Bard
Bard
Description
Bards are jack-of-all-trades adventurers who use songs to create a wide variety of magical effects. Though they often use melee weapons, bards are primarily a magic-using class, with the ability to wear plate armor and wield many different types of weapons and instruments.
Bards can do a little bit of everything. Their songs can regenerate health and mana, increase attack speed and accuracy, momentarily charm angry enemies, help friends resist many types of damage and even directly damage enemies. Bards are perhaps best known, however, for their ability to greatly increase the foot speed of their group.
Bards have the unique ability to create multiple effects at once. By weaving different songs together, a bard can customize effects to any situation. This makes nimble fingers and quick thinking a must for those who want to play a bard.
Bards do well both alone and in groups. With the right combination of songs, they can adapt to many different challenges. The bard is a great class for players who enjoy a wide variety of play options but are quick to adapt to a changing situation.
Class Titles
Level 1-50 | Level 51-54 | Level 55-59 | Level 60 |
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Bard | Minstrel | Troubadour | Virtuoso |
Character Stats
Bards have perhaps, the most number of useful stats of any class. Some have a bit more value than others though.
- Strength - Affects maximum and average melee damage and also the bard's ability to carry armor and treasure. Bard armor can be heavy and they do melee, albeit not all the time.
- Stamina - Affects your total hitpoints. Bards recieve 4HP per stamina at level 60. Players receive very small benefits from stamina at lower level, which scales up as you level up.
- Agility - Affects how often melee attacks miss the bard, and lowers the average hit taken. A little.
- Dexterity - Affects how often weapons proc, how quickly you learn melee skills and reduces the chance to miss a note, bringing your song to a close (song fizzle).
- Wisdom - Affects the speed of general and craft skill gains if higher than Intelligence.
- Intelligence - Affects the speed of general and craft skill gains if higher than Wisdom. Increases the size of the bard's mana pool.
- Charisma - Affects bard lull, mesmerize, and charm abilities. However, all songs are on fixed duration (unless it breaks early), meaning duration can never increase past the song's tick-limit.
Songs
Level | Song Name | Effect(s) | Mana | Instrument | Target Type | Locations |
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1 | Chant of Battle | Increase STR, DEX, AC | 0 | Percussion | Group | Location |
2 | Chords of Dissonance | DoT | 0 | Stringed | Area of effect around the caster | Location |
4 | Lyssa's Locating Lyric | Locate Corpse | 0 | Singing | Self only | Location |
5 | Selo's Accelerando | Increase Movement Speed | 0 | Percussion | Group | Location |
6 | Hymn of Restoration | Increase HP Regeneration | 0 | Stringed | Group | Location |
7 | Jonthan's Whistling Warsong | Increase STR, AC, Attack Speed | 0 | Singing | Self only | Location |
8 | Kelin's Lugubrious Lament | Lull | 0 | Stringed | Single target | Location |
9 | Elemental Rhythms | Increase AC, MR, FR, CR | 0 | Percussion | Group | Location |
9 | Magical Monologue | Make Weapons Magical | 0 | Singing | Self only | Location |
10 | Anthem de Arms | Increase STR, Attack Speed | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
11 | Cinda's Charismatic Carillon | Improve Faction | 0 | Wind | Single target | Location |
12 | Brusco's Boastful Bellow | DD | 0 | Singing | Single target | Location |
13 | Purifying Rhythms | Increase AC, MR, PR, DR | 0 | Percussion | Group | Location |
14 | Lyssa's Cataloging Libretto | Identify | 0 | Singing | Single target | Location |
15 | Kelin's Lucid Lullaby | Mesmerize (up to level 30) | 0 | Stringed | Single target | Location |
15 | Song of Sustenance | Food/Water | 0 | Stringed | Group | Location |
16 | Tarew's Aquatic Ayre | Enduring Breath | 0 | Wind | Group | Location |
17 | Guardian Rhythms | Increase AC, MR | 0 | Percussion | Group | Location |
18 | Denon's Disruptive Discord | DoT, Decrease AC | 0 | Brass | Area of effect around the caster | Location |
19 | Shauri's Sonorous Clouding | Invisibility, See Invisible | 0 | Wind | Group | Location |
20 | Cassindra's Chant of Clarity | Increase Mana Regeneration | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
20 | Largo's Melodic Binding | Decrease AC, Attack Speed | 0 | Singing | Area of effect around the caster | Location |
21 | Melanie's Mellifluous Motion | Short Range Teleport | 0 | Wind | Group | Location |
22 | Alenia's Disenchanting Melody | Remove Buffs | 0 | Stringed | Group | Location |
23 | Selo's Consonant Chain | Decrease Movement Speed, Attack Speed | 0 | Singing | Single target | Location |
24 | Lyssa's Veracious Concord | See Invisible, Ultravision | 0 | Wind | Group | Location |
25 | Psalm of Warmth | Increase CR, Damage Shield | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
26 | Angstlich's Appalling Screech | Fear (up to level 52) | 0 | Brass | Area of effect around the caster | Location |
27 | Solon's Song of the Sirens | Charm NPC, Decrease MR | 0 | Wind | Single target | Location |
28 | Crission's Pixie Strike | Mesmerize (up to level 45), Decrease MR | 0 | Wind | Single target | Location |
29 | Psalm of Vitality | Increase AC, DR | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
30 | Amplification | Increase Singing Skill | 0 | Singing | Self only | Location |
30 | Fufil's Curtailing Chant | DoT, Decrease MR | 0 | Percussion | Single target | Location |
31 | Agilmente's Aria of Eagles | Levitation | 0 | Wind | Group | Location |
32 | Cassindra's Chorus of Clarity | Increase Mana Restoration | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
33 | Psalm of Cooling | Increase FR, Damage Shield | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
34 | Cantata of Soothing | HP, Mana, and Endurance Regeneration | 0 | Stringed | Group | Location |
34 | Lyssa's Solidarity of Vision | Bind Sight | 0 | Wind | Single target | Location |
35 | Denon's Dissension | Decrease Mana | 0 | Brass | Area of effect around the caster | Location |
36 | Vilia's Verses of Celerity | Increase AC, AGI, Attack Speed | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
37 | Psalm of Purity | Increase AC, PR | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
38 | Tuyen's Chant of Flame | DoT, Decrease FR | 0 | Percussion | Single target | Location |
39 | Solon's Bewitching Bravura | Charm, Decrease MR | 60 | Wind | Single target | Location |
40 | Sionachie's Dreams | Mesmerize (up to level 45), Decrease MR | 0 | Wind | Single target | Location |
40 | Syvelian's Anti-Magic Aria | Remove Buffs | 0 | Singing | Single target | Location |
41 | Psalm of Mystic Shielding | Increase HP Regeneration, Absorb Magic Damage, AC, MR | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
42 | McVaxius' Berserker Crescendo | Increase STR, AC, Attack Speed | 0 | Brass | Group | Location |
43 | Denon's Desperate Dirge | AoE DD (4 Targets) | 800 | Singing | Area of effect around the target | Location |
44 | Cassindra's Elegy | Increase WIS, INT | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
45 | Jonthan's Provocation | Increase STR, ATK, Attack Speed | 0 | Singing | Self only | Location |
45 | Rizlona's Embers | Increase Spell Damage | 0 | Singing | Group teleport | Location |
46 | Tuyen's Chant of Frost | DoT, Decrease CR | 0 | Percussion | Single target | Location |
47 | Niv's Melody of Preservation | Increase STR, HP Regeneration, Absorb Magic Damage | 0 | Stringed | Group | Location |
48 | Selo's Chords of Cessation | DoT, Decrease Attack Speed | 0 | Stringed | Area of effect around the caster | Location |
49 | Selo's Accelerating Chorus | Increase Movement Speed | 0 | Percussion | Group | Location |
49 | Shield of Songs | Absorb Damage, Magic Damage | 0 | Stringed | Group | Location |
50 | Melody of Ervaj | Increase AC, Attack Speed | 0 | Brass | Group | Location |
50 | Verses of Victory | Increase STR, AGI, Attack Speed | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
51 | Klob's Melodious Groove | Snare | 0 | Singing | Single target | Location |
51 | Largo's Assonant Binding | Decrease AGI, AC, Attack Speed, Movement Speed | 0 | Singing | Single target | Location |
51 | Selo's Song of Travel | Increase Movement Speed, Invisibility, See Invisible, Levitate | 0 | Percussion | Group | Location |
52 | Battlecry of the Vah Shir | Increase Attack Speed (v3) | 0 | Brass | Group | Location |
52 | Nillipus' March of the Wee | Increase AGI, AC, Absorb Damage, Shrink | 0 | Percussion | Group | Location |
53 | Rizlona's Fire | Increase Spell Damage | 0 | Singing | Group teleport | Location |
53 | Song of Dawn | Decrease Hate | 0 | Wind | Single target | Location |
53 | Song of Twilight | Mesmerize (up to level 55), Decrease MR | 0 | Wind | Single target | Location |
54 | Elemental Chorus | Increase AC, MR, FR, CR | 0 | Percussion | Friendly area of effect | Location |
54 | Selo's Assonant Strain | Decrease Attack Speed, Movement Speed | 0 | Stringed | Area of effect around the caster | Location |
54 | Vilia's Chorus of Celerity | Increase Attack Speed | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
55 | Aura of Insight | Increase Attack Speed (v3), Spell Damage | 0 | Brass | Self only | Location |
55 | Brusco's Bombastic Bellow | DD, Stun | 0 | Singing | Single target | Location |
55 | Cantata of Replenishment | HP, Mana, and Endurance Regeneration | 0 | Stringed | Group | Location |
55 | Occlusion of Sound | Unresistable Decrease CR, FR, MR | 0 | Percussion | Single target | Location |
56 | Purifying Chorus | Increase AC, MR, PR, DR | 0 | Percussion | Friendly area of effect | Location |
56 | Song of Highsun | Stun, Remove Buffs, Short Distance Teleport | 0 | Wind | Single target | Location |
56 | Song of Midnight | DoT, Fear (up to level 52), Increase Movement Speed | 0 | Brass | Area of effect around the caster | Location |
57 | Cassindra's Insipid Ditty | Decrease Mana, INT, WIS | 0 | Stringed | Single target | Location |
57 | McVaxius' Rousing Rondo | Increase STR, ATK, Attack Speed, Damage Shield | 0 | Brass | Group | Location |
58 | Chorus of Replenishment | HP, Mana, and Endurance Regeneration | 0 | Stringed | Friendly area of effect | Location |
58 | Dreams of Ayonae | Mesmerize (up to level 57), Memblur | 0 | Wind | Single target | Location |
58 | Jonthan's Inspiration | Increase STR, ATK, Attack Speed | 0 | Singing | Self only | Location |
58 | Niv's Harmonic | Increase AC | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
59 | Denon's Bereavement | Dot, Poison, Stun, Decrease MR | 0 | Stringed | Area of effect around the caster | Location |
59 | Solon's Charismatic Concord | Increase CHA | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
60 | Ancient: Lcea's Lament | HP Regeneration, Mana Regeneration, Endurance Regeneration | 0 | Stringed | Friendly area of effect | Location |
60 | Ancient: Lullaby of Shadow | Mesmerize (up to level 59), Memblur | 0 | Singing | Single target | Location |
60 | Angstlich's Assonance | DoT, Decrease Attack Speed | 0 | Brass | Single target | Location |
60 | Composition of Ervaj | Increase AC, Attack Speed | 0 | Brass | Group | Location |
60 | Echo of the Trusik | Increase Attack Speed (v3), Spell Damage | 0 | Singing | Group teleport | Location |
60 | Ervaj's Lost Composition | Mana Drain | 0 | Brass | Single target | Location |
60 | Kazumi's Note of Preservation | Invulnerability | 0 | Wind | Group | Location |
60 | Psalm of Veeshan | Increase AC, All Resists, Damage Shield | 0 | Singing | Group | Location |
60 | Song of the Storm | Add Proc | 0 | Singing | Group teleport | Location |
60 | Warsong of the Vah Shir | Increase Attack Speed (v3) | 0 | Brass | Group | Location |