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. Additionally, Bladedancers can cloak themselves, allowing them to become stealthed. Bladedancer is ideal for players who like to dash into and out of melee combat, wrecking havoc with both guns and melee attacks.
Cloak
Bladedancer can become cloaked or invisible to her enemies. In PvE, enemies will lose track of you and fire at your last known position. Additionally, cloaked Bladedancer can save her fireteam from a wipe in strikes and missions. It is especially important during Nightfall difficulties.
In PvP, Bladedancer become mostly stealthed with a blue-ish outline. While outline is more visible if you are moving quickly, it is quite faint if you are standing still or moving slowly. Cloak also reduces your signature on your enemies' Motion Tracker or radar. It reduces the tracker's ping from once every 3 seconds to once every 5 seconds.
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. |
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. |
Training Upgrades
- Note that Bladedancer shares Training upgrades with Gunslinger
Play Style
PvE
PvP
