Bard

Bard
Abbreviation:	BRD
Expansion Pack:	Final Fantasy XI
How to Unlock:	Path of the Bard
Page Contents:	Abilities Song List Skills Merits Equipment Guides

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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. A bard without an instrument or a player using bard as a sub job can only keep one song up at a time, as opposed to instrument players, who 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.

Horizon Changes

• Minor changes to Artifact Armor.
• Significant changes to the relic weapon MandauError creating thumbnail: File missing.

Job Abilities

Level	Name
01	Soul Voice

Job Traits

Level	Trait
5	Resist Silence
25	Resist Silence II
45	Resist Silence III
65	Resist Silence IV

Song List

Song List for Bard (Level, Name)

Skills

Melee Skills

Skill	Rank	37	75
Dagger	{{#replace:B-|-|−}}	109	240
Sword	{{#replace:C-|-|−}}	105	220
Club	{{#replace:D|-|−}}	101	210
Staff	{{#replace:C+|-|−}}	105	230

Ranged Skills

Skill	Rank	37	75
Throwing	{{#replace:E|-|−}}	94	200

Defensive Skills

Skill	Rank	37	75
Evasion	{{#replace:D|-|−}}	101	210
Parrying	{{#replace:E|-|−}}	94	200

Magic Skills

Skill	Rank	37	75
Singing	{{#replace:C|-|−}}	105	225
String	{{#replace:C|-|−}}	105	225
Wind	{{#replace:C|-|−}}	105	225

Group 1 Merits

Name	Description
Lullaby Recast	-1 second per upgrade Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Magic Finale Recast	-1 second per upgrade Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Minne Effect	Increases Defense Bonus from all Minne songs by 1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Minuet Effect	Increases Attack Bonus and Ranged Attack from all Minuet songs by 1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Madrigal Effect	Increases Accuracy bonus from all Madrigal songs by 1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Group 2 Merits

• Currently unavailable on Horizon.

Job Specific Equipment

Artifact Weapons

Name	Level	Damage	Delay	DPS	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Paper Knife	40	15	195	4.62	{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}	{{#replace:{{#replace:CHR +5| | }}| | }}	CHR increased from +2 to +5. AGI +2 removed.

Artifact Armor

Name	Level	Slot	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Choral Slippers Error creating thumbnail: File missing	52	Feet	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 10 HP +10 AGI +2 DEX +2  +10 Evasion +5| | }}| | }}	AGI +2 DEX +2 instead of AGI +3
Choral Roundlet Error creating thumbnail: File missing	54	Head	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 15 HP +11 MND +2 CHR +2 Parrying skill +5 Enmity -1| | }}| | }}	MND +2 CHR +2 instead of MND +3
Choral Cannions	56	Legs	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 27 HP +12 STR +5 Wind Instrument skill +3 Enmity -1| | }}| | }}	none
Choral Justaucorps Error creating thumbnail: File missing	58	Body	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 38 HP +13 VIT +3 String Instrument skill +3 Enmity -1| | }}| | }}	none
Choral Cuffs Error creating thumbnail: File missing	60	Hands	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 15 HP +14 CHR +4 Singing skill +5 Enmity -1| | }}| | }}	none

Artifact Armor +1

Name	Level	Slot	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Choral Cannions +1	74	Legs	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 31 HP +12 STR +8 DEX +8 Wind Instrument Skill +8 Enmity -2| | }}| | }}	none
Choral Cuffs +1	74	Hands	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 18 HP +14 VIT +7 CHR +7 Singing skill +10 Enmity -1| | }}| | }}	none
Choral Justaucorps +1	74	Body	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 45 HP +20 VIT +10 CHR +10 String Instrument skill +6 Enmity -3| | }}| | }}	none
Choral Roundlet +1	74	Head	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 19 HP +11 MND +6 CHR +6 Parrying skill +5 Enmity -2| | }}| | }}	none
Choral Slippers +1	74	Feet	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 14 HP +10 DEX +5 AGI +5 Evasion +5 HP recovered while healing +2 MP recovered while healing +2| | }}| | }}	none

Relic Armor

Name	Level	Slot	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Bard's Cape Error creating thumbnail: File missing	70	Back	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 6 CHR +7 Accuracy +7 Evasion +7| | }}| | }}	none
Bard's Slippers	71	Feet	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 14 HP +12 Parrying skill +3 String instrument skill +3 Enmity -2| | }}| | }}	none
Bard's Roundlet	72	Head	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 19 HP +13 CHR +5 Singing skill +5 Enmity -3| | }}| | }}	none
Bard's Cuffs	73	Hands	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 18 HP +16 Evasion +5 Wind instrument skill +3 Enmity -3| | }}| | }}	none
Bard's Justaucorps Error creating thumbnail: File missing	74	Body	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 45 HP +19 Attack +18 "Military Parade"| | }}| | }}	none
Bard's Cannions Error creating thumbnail: File missing	75	Legs	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 31 HP +17 MP +42 "Courtly Measure"| | }}| | }}	none

Relic Armor +1

Name	Level	Slot	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Bard's Cannions +1	75	Legs	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 32 HP +26 MP +42 "Courtly Measure"| | }}| | }}	none
Bard's Cuffs +1	75	Hands	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 19 HP +16 Evasion +5 Wind Instrument Skill +5 Enmity -4| | }}| | }}	none
Bard's Justaucorps +1	75	Body	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 46 HP +19 Attack +20 "Military Parade"| | }}| | }}	none
Bard's Roundlet +1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing	75	Head	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 20 HP +13 CHR +6 Singing Skill +5 Enmity -4| | }}| | }}
Bard's Slippers +1	75	Feet	{{#replace:{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}|]]/|]]/}}	{{#replace:{{#replace:DEF: 15 HP +12 Parrying Skill +4 String Instrument Skill +3 Enmity -3| | }}| | }}	none

Relic Instrument

Name	Level	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Gjallarhorn	75	{{#replace:{{#replace:BRD| | }}| | }}	{{#replace:{{#replace:CHR +4 All songs +2 Singing skill +10 Wind Instrument skill +10| | }}| | }}	none

Relic Weapon

Name	Level	Damage	Delay	DPS	Jobs	Stats	Horizon Changes
Mandau Error creating thumbnail: File missing	75	39	176	13.3	{{#replace:{{#replace:RDM / THF / BRD| | }}| | }}	{{#replace:{{#replace:Attack +20 "Adaptive" "Mercy Stroke" Additional effect: Gravity| | }}| | }}	Added "Adaptive" trait Additional effect: Gravity instead of Additional effect: Poison

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