Payon Stories build guide

Dancer — Throw Arrow

The Dancer mirror of the Bard attacker, using Throw Arrow. DEX-heavy for damage and hit, AGI for attack speed, and the equipped arrow's element decides your damage type. Performing adds ratio on Payon Stories.

Open this build in the calculator →

Opens the calculator with the Dancer — Throw Arrow build preloaded — then tune stats and gear.

Why this build works

Throw Arrow is the Dancer's mirror of Musical Strike, and it works the same way: Performing adds ratio, and the arrow you have equipped decides the element. DEX drives the damage and the hit.

Recommended stats (base level 99)

STR1
AGI90
VIT24
INT40
DEX90
LUK1

Dance for the party, attack between. Like the Bard, your ensemble skills often matter more to a group's output than your own damage — but unlike vanilla, you are not choosing between them and contributing damage.

Skills that matter

Gear

A slotted whip, a full arrow set, and DEX-first gear with AGI behind it.

Frequently asked questions

Is Throw Arrow worth using on Payon Stories?

Yes. The Performing bonus adds ratio to it and the arrow sets its element, which makes it a real ranged attack rather than a filler skill.

What is the difference between a Bard and a Dancer here?

Mechanically the attacks mirror each other, Musical Strike with an instrument against Throw Arrow with a whip. The difference is which party songs and dances you bring.

Do I need AGI as a Dancer?

Enough to attack at a reasonable rate. DEX is the damage stat, but attack speed decides whether that damage is sustained.

How the numbers are calculated

Every figure this build produces is broken down step by step in the calculator — base damage, skill ratio, the target's DEF, masteries, element and cards, each with its running total. The mechanics behind this build: How damage is calculated on Payon Stories · Hit, flee and accuracy on Payon Stories.

Calculate this build's damage →

Related

Bard — Musical Strike · Hunter — Double Strafe (DS) · All build guides · How the mechanics work · Dancer on the Payon Stories wiki ↗