Bard

Bard (BRD)

Disciple of War > Physical Ranged DPS

The word "bard" ordinarily puts folk in mind of those itinerant minstrels, fair of voice and nimble of finger, who earn their coin performing in taverns and the halls of great lords. Few know, however, that bards in fact trace their origins back to the bowmen of eld, who sang in the heat of battle to fortify the spirits of their companions.

In time, their impassioned songs came to hold sway over the hearts of men, inspiring their comrades to great feats and granting peace unto those who lay upon the precipice of death.

Unlock: A Song of Bards and Bo...

Weapon Type: Bow

Prerequisite: Archer (Level 30)

Guild: Quiver's Hold

Primary Stat: Dexterity

A Realm Reborn: Level 30

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Level	Name		Description	Stats
&00000000000000010000001 Archer	Heavy Shot	Heavy Shot (Weaponskill)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.	150 Instant 2.5s 50 TP 25y 0y
&00000000000000020000002 Archer	Straight Shot	Straight Shot (Weaponskill)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140. Additional Effect: Increases critical hit rate by 10% Duration: 30s	140 Instant 2.5s 50 TP 25y 0y
&00000000000000040000004 Archer	Raging Strikes	Raging Strikes (Ability)	Increases damage dealt by 10%. Duration: 20s	Instant 80s 0y
&00000000000000060000006 Archer	Venomous Bite	Venomous Bite (Weaponskill)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Venom Potency: 40 Duration: 18s	100 Instant 2.5s 60 TP 25y 0y
&000000000000001000000010 Archer	Misery's End	Misery's End (Ability)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 190. Can only be executed when target's HP is below 20%.	190 Instant 12s 25y 0y
&000000000000001200000012 Archer	Bloodletter	Bloodletter (Ability)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130. Shares a recast timer with Rain of Death.	130 Instant 15s 25y 0y
&000000000000001500000015 Archer	Repelling Shot	Repelling Shot (Ability)	Jump 10 yalms back from current position. Cannot be executed while bound.	Instant 30s 5y 0y
&000000000000001800000018 Archer	Quick Nock	Quick Nock (Weaponskill)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 110 to all enemies in a cone before you.	110 Instant 2.5s 120 TP 8y 8y
&000000000000003000000030 Archer	Windbite	Windbite (Weaponskill)	Deals wind damage with a potency of 60. Additional Effect: Wind damage over time Potency: 50 Duration: 18s	60 Instant 2.5s 60 TP 25y 0y
&000000000000003000000030 Bard	Mage's Ballad	Mage's Ballad (Ability)	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Increases critical hit rate of all party members within a radius of 20 yalms by 2% Duration: 30s Effect is lost if party members move out of hearing distance. Additional Effect: Activates Repertoire, resetting Bloodletter and Rain of Death recast time if critical damage over time is dealt by Caustic Bite or Stormbite.	100 Instant 80s 20y
&000000000000003500000035 Bard	Foe Requiem	Foe Requiem (Spell)	Increases damage taken by nearby enemies by 3%. MP is drained while singing. Effect is lost if targets move out of hearing distance, and ends upon reuse.	1.5s 2.5s 20y
&000000000000003800000038 Archer	Barrage	Barrage (Ability)	Triples the number of strikes for a single-target weaponskill. Additional effects added only once. Duration: 10s	Instant 80s 0y
&000000000000004000000040 Bard	Army's Paeon	Army's Paeon (Ability)	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Increases critical hit rate of all party members within a radius of 20 yalms by 2% Duration: 30s Effect is lost if party members move out of hearing distance. Additional Effect: Grants Repertoire if critical damage over time is dealt by Caustic Bite or Stormbite. Repertoire Effect: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by Can be stacked up to 4 times.	100 Instant 80s 20y
&000000000000004500000045 Bard	Rain of Death	Rain of Death (Ability)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to target and all enemies nearby it. Shares a recast timer with Bloodletter.	100 Instant 15s 200 TP 25y 8y
&000000000000005000000050 Bard	Battle Voice	Battle Voice (Ability)	Increases direct hit rate of all party members by 15%. Duration: 20s Can only be executed while singing Mage's Ballad, Army's Paeon, or Wanderer's Minuet.	Instant 180s 20y
&000000000000005200000052 Bard	Pitch Perfect	Pitch Perfect (Ability)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 when Repertoire stack is 1, 240 when Repertoire stack is 2, and 420 when Repertoire stack is 3. Can only be executed when the Wanderer's Minuet is active.	Instant 3s
&000000000000005200000052 Bard	Wanderer's Minuet	Wanderer's Minuet (Ability)	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Increases critical hit rate of all party members within a radius of 20 yalms by 2% Duration: 30s Effect is lost if party members move out of hearing distance. Additional Effect: Allows execution of Pitch Perfect if critical damage over time is dealt by Caustic Bite or Stormbite. Can be stacked up to 3 times.	100 Instant 80s
&000000000000005400000054 Bard	Empyreal Arrow	Empyreal Arrow (Weaponskill)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 230. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.	230 Instant 15s 50 TP 0y
&000000000000005600000056 Bard	Iron Jaws	Iron Jaws (Weaponskill)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: If the target is suffering from a Caustic Bite or Stormbite effect inflicted by you, the effect timer is reset	100 Instant 2.5s 50 TP 0y
&000000000000005800000058 Bard	Warden's Paean	Warden's Paean (Ability)	Removes one select detrimental effect from a target party member or pet. If the target is not enfeebled, a barrier is created nullifying the target's next detrimental effect suffered. Duration: 30	Instant 45s 30y
&000000000000006000000060 Bard	Sidewinder	Sidewinder (Ability)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: If the target is suffering from a Venomous Bite or Windbite effect inflicted by you, Sidewinder's potency is increased to 175 for one effect, or 260 for both.	100 Instant 60s
&000000000000006200000062 Bard	Troubadour	Troubadour (Ability)	Adds an additional effect to the song currently being sung. Mage's Ballad Effect: Increases maximum HP by 15% Army's Paeon Effect: Reduces physical vulnerability by 10% The Wanderer's Minuet Effect: Reduces magic vulnerability by 10% Duration: 30s Can only be executed while singing Mage's Ballad, Army's Paeon, or the Wanderer's Minuet.	100 Instant 180s
&000000000000006400000064 Bard	Stormbite	Stormbite (Weaponskill)	Deals wind damage with a potency of 120. Additional Effect: Wind damage over time Potency: 55 Duration: 30s	120 Instant 2.5s 0y
&000000000000006400000064 Bard	Caustic Bite	Caustic Bite (Weaponskill)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120. Additional Effect: Poison Potency: 45 Duration: 30s	120 Instant 2.5s 0y
&000000000000006600000066 Bard	Nature's Minne	Nature's Minne (Ability)	Increases HP recovery via healing magic for a party member or self by 20%. Duration: 15s	Instant 45s
&000000000000007000000070 Bard	Refulgent Arrow	Refulgent Arrow (Weaponskill)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 300. Can only be executed while under the effect of Straighter Shot.	300 Instant 2.5s 0y

Level	Name		Description	Acquisition
&00000000000000080000008	Second Wind	Second Wind (Ability)	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500 Cure potency varies with current attack power.	500 Instant 120s 0y
&000000000000001200000012	Foot Graze	Foot Graze (Ability)	Binds target. Duration: 10s Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Target unbound if damage taken.	Instant 30s 25y 0y
&000000000000001600000016	Leg Graze	Leg Graze (Ability)	Inflicts target with Heavy +40%. Duration: 10s	Instant 30s 25y 0y
&000000000000002000000020	Peloton	Peloton (Ability)	Increases movement speed of self and nearby party members as long as they remain within distance. Duration: 30s Effect ends when enmity is generated. Cannot be used in battle.	Instant 5s 20y
&000000000000002400000024	Invigorate	Invigorate (Ability)	Instantly restores 400 TP.	Instant 120s 0y
&000000000000003200000032	Tactician	Tactician (Ability)	Gradually restores own TP and the TP of all nearby party members. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Halves enmity	Instant 180s 20y
&000000000000003600000036	Refresh	Refresh (Ability)	Gradually restores own MP and the MP of all nearby party members. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Halves enmity	Instant 180s 20y
&000000000000004000000040	Head Graze	Head Graze (Ability)	Silences target. Duration: 1s	Instant 30s 25y
&000000000000004800000048	Arm Graze	Arm Graze (Ability)	Stuns target. Duration: 2s	Instant 25s 5y 0y
&000000000000004800000048	Palisade	Palisade (Ability)	Reduces physical damage taken by a party member by 20%. Duration: 10s	Instant 150s 30y 0y

Level	Name	Description
&00000000000000080000008Heavier Shot	Heavier Shot	Adds a 20% chance that your next Straight Shot will deal critical damage. Adds a 20% chance that Heavy Shot will make your next Straight Shot deal critical damage.
&000000000000002000000020Enhanced Dexterity	Enhanced Dexterity	Increases dexterity by 8.
&000000000000002000000020Increased Action Damage	Increased Action Damage	Increases base action damage by 10%.
&000000000000004000000040Enhanced Dexterity II	Enhanced Dexterity II	Increases dexterity by 16.
&000000000000004000000040Increased Action Damage II	Increased Action Damage II	Increases base action damage by 20%.
&000000000000006000000060Enhanced Dexterity III	Enhanced Dexterity III	Increases dexterity by 24.
&000000000000006400000064Bite Mastery	Bite Mastery	Venomous Bite and Windbite are upgraded to Caustic Bite and Stormbite respectively. Venomous Bite and Windbite are upgraded to Caustic Bite and Stormbite respectively.
&000000000000006800000068Enhanced Empyreal Arrow	Enhanced Empyreal Arrow	Guarantees the trigger of the additional effects for Mage's Ballad, Army's Paeon, and the Wanderer's Minuet when these actions are executed while under the effect of Empyreal Arrow.

Name		Description	Stats
Army's Paeon (PvP)	Army's Paeon (PvP) (Ability)	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 500. Additional Effect: Allows accumulation of up to 4 Repertoire Duration: 30s Repertoire Effect: Increases damage dealt by 5% and reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time by 5% ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.	500 Instant 25s 25y 0y
Barrage (PvP)	Barrage (PvP) (Ability)	Triples the number of strikes for a single-target weaponskill. Additional effects added only once. Duration: 5s Can only be executed while under the effect of Army's Paeon. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.	Instant 15s 0y 0y
Bloodletter (PvP)	Bloodletter (PvP) (Ability)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 750. Cannot use while under the effect of Army's Paeon or the Wanderer's Minuet. ※Action changes to Pitch Perfect while under the effect of Army's Paeon. ※Action changes to Barrage while under the effect of the Wanderer's Minuet.	750 Instant 15s 25y 0y
Blunt Arrow (PvP)	Blunt Arrow (PvP) (Ability)	Silences target. Duration: 2s	Instant 40s 25y 0y
Caustic Bite (PvP)	Caustic Bite (PvP) (Weaponskill)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 250. Additional Effect: Poison Potency: 250 Duration: 15s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.	250 Instant 2.3s 25y 0y
Empyreal Arrow (PvP)	Empyreal Arrow (PvP) (Weaponskill)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000.	1000 Instant 5s 250 TP 25y 0y
Heavy Shot (PvP)	Heavy Shot (PvP) (Weaponskill)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 500. Minuet/Paeon Additional Effect: Grants Repertoire if used on target suffering from a Caustic Bite effect inflicted by you. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.	500 Instant 2.3s 25y 0y
Pitch Perfect (PvP)	Pitch Perfect (PvP) (Ability)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 500 when Repertoire stack is 1, 1,250 when Repertoire stack is 2, and 2,000 when Repertoire stack is 3. Can only be executed when the Wanderer's Minuet is active. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.	500-2000 Instant 3s All Repertoire 25y 0y
Repelling Shot (PvP)	Repelling Shot (PvP) (Ability)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 500. Additional Effect: 10-yalm backstep Additional Effect: Bind Duration: 2s Cannot be executed while bound.	500 Instant 10s 250 TP 5y 0y
Sidewinder (PvP)	Sidewinder (PvP) (Ability)	Delivers an attack with a potency of 500. Additional Effect: If the target is suffering from a Caustic Bite or Stormbite effect inflicted by you, Sidewinder potency is increased to 1000 for one effect, or 1,500 for both.	500 Instant 30s 25y 0y
Stormbite (PvP)	Stormbite (PvP) (Weaponskill)	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Caustic Bite Combo Potency: 500 Additional Effect: Wind damage over time Potency: 200 Duration: 15s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.	500 Instant 2.3s 25y 0y
Straight Shot (PvP)	Straight Shot (PvP) (Weaponskill)	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Heavy Shot Combo Potency: 1,000 Minuet/Paeon Additional Effect: Grants Repertoire if used on target suffering from a Stormbite effect inflicted by you. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.	1000 Instant 2.3s 25y 0y
Terminal Velocity (PvP)	Terminal Velocity (PvP) (The Feast Adrenaline Rush Ability)	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 6,000 for the first enemy, 25% less for the second, 50% less for the third, and 75% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Reduces target's HP recovered by healing magic by 25% Duration: 15s Damage dealt is not affected by increased damage or vulnerability effects applied by other players. Can only be executed while the Adrenaline Gauge is full.	6000 1.5s Adrenaline Gauge 30y 30y
The Wanderer's Minuet (PvP)	The Wanderer's Minuet (PvP) (Ability)	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 1000. Additional Effect: Allows accumulation of up to 3 Repertoire Duration: 30s Repertoire Effect: Allows execution of Pitch Perfect. ※Action changes to Army's Paeon upon execution.	1000 Instant 25s 25y 0y
Troubadour (PvP)	Troubadour (PvP) (Ability)	Adds an additional effect to the song currently being sung. Army's Paeon Effect: Reduces damage taken by 5% The Wanderer's Minuet Effect: Increases damage dealt by 5% Duration: 10s Can only be executed while singing Army's Paeon or the Wanderer's Minuet.	Instant 45s 0y 20y

Name		Description	Stats
Bolt (PvP)	Bolt (PvP) (Common PvP Ability)	Movement speed is increased. Duration: 10s	Instant 30s 0y
Concentrate (PvP)	Concentrate (PvP) (Common PvP Ability)	Creates a barrier preventing Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, Silence, and knockback effects. Duration: 10s	Instant 30s 0y
Enliven (PvP)	Enliven (PvP) (Common PvP Ability)	Restores 50% of maximum TP.	Instant 60s 0y
Muse (PvP)	Muse (PvP) (Common PvP Ability)	Restores 25% of maximum MP.	Instant 60s 0y
Purify (PvP)	Purify (PvP) (Common PvP Ability)	Removes Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, and Silence from target. Can be used regardless of own status affliction.	Instant 30s 0y
Recuperate (PvP)	Recuperate (PvP) (Common PvP Ability)	Restores 25% of maximum HP.	Instant 45s 0y
Safeguard (PvP)	Safeguard (PvP) (Common PvP Ability)	Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s	Instant 60s 0y

Name	Description
Decreased Damage Taken (PvP)	Decreases damage taken by 5%.
Decreased Recast Time (PvP)	Decreases recast time of additional actions by 10%
Increased Action Speed (PvP)	Decreases weaponskill and spell cast and recast times by 3%.
Increased Damage Dealt (PvP)	Increases damage dealt by 3%.
Increased HP (PvP)	Increases maximum HP by 500.
Increased Healing Potency (PvP)	Increases spell-based HP restoration by 5%.
Increased MP Regeneration (PvP)	Increases MP regeneration rate by 25%.
Increased Resistance Duration (PvP)	Increases duration of resistances by 50%.
Increased TP Regeneration (PvP)	Increases TP regeneration rate by 40%.

Additional Information

Gear

Main Hand & Off Hand	Bard Weapons
Armor	Bard Head • Bard Body • Bard Hands • Bard Legs • Bard Feet
Accessories	Bard Earrings • Bard Necklace • Bard Bracelets • Bard Ring • Bard Waist
Exclusive & Sets	Bard Exclusive • Bard Sets

Class/Job Quests

Name	Level
A Song of Bards and Bowmen	&000000000000003000000030 Lvl.30
Plucking the Heartstrings	&000000000000003000000030
The Archer's Anthem	&000000000000003500000035
Bard's-eye View	&000000000000004000000040
Doing It the Bard Way	&000000000000004500000045
Pieces of the Past	&000000000000004500000045
Requiem for the Fallen	&000000000000005000000050
A Relic Reborn (Artemis Bow)	&000000000000005000000050
On the Road Again	&000000000000005000000050
The Stiff and the Spent	&000000000000005200000052
Requiem on Ice	&000000000000005400000054&000000000000001700000017Requiem on Ice
When Gnaths Cry	&000000000000005600000056
A Saint of Song	&000000000000005800000058
The Ballad of Oblivion	&000000000000006000000060
Three's a Company	&000000000000006000000060
Masked Motives	&000000000000006300000063&000000000000002200000022Masked Motives
One Autumn's Secret	&000000000000006500000065
Sleeping Truths Lie	&000000000000006800000068
Sweet Dreams Are Made of Peace	&000000000000007000000070

Job Gauge

	Singing Mage's Ballad will display the action's corresponding Song Gauge, indicating the effect's time remaining. If the Repertoire effect is triggered while Mage's Ballad is being sung, the recast times for Bloodletter and Rain of Death (learned at level 45) are reset.
	Singing Army's Paeon will display the action's corresponding Song Gauge, indicating the effect's time remaining. If the Repertoire effect is triggered while Army's Paeon is being sung, the bard is granted increased attack speed and damage.
	Singing the Wanderer's Minuet will display the action's corresponding Song Gauge, indicating the effect's time remaining. If the Repertoire effect is triggered while the Wanderer's Minuet is being sung, the action Pitch Perfect will become available.
	Repertoire is accumulated when the damage over time effect for Venomous Bite (Caustic Bite) or Windbite (Stormbite) deals critical damage. When active, the status grants additional effects to songs such as increased damage dealt.
	Using Straight Shot will display the action's corresponding gauge, indicating the duration of its effect.