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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 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

-Not very easy to solo.

-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

Job Abilities Level Name 1 Soul Voice 45 Pianissimo 75 Nightingale 75 Troubadour

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 Minne II 22 Enchanting Etude 22 Ice Threnody

Level Name Elem. 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 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

Level Name Elem. 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

Level Name Elem. 62 Bewitching Etude 63 Valor Minuet IV 64 Logical Etude 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

Skills

Combat Skills Skill Grade 37 75 Dagger B- 109 240 Sword C- 105 220 Club D 101 210 Staff C+ 105 230

Ranged Combat Skills Skill Grade 37 75 Throwing E 94 200 Defensive Skills Skill Grade 37 75 Evasion D 101 210 Parry E 94 200

Magic Skills Skill Grade 37 75 Singing C 105 225 String C 105 225 Wind C 105 225

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 Harmonius 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

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