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Job Overview

Bard


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

A Bard (BRD) uses songs as the job's main advantage to boost the party's stats. Bards have many songs but only four non-meritable Job Abilities. A bard without an instrument or a player with the sub job bard can only keep one song up at a time, as opposed to instrument players that can use two. A party with multiple bards may stack more than 2 songs on the party as long as they are not the same song. The Bard job is available after completing the quest Path of the Bard.





Job Abilities

Level  Name
01  Soul Voice
20  Pianissimo
75 (Merit)  Nightingale
75 (Merit)  Troubadour
83  Tenuto
95  Marcato
96  Clarion Call

Job Traits

Level  Name
05  Resist Silence
25  Resist Silence II
45  Resist Silence III
65  Resist Silence IV
80  Critical Defense Bonus
81  Resist Silence V
85  Fencer
95  Fencer II

Group 1 Merits

Level  Name
Merit  Lullaby Recast
Merit  Finale Recast
Merit  Minne Effect
Merit  Minuet Effect
Merit  Madrigal Effect

Song List

Level  Song
01  Knight's Minne
03  Valor Minuet
05  Army's Paeon
07  Foe Requiem
09  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
Level  Song
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
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
Level  Song
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
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's Hymnus
72  Uncanny Etude
73  Chocobo Mazurka
73  Warding Round
74  Herculean Etude
75  Maiden's Virelai
75 (Merit)  Adventurer's Dirge
Level  Song
75 (Merit)  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 Threnody II+
99  Dark Threnody II+
99  Wind Threnody II+
99  Fire Threnody II+
99  Earth Threnody II+
99  Ice Threnody II+
99  Water Threnody II+
99  Lightning Threnody II+

+ Requires spending 100 Job Points.

Combat Skill Ratings

 Skill Skill Ranking Cap at Level 1 Cap at Level 49 Cap at Level 99
 Dagger B- 5 144 388
 Staff C+ 5 139 378
 Sword C- 5 139 368
 Club D 4 133 334
 Throwing E 4 124 300
 Evasion D 4 133 334
 Parrying E 4 124 300


Magic Skill Ratings

 Skill Skill Ranking Cap at Level 1 Cap at Level 49 Cap at Level 99
 Singing C 5 139 373
 String C 5 139 373
 Wind C 5 139 373

See Bard Skill Caps for a by-level breakdown of Weapon Skill limits.

Job Specific Equipment

To see a side by side comparison of Artifact/Relic sets visit Bard Artifact/Relic Sets Comparison.
To see a side by side comparison of Empyrean sets visit Aoidos' Sets Comparison.
Artifact Set
Level Artifact
30  Choral Torque
40  Paper Knife
52  Choral Slippers
54  Choral Roundlet
56  Choral Cannions
58  Choral Justaucorps
60  Choral Cuffs
Artifact Set +1
Level Artifact
74  Choral Slippers +1
74  Choral Roundlet +1
74  Choral Cannions +1
74  Choral Justaucorps +1
74  Choral Cuffs +1
Relic Set
Level Relic
70  Bard's Cape
71  Bard's Slippers
72  Bard's Roundlet
73  Bard's Cuffs
74  Bard's Justaucorps
75  Bard's Cannions


Relic Set +1
Level Relic
75  Bard's Slippers +1
75  Bard's Roundlet +1
75  Bard's Cuffs +1
75  Bard's Justaucorps +1
75  Bard's Cannions +1

Relic Set +2
Level Relic
90  Bard's Slippers +2
90  Bard's Roundlet +2
90  Bard's Cuffs +2
90  Bard's Justaucorps +2
90  Bard's Cannions +2
Relic/Mythic/Empyrean Weapons
Level Weapon
75  Gjallarhorn (Relic)
 Mandau (Relic)
 Carnwenhan (Mythic)
80  Gjallarhorn (Relic)
 Mandau (Relic)
 Carnwenhan (Mythic)
 Twashtar (Empyrean)
85  Gjallarhorn (Relic)
 Mandau (Relic)
 Carnwenhan (Mythic)
 Twashtar (Empyrean)
 Daurdabla (Empyrean)
90  Gjallarhorn (Relic)
 Mandau (Relic)
 Carnwenhan (Mythic)
 Twashtar (Empyrean)
 Daurdabla (Empyrean)
95  Gjallarhorn (Relic)
 Mandau (Relic)
 Carnwenhan (Mythic)
 Twashtar (Empyrean)
 Daurdabla (Empyrean)
99  Gjallarhorn (Relic)
 Mandau (Relic)
 Carnwenhan (Mythic)
 Twashtar (Empyrean)
 Daurdabla (Empyrean)
Empyrean Set ( +1, +2)
Level Empyrean
80  Aoidos' Belt
81  Aoidos' Cothurnes / +1 / +2
83  Aoidos' Rhingrave / +1 / +2
84  Aoidos' Matinee
85  Aoidos' Calot / +1 / +2
87  Aoidos' Manchettes / +1 / +2
89  Aoidos' Hongreline / +1 / +2
90  Aoidos' Earring

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