Tap Dance

Tap Dance Japanese マホトラおどり Rōmaji Mahotora dance, Tap dance Type Dance

Tap Dance is a name for two distinct abilities in the Dragon Quest series. In most titles it is the skill equivalent of Drain Magic, where as in games developed by Level-5 it is a Minstrel skill unrelated to magic.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI

Tap Dance absorbs MP from the enemy, and is learned by advancing to rank 7 of the Dancer vocation. The amount of MP absorbed is dependant on the user's level, and calculated as Lvl/4+5.

Dragon Quest VII

Tap Dance is learned by Aishe, and Amateurs (rank 5 of the Dancer vocation). The skill is also learned by Wigglys (rank 2 of the Slime vocation). The absorption algorithm is the same as before.

• In the 3DS version the skill has been nerfed to only drain 5~12 MP. regardless of level.

Dragon Quest IX

This ability is learned with 55 skill points allocated into Litheness skill. It increases evasion by 50% for 6~9 turns.