Daze

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Method of Affliction

Job Abilities: Steps, Sambas

Notes on Status effect

Daze is the generic game term for Dancer-related status effects. This status is restricted to monsters, as monsters cannot use Dancer abilities, and results from either Step usage or meleeing a monster with a Samba on. The monster can be inflicted with multiple different Step Dazes simultaneously, but only one Samba Daze. Step Dazes generally result in an enfeeblement of some kind, while Samba Dazes positively affect the other players meleeing the monster and only indirectly affect the monster through them.

Step Dazes have variable potency based on how many of that type of Step have been used and cap at level 5 for /DNC and level 10 for a Dancer main. Presto advances the next Step by five levels.

The number of Steps used (regardless of Presto) determines duration, which caps at 2 minutes prior to Job Mastery. The initial Step inflicts a Daze with 1 minute duration, while subsequent Steps of the same type will increase the remaining Daze duration by 30 seconds. Both the duration added by each individual step and the cap are increased when on the Dancer main job through the Dancer Step Duration Job Points, +1 second per level. With Job Mastery of Step Duration, the initial step will inflict a Daze with a 1 minute, 20 second duration, while subsequent Steps of the same type will increase the remaining Daze duration by 50 seconds and will break the 2 minute cap, up to 2:20 minutes with full job point allocation.

Samba Dazes have static potency, which depends on the Samba, and duration (~10 seconds).

Example: A Dancer with Haste Samba on is fighting a monster and has already put level 1 Lethargic Daze on the monster with Box Step (60 second initial duration). Fifteen seconds later, they use Presto and then Box Step. Now the Lethargic Daze is level 3 and has a duration of 75 seconds. They have been meleeing it, so the monster has been inflicted with Haste Daze the entire time.

List of Dazes

Job Ability	Inflicts	Effect	Equation	Max Value
Quickstep	Lethargic Daze	Lowers Target Evasion	-4 * (StepLvl + 1)	-44 Evasion
Box Step	Sluggish Daze	Lowers Target Defense	-1% - [2% * (StepLvl + 1)]	-23% Defense
Stutter Step	Weakened Daze	Lowers Target Magic Evasion	-3 * (StepLvl)	-30 Magic Evasion
Feather Step	Bewildered Daze	Lowers Target Critical Hit Evasion	[-1% * (StepLvl)] - GearBonus	-16% Critical Hit Evasion
Drain Samba, II, & III	Drain Daze	Gives HP for melee damage dealt, based on post-haste weapon delay.
Aspir Samba & II	Aspir Daze	Gives MP for melee damage dealt, based on post-haste weapon delay.
Haste Samba	Haste Daze	Gives 5% Job Ability Haste. Can be increased to 10% with Merit Points.

Removal of Status

Monsters can remove Dazes using Erase or abilities with a similar effect.

References

Random Fact Thread - Quickstep progression (Byrthnoth, BG)
Random Fact Thread - Feather step testing (Byrthnoth, BG)