Snowstar's AF Guide: Dancer AF Guide

The Unfinished Waltz
This is the first Dancer Artifact Armor quest - otherwise known as AF1.

Start NPC: Laila - Upper Jeuno (G-7)
Requirements: Dancer Level 40+
Items Needed: None
Title: Promising Dancer
Repeatable: unknown
Reward: War Hoop

Previous Quest: Lakeside Minuet
Next Quest: The Road to Divadom

Walkthrough
* Talk to Laila at (G-7) in Upper Jeuno. She tells you to find a way to make your dance "shine."
* Next, talk to Rhea Myuliah right beside her.
* Travel to Grauberg (S) and check the ??? at (F-5) for a cutscene. Avoid Truesight Hippogryph mobs along the way. (Your main job MUST be set to DNC to receive the cutscene.)
o You can use a rental Chocobo from Bastok Markets (S) or Pashhow Marshlands (S) to avoid the Truesight mobs along the way.
* Check the ??? again to spawn Migratory Hippogryph. If you zone before doing so, it will not spawn; you will have to check the ??? as DNC for the cutscene an additional time.
o There are many Sidhe in the area of the ???. They will not cure you during the fight.
* Migratory Hippogryph can easily be soloed by Dancer 60+ using standard evasion gear.
o Easily soloed by 75 BLM/RDM.
o Soloed by 50DNC/25NIN used Trance at start of fight to be able to use steps and sambas and have chance to build TP, his accuracy was somewhat low.
o Soloed by Tarutaru 40DNC/20NIN with help of Soothing Healer NPC. No 2 hour. No food. Started battle with 0% TP. Used standard level 40 equipments & Tarutaru RSE armor. Exciting fight.
* NM appears to be susceptible to Ninjutsu enfeebles. Blind, paralyze and slow all connected.
* Check the ??? again after defeating it to receive "The Essence of Dance" key item.
o In parties in which more than one person has activated the quest, the Hippogryph NM must only be defeated once per party/alliance in order for all Dancers on the quest to get the second cutscene and the key item. Just be sure that everyone has examined the ??? at least once for the initial cutscene.
o It is not possible to get the initial cutscene on Dancer, switch jobs to fight the NM, then switch back to Dancer after you've killed it to obtain the 2nd cutscene and key item.
* If someone has just defeated the NM, it may take a few minutes for the ??? to spawn another.
* Navigate to the permanent key item menu and actually "read" the key item.
* Talk to Laila at (G-7) in Upper Jeuno to receive a War Hoop (you must examine the key item in order to get the cutscene).

The Road to Divadom
This is the second Dancer Artifact Armor quest.

Start NPC: Laila - Upper Jeuno (G-7)
Requirements: Dancer level 50+
Items Needed: Yagudo Glue
Title: Stardust Dancer
Repeatable: unknown
Reward: Dancer's Tights

Previous Quest: The Unfinished Waltz
Next Quest: Comeback Queen

Walkthrough
* After finishing The Unfinished Waltz, you must zone and wait 1 game day before this quest will activate.
* Talk to Laila at (G-7) in Upper Jeuno. (Note: Dancer Must be main job for CS to activate) She tells you to find a musician.
* Zone into Jugner Forest (S) for a cutscene.
* Go to the Glowing Pebbles at (I-5) and click them for a cutscene. The Shrouded Piper asks you to bring him a Block of Yagudo Glue
* To get to (I-5), you need to zone in from Batallia Downs (S) (Not true, you can follow the road E from the recall point and climb the steps of the tower then jump down on the opposite side of the dividing wall. Much faster.)
o You may be any job to get this cutscene, but must be Dancer to trade the Block of Yagudo Glue to the Glowing Pebbles.
o The Yagudo Glue drops off Bard-type Yagudo in the past areas. Yagudo Pipers are the lowest level enemies that drop the glue, and can be found right outside the entrance to Giddeus in West Sarutabaruta (S) in 3 spawn locations; however a much larger concentration of these monsters are in Castle Oztroja (S).(the yagudo in Castle Oztroja (S) are lvl 77-79. take precautions.)
+ You do not need to be on Dancer for the Yagudo Glue to drop.
* Once you have obtained the Yagudo Glue, trade it to the Glowing Pebbles in Jugner Forest (S) at (I-5)
* Speak with Laila again to receive Dancer's Tights.

Comeback Queen
This is the third Dancer Artifact Armor quest.

Start NPC: Laila - Upper Jeuno (G-7)
Requirements: Dancer level 50+
Items Needed: none
Title: Elegant Dancer
Repeatable: unknown
Reward: Dancer's Casaque

Previous Quest: The Road to Divadom
Next Quest: A Furious Finale

Walkthrough
* You have to wait until the next game day after completing The Road to Divadom quest.
* Speak with Laila in Upper Jeuno (G-7) for a cutscene and a key item: Wyatt's Proposal
* Head for Bastok Markets (K-10) and speak with Harmodios (K-10), in Harmodios' Music Shop, for another cutscene.
* Return to Laila for yet another cutscene.
* Speak with Rhea Myuliah in Upper Jeuno (G-7) for another cutscene where you can practice your performance.

* Practice performance: There are multiple NPCs watching both the Valeriano and Brilioth troupes. Performing certain dances will attract certain age groups of the NPCs away from the Valeriano troupe. The goal is to have the biggest audience in the end. Regularly, you will be asked what kind of dance to do: Jigs, which children like, Waltzes, which young men/women like and Sambas, which older people like. These options come in the form of a menu listed in the following order: Waltz, Samba, Jig. A sixty-second clock will accompany this menu in the upper-right corner of your screen. The ability to quickly select the dance you want to do will allow you to do more dances within this time limit and garner more favor from the crowd. You may practice as often as you like.

* Wait for the Vana'diel day to change, then speak with Laila again for a cutscene where you perform for real (just bouncing between Jigs and Waltzes worked well for me...didn't mind the old people).
* Audience is comprised of 3 children, 3 young men/women and 2 older people. Set your focus on Jigs and Waltzes so 6 of 8 will watch your performance and you'll win for sure.
* If you succeed, you will be rewarded with the Dancer's Casaque.

The Rest:
Dancer's Bangles:
Must be lvl 50 Dancer and have completed quest The Road to Divadom.
Talk to Olgald in Upper Jeuno (G-7) to activate the quest. He will tell you of a tailor in Bastok Markets named Matthias (J-9).
Matthias will require the following items to make your order:

* Square of Karakul Cloth
* Square of Rainbow Cloth
* Square of Rainbow Velvet

* You must wait 1 game day and change zones
* You can order Dancer's Tiara or Dancer's Shoes immediately after obtaining this part of the Dancer Artifact Armor.
* You can only have Matthias craft one item at a time, and once chosen, you cannot cancel it.

Dancer's Tiara:
Must be lvl 50 Dancer and have completed quest The Road to Divadom.
Talk to Olgald in Upper Jeuno (G-7) to activate the quest. He will tell you of a tailor in Bastok Markets named Matthias (J-9).
Matthias will require the following items to make your order:

* Square of Imperial Silk Cloth
* Square of Wolf Felt
* Square of Silver Brocade

* You must wait 1 game day and change zones
* You can order Dancer's Bangles or Dancer's Shoes immediately after obtaining this part of the Dancer Artifact Armor.
* You can only have Matthias craft one item at a time, and once chosen, you cannot cancel it.

Dancer's Toe Shoes:
Must be lvl 50 Dancer and have completed quest The Road to Divadom.
Talk to Olgald in Upper Jeuno (G-7) to activate the quest. He will tell you of a tailor in Bastok Markets named Matthias (J-9).
Matthias will require the following items to make your order:

* Square of Wamoura Cloth
* Square of Moblinweave
* Square of Gold Brocade

* You must wait one game day and change zones
* You can order Dancer's Bangles or Dancer's Tiara immediately after obtaining this part of the Dancer Artifact Armor.
* You can only have Matthias craft one item at a time, and once chosen, you cannot cancel it.