Blue Protocol: Star ResonanceBeat Performer Dissonance Spec GuideBest build and how to play the class.

Beat Performer - Introduction

Beat Performer - Dissonance is one of the classes available in Blue Protocol: Star Resonance. They fulfill the Support role while wielding a Guitar as their weapon of choice. Find their best build and how to play them properly in our guide. Difficulty:

Beat Performer has also access to a second spec - Concerto - and if you're looking for a guide to that spec, check here.

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04.10.2025

Overview

Best Skills

Talents

Gear

Rotation & How to Play

Introduction

Dissonance is Beat Performer’s hybrid spec blending ranged and melee gameplay while also combining healing and damage in one package. The way it achieves this is through its ability to heal a percentage of all damage done. Thanks to this, it can play in a similar fashion to a classical DPS, focusing on dishing out as much damage as possible while still sustaining the party. In exchange for this, Dissonance gives up much of its direct healing potential and instead relies mostly on attacking enemies, making times when that’s not possible a little awkward.

True to Beat Performer’s identity as the true support class of the game, Dissonance has a potent buff that increases Resilience Break Efficiency, alongside a 15% Final DMG multiplier when enemies are broken, that multiplies on top of all other damage boosting sources.

Ratings

Healing [4/5]

Healer Damage [5/5]

Utility [4/5]

Protection [3/5]

Difficulty [2/5]

Pros & Cons

Pros

Deals great damage at max potential, enough to even content with real DPS.
Consistently heals while dealing damage.
Near-permanent Super Armor for yourself.

Cons

Ideal rotation relies on stat breakpoints.
Needs most of its talent points in order to function effectively.
Can’t heal consistently when there is no enemy target.

Best Skills Loadout

Basic ATK

String Strike

Skill

Amplified Beat

Ultimate

Infinite Rhapsody

Slot 1 - Mandatory

Harmonic Anthem

Slot 2 - Mandatory

Rhapsody of Flame

Slot 3 - Mandatory

Heroic Melody

Slot 4 - Flex

Encore

Center Stage

Resources

Performance Energy - Performance Energy is our energy bar, which we consume to use our major healing ability, Heroic Melody. We have a base amount of 50 Energy and a regeneration rate of 1 per second, but both values can be increased in our talent tree.

Performance Passion - Performance Passion is our other resource, needed for our most powerful damaging abilities. At a baseline, we have 5 notes and regenerate 1 every 5 seconds. We also possess a number of talents to help recover this resource.

Skills Explained

Fixed Skills

String Strike
- Our 4-part Basic Attack, which isn’t normally used unless all other abilities are unavailable. The exception to this is when it’s enhanced into Piercing Strike, then we generally want to use it as soon as possible

This ability can be enhanced, evolving into Piercing Strike when certain talents trigger.

Amplified Beat
- Our Special, which has multiple benefits but at base, deals damage to enemies, heals allies, and applies a shield that decays over time. This ability usually costs 3 Performance Passion to use, but can become discounted during
Heroic Melody
, which we’ll be aiming to keep up throughout battle. Also used to enhance another of our core damaging abilities,
Harmonic Anthem
.
Infinite Rhapsody- This is the upgraded version of our Ultimate,
Rock the Stage
. This Ultimate heals nearby allies and attacks enemies. It also doubles our Performance Passion cap and raises our Performance Passion to the cap. Compared to the default Ultimate, it also has a 40-second cooldown instead of 60 seconds.

Mandatory Skills

Harmonic Anthem
- A leaping guitar slam that deals high damage and gains additional hits each time we use
Amplified Beat
(up to a maximum of 3 additional hits).
Harmonic Anthem
is a core part of our damage output; we’ll be using it liberally even when not buffed up to maximum additional hit count.
Rhapsody of Flame
Consumes a huge 5 Performance Passion baseline to mark the ground with a guitar symbol. All allies hit will be healed and have their debuff effects cleansed. All enemies struck will take significant damage. This ability is the cornerstone of the class. It empowers our entire kit by granting a 10% increase to our Fire DMG and by boosting our Luck% by x1.5.
Heroic Melody
- With at least 15 Performance Energy,
Heroic Melody
can be cast, causing us to strum our guitar, performing a tune to buff and heal allies at set intervals based on our haste. With talents, this ability also delivers a huge heal on cast, adding immediate healing to an otherwise over-time heal.
Heroic Melody
is also the source of our Resilience Break buffs.

Flex Skills (Choose 1)

Encore
- While this buff is active, we deal additional damage to enemies and provide additional healing to allies (prioritizing the lowest HP ally). Casting this also provides Super Armor to 10 allies, preventing knockback from enemies.
Encore
is the preferred choice when higher healing is needed, but if healing isn’t an issue and you want maximum damage,
Center Stage
may be preferable.
Center Stage
- A self buff that increases our Magic Attack, allows the next 2 Special Attacks to consume no Performance Passion, and enhances the following ability used (not all abilities will be enhanced).
Center Stage
is the more damage-oriented choice; however, it results in less healing compared to
Encore
.
Encore
is generally preferable thanks to its outstanding talent support on our tree, but
Center Stage
has a place when maximum damage is the goal. The relevant ability enhancements are:

Heroic Melody
: Halves the time needed to trigger Fierce Strike.
Harmonic Anthem
: Doubles the DMG dealt.

Skill Level Priority

Skill Priority
Harmonic Anthem
>
String Strike
=
Rhapsody of Flame
>
Encore
=
Center Stage
(If using) >
Amplified Beat
=
Rock the Stage
>
Heroic Melody

Focus on advancing

Harmonic Anthem

first, as it's our main source of damage. Next advance

String Strike

and

Rhapsody of Flame

String Strike

s' own damage is underwhelming, but it directly scales many of our damaging talents, making it a high priority.

Encore

is next for its benefits to our sustain and damage capabilities, then

Amplified Beat

and our Ultimate

Rock the Stage

Heroic Melody

, whilst strong, does not scale fantastically with advancements, so only advance it as a final investment.

Best Talents

Important!
Embedded are two endgame Dissonance trees: an Encore focused build with superior sustain, and a Center Stage build with better damage output. If you’re struggling to decide between the two, we recommend the Encore build as a baseline, as the additional sustain and utility it provides is more universal.

Gameplay Altering Talents:

Below is an outline of all the gameplay-altering effects you need to be aware of in the Dissonance spec.

Beat Performer Tree

String Expansion - Upgrades the Performance Passion resource’s maximum points from 5 to 6, which is also taken into account by the Ultimate’s doubling effect (for up to 12).
Melody Chord - Increases the generation speed of Performance Passion based on our Haste% at a 1% : 1% Haste to REG SPD ratio.
Passion Surge - nts us occasional free uses of our Special Attack (no Performance Passion consumed) when our Melody is active.

Dissonance Tree

Dissonance Spec - Our very first talent node, which sets our build focus towards Luck by boosting our Luck Chance by 1.5 times whilst standing in
Rhapsody of Flame
’s graffiti mark. We’ll additionally get a brand new heal effect, in case of emergencies, where you cannot deal damage by using basic attacks without a target.
Severed Chapter - Permanently increase the Resilience Break Efficiency of nearby allies by 10%. While using
Heroic Melody
, you can provide another 30% increase to this stat on top of a unique 15% DMG multiplier to broken enemies. This talent node helps us break down enemies’ Resilience bar and buffs our party’s damage significantly.
Trio Rhapsody - Removes the RNG on the Graffiti of
Rhapsody of Flame
, now we’ll always cast it at its maximum size. Furthermore, our healing gains extra power inside the graffiti's area.
Luck Multiplier - A basic but powerful node, enhancing a large majority of our damage by augmenting our Lucky Strike DMG Multiplier conversion from 1% every 1% Luck to 1.5% every 1% Luck, which is further increased during
Heroic Melody
to 2%. This node saturates the Lucky Strike DMG Multiplier, but is still well worth using, as a large majority of our damage is Luck-based.
Swing Reflux - This node is fantastic in the early game due to its Performance Energy regeneration effect, which helps with our
Heroic Melody
uptime.

This talent can be dropped once we have maxed out our talent tree and have enough Luck.

Restart - When
Harmonic Anthem
or Fierce Strike triggers a Lucky Strike,
Rhapsody of Flame
s will gain a free use, meaning the CD is reset and does not cost any Performance Passion. This node is essential for maintaining our graffiti mark on the ground as much as possible.
Indomitable Chord - A very substantial upgrade to quality of life with its various effects. Super Armor prevents knockback, whilst the DMG Reduction and movement SPD help you tank/dodge damage easier.
Infinite Rhapsody - Replaces our Ultimate with Infinite Rhapsody, making it cast instantly and lowering the cooldown to 40 seconds. This makes it much easier to use and gives us flexibility; with more uses, we can save it for emergency healing or use it for burst damage.
Flame Note - Increases our damage by a significant margin by introducing extra instances of damage every time we use an Expertise Skill whilst inside our graffiti’s area. It’s important to note that these damage instances can Lucky Strike, which further boosts our Luck-based DPS capabilities.
Encore Sharp Strike - When an Encore String is activated, it now regenerates 2 Performance Energy, with an extra 3 Energy every time an Encore String triggers a Lucky Strike. This node is vital for maintaining a stable amount of Performance Energy, which in turn helps us upkeep
Heroic Melody
.
Encore Chain - Doubles the activation amount of Encore String, meaning double the damage and double the healing.
Concerto: Amplified Beat - Gains 1 additional hit if standing in our graffiti at a small cost of losing 20% Ability DMG. Although the extra hit cannot trigger a Lucky Strike, doubling the hits is a significant damage increase.
Encore Luck Boost - Increases our chance of triggering Encore Strings based on luck chance. We can achieve a high amount of Luck, which scales this node superbly and significantly improves our consistency in activating Encore String.

Encore Build

Finale Command - The must-pick node for our
Encore
build, greatly enhancing the synergy of
Encore
with
Rhapsody of Flame
. Now, within 10 seconds of casting
Encore
, each cast of
Rhapsody of Flame
will guarantee Encore String triggers.

Center Stage Build

Soundwave Overclock - Greatly increases the capabilities of the “Sound Blaze” node for our
Center Stage
build by doubling Soundwave Energy gained for 10 seconds after casting
Center Stage
.
Lucky Soundwave - Further increases our Soundwave Energy generation, now granting additional Energy whenever Expertise abilities or
Amplified Beat
trigger Lucky Strikes.
Critical Acclaim - A final core node for the
Center Stage
build. During this ability, we have a fixed chance to cast Special Attacks at no Performance Passion cost.

Player Choice Talents

Fire Day - Grants Fire Bonus when hitting an Elite or a Boss. A basic improvement to DPS, but a great option once replacing “Swing Reflux” in the late game.

Encore Build

Alternative Center Stage

Talents

If you want to create your own Talent tree, check our tool:

Talent Planner

Stat Priority

Important!
All gear & talent related info is based on extensive in-game testing, parsing, theory crafting and simulations. If you want to learn more about how damage works to understand our decisions, check out our Damage Formula Guide.

Stat Priority

Crit Rate

Haste (Pre Recommendation)

Haste (Post Recommendation)

Luck

Mastery

Versatility

Main Stats

Luck - Dissonance Spec’s most important Stat for several reasons:

Most of our Encore String triggers are based on Luck.
The majority of our damage is Luck-based.
The Dissonance Spec applies a final x1.5 multiplier to the Stat, greatly improving the stat’s efficiency.
Our goal is to hit 1910 points of Luck, to essentially have 70% Luck with the final multiplier. Investing in this stat will still provide the most gains out of all the stats until a soft cap of 2100 points. Even after this, more Luck can still help out our Spec.

Haste - Haste is an essential stat for reducing the time between healing intervals in Heroic Melody as well as decreasing animation time for our abilities. It’s strongly advised to reach 20% Haste (1140 Haste), however, this stat also scales badly from this breakpoint onwards and is not recommended to further invest into.
Versatility - This stat is always beneficial, providing an extra multiplicative boost on top of everything else. Stats suffer diminishing returns, so building a bit of Versatility can help a lot more for damage than overcommitting to one or two other stats. Since this Spec focuses on both healing and damage output, Versatility buffing both makes it a good option after sufficient Luck and Haste.
Crit Rate - Another good stat to invest into alongside Versatility. Crit buffs our damage and allows our heals to critically heal. The gains on this stat and Versatility are very similar, and which stat to focus on is up to the player.
Mastery - Mastery enhances our healing to damage conversion by empowering the base 20% DMG dealt to healing effect. Unfortunately, this stat scales very poorly based on testing. We recommend instead investing in Crit or Versatility as a third stat rather than Mastery.

Bonus Stats

In gear slots you’re not using Set Gear in and which aren’t taken up by your class's signature Class weapon (if you have it), prioritize the following Purple Stats:

Helmet, Armour, Gloves, Boots

Intellect%

Weapons & Accessories

Melee DMG% = DMG% vs. Bosses = ATK% > ATK SPD%

Set Gear

Dissonance’s 2P and 4P set bonuses are both definitely worth equipping as soon as you’re able to complete Raids and are better than Purple Bonuses. Here is what they do:

2-piece SET

Harmonic Anthem

and

Amplified Beat

deal 12% more DMG.

4-Piece SET

During

Heroic Melody

, the trigger speed of Fierce Strike +30%.

Class weapon

Our Class Weapon is also definitely worth using over purple stats. Instead of a purple stat it grants:

15% Luck Effect DMG.
Increased stats

Best Modules

Here are the best modules for Beat Performer - Dissonance - listed in priority order:

Intellect Boost
- Grants Magic Attack and INT and DMG% for great buffs to healing and/or damage.
Elite Strike
- A good module for damage, thanks to its almost always relevant Boss/Elite DMG%.
Healing Enhance
- Provides Magic Attack and INT - two great stats. It also boosts most of our healing capabilities from Expertise abilities like Heroic Melody.

This has lower priority if pushing the damage build.

Crit Focus
- Provides us with 12% Crit Damage and Crit Healing. It will be our only source of these stats, making it a strong option to increase our damage and healing output when investing into Crit.
Luck Focus
- It provides Luck DMG Multiplier, buffing the majority of our damage. Its value will diminish relative to the amount of Luck that we have, but it remains a top option.

The value of this lucky dmg multiplier% from this module is heavily diminished by the fact that we already have so much of this stat, despite Luck being our highest damage.

Attack SPD
- Since our abilities are primarily melee, this module reduces our ability animation time and provides extra magic attack.

Best Battle Imagines

Important!
Some imagines will not be available to farm until all zones are unlocked - the most vital of these is
Muku Scout
.

Premium

Tina

Brigand Leader

F2P

Muku Scout [A5]

Brigand Leader [A0]

Top Gold Imagines

Tina
- Tina buffs the party with a 50% cooldown reduction for 20 seconds, and once a party member is affected by this effect, they can’t be affected again for 60 seconds (Advancement 0). Tina is considered the best Imagine for support roles due to her buff, allowing classes to go back into their burst window more quickly.
Brigand Leader
- Provides Magic or Physical ATK% to both the user and the team for a decent damage increase, whilst also dealing a substantial amount of damage thanks to its Fire DMG DoT effects, which are applied on Lucky Strikes. Try to coordinate this buff with your party members for the best outcome.
Venobzzar Incubator
- This Imagine pulses damage in a large area, applying up to an 8% generic damage taken debuff on enemies hit for the whole party. This debuff isn’t that strong as it only lasts 8 seconds, and stacks additively with all other sources of non-elemental DMG%, resulting in it usually being heavily diluted. Mostly useful in 20-man content; otherwise, Brigand Leader will perform better.
Storm Goblin King
- Provides Luck buffs during its active effect and otherwise allows us to trigger extra damage on Lucky Strikes. It can help reach our Luck goal during the buff’s duration and deals considerable damage, but the overall utility of the other Imagines is stronger.

Top Purple Imagines

Muku Scout [A5]
- Muku Scout grants us a passive 15% Magic ATK, and upon activation, it doubles the stacks, giving a tremendous 30% ATK buff, amplifying the entirety of our damage and heals. A generic, accessible, and exceptionally strong option.
Lizardman Mage [A5]
- Provides Luck buffs during its active effect and otherwise allows us to trigger extra damage on Lucky Strikes. The damage is great, particularly in AoE, so it is a solid Epic Imagine option.
Shadow Captain [A5]
- A very F2P-friendly choice that empowers our Healing and Damage from Expertise abilities. Most of our healing is from Expertise, which makes this a great F2P option for this Spec.

Best Consumables

Culinary

Seabreeze Special - Less Magic ATK but a buff of Elite/Boss DMG%, making us do more damage and slightly less healing.
Bearcut Patty / Hearty Stewmix - The most Magic ATK we can get, empowering both the damage and the healing we can do.

Alchemy

Fire Serum - The best and only choice for our Alchemy consumable when aiming for maximum damage and healing.

Best Gems

Diamond - Intellect (Luck) - This is our best general option for stacking up more Luck for damage/healing.

How To Play

Imagines

Our Imagine cooldowns are not particularly needed at a certain point of our rotation. As a Support, we’ll use our Imagines to provide utility and damage increases for our allies, coordinating with their burst windows instead of our own.

General Rotation Focus

Our rotation should always start with

Encore

(or

Center Stage

if using that build path).

Our next goal is to permanently maintain

Heroic Melody

, which we’ll cast immediately after the aforementioned ability. And of course, we will want to keep

Rhapsody of Flame

s up at all times as well. In between refreshing core abilities, we’ll use empowered abilities.

Dissonance Spec has no set rotation as it is largely based on Luck effects; instead, we execute abilities according to the following priority system:

Keep
Heroic Melody
up at all times, refreshing every 10 seconds
Ensure
Rhapsody of Flame
s’ graffiti is up at all times, and it should be cast off cooldown.
Infinite Rhapsody should be cast off cooldown, but can be saved for emergencies.
Fierce Strike (Empowered
String Strike
)
Empowered Amplified Beat
Harmonic Anthem
with at least one
Amplified Beat
cast before.

Tip
If There are a lot of talent effects that rest or discount ability costs, shown by a red glowing effect on the skill’s ability icon. Casting these when up is ideal.

Auto Viability

Can Dissonance be played on auto?
Once you have enough luck to maintain all of your buffs with 80%+ uptime, this class becomes viable on auto. Since the main gameplay loop revolves around pressing procs right as they come up, autoplay can often do that more quickly than a person can. The only issue you can run into with auto is that it will not time Encore properly for the most effective party buff. However, if you play semi-auto and disable Encore, this is a good option for farming world bosses or doing damage during large-scale content.