Ugh, I'm Leveling Friggin DNC...

[Callisto]

Ok, I finally am breaking down and leveling DNC sub for COR, I could use some help with where to start.

I keep reading that /MNK is good, mine is level 1 at the moment though. I have WAR, WHM, and BST(14) available to use, any recommendations out of those 3?

For weapons I picked up Cat Baghnakhs +1, from what I saw in level 1 they were stupidly slow, should I be using something else?

Also food I'm iffy on, I was going to go with the standard Jack o' Lanterns, but iirc DNC needed CHR for something right?

[ItazuraNhomango]

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You need TP, and that means hitting as well as not hitting for 0.

In low level parties, I'd worry more about not hitting for 0, even with hand-to-hand weapons. Snag a WAR to do Shield Break, and eat your meats.

[nanatsu]

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Cat Baghnakhs +1 is already a fairly quick h2h weapon. You won't be that much faster with any other h2h weapon because with h2h, it's the martial arts trait that has a major impact on your speed. And since you're not subbing mnk, that compounds your problem.

If you want to be faster, go with a dagger I guess, but like Iza said I'd be more concerned with not hitting for 0 than I would be about hitting things more quickly.

EDIT: You'll still get the same TP whether you get it with a slow weapon or a quick weapon so it honestly doesn't matter.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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Actually, I pretty much soloed my DNC all the way to 27, sans for a couple PTs. Once you hit 15, there's really not even a point to going to Valkurm and I've found TPing with daggers to be reliable pre and post Utsusemi. i did MNK to 20 cut looking bacj solo-wise it didn't make a massive difference

[Wise Donkey]

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Dagger worked great for me 1-10, and I used /PUP, which is what I use for all 1-10 leveling. Out of your available SJ, I would probably go with /WAR. /WHM seems kinda silly since you have the natural ability to heal/drain, and I don't see /BST being that useful.

[Celeal]

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From level 1 ~ 13, I went as DNC/PUP for solo... later in Dunes I used DNC/WHM until level 23....

At low level, I have partied with DNC/NIN, DNC/WAR (back-up tank), etc. At low level exp. parties, not much different with /NIN, /WAR, /MNK, and so forth. Major tools from those subjobs at that level isn't available yet.

For solo after level 22, I tried DNC/BLU, Cocoon works very well...

Now I plan to DNC/RNG until level 29 for the Accuracy Bonus Job Trait, eat Rice Dumpling and using Dagger.

[Callisto]

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Ok, so I've gotten to 10, but I seem to seriously fail at leveling low jobs lately(I can't seem to get my SCH past 19 either), I'm not sure if I just can't adjust after being on my 75's for so long or what...but I'm having a seriously hard time leveling.

Anyways, at 10 I have BST, WHM, and WAR available as subs(at least those are the ones that I think are useful, no PUP or MNK).

I'm using this for gear:

DNC Gear

Royal Archer's Cesti
Fortune Egg
Compound Circlet
Wing Pendant
Physical Earring
Royal Footman's Vest
Royal Footman's Glove
San d'Orian Ring
Rabbit Mantle
Leather Trousers
Bounding Boots

I guess my main issue is how the hell should I be leveling? I try mowing down EPs and I make like 2k/hr tops, I try EMs and I die, I try getting a Dunes party and I go through 3 different parties in 4 hours and make a total of 400xp. Once I get to 20~ and can start on normal parties I'm fine, but I have never had this hard of a time getting jobs to 20 out of the 15 that I've leveled to 20+ so far. Any pointers?

[Vyuru]

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At level 10, I think I still prefer to sub say /rdm and DoT the worms by the lakes to death. It's sticking in my mind that that still makes pretty good exp for you.

I think about once I hit lvl 13 or so I tend to go after the Fungaur/lower level orcs.

You might just need a different leveling location. Try N. Gustaberg in the past, the worms you can find along the outer walls of Bastok should make good exp for a lvl 10 or so methinks.

And I like daggers myself for dancer, mostly because I have capped (for a good long while at anyrate) parry skill, and I tend to eat leftover squid sushi for the hp/agi/dex+ (waste I know, but it's what I do, and I like the +30hp at that level)

[Murphie]

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I am just a few levels ahead of you, Callisto, and I'm running into a similar problem. Mostly just that after coming from RNG, which was a dream to level, DNC is just so dull. I'm sure it will pick up later, but right now it's killing me.

The only thing I've found that works is targeting EP-DC and trying not to fall asleep while grinding.

[Menelaus]

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Get yourself a Dance partner and you can almost Duo forever.
Me and a friend took a IT Giant in Qisland and had full hp at the conclusion of the fight.
Get on it.

[Electricity Gone Human]

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At 15, Curing Waltz will be your friend. I guarantee it. 86-89 HP from it is nothing to scoff at during those levels.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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Get yourself a Dance partner and you can almost Duo forever.
Me and a friend took a IT Giant in Qisland and had full hp at the conclusion of the fight.
Get on it.

But... but... beastmen seals are all mine if I don't have to share.

Gonna work on DNC again soon for my taru, just want to move Kitten into a new gear set and AF level before I do.

[Callisto]

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I just want to get it to 37 and put it away forever with my NIN, BLM, and WHM so that I can get on with leveling PLD to 75.

And thanks Murph, glad I'm not the only one having trouble with it, lol.

[MrMageo]

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I had alot of trouble getting DNC from 10-20 as i do with most jobs now. I think its because of the lack of amount of new people that will party for hours. Most jobs 10-20 are being played by higher levels now, and they have things like sky/sea/dyna to do and only party for short times when they can.

As for DNC in particular i worm solo'd myself to lvl 30,

the worms in Konsthact Highlands or La Theine should take you to lvl 13ish. It wont be super fast mind you but it gets the job done. Try /WHM /RDM /BLU for the cure's. Basically go until you are nearly dead cure up and go again.

13-15 i subbed BLU for cocoon really the best sub for soloing at those lvls. Here go to the past and solo the worms in North Gustaberg [S] they are about lvl 10 give or take and will yeild decent XP, if you find it to become to slow try grauberg [S] the worms there are a little tougher.

Alternatively you can work the bees,saplings,rabbits, birds etc in Highlands or La Theine, Moving to Lizards, crabs, teir 1 gobs as you move up in levels.

@15 You get curing waltz

15-22 you can solo pretty well in the dunes i recomend staying away from Lizards due to petrify and poison. I went with goblin ambushers as they will miss alot and waste a turn with a rng attack that usually misses. Moving up to butchers, avoid the Tinks the DoT they cast will just cause trouble and they love bio which can resault in 0 hits.

*Also i recomend fighting sand bats to build TP to 200-300% before fighting the ambushers.*

When you hit about lvl 18 you can fight the sheep, or rabbits, avoid snips as steelshell and metallic body will only hinder you. Stick with these until about lvl 22.

22-25 @ Korroloka Tunnel

Back to worms target the DC-EM and avoid T until your lvl 24. For the first few lvls i subbed DRG for Jump and Atk bonus @ lvl 24 work NIN into the mix and pick up either Merc.Knife x2 or X1 and a Small Sword (which i use). Use Utsusemi only before engaging a mob to build TP untouched for 3 attack Turns. If you have trouble hiting use Quickstep a few times.

25-30 Qufim Island

Worms and Crabs, now that your using daggers you wont get stopped so much from fighting Crabs (peircing ftw). Worms you can chain for really good xp. I jsut stuck with the worms and crabs until lvl 30.

At lvl 30 you can continue to solo but i have no knowledge of sol beyond there as i partied within the LS to 37.

I hope this helps

10-13 /RDM,WHM,BLU - H2H
13-20 /BLU H2H
20-24 /BLU, /DRG H2H
24-30 /NIN 2x dagger or 1 x dagger 1 x sword

This is what worked for me everyone is different hope this helps you out.

[Luna]

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a DNC duo would be totally awesome lol I've taken my DNC to lvl 50 and I've loved every minute of it, although I'm a bit stuck on SCH atm.