Bard

jp:吟遊詩人

A bright tune to soothe a party's wounds... A brisk march to raise a party's spirits... A forbidden chant to weaken a party's foes... The bards of Vana'diel use music as their weapon.

Contents 1 Bard Strengths and Weaknesses 2 Acquisition 3 Job Traits, Job Abilities, and Spells 4 Skills 5 Artifact and Relic Armor 6 Empyrean Armor 7 Merit Categories 8 Related Pages

Bard Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

-Most support jobs enjoy faster party invitations than most other classes, Bards generally enjoy the fastest party invitations. Generally considered necessary for end-game activities.

-Terrific area of effect songs that can increase attack, accuracy, defense, haste, elemental resistance, status resistance, HP recovery over time, MP recovery over time, and movement speed in outdoor areas. Terrific single target songs that increase ranged accuracy and each of the seven main attributes. Only job that can give an area of effect reraise to party members.

-Tactical enfeebling spells that can greatly reduce an enemy's attack speed, act as a damage over time spell, or lower resistance to specific elemental resistances. Also able to charm enemies for a short period.

-One of the most inexpensive jobs to level.

Weaknesses

-Bard itself has extremely limited offensive and defensive capabilities and can only function to its fullest ability in a full party.

-Can only keep two song effects on party members at any given time. (When an instrument is equipped.)

Acquisition

Bard is acquired by completing the Path of the Bard quest.

Job Traits, Job Abilities, and Spells

Job Traits Level Name 5 Resist Silence 25 Resist Silence II 45 Resist Silence III 65 Resist Silence IV 80 Critical Defense Bonus 85 Fencer 95 Fencer II

Job Abilities Level Name 1 Soul Voice 45 Pianissimo 75 Nightingale 75 Troubadour 83 Tenuto 93 Marcato

Spell List

Level Name Elem. 1 Knight's Minne 3 Valor Minuet 5 Army's Paeon 7 Foe Requiem 9 Herb Pastoral 10 Light Threnody 11 Sword Madrigal 12 Dark Threnody 13 Sheepfoe Mambo 14 Earth Threnody 15 Army's Paeon II 16 Foe Lullaby 16 Water Threnody 17 Foe Requiem II 18 Wind Threnody 19 Scop's Operetta 20 Fire Threnody 21 Knight's Minne II 22 Enchanting Etude 22 Ice Threnody 23 Valor Minuet II 24 Lightning Threnody 24 Spirited Etude 25 Mage's Ballad 26 Learned Etude 27 Horde Lullaby 28 Quick Etude 29 Advancing March 30 Vivacious Etude 31 Hunter's Prelude 32 Dextrous Etude

Level Name Elem. 33 Fowl Aubade 33 Magic Finale 34 Sinewy Etude 35 Army's Paeon III 36 Light Carol 37 Foe Requiem III 37 Raptor Mazurka 38 Earth Carol 39 Battlefield Elegy 40 Water Carol 41 Knight's Minne III 42 Wind Carol 43 Valor Minuet III 44 Fire Carol 45 Army's Paeon IV 46 Ice Carol 47 Foe Requiem IV 48 Lightning Carol 49 Goblin Gavotte 50 Dark Carol 51 Blade Madrigal 53 Dragonfoe Mambo 54 Gold Capriccio 55 Mage's Ballad II 56 Shining Fantasia 57 Foe Requiem V 59 Carnage Elegy 60 Victory March 61 Knight's Minne IV 62 Bewitching Etude 63 Valor Minuet IV 64 Logical Etude

Level Name Elem. 65 Army's Paeon V 66 Sage Etude 67 Foe Requiem VI 68 Swift Etude 69 Puppet's Operetta 70 Vital Etude 71 Archer's Prelude 71 Goddess' Hymnus 72 Uncanny Etude 73 Chocobo Mazurka 73 Warding Round 74 Herculean Etude 75 Maiden's Virelai 75 Adventurer's Dirge 75 Foe Sirvente 76 Foe Requiem VII 78 Army's Paeon VI 80 Knight's Minne V 81 Earth Carol II 82 Sentinel's Scherzo 83 Foe Lullaby II 84 Water Carol II 85 Mage's Ballad III 87 Valor Minuet V 87 Wind Carol II 90 Fire Carol II 92 Horde Lullaby II 93 Ice Carol II 95 Pining Nocturne 96 Lightning Carol II 99 Light Carol II 99 Dark Carol II

Skills

Combat Skills Skill Grade 49 99 Dagger B- 144 388 Sword C- 139 368 Club D 133 334 Staff C+ 139 378

Ranged Combat Skills Skill Grade 49 99 Throwing E 124 300 Defensive Skills Skill Grade 49 99 Evasion D 133 334 Parrying E 124 300

Magic Skills Skill Grade 49 99 Singing C 139 373 String C 139 373 Wind C 139 373

See Also: Level-by-level Skill Cap Chart

Artifact and Relic Armor

Artifact Armor Level Item Quest/Coffer 40 Paper Knife Quest: Painful Memory 52 Choral Slippers Quest: The Requiem 54 Choral Roundlet Coffer: Crawlers' Nest 56 Choral Cannions Coffer: Castle Oztroja 58 Choral Jstcorps Quest: The Circle of Time 60 Choral Cuffs Quest: Borghertz's Harmonious Hands

Artifact Armor +1 Level Item 74 Chl. Slippers +1 74 Chl. Roundlet +1 74 Chl. Cannions +1 74 Chl. Jstcorps +1 74 Chl. Cuffs +1

Relic Armor Level Item Dynamis 70 Bard's Cape Dynamis - Valkurm / Dynamis - Buburimu 71 Bard's Slippers Dynamis - Jeuno / Dynamis - Valkurm 72 Bard's Roundlet Dynamis - San d'Oria / Dynamis - Buburimu 73 Bard's Cuffs Dynamis - Bastok / Dynamis - Qufim 74 Bard's Jstcorps Dynamis - Beaucedine / Dynamis - Tavnazia 75 Bard's Cannions Dynamis - Xarcabard / Dynamis - Tavnazia

Relic Armor +1 Level Item 75 Brd. Slippers +1 75 Brd. Roundlet +1 75 Brd. Cuffs +1 75 Brd. Jstcorps +1 75 Bard's Cannions +1

Relic Armor +2 Level Item How To Obtain How To Augment 90 Bard's Slippers +2 Bard's Slippers and Forgotten Step x50 or Bard's Slippers +1 and Forgotten Step x30 20,000 XP in Dynamis - Jeuno or Dynamis - Valkurm 90 Bard's Roundlet +2 Bard's Roundlet and Forgotten Thought x50 or Bard's Roundlet+1 and Forgotten Thought x30 20,000 XP in Dynamis - San d'Oria or Dynamis - Buburimu 90 Bard's Cannions. +2 Bard's Cannions and Forgotten Journey x50 or Bard's Cannions+1 and Forgotten Journey x30 20,000 XP in Dynamis - Xarcabard or Dynamis - Tavnazia 90 Bard's Justaucorps +2 Bard's Justaucorps and Forgotten Hope x50 or Bard's Jstcorps +1 and Forgotten Hope x30 20,000 XP in Dynamis - Beaucedine or Dynamis - Tavnazia 90 Brd. Cuffs +2 Bard's Cuffs and Forgotten Touch x50 or Brd. Cuffs +1 and Forgotten Touch x30 20,000 XP in Dynamis - Xarcabard or Dynamis - Tavnazia

Empyrean Armor

Empyrean Armor Level Item How To Obtain +1 Trial +2 Trial 80 Aoidos' Belt Megamaw Mikey - Abyssea - La Theine - - 81 Aoidos' Cothurnes / +1 / +2 Abyssea - Attohwa Aoidos' Seal: Feet x 8 Jewel of Voyage x 6 83 Aoidos' Rhingrave / +1 / +2 Purchased from Bastion Prefect in Abyssea - Misareaux Aoidos' Seal: Legs x 8 Coin of Balance x 6 84 Aoidos' Matinee Sippoy - Abyssea - Vunkerl - - 85 Aoidos' Calot / +1 / +2 Purchased from Cruor Prospector in Abyssea - Misareaux Aoidos' Seal: Head x 8 Stone of Vision x 6 87 Aoidos' Manchettes / +1 / +2 Purchased from Cruor Prospector in Abyssea - Uleguerand Aoidos' Seal: Hands x 8 Jewel of Wieldance x 6 89 Aoidos' Hongreline / +1 / +2 Purchased from Dominion Tactician in Abyssea - Uleguerand Aoidos' Seal: Body x 10 Stone of Ardor x 9 90 Aoidos' Earring Impervious Chariot - Abyssea - Uleguerand - -

Merit Categories

Merit Points - Tier 1 Name Effect Lullaby Recast Reduces Recast of Lullaby songs by 1 second per merit. Finale Recast Reduces Recast of Magic Finale by 1 second per merit. Minne Effect Increases defense bonus granted by Minne song by 1 per merit. Minuet Effect Increases attack bonus granted by Minuet songs by 1 per merit. Madrigal Recast Increases accuracy bonus granted by Madrigal songs by 1 per merit.

Merit Points - Tier 2 Name Effect Nightingale Reduces song casting time by 50%. Additional merits reduce Nightingale Recast by 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Troubadour Increases song casting time to 150% and doubles song duration. Additional merits reduce Troubadour Recast by 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Foe Sirvente Reduces target party member's enmity loss by 5% per merit. Adventurer's Dirge Reduces target party member's enmity by 3 per merit.

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