Bard Skills

Build Notes +

Bard skill reference with current server values for unlock levels, costs, timing, requirements, and skill behavior.

Skill Summary +

Job Lv	Icon	Skill	Type	Max Lv
3		Guerilla Live	Active	5
5		Music Mastery	Passive	5
8		Samba	Active	5
10		Classic	Active	5
12		Heavy Metal	Active	5
15		RocknRoll	Active	5
18		Trance	Active	5
21		Requiem	Active	5
24		Fusion	Active	5
27		Pop	Active	5
30		Music Session	Active	5
30		Musical Blow	Active	5
32		Shout!	Active	5
38		Relax	Active	5
40		Attract March	Active	5
41		Loud Song	Active	5
43		Oratorio	Active	5
50		Dead March	Active	5

Guerilla Live +

Requires an airship location.

Music Mastery +

Reduces cast time and cooldown for skills that require an instrument.

Samba +

Creates a 5x5 musical field centered on the caster. The field pulses every 0.5 seconds and raises DEF and Additive DEF for valid allies while they remain inside it. Samba can also include possessed actors in its buff checks.

Classic +

Creates a 5x5 musical field centered on the caster. The field raises Max HP, Max MP, and Max SP for valid allies while they remain inside it.

Heavy Metal +

Creates a 5x5 musical field centered on the caster. The field raises S.AVOID and L.AVOID for valid allies while they remain inside it.

RocknRoll +

Creates a 5x5 musical field centered on the caster. The field raises critical hit for valid allies while they remain inside it.

Trance +

Creates a 5x5 musical field centered on the caster. The field raises minimum ATK and maximum ATK for valid allies while they remain inside it.

Requiem +

Creates a 5x5 musical field for 5 seconds. Once per second, it deals Holy magical damage only to Undead enemies inside the field.

Fusion +

Creates a 5x5 musical field centered on the caster. The field raises STR, VIT, and AGI for valid allies while they remain inside it.

Pop +

Creates a 5x5 musical field centered on the caster. The field raises DEX, INT, and MAG for valid allies while they remain inside it.

Music Session +

Creates one non-overlapping 5x5 musical field centered on the caster. The field checks enemies once per second and can apply both Sleep and Confusion for 5 seconds to non-boss targets. Failed checks remove Sleep from the target if Sleep was present.

Musical Blow +

Strikes one target with Neutral magical damage. Partner-cast versions use Lv3 behavior.

Shout! +

Attempts to Stun enemies in a 5x5 area around the caster for 6 seconds. Successful Stun also cancels hiding.

Relax +

Buffs valid allies in a 5x5 area around the caster, increasing HP, MP, and SP recovery by +25 for the listed duration. Cannot be used while Chaos Seal is active.

Attract March +

Attempts to charm a non-boss target into following the caster. Affected player targets become immobile and switch to follow behavior; affected monsters also switch to follow behavior. Reflection and Reflect Shield can send the effect back to the caster.

Loud Song +

Hits enemies in a short directional cone in front of the caster with Neutral magical damage and knocks affected targets back 2 cells. The cone is roughly 2 cells deep, with wider coverage in straight directions than diagonals.

Oratorio +

Buffs valid allies in a 5x5 area around the caster. While active, Oratorio heals HP every 3 seconds. Cannot be used while Chaos Seal is active.

Dead March +

Hits enemies in a 7x7 area around the caster with Neutral magical damage. Damaged non-boss targets separately roll for Stun, Slow, Silence, Confusion, and Sleep; each successful status lasts 4 seconds. Cannot be used while Chaos Seal is active.