Shattering Stars/Dancer
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The Dancer's Testimony must first be obtained for this fight. You can get it from the following:
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Dancer's Testimony Drop
Name Level Zone Amber Quadav 59 - 63 North Gustaberg (S) Greater Quadav 59 - 63 North Gustaberg (S) Young Quadav 59 - 63 North Gustaberg (S) Veteran Quadav 59 - 63 North Gustaberg (S) Young Quadav 61 - 63 Grauberg (S) Veteran Quadav 61 - 63 Grauberg (S) Amethyst Quadav 61 - 63 Grauberg (S)
Guides
It should be noted that the dancer doing the in the video is already 75 and using gear that can not be equiped by a lvl 70 dancer. So if you're like me, a DNC that is doing GK5 for the first time with this job, wait for my guide or someone elses. Sadly the fight is not capped so a lv 75 will always have a much easier time.
Laila Strategy [1]
This fight is very difficult if you do not enter prepared. It is recommended you purchase one Icarus Wing and a Hi-Potion Tank for this fight, no other medicines will be needed. Roughly 5-6 Hi-Potion will be enough. Use your best damage dealing gear, preferably with as much accuracy as you can as Laila is fairly evasive. Use the best meat you have, I recommend a Sis Kebabi over more general food such as Meat Mithkabob, as a kebabi will furtherly increase your attack cap.
Begin the fight by immediately engaging Laila, this fight can be prolonged and time can easily become an issue. Gradually build TP, and use Quicksteps to lower her evasion before focusing on Box Step. Avoid using any kind of Samba or using any of the Flourishes I moves. When you reach 4 steps, use a Reverse Flourish. Continue to build TP to 100 while using your Hi-Potion to avoid the need to use Curing Waltz. Once you reach 100+ TP, use a Building Flourish and use either Evisceration or Dancing Edge. Evisceration generally does the best damage, but if you do not have access to it yet, Dancing Edge is also fine. Immediately after you use your weapon skill, use your Icarus Wing and use Dancing Edge immediately after. Use Dancing Edge for the second WS regardless if you used Evisceration or Dancing Edge first.
By now Laila should be roughly half HP and may or may not have used Trance at this point, fortunately, she will still only use Curing Waltz, making it completely non-threating, however, chances are your HP is low, so use your Trance and spam your Curing Waltz IV to get back to full HP. Also take this as a time to apply Drain Samba III. Once you are fully cured, use Healing Waltz to remove any Steps Laila has placed on you. Continue to heal yourself and use Healing Waltz as necessary while Trance is up.
Continue to build TP at this point, using Reverse Flourish after every 4 Finishing Moves. Since the Flourishes II cooldown is 30 seconds after a Reverse Flourish, it may be best to just spam Dancing Edge or Evisceration without Building Flourish. After two more weapon skills the fight should be over.
To see the video of this entire strategy view the YouTube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byhGAHRzMtc
-Strategy submitted by Mercy of Migardsormr.
Laila Strategy [2]
I just beat her at 70, DNC being my highest job. This isn't a full strategy, just some things that helped me, as I went 0/2 following the above strategy, and had to adjust it a bit to get through.
I had issues with my Steps hitting the first time through, so I changed over to Sole Sushi for subsequent fights, the added acc was a huge help gathering TP.
I also opened up with the Opo-opo Necklace Sleeping Potion combo, instead of trying to build the first 100tp by fighting. (don't forget to re-equip your regular neck-piece though)
I used 10 Hi-Potion throughout the fight, most at the end after Trance and ended with 324 HP, so it was close.
I opened up with Dancing Edge Icarus Wing Dancing Edge. After that I gathered TP as usual, and used Trance when my HP got too low. I got in a third Dancing Edge and at the end, I used Wild Flourish Dancing Edge, which didn't quite finish her, but 2-3 more regular hits did. Finished in just over 7 minutes.
-Ninaa of Shiva
Laila Strategy [3]
Here's how I did it after my 3rd try.
Went in with my usual Icarus Wing, Persikos, and using Squid Sushi +1 before entering... Instead of having a jumble of different potions left over from other events (which I was completely out of by now)... I bought a Hi-potion tank and depleted that before entering. I was still left over with 9 Hi-Pots by the time I finished her, and was still at 700HP.
I'd say the key to this fight is just pumping out weaponskills as fast as possible. Don't worry about your wild or building flourish because it just takes too much time to accumulate the steps to perform. I pumped out 2 weapon skills as fast as possible and that had her down 50%, I used my Trance and used Drain Samba III, and Healing Waltz a couple of times (Didn't even use Waltz during Trance). As soon as I hit 100 TP, I used Dancing Edge, and then used Icarus Wing for another Dancing Edge to do Detonation, and that was it.
4 Weaponskills and she was down. There's no point in wasting time, because the longer the fight is drawn out it seems, the more likely she is to spam weaponskills, considering I even beat the record (4 minutes and 1 second), it's obvious that this is nothing but a race to beat her down before she gets tired of playing with you.
As far as equipment goes...
Behemoth Knife War Hoop Cobra Cap, Mittens, and Subligar Chivalrous Chain Spike Earring x2 Scorpion Harness Ecphoria & Unyielding Ring Amemet Mantle +1 Life Belt and Dancer's Toe Shoes
-Viandroto of Garuda
Laila Strategy [4]
I beat her last night on my first attempt (VIDEO), maybe I was lucky, maybe not...but here's what I did. I am Elvaan, so some of my gear choices may not be exactly right for you, but most of this stuff is dirty cheap and can be bought off the Auction Hall or quested relatively easily (this is my standard gear, what I wear everyday...I bought nothing special for this fight).
First off, the gear:Behemoth Knife, Smart Grenade, Cobra Unit Cap, Opo-opo Necklace(for sleeping TP obviously), Spike Necklace, Coral Earring, Harvest Earring, Scorpion Harness, Dancer's Bangles, Fluorite Ring x2, Amemet Mantle, Life Belt, Dancer's Tights, Dancer's Toe Shoes
For Food/Medicines, I used: 12 Hi-Potions, Squid Sushi, Persikos au Lait, Sleeping Potions x4, and Icarus Wing (Forgot to use the wing lol).
Strategy: Sleep to 100% TP. Eat sushi after you sleep to 100% TP, (Squid Sushi has a resist sleep trait, which will make you wake up sooner and thus get less TP). Run to the end of the tunnel, but before you engage Laila, drink your Persikos Au Lait. Then run in there swinging!
Although not the way Dancer is typically played (not by me, anyways), the key to this fight is to deal as much damage as possible to Laila as quickly as you can. Start off with a Dancing Edge, then build steps on her (alternating between Box Step and Quickstep), using Hi-potions when needed. Once you have 5 Finishing Moves, Reverse Flourish and Dancing Edge again. Don't waste TP on Cure's, that's what the Hi Potions are for. I was able to get three weapon skills on her before I needed to use Trance...try and wait as long as you can before you pop your 2-hour, so as to ensure that it doesn't run out on you before the fight is over, being able to cure yourself with impunity really makes the end of this fight easy.
In my experience Laila used a few different weapon skills throughout the fight, Dancing Edge was certainly the most painful, but her Viper Bite and Cyclone were a complete joke, so hopefully you'll be lucky and get the Special Ed. version of Laila like I did. Anyways, once I used my last Hi-Potion, I popped Trance, Curing Waltz IV myself back to full health, threw up Drain Samba III (why not, it's free), and continued using Steps on her. Reverse Flourish-Dancing Edge again, and that was it. You don't have to completely kill her, just get her to about 20% health and she'll throw in the towel. All told, 4 D-E's was pretty much all it took.
In retrospect, I was far more worried then I needed to be. As an Elvaan, Laila didn't really hit me too hard, and surprisingly enough, I pretty much landed every swing...being Elvaan I'm used to missing all the time, but wasn't even an issue here. Don't even attempt this until you hit 70; like previously said, wait for Behemoth's Knife...the knives you use at earlier levels are crap, and you need all the damage you can get to finish this fight off early.
-Xxnumbertwoxx of Fairy (Effedup 18:41, 15 March 2009 (UTC))
Laila Strategy [5]
Here's what I did as a level 70 dancer:
Forget about sleeping TP, really, you dont have time. I ate some sole sushi before going in and used a blink band before engaging her. Armed with 23 hi-pots, I worked at stepping her and building TP to 100% with 2 FM and wild flourished/dancing edged her. I did this twice, all the while curing myself only with the hi-pots.
After my second WS, she'd had DE'd me twice (fortunately not back -to-back this time) so I used Trance, cured myself, used drain samba III, healing waltz and spammed the heck out of my steps. Once Trance wore off, her health was below 50% at this time. , I popped a Iwing, wild flourish/DE'd her again.
It took one more wild flourish/dancing edge to finish her off at around 6 mins and I came very close to death my self because she hit me with DE back to back. I ended the fight with 106 HP
My suggestions to Lv 70 dancers going into this fight as their first LB5:
- gear for both Accuracy AND strength the best you can. I used mostly my AF with the exception of the body (scorpion harness) and head gear at the begining (blink band) and I choose rings that added strength and a belt for accuracy.
- wait on using the Icarus Wing until she's below 50% health and has hopefully already used Trance herself. This was one of the major differences in my last victorious battle.
- do not use TP to cure yourself, use hi-pots and only cure yourself during Trance. Same for Drain Samba ~ which is helpful ~ only use it when it's free.
- wild flourish is the key. the extra 200-300 damage you get on Scission is what will bring her down. In previous fights I was able to WS her up to 6 times, only using wild flourish once or twice, but it did not do enough damage. It took 4 wild flourish/dancing edge combos instead.
I've read extensively that this is a tough fight, even for a 75 dancer, but especially hard at level 70.
Mekaree, Bahamut
Laila Strategy [6]
I finished this literally a few moments ago on my first attempt, and wanted to add in my own personal acconut. DNC is my highest job, and I did this fight at 70. Gear wise I was using the Behemoth's Knife, mostly AF except for Scorpion Harness, and my normal PT gear. I did not use a blink band or stone gorget or anything of that sort, either. Tiphia Sting, Chivalrous chain, Beetle Earring +1, Spike Earring, Ecphoria Ring, Woodsman Ring, Potent Belt and Amemet Mantle. As well as a Wrestler's Aspis, asI like to have a shield when /sam, just 'cause it's an empty slot that can be filled, and it fit in well here!
I grabbed a Hi-Potion tank and got about 10 potions out of it, and even bought a few X-Potions, not knowing they had much longer use time. As such, I used only one during the fight, but it was not an issue. Also used Sole Sushi, and had /sam. Before the battlefield I attempted to buff Third-Eye/Meditate, just in case the TP gain effect would carry over with me, but it did not. ALL BUFFS WILL WEAR UPON ENTRY. Food and the sort stay as normal, of course, but any other effects go away as if it were capped. I did not notice this stressed anywhere else in particular, so I wanted to make that clear.
I did NOT use the Opo-Opo necklace and sleep potions for TP, but instead opted to try for a quick and fast fight. I went in with food already active and then used the Persikos Au Lait, then ran up and engaged. I put on Quicksteps as quickly as I could, and even did a Violent Flourish at first (I have a habit of doing step -> flourish I -> step step -> reverse that is hard to break :P ) but held off from that anymore for the rest of the fight. Used a Hi-Potion or two as the fight got underway, then opened with a Dancing Edge that only did ~240, built up TP again, used a few more potions, and another Dancing Edge for 317. She had done a few of her own Dancing Edge's by now, so I quit with the potion spam and popped my 2-Hour and cured to full, hit Drain Samba III, then a few steps and a reverse. Did Dancing Edge -> Icarus Wing -> Dancing Edge for a solid 417->435->217 Detonation and she was down, victory! I got the record with 4 minutes and 40 seconds, and didn't even use all 10 Hi-Potions. The fight really isn't too bad if you keep your wits about you and don't get too unlucky. (I ate two Dancing Edges from her, but I could see it being worse, though they did only 320ish damage each. Also, I am not capped in evasion nor parrying, and even got a skillup during the fight.)
~ Guide/Anecdote by Losie of Kujata. ~
Laila Strategy [7]
Gear used: Behemoth Knife +1, Smart Grenade, Cobra Cap, Cobra Mittens (Macro in AF for Steps), Chivalrous Chain, 2x Coral Earrings, Scorpion Harness, Sun Ring, Ecphoria Ring, Amemet Mantle (NQ), Life Belt, AF Pants & Shoes.
Items Used: 15 Hi-Potions, 4 Sleeping Potions, Persikos au Lait, Sole Sushi, Blink Band, Icarus Wing
Strategy: Well, first off, I need to say three things. 1) My dagger was uncapped @ 228! 2) I did NOT 2hr! 3) I did not Self-Skillchain. With that said. I went in, slept to 100% TP, used Blink Band, ate Sushi & used Persikos. Then I engaged. Dancing Edged once, fumbled around in inventory and missed the Skillchain timer, used wing, Dancing Edged again. I built tp like normal. And then instead of using a step, I used Drain Samba III >< Didn't really matter. Like I said, built TP like normal. Build 4 Steps, Reverse Flourish. I didn't use anything besides Quickstep and Boxstep and Reverse Flourish. Used potions to keep my HP high. She used three Viper Bites & 1 Dancing Edge. I was really lucky. In four tries, I used my 2HR too early, too late & was just plain Dancing Edged to death. It's horrible to say, but this battle comes down to luck. Like I said earlier, though, I didn't 2HR on my final run, and I ended the fight with 897/1139 HP.
Good luck and I hope this information helps you!
- Lucine of Shiva -
Laila Strategy [8]
Gear used: Behemoth Knife x2, Smart Grenade, Dancer's Tiara, Scorpion Harness, Chivalrous Chain, Opo-opo Necklace (for sleeping TP), Life Belt, Amemet Mantle +1, Spike Earring x2, Ecphoria Ring, Assailant's Ring, Dancer's Bangles, Dancer's Tights, and Dancer's Shoes
Items Used: Hi-Potion x6, Sleeping Potion x4, Icarus Wing, Squid Sushi +1
Strategy: I lost the first time because I didn't realize you can only use one Icarus Wing the duration of the fight. The second time, I slept TP to 100 using the Opo-opo Necklace and Sleeping Potions. I am glad someone mentioned to eat after you had slept, because that would have wasted me some time and money if I hadn't read that. Anyway, I slept my TP, ate my sushi, and ran in with the Dancing Edge>>Icarus Wing>>Dancing Edge skillchain for Detonation. After that, I built TP as usual with Quickstepx2, Reverse Flourish (FYI: You get two finishing moves per successful step, UNTIL you hit daze level 5, after whcih you only get one finishing move per successful step). After getting off Dancing Edge again, I activated Trance. Trance lasts for a whole minute, so I Curing Waltz IV>>Drain Samba III>>Curing Waltz IV'd myself. The Hi-Potions were interspersed throughout the fight as needed. Just keep weapon skilling her as often as you can.
I finished the fight with 400 HP left out of around 980. I'm a tiny TaruTaru, so Attack, Strength, and Accuracy were really important. My dagger skill was at 232 going in, so nearly capped.
Good luck to you!
-Cumaea of Garuda
Laila Strategy [9]
Gear Used: Behemoth Knife +1, Cobra Cap, Cobra Mittens, Fang Earring, Harvest Earring, Assailant's Ring, Ecphoria Ring, Scorpion Harness,Chivalrous Chain, Amemet Mantle +1, Dancer's Tights, Dancer's Shoes, Blink Band
Items Used: Squid Sushi +1, Persikos au Lait, Icarus Wing, Hi-Potion x 17
I highly suggest you wait until 70 to do this fight. It's just frustrating before that and much more difficult. I went in twice at minimum level and got smeared. I also suggest capping dagger skill first.
Strategy: (I call this the "wait" method) I went in, Used my Blink Band, switched to my Cobra Cap, ate my Sole Sushi +1, ran up to where I could see her, popped my Persikos au Lait, and ran in and attacked. First 10 tp I got I used Quickstep. I used Quickstep Every chance I got, every 4 Finishing moves I used Reverse Flourish and Dancing Edge when I was full TP. When she got me down to yellow I would spam Hi-pots (had it macroed) until I was in white health again. I just kept using doing that until she was around 35% and then I used Dancing Edge, Icarus Wing, Dancing Edge and it was over. I used all of my hi-pots, Had I had enough Inventory space for more I would have probably used them too. I didn't realize until after it was over that I DID NOT use Trance, Curing Waltz, Drain Samba, or Healing Waltz. I finished with 343 HP @ 6 Minutes 54 seconds. She used her 2 hour when I got her to about half hp.
I suggest using your 2 hour if you need hp, but save it for danger. The only reason I didn't was because I never felt the need to. I suggest paying no attention to anything but your health bar, and her health bar. That means not worrying about Healing Waltz even in Trance. I had all kinds of status ailments from her steps and flourishes I, but I wasn't worried about them. I'm sure a Drain Samba III would have helped during trance since its free, but I was just focused on building finishing moves and watching my health. I did this on my 5th try and used the same method pretty much on my fourth try, and would have had her had I not used DE + tp wing + DE when she was still half full. That only took her to about 25%. That, and I'm sure it didn't help that I went in on my 4th try with my Hi-pot tank on my back on accident. :B I'm very confident that I could use this method over and over again with the same results.
Thanks Sickboy, for helping me build my strategy. Thanks Sturmvogel, Defiled, and Tovion for the Morale Support.
Good Luck!
-Sweetmaryjane of Diabolos
