Guide:Bard

WORK IN PROGRESS TODO: Bard Guide

What Music Do I Bring? (Spells)

Core Songs

These 4 songs are core to bard play and should always be taken.

Rousing Rhythms - +2 to all stats for the bard and allies in range.

• Knowledge +2 means Spell Capacity +2
• Will +2 / Resourcefulness +2 means longer buff/song duration

Self buffs:

Beats of Alacrity - Increases the bard's movement speed

Aria of Alacrity - Increases the bard's action speed

Ballad of Courage - Increase the bard's physical power

Core Rotation:

Throughout the match, try to keep all 4 of these songs up at all times. This is the ideal order to play them in.

Rousing Rhythms -> Beats of Alacrity -> Ballad of Courage -> Aria of Alacrity

------------> ----------> ----------->

Solo Songs

Highly Recommended:

• Lament of Languor
• Allegro
• Tranquility
• Accelerando
• Shriek of Weakness

Good Options:

• Song of Shadow
• Harmonic Shield
• Piercing Shrill

Example Solo Song Setup

Why buff in this order?

Start the rotation with Rousing Rhythms because it increases your spell capacity and the duration of your songs. Next we play Beats of Alacrity because we already have our drum out. Third, play Ballad of Courage and finally Aria of Alacrity. We end with Aria of Alacrity because it is advantageous to have your lute ready in the utility slot in case a PvP situation arises (see more on

Best Stats

• Physical Power
• Weapon Damage
• Dexterity
• Strength
• Vigor
• + Max HP
• % Physical Damage
• True Physical Damage
• % Move Speed
• Additional Move Speed

Good Stats

• Additional Memory Capacity
• % Memory Capacity
• Action Speed
• Additional Armor
• Resourcefulness
• Agility

Mediocre Stats

• Knowledge
• Will

Stats to Avoid

• Spell Casting Speed

Charismatic Performance

Description of Charismatic Performance and how to utilize it

The idea is to minimize the number of notes that need to be played. Additionally, the number of notes the song has will impact how much flexibility there is in terms of hitting the note on the center gold portion or if you can partially miss and hit the outskirts which is the white portion. *Probably need an image of the note icon* Optimal skips and flexibility for achieving a Perfect performance:

• 3 note song- skip 1, need 2/2 golds
• 4 note song- skip 1, need 2/3 golds
• 5 note song- skip 1, need 2/4 golds
• 6 note song- skip 2, need 4/4 golds (or skip 1, need 2/5 golds)

Optimal skips for achieving a Bad performance optimally:

• 3 note song- skip 1, need 1/2 golds
• 4 note song- skip 1, need 1/3 golds
• 5 note song- skip 2, need 2/3 golds
• 6 note song- skip 2, need 1/4 golds

Note that these are specifically for with Charismatic Performance**

Source (warning, contains math)