Category:Flourishes

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Flourishes are one of the five types of dances available to Dancers. Flourishes require no TP to use, but they do require Finishing Moves, which are obtained by performing successful Steps. The different types of Flourishes are placed into two Job Ability categories, called Flourishes I and Flourishes II. When any Flourish in a category is used, its individual recast timer must be allowed to cool down before another Flourish in that same category may be used. In that sense, it is possible to use two Flourishes one after the other, as long as they are in different categories.

Flourishes have a wide variety of effects. The Flourishes I category contains offensive Flourishes that are used to enfeeble opponents, whereas the Flourishes II category contains self-supportive Flourishes that enhance the user's own abilities. Some of the abilities in the Flourishes I category rely on your weapon accuracy to determine success rate, and in order to use these abilities you must have engaged auto-attack (have your weapon unsheathed). These abilities are Desperate Flourish and Violent Flourish.

Finishing Moves, which are required in order to use Flourishes, may be stockpiled up to 5. While most Flourishes will function with just one Finishing Move available, some of them will consume more Finishing Moves, if available, in order to enhance the effect of the Flourish. For instance, Reverse Flourish will consume all of the player's Finishing Moves, but it will return an increasing amount of TP back to the user with each Finishing Move that is consumed.

Flourishes are learned by Dancers at the following levels:

Flourishes I

20: Animated Flourish

30: Desperate Flourish

45: Violent Flourish

Flourishes II

40: Reverse Flourish

50: Building Flourish

60: Wild Flourish