Sword Dancer Boss Guide: Recommended Setup and How to Beat

This is a guide on how to beat Sword Dancer in Tales of Arise! Learn more about Sword Dancer's stats, weaknesses, attack patterns, and the best party setup including Artes and Equipment for this boss fight!

Sword Dancer Stats and General Info

Sword Dancer Location

Map	Actual Location

Sword Dancer can be found in the Water Astral Energy Separator in the Astral Energy Convergence Zone on Rena.

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Sword Dancer Stats

Recommended Level: 55
HP: 180070
Attack	2409	Defense	519
Elemental Attack	2190	Elemental Defense	491
Penetration	2539	Resistance	2673
Weakness		Resistance
Light		Dark

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How to Beat Sword Dancer

Tips
Attack the Weak Points
Use Light-based Artes
Use Kisara's Boost Attack When it Transforms

Attack the Weak Points

Only present during the first phase of the battle, when Sword Dancer will have its swords still, there will be two Weak Points available for you to target, located just to the sides of its knees. Target these points, which can break easily with enough persistent hits.

Use Light-based Artes

As a creature that makes use of the dark to power its attacks, Sword Dancer is particularly weak to any light-based Artes Attacks, which can easily give you strong elemental-based damage or criticals. Applying these attacks to its Weak Points will allow you to break them more easily with enough attacks.

Use Kisara's Boost Attack When it Transforms

Once it transforms into a creature that walks on all of its limbs, its attack patterns will change. Its primary means of attacking at this stage would be to attack you with Charges. These attacks can be blocked by red]making use of [Kisara's Boost Attack[red], which will cause it to drop down to the ground in a stunned state.

Recommended Party Setup for Sword Dancer

Party Members

Leader	Members
Alphen Lv.55	Shionne Lv.55	Rinwell Lv.55	Law Lv.55

Equip Light Attack Enhancing Accessories

Many of the creatures that can be fought in Rena are all resistant to Dark-based attacks. By making use of any Light-based Artes, the potency of which is enhanced by accessories that increase their effectiveness, you'll be able to better deal with Sword Dancer in both of its forms.

Alphen Equipment and Artes

Alphen Lv.55	Equipment
	El Vahf
	Gahm Arthalys
	Protect Ring
Ground Artes	Aerial Artes
First Set
Lightning Thrust	Rising Falcon
Mega Sonic Thrust	Stardust
Sword Rain: Alpha	Mirage
Second Set
Swallow Blade	Soaring Light Spear
Vacuum Blades	Luna Rondo
Severing Wind	-

Use Boost Attacks to Disrupt its Attacks

Most effective during its first form, you can disrupt any of Sword Dancer's fast sword attacks by using Alphen's Boost Attack, which will also cause the creature to be staggered and fall to the ground.

Shionne Equipment and Artes

Shionne Lv.55	Equipment
	Caritas Bouquet
	L'Aze Phiarquis
	Magic Emblem
Ground Artes	Aerial Artes
First Set
Burning Strike	Displode
Flare Tornado	Scorched Earth
Explosion	Tres Ventos
Second Set
Healing Circle	Spear Sweep
Burning Strike	Aqueous Impact
Flare Tornado	-

Keep Out of Combat

Sword Dancer is a very fast and deadly attacker. Keeping Shionne anywhere near where the main part of the fight takes place exposes her to many of Sword Dancer's fast attacks, which can easily take away the primary healer of your group. You can swap her out with Dohalim later on, but you may have reduced healing capabilities available for your party.

Rinwell Equipment and Artes

Rinwell Lv.55	Equipment
	Historia Rene
	Holy Cloak
	Pierce Emblem
Ground Artes	Aerial Artes
First Set
Holy Lance	Electric Discharge
Thunder Blade	Celestial Hammer
Photon Flash	Razor Cyclone
Second Set
Lightning Orb	Subzero Confinement
Thunder Field	Placid Pool
Divine Saber	-

Free-roaming Attacker

Rinwell has several Artes that she can effectively use freely during the fight. With both Alphen and Law distracting Sword Dancer with their close-ranged attacks, this will free up Rinwell to cast her own Artes as your team assaults the creature.

Law Equipment and Artes

Law Lv.55	Equipment
	Divine Wrath
	Canine Vest
	Protect Ring
Ground Artes	Aerial Artes
First Set
Dragon Shot	Eagle Dive
Talon Storm	Eagle Assault
Fang Blast	Death Blossom
Second Set
Super Swallow Dance	Glimmer Dragon
Talon Hurricane	Fang Bolero
-	-

Use Boost Attacks to Strike at Weak Points

Despite having two Weak Points on its body during its first form, these points will prove to be difficult to break – use Law's Boost Attacks to cause significant damage on these points, allowing you to more easily break them later on.

Sword Dancer Attack Patterns

Sword Attacks

During the first phase of the fight, where Sword Dancer will still have its swords in its hands, it will rely heavily on these weapons to assault you. There are multiple variations for its attacks using swords, with these being:

• Sword slashes that send out a short-ranged slice of energy;
• A charge attack where it will slam its swords down to the ground, and;
• A spinning sword attack, often done when it enters its Over Limit mode.

Crawling Charge

Once it transforms into a creature that walks using all of its limbs. Its primary means of attack during this transformed state will be to quickly charge at you, pushing you away as it makes its move. This attack can easily be disrupted by the use of either Alphen or Kisara's Boost Attack, which will leave it vulnerable to your attacks once it drops to the ground, stunned.

Dark Beam

Once this transformed version of Sword Dancer enters its Over Limit state, it can send a beam of dark energy towards you through its mouth. This can be easily dodged, but does have the potential to cause significant damage against you should you be hit by this attack.

Tales of Arise Related Guides

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Beyond the Dawn Story Bosses

Story Bosses
Nimus Pandemonium	Venoflage
Nazamil	Nazamil Nether
Ooze Hive	Nazamil Nether (2nd Encounter)
Nazamil Nether (3rd Encounter)	Captive Nazamil
Oppressor	Emergence Suppressor

Beyond the Dawn Optional Bosses

Optional Bosses
Ruthless	Boisterous Roper	Cruel Keeper
Megawrecker	Ghoulish Arms	Nimus Juggernaut
Grinymuk	Mother Boomy	-

Story Bosses

Story Bosses
Balseph	Ice Wolf Leader
Ooze Hive	Lord Ganabelt
Zacarania	Kisara
Dohalim	Venoflage
Temararus	Grinymuk
Almeidrea & Mesmald	Meria Phein
Kalmarzel & Kaldinzel	Vholran
Eljarania	Efreet
Tormented Limbs	Red Woman
Valclynimus	Great Astral Spirit
Subsumer	Vholran (Final Boss)

Optional Bosses

Toxidillo	Boisterous Roper	Polycephus
Great Dragon	Relentless Charger	Flamewrecker
Alpha Reaper	Stormbringer	Elemental
Regent Bee	Agony Keeper	Mother Boomy
Ruthless	Thunderite	Mantis
Calamity Arms	Meneiys	Ezamamuk
Sword Dancer	Undine Drop	Luo Undine
Grand Gnome & Vas Phein	Masher Mare & Masher Bull	Procella Sylph & Sylph Zloa
Mesmald	Edna	Nimus Origin
Eizen	Edna & Eizen	Chronos
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