Unknown skill quest required
	Range increased to 16m Use 돌진 followed by 발차기

Soaring Falcon
비연검 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2	Tree 3
1	Chi regen increased to 3
2	30% slow Cooldown increased to 9s	Change skill to 어검 연속베기 (chi regen) Chi cost: 2 Cast time: instant Cooldown: 36s Attacks 4 times 1 chi regen per hit Usable up to 2 times consecutively	Change skill to 어검 연속베기 (damage) Chi cost: 2 Cast time: instant Cooldown: 36s Attacks 4 times Damage increased Usable up to 3 times consecutively
3	2s down 6s movement skill disable	Bonus 1 chi regen on crit	Send 6 blades at once Chi cost increased to 6
4	Unknown skill quest required
	2s stun instead of down Pull target 60% slow Cooldown increased to 24s	Usable up to 4 times consecutively	Detonate blades

‎ Rush
돌진 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2
1	Chi regen increased to 4 +80% movement speed for 6s
2	2s stun Cooldown increased to 30s	Uses 돌진 followed by 찌르기 Damage increased Chi regen decreased to 2 Cooldown increased to 30s
3	6s movement skill disable	Attack up to 4 targets Damage increased Bonus damage against downed/takedowned targets
4	Unknown skill quest required
	Move behind target Resist damage for 1s	Uses 돌진 followed by 찌르기 Usable up to 3 times consecutively Cooldown increased to 45s

Anklebiter
하단베기 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2	Tree 3
1	Chi cost decreased to 2
2	6s movement skill disable		Change skill to 대지가르기 Area: 2 x 8m front Cooldown: 9s Damage increased
3	Area increased from 3m 180deg arc to 4m 180deg arc		Bonus damage against downed/takedowned targets
4	Unknown skill quest required
	1 chi regen per target Unblockable	Usable up to 2 times consecutively	Usable up to 2 times consecutively

‎ Drain
흡수 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2
1	80% chi absorb
2	10% chi damage 3 times over 3s	30% area chi absorb instead of flat 80% chi absorb of target Area increased to 4m circle
3	2s stun	Lifesteal nearby targets
4	Unknown skill quest required
	6s defense skill disable	5% health shield

Phantom Grip
흡공 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2	Tree 3
1	Level 1: Increase duration to 5s Level 2: Increase duration to 6s
2	-20% defense to target	8m knock back to nearby targets	20% chi regen on attacking target
3	+80% movement speed to user	6s 50% slow and movement skill disable to knocked back targets	-5% defense to target per hit
4	Unknown skill quest required
	1% health regen on attacking target	2s groggy to knocked back targets	+3% crit chance for 3s on attacking target

Flock of Blades
어검 발산 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2	Tree 3
1	Lifesteal
2	Change skill to 호위령 (self) Area: target Cooldown: 36s Resist 5 attacks for 5s
3	10% health heal	Protect allies within 30m 1 attack for 5s	Change skill to 회천령 Chi cost: 0 Area: 3m circle Cooldown: 18s Damage increased 1 chi regen per target hit
4	Unknown skill quest required
	Additional 2% health heal per attack blocked	10% health heal to allies when protection expires	Additional 1 chi regen on crit

Five Point Strike
오연베기 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2	Tree 3
1	Damage increased
2	Bleed	Resist damage during animation Damage decreased
3	1 chi regen per hit	30% lifesteal	Attacks multiple targets 3s groggy
4	Unknown skill quest required
	Damage increased with each hit	10 chi regen when all 5 hits land 7% health heal when all 5 hits land	Knocks up groggy targets

Lightning Draw
번개베기 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2	Tree 3
1	Cooldown decreased to 38s
2	Bonus damage against downed/takedowned targets	Damage increased Change to single target with 5m range Cooldown increased to 45s	2s stun to all targets in the area Cooldown increased to 45s
3	Guaranteed crit against downed/takedowned targets	Bonus damage against stunned/groggy/grabbed/force choked target	8s defense skill disable
4	번개베기 part 2 required (Nightmare of Demons 4 man)		번개베기 part 1 required (Ancient Dragon's Tomb 4 man)
	Creates a damaging field that lasts for 4s	뇌령 activated against stunned/groggy/grabbed/force choked target	Double slash

‎ Dual Strike
풍월도 skill tree

	Tree 1	Tree 2
1	Usable up to 3 times consecutively Animation speeds up with consecutive use
2	Resist damage during animation	Pulls enemies within 8m Damage decreased Lifesteal removed Cannot be used consecutively Area increased to 3m 180deg arc
3	1% additional health regen when resisting an attack	2s groggy to pulled targets

Media

Screenshots

The following screenshots were taken from the character creation screen at NA launch in 2016.

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  Lyn Blade Dancer Female
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  Lyn Blade Dancer Male

Videos

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