(Rapier Mastery does apply to off-hand weapons. The weapon damage was tested on a dummy by comparing with/without Rapier equipped. The action speed was tested by holding the attack button with a Castillon for 1 minute with/without a Rapier and counting the swings, resulting in about 1 full combo's difference)
|melodicprotection=While playing songs, gain {{Ability_Data|MelodicProtection|PhysicalDamageReduction}}.
|melodicprotection=While playing songs, gain {{Ability_Data|MelodicProtection|PhysicalDamageReduction}}.
|rapiermastery=When a rapier is equipped in either hand, gain {{Ability_Data|RapierMastery|RapierMasteryPhysicalBuffWeaponDamage}} and {{Ability_Data|RapierMastery|RapierMasteryActionSpeed}}. {{NeedsTesting|Need to confirm if the bonus is applied to a non-rapier secondary while holding a rapier in the primary, or if it only applies to rapiers. It may have been changed semi-recently.}}
|rapiermastery=When a [[rapier]] is equipped, gain {{Ability_Data|RapierMastery|RapierMasteryPhysicalBuffWeaponDamage}} and {{Ability_Data|RapierMastery|RapierMasteryActionSpeed}}. <br><br> Unlike many other Mastry perks, these bonuses also apply to any off-hand weapon you may have equipped.
|reinforcedinstruments=Gain {{Ability_Data|ReinforcedInstruments|MeleePhysicalPowerBonus}} when attacking with a musical instrument as a weapon. (This does not apply to Songs)
|reinforcedinstruments=Gain {{Ability_Data|ReinforcedInstruments|MeleePhysicalPowerBonus}} when attacking with a musical instrument as a weapon. (This does not apply to Songs)
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Bard
'The Magical Minstrel'
Strength
13
Vigor
13
Agility
13
Dexterity
20
Will
11
Knowledge
20
Resourcefulness
15
Health
106
Memory
14
Description
Bards in Dark and Darker are versatile performers, who use their skills in music, storytelling, and magic to support their allies and hinder their enemies. They can cast a wide variety of spells, ranging from healing and protection to charms. Bards can also inspire their allies with rousing speeches and music, boosting their morale and granting them temporary bonuses. In combat, bards can use their weapons and martial skills, but they excel at using their charm and wit to manipulate their enemies, making them an unpredictable and dangerous foe.
Class Info
The Bard is a weaver of moving melodies and fantastic tales. They manage to get out of stickiest of situations using their uncanny ability to mysteriously control the mood of crowds and creatures.
Weapon of choice - Rapier
Pros:
Crowd control.
Good swordsman.
Play powerful buffs.
Highest potential Luck stat (Wanderer's Luck perk)
Cons:
Low damage bonus.
Loud.
Weak without buffs.
Music Minigame
Songs have different effects depending on how they are played, Bad/Good/Perfect each giving different performances.
Each hit add a score to the performance.
Good Hit = 70 (White part of the note)
Perfect Hit = 100 (Gold part of the note)
Score determines performance quality if it is higher than the thresholds:
Bad = 50%
Good = 65%
Perfect = 90%
Total possible score:
(Note Count) x 100
You can equip an additional perk every 5 levels.
Currently maxed out at Level 15, so a total of 4 perks can be equipped.
Name
Description
Charismatic Performance
Upgrades a 'good' performance into a 'perfect' performance.
Creates an unpleasant noise to block hostile targets within a 6m area from casting spells, Silencing them for 3s.
24s
Encore
The next song is automatically played to the end without any input and is sure to succeed. Gain 100% Manual Dexterity on this song, though capped to 50%.
4s
Party Maker
Remove drunk effect from self and all allies within 6m.
25s
Music Memory
Can store up to 5 sheet music as space permits.
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Music Memory 2
Can store up to an additional 5 sheet music as space permits.
- Cast Time Intervals represent the time between each note in a song
- Base durations listed are calculated with (as of Patch #2) Bard's base 15 Persuasiveness
- Some songs are noted to not scale with Persuasiveness, meaning they always last the listed amount, before Buff/Debuff duration, noted as 0% Persuasiveness Scaling.
- Some songs technically apply no duration where their affect lasts only while Channeling, like Peacemaking and Chaotic Discord, meaning they cannot possibly scale with Persuasiveness nor Buff/Debuff duration. Not noted in the Persuasiveness column.
-Song effects can vary per Bad/Good/Perfect quality.. If all qualities have the same amount, it is written once, like "8 Physical Power". If it varies per quality, it may be written as "6/8/10 Physical Power".
- Channels started by a song allow you to move without breaking the channel, but they do require the same instrument to be held for the duration of the channel, which is displayed as a countdown in the center of the performance bar. Putting the instrument away cancels the channel.
- If a target would receive a buff from one performance of a song but already has some version of that buff from a different performance of the same song, the new buff will completely replace the old buff, even if the new buff has a shorter duration, smaller effect, and/or was produced by a performance of lower quality.
After playing, grant all allies within range 1 stack of the Allegro Buff every 1s up to 3 times, refreshing the duration each time. Max 3 stacks, each stack granting 3%/4.5%/6% Action Speed and 3%/4.5%/6% Spell Casting Speed for 6s.
After playing, grant all allies within range 1 stack of the Accelerando Buff every 1s up to 3 times, refreshing the duration each time. Max 3 stacks, each stack granting 1/3/5 Move Speed Add for 6s.
Deal 15/20/25 Physical Base Damage to all enemies/monsters within range and inflict the echo sound effect on the affected target for 3s if the target is a player.
Channel for 5s, during which, all characters within range lose the ability to fight or use any attack related animation when enchanted. Monsters will still follow the performer.
Channel for 5s during which you excite all monsters (no effect on players) within range to attack the nearest target except the performer. Monsters deaths inflicted by other monsters are accredited to the Bard, at least for Adventure Points. If there is no other target other than the performer nearby, the monster will not attack but will still follow the performer.
Grants all allies within range invisibility for 10s/15s/20s. Invisibility appears to work like Hide except being bumped into will not break invisibility.
-The Bard has access to many powerful songs. Considering bringing both Song Memory skills to maximize your versatility.
-Remember that not all of your buffing songs will buff your party. Some songs, such as Beats of Alacrity, Aria of Alacrity, and Ballad of Courage will only buff the Bard playing the song.
-Chaotic Discord is a great way to solo clean chaotic rooms. Mobs will kill each other while keeping the Bard safe. Can also be used as a protection if attacked by other players while in a room full of mobs.
-Peacemaking can be a powerful stalling tool, but beware of ranged attackers outside of its AoE. The song is quite long to play, so beginning it before the encounter is recommended. It also will not disable spellcasters.
-Accelerando is a powerful tool both for fleeing and engaging.
-Tranquility is a reusable heal, but depends on the quantity of Recoverable Health. In groups, it is most useful on high Health classes, like the Barbarian, or classes who generate a lot of Recoverable Health, like the Warlock.
-Shriek of Weakness can nearly double your party's physical damage against mobs, and can provide significant assistance against plated Fighters and Clerics.
-Chests opened with Unchained Harmony gives experience to the Bard. In theory, this would mean that Bard's Luck is used to generate the loot of the chests, however this is not confirmed.
All bolded numbers are automatically updated; however, non-boldened phrasing/numbers are written manually by the community. See Class Ability Documentation for more.
They need to give all monsters armor (at least 30, or more) and reduce their health slightly. Also make it slower as there is no counterplay to this overtuned song. This is to make sure Bard is not overpowered and makes the game better. Thanks!
Believe the point is that bard trivialises PVE especially in cases of clearing (spawn rushing people in trios) and in bossing as most of the pve has a rough -20% base physical resist,then adding another +47% damage to them from all sources for playing a [1;2]s song whilst also buffing itself to receive the equivalent of 10strength(ballad of courage),another pair of lightfoot(beats of alacricity) and around 10 dex(aria of alacrity)-seems a "bit strong".
As of patch #65-1 Shriek of weakness does no longer work on Lich and Ghost King both normal & HR. However it seems to work on Warlord. No idea if this is intended but as of now it has never been mentionned in a patch.
Not sure if this has been solved yet or not, but putting this here about Rapier Mastery because of the note.
When I picked up a short sword with rapier in main hand, equipping/unequipping the rapier does appear to change the damage done by the short sword. Not sure about the action speed, though.
Yes, using the rapier as a stat stick for another weapon does work and is intended. Its the same mechanic as using a lantern with add weapon damage or the like on other classes
Did some digging around on Discord and Reddit seems like people are aware of this and are calling it a bug. I too was curious what was happening. Someone told me could be server lag.
"When a rapier is equipped *in either hand*" sounds to me like one can equip a rapier in their off-hand, but that's not the case, in the current update at least. Is this a holdover after a change in how weapons work in older updates, or is this a feature that's been killswitched for the time being to be refined?
Good point; its referring to the fact that while holding a rapier at all you get the +2 even if not using the rapier. Not sure if it still works this way sadly
How does the 50% Increased phys dmg work? Does that mean that on a 22 dmg lute with +4 added weapon dmg and 0% Phys dmg bonus you would hit an unarmored target for 39 dmg to the body? (22+4 APD = 26+13[50%]=39)
does additional magic damage affect din of darkness? If so does it affect each tick? Hard to tell how things scale when they have weird scaling like din does.
Din of Darkness isn't a Damage over time therefore each tick is calculated independently.
Assuming you play a perfect Din with 12% scaling, +1 additional magic will increase the damage of each tick by .12. (There is decimal damage)
Yes, each tick gets both additional magic damage and true magic damage; but since its max scaling is 12%, either additional damage will affect each tick by 12% of its value. Ex) having +4 total magic damage will increase each tick's damage by (4 x 0.12) = .48, essentially giving you one additional damage output per 2 ticks.
'Stats' page mentions that under Agility, there is "Manual Dexterity" that affects song playing speed.
Furthermore, under Resourcefulness, there is "Persuasiveness" that affects song buff time.
Confusingly the info on this page says that Will is used for buff duration instead, and knowledge for song playing speed.
What the hell, what actually affects the bard here? So confusing.
Some perks are still being tested to ensure the wiki descriptions are completely accurate, but you can guarantee that whatever is stated on the wiki description is more accurate than the in game description.
So as far as the way that the instrument performs, there's no advantage to having a Green one vs. a Gray one? E.g. i get a green lyre but no additional stats are attached, it's just shiny?
Songs aren't automatically magical, it always depends per song. Same goes for spells, although I don't believe there are any physical spells (as it wouldn't make thematic sense).
Does Chaotic Discord not work on boss monsters (Wraiths and Skeletal Champions)? I was in the round room with one of each, and while it affected every other monster, the boss monsters continued to chase me and ended up killing me. I tried letting them agro and even swing on me, but it still didn't work and they kept attacking me.
As far as I saw, it worked similar to the Barbarians Savage Roar ability with only low level enemies being affected by the frighten effect. If large monsters acted the same as the low level ones, it would make Bard a potentially OP must have for boss clearing, since the bosses would be unable to target friendly players for large periods of time.
A side note, I wonder how using Peacemaking would work with in conjunction with rangers for bosses? Could be a neat idea.
So having 2 Music Memory will allow you to store up to 8 sheet music as space permits. If you have only 1 Music Memory you can store up to 4 sheet music as space permits.
I dont think anyone knows the secret here to the mechanics. But you need to get the great to perfect perk and this way you can play about half of the notes bad AND so you have faster songs!!! Its like jazz ;)) and spellcasting speed improves it even more. Tested it. Enjoy the SECRET
SteveInTheZone
Don't forget the honorable mention for the invis song! (Song of Shadow) GREAT tool for aggro dump can be done solo or coordinated in group play. Remember to stand still as you hit the last note and stay still. Can be 30 second plus invis depending on perks and gear. I have survived many rounds that I would have died to PvP and PvE if not for this song. Obviously its not as fast to rip off as an invis pot or rogue stealth however it is dependable. Like the guide says to be good at bard requires anticipation or (perception) to be good at and this song is no exception to that rule. I am still working on my Dark and Darker basics but have tested and played a lot of bard in the past month. Very cool class that can be played a multitude of ways. My bard's name is Antonica this season in honor of EQ1's Antonican League of Bards. See ya out there blokes, best of luck.
They need to give all monsters armor (at least 30, or more) and reduce their health slightly. Also make it slower as there is no counterplay to this overtuned song. This is to make sure Bard is not overpowered and makes the game better. Thanks!
As of patch #65-1 Shriek of weakness does no longer work on Lich and Ghost King both normal & HR. However it seems to work on Warlord. No idea if this is intended but as of now it has never been mentionned in a patch.
Can someone explain the description? From what I understand, actions like swinging a sword are affected. What else is impacted by this debuff?
How to increase healing from Jolly Time skill
Not sure if this has been solved yet or not, but putting this here about Rapier Mastery because of the note.
When I picked up a short sword with rapier in main hand, equipping/unequipping the rapier does appear to change the damage done by the short sword. Not sure about the action speed, though.
having this issue, I play all the notes but the song just ends with no effects, no bad performance just nothing at all. any known reason?
how much extra hp do i get from ale with each +physical healing
"When a rapier is equipped *in either hand*" sounds to me like one can equip a rapier in their off-hand, but that's not the case, in the current update at least. Is this a holdover after a change in how weapons work in older updates, or is this a feature that's been killswitched for the time being to be refined?
Persuasiveness Scaling: should be 4x/6x/8x
It doesn`t say "Song does not stack on itself"
can`t test it since the servers are down :(
This buff applies to teammates and not just yourself
Intervals: should be 0.8>0.25>0.8>0.25>1.1
Does Reinforced Instruments apply to Piercing Shrill ? I can't test it on training dummies cuz it's don't hit them
Does The Will Stat Effect Buff duration of songs
if not What should be prioritized to get the most duration out of a song
About the Range of Unchained Harmony (4.5 Meters), from what I've heard, also no.
What is the range of "a certain area"? Also, does it make a difference what instrument you're holding?
does additional magic damage affect din of darkness? If so does it affect each tick? Hard to tell how things scale when they have weird scaling like din does.
'Stats' page mentions that under Agility, there is "Manual Dexterity" that affects song playing speed. Furthermore, under Resourcefulness, there is "Persuasiveness" that affects song buff time.
Confusingly the info on this page says that Will is used for buff duration instead, and knowledge for song playing speed.
What the hell, what actually affects the bard here? So confusing.
Does Reinforced Instruments apply to din of darkness?
Is the rested health from tranquility magical or physical healing? I'm trying to prioritize which one for my heal.
Confused.
So as far as the way that the instrument performs, there's no advantage to having a Green one vs. a Gray one? E.g. i get a green lyre but no additional stats are attached, it's just shiny?
From which stat does Piercing Shrill benefit? It says it does physical damage so does it scale from +phys or because songs are magic from +magic?
Does Chaotic Discord not work on boss monsters (Wraiths and Skeletal Champions)? I was in the round room with one of each, and while it affected every other monster, the boss monsters continued to chase me and ended up killing me. I tried letting them agro and even swing on me, but it still didn't work and they kept attacking me.
Is there any reason there are two of them, when both do same thing and you can just lock yourself from one spell?