Job Overview
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 one non-meritable Job Ability. Available after completing the quest Path of the Bard .
Job Abilities
Level
Name
01
Soul Voice
75 (Merit )
Nightingale
75 (Merit )
Troubadour
Job Traits
Level
Name
05
Resist Silence
25
Resist Silence II
45
Resist Silence III
65
Resist Silence IV
Spell List
See Bard Song List for information on where to find each song and other information.
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
Level
Song
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
Song
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
Level
Song
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
75 (Merit )
Foe Sirvente
Combat Skill Ratings
Skill
Skill Ranking
Cap at Level 1
Cap at Level 37
Cap at Level 75
Dagger
B-
5
109
240
Staff
C+
5
105
230
Sword
C-
5
105
220
Club
D
4
101
210
Throwing
E
4
94
200
Evasion
D
4
101
210
Parrying
E
4
94
200
Magic Skill Ratings
Skill
Skill Ranking
Cap at Level 1
Cap at Level 37
Cap at Level 75
Singing
C
5
105
225
String
C
5
105
225
Wind
C
5
105
225
See Bard Skill Caps for a by-level breakdown of weapon skill limits.
Artifact Equipment
Artifact Set
Level
Artifact
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
75
Gjallarhorn
75
Mandau
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
Bard Guides
A Bard's Tale
How-To Guide: Bard
Bard: Guide to Playing the Job
Bard: Guide to Weapons and Armor
Bard Guide by Tattersail
Bard Song List (Also available: Japanese-English Song List )
Bard: Guide to Songs 101
Guide to Dispelling Effects
Shattering Stars/Bard
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