Bladedancer

Bladedancer is the melee and stealth oriented subclass of Hunter. Players unlock the Bladedancer when they are level 15. Bladedancer specializes in dealing arc damage and damage in close quarter combat.

Charge your blade with Arc Light and consume your foes with lightning.

Abilities

	Type	Description
Arc Blade	Supers	Charge your blade with Arc Light and consume your foes with lightning
Arcbolt Grenade (Bladedancer)	Grenades	A grenade that chains bolts of lightning to nearby enemies.
Blink Strike	Melee Abilities	A powerful melee attack with extended range.
Double Jump	Jumps	Jumps a second time after leaving ground.
Flux Grenade	Grenades	An explosive grenade which deals additional damage when attached to enemies.
Skip Grenade	Grenades	A grenade which splits upon impact, creating multiple projectiles which seek enemies.

Upgrades

Ability Upgrades

	Ability	Description
Backstab	Blink Strike	Hitting an enemy from behind with Blink Strike causes significantly more damage.
Better Control	Double Jump	Upgrades Double Jump for better directional control while in air.
Blink (Bladedancer)	Double Jump	A short-distance teleport that replaces Double Jump.
Escape Artist	Blink Strike	Hitting an enemy with Blink Strike grants brief invisibility
Fast Twitch	Blink Strike	Reduces the cooldown of Blink Strike
Higher Jump	Double Jump	Upgrades Double Jump for even greater heights
Razor's Edge	Arc Blade	Press R2 or RT during Arc Blade to unleash a destructive wave of energy that travels along the ground.
Showstopper	Arc Blade	Press R2 or RT during Arc Blade to damage nearby enemies.
Vanish	Arc Blade	Press R2 or RT during Arc Blade to disappear from sight.

Training Upgrades

	Description
Path Forbidden	Training focuses on battle recovery and speed.
Path Forgotten	Training focuses on toughness and speed.
Path Unknown	Training focuses on battle recovery and toughness.
Way of the Drifter	Training focuses on all attributes.
Way of the Fearless	Training focuses on toughness at all costs.
Way of the Nomad	Training focuses on maximum battle recovery.

• Note that Bladedancer shares Training upgrades with Gunslinger

Miscellaneous Upgrades

	Description
Encore	Killing an enemy with Arc Blade extends its duration
Fleet Footed	Increases maximum sprint speed and extends slide distance
Hungering Blade	Kills with Arc Blade and Blink Strike immediately regenerate health.
Quick Draw	Weapons ready immediately after dealing damage with any knife attack.
Shadowjack	Increases the duration of invisibility effects.
Stalker	Gain invisibility after crouching in place for a short time.

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Classes Titan Striker • Defender • Sunbreaker Hunter Gunslinger • Bladedancer • Nightstalker Warlock Voidwalker • Sunsinger • Stormcaller