Bard

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Class Summary

Basic Information
Free to Play Status: Unrestricted Recommended Attributes: Dex, Str, Con Recommended Wield Style: Dual Weapons Armor Type: Medium Secondary Diplomacy Expression: Flattery Recommended Playstyle solo,group	Photo Gallery
Weapons and Armor
Wield Types 1H Wielding Ranged Wielding Dual Wield	Weapon Types 1H Piercing Archery Hand to Hand 1H Slashing Thrown	Weapon Specialization Bow Crossbow Axe Thrown Axes Longsword Thrown Daggers Dagger and Knife Short Sword
Skills
Perception and Concealment General Awareness Combat Awareness Detection Fighter Tactic Recognition	Combat Parry Dodge	General Safe Fall Fishing
Special
Bards are very unique from the other classes of Vanguard. Instead of stances they have dances (see below) and have the ablitity to create and name their own songs (see below).

Known Spells and Abilities

Level 1 - 10

Level	Name		Rank	Effect
1		Sever the Tie	I	A rapid slashing attack that deals melee damage plus 6.
1		Emboldening Embellishment		Increases the dexterity and vitality of your group by 10-18 depending on level.
2		Mellarien's Harmony of War		Increases the damage of your gorup by 12-20, depending on your level.
2		Striking the Mountain	I	A heavy overhand attack that deals 200% weapon damage plus 15 to 19.
2		Recall		This ability returns you to your bind location.
4		Cirel's Rhythm of Renewal		Heals your group for 3 health and energy every second.
4		Razor Parts Silk	I	A strong rending strike that reduces mitigation by 15% and inflicts 154 to 166 damage over 24 seconds.
4		Eaon's Blasting Bellow		You bellow, blasting your opponent for xx to xx arcane damage.
6		Hazoc's Hasty Lyric		Increases the melee attack speed for your group by 12%
6		Tynen's Melody of Acceleration		Increases the movement speed of you and your group by 25%.
6		Weirlaun's Minor Interlude		Reduces song cost by 2.
6		Sever the Tie	II	A rapid slashing attack that deals melee damage plus 18.
6		Humming Blade	I	Increases your melee damage by 6. Reduces total energy by 20% while active.
6		Thread the Needle	I	A fast piercing attack that deals 50% of weapon damage and lowers your opponent's damage by xx for 30 sec.
8		Echoing Cut	I	Counterattack after a successful parry, dealing 150% weapon damage plus 21 to 27. Only usable after you parry.
8		Ariezel's Minor Resonation		Attacks against you resonate sharply, dealing 15 damage to your attackers. This component can only be used once in a song.
9		Tynen's Strain of the Swift		Increases the movement speed of your group by 10%
9		Cirel's Soothing Substitution		Heals you and your group by 2 every second.
8		Tynen's Speedy Substitution		Increases the movement speed of your group by 7%
10		Hinder	I	Intercepts an enemy who is attacking your defensive target. Deals 150% weapon damage plus 34 to 38 and adds 246 hate.
10		Hewing the Mountain	I	A powerful over hand attack that deals 300% weapon damage plus 53 to 59 and stuns for 3 sec.
10		Striking the Mountain	I	A heavy overhand attack that deals 200% weapon damage plus 41 to 47.
10		Hummingbird Darts In	I	A penetrating thrust that reduces arcane resistance by 28 and deals 445 to 471 damage over 36 sec.
10		Reduced XP		This buff reduces the XP gained by 100%

Level 11 - 18

Level	Name		Rank	Effect
12		Mellarien's Requiem of War		Increases damagae of your group by 5%
12		Fence		Raises your chance to parry incoming attacks by 100% for 60 seconds or until you parry. This turns off your auto-attack.
12		Weirlaun's Long Rest		Reduces song cost by 5.
12		Calming Lullaby		Cals your opponent, reducing their hatred of you by 30%
12		Razor Parts Silk	II	A stroong rending strike that reduces mitigation by 15% and inflicts 332 to 352 damage over 24 seconds.
12		Humming Blade	II	Increases your melee dmage by 12. Reduces total energy by 20% while active.
13		Ariezel's Assonance of Pain		Deals 12 to 43 damage to your offensive target, depending on your level, every 4 sec.
14		Briel's Lyric of Descent		Allows your group to fall slowly and safely from any height.
14		Echoing Cut	II	Counterattack afater a successful parry, dealing 150% weapon damage plus 47 to 53.
14		Swirl of the Tempest	I	In a quick flash you inflict 75% weapon damage plus 27 to 31 to all opponents in front of you.
14		Singing Blade		Your strikes become more precise as your weapons begin to sing, increasing critical change by 100% for 3 sec.
15		Aria of Calm Thoughts		Increases spell accuracy and damage by 3% and spell critical chance by 2%. This component can only be used once in a song.
16		Suann's Entrancing Trill		Mesmerizes your opponent, preventing any actions and movement by 18 seconds or 1 hit. Mesmerized targets being to regenerate after 4 sec. Only one target can be mesmerized at once.
16		Split the Clouds		In a whirl of blades, you inflict melee damage plus 119 to all opponents within 8m.
16		Sever the Tie	III	A rapid slashing attack that deals melee damage plus 40.
16		Eaon's Blasting Bellow	II	You bellow, blasting your oponnent for 196 to 209 arcane damage.
17		Irion's Psalm of Shields		Causes a curtain of sound to protect your group that increases armor class by 25 and absorbs 25 damage each pulse.
17		Illestine's Harmony of Warmth		Increases the cold resistance of your group by 8 and burns any attackkers for 6 damage.
18		Asilam's Lament of the Sea		Enables your group to breathe under water.
18		Hazoc's Hymn of Haste		Increases the attack speed of you and your group by 12%
18		Weirluan's Whole Rest		Reduces song cost by 7.
18		Hewing the Mountain	II	A powerful over hand attack that deals 300% weapon damage plus 100 to 108 and stuns for 3 sec.
18		Humming Blade	III	Increases your melee damage by 18. Reduces total energy by 18% while active.
18		Hinder	II	Intercepts an enemy who is attacking your defensive target. Deals 150% weapon damage plus 55 to 61 and adds 396 hate.
18		Energizing Embellishment		Restores 1 energy to your group every second.
18		Weirlaun's Expiating Echo	I	You shout after a successful parry, dealing 242 to 257 damage and restoring 50 of your endurance.
18		Hummingbird Darts In	II	A penetrating thrust that reduces arcane resistance by 44 and deals 732 to 772 damage over 36 sec.
19		Illestine's Harmony of the Snow		Increases the fire ristance of your group by 8 and chills any attackers for 6 damage.
19		Gamael's Blades of Frost		Adds a 10% chance for your group to deal 109 to 117 cold damage with melee and ranged attacks.

Dances

Bards have three stances: Dance of Blades, Water Dance and Careen of the Cunning. Their effects depend on your level.

• Dance of Blades: This stance gives you extra damage.
  • Level 0: +4% Damage
  • Level 5: +6% Damage
  • Level 10: +8% Damage
  • Level 18: +10% Damage
  • Level 28: +14% Damage
  • Level 36: +20% Damage

• Water Dance: This stance gives you a greater parry chance.
  • Level 0: +5% Parry
  • Level 10: +6% Parry
  • Level 15: +7% Parry
  • Level 20: +8% Parry
  • Level 30: +9% Parry
  • Level 40: +10% Parry

• Careen of the Cunning: This stance gives you a greater accuracy and critical hit chance.
  • Level 0: +2% Accuracy and +1% Critical Hit Chance
  • Level 12: +3% Accuracy and +1% Critical Hit Chance
  • Level 22: +4% Accuracy and +2% Critical Hit Chance
  • Level 32: +5% Accuracy and +2% Critical Hit Chance
  • Level 42: +6% Accuracy and +3% Critical Hit Chance
  • Level 50: +12% Accuracy and +6% Critical Hit Chance

Note: You do not gain these stances at level 0, you gain them between level 1-10.

Songs

The bard can compose their own descriptive songs from components such as melody, embellishments and lyrics in order to enhance, protect or restore their party. For more information see the Song Composition Guide.

Learned Abilities

Fox Overtakes the Hare I

Fox Overtakes the Hare I
10 Endurance
Killing Blow	Offensive Target
Range: 5	Cast: Instant
Refresh: 20.0	Level: 30
Enables you to deal a killing blow, inflicting 400% weapon damage plus 206 - 220 and rooting the target in place for 6 seconds

Location: Vol Tuniel, Coterie Infenium Sanctuary

Mobs that provide update: Rotblood Stalkers and Enforcers, Infinium Elders, Patriarchs and Scholars

Fox Overtakes the Hare II

Fox Overtakes the Hare II
10 Endurance
Killing Blow	Offensive Target
Range: 5	Cast: instant
Refresh: 20.0	Level: 40
Enables you to deal a killing blow, inflicting 400% weapon damage plus 279 - 297 and rooting the target in place for 6 seconds

Location: Jathred's Twist

Mobs that provide update: Mercenary Footpads

Fox over takes the Hare III

Fox Overtakes the Hare III
7 Endurance
Killing Blow	Offensive Target
Range: 5	Cast: Instant
Refresh: 20	Level: 50
400% Weapon damage, plus 318-338 and rooting for 6 seconds

Location: Rahz Inkur

Mobs that provide update: Zull Efreeti Trader and Zull Efreeti Merchant

Use to be having aggro at 50% health you would get the update, since changed I believe to just being present ( not even in combat )no stuns or mez can be used on the mob during this time. As of GU4 the crit rate for the ability has been fixed to the correct value ( use to crit less than FotH II )

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