Bard

Wandering minstrels who weave magic through music. Cooldown-based AOE songs buff nearby allies for short windows and stack for burst phases; AoE crowd control and debuffs shape the battlefield. Low personal damage, high party impact.

Specializations

Skald

Healer

Virtuoso

Support DPS

War Chanter

Support

Abilities by level

Level	Ability	Cast	Effect
1	Auto-Rotation	Instant	Casts the best spell for your specialization right now. While this is on your action bar it also highlights the recommended spell, so you can cast it yourself instead. Doing that costs nothing — only casts made by pressing this button carry the 25% longer global cooldown.
1	Cast Line	Instant	Cast your fishing line at a point on the water.
1	Minor Chord	1.5 sec cast	A short musical phrase that mends a friendly target's wounds.
1	Resonant Strike	Instant	Channel a sustained piercing note on a foe, striking every 0.75 seconds for 3 seconds. Mana-neutral filler. Interrupted by movement or damage.
2	Song of Warding	Instant	Play a 15s warding song. You and allies within 200 units gain +8 armor and +5% dodge.
4	Song of Rhythm	Instant	Play a 15s quickening song. You and allies within 200 units regenerate mana and energy 15% faster.
6	Discord	Instant	Hurl a wave of jarring sound. Enemies in a cone deal 15% less damage for 8s.
8	Lullaby	1.5 sec cast	Sing a gentle melody, transforming a foe into a sheep for 8 seconds. Damage breaks the spell.
10	Dissonance	Instant	Strike a discordant chord. Enemies in 200 units are slowed by 40% for 6 seconds.
12	Aria of Shielding	Instant	An emergency hymn that wraps nearby allies in a protective shroud, reducing damage taken by 20% for 6 seconds.
14	Dirge	Instant	Channel a haunting dirge on a foe, dealing damage every second for 4 seconds. Interrupted by movement or damage.
14	Healing Refrain	Instant	Channel a sustained healing melody on a friendly target, restoring health every second for 4 seconds. Interrupted by movement.
16	Chorus of Renewal	Instant	A sweeping harmony heals all allies within 250 units and weaves a healing-over-time on each.
16	Piercing Note	Instant	A sharp, ringing note that pierces a foe. Deals damage and leaves them taking 5% more damage from all sources for 10 seconds.
18	Finale	Instant	End your performance with a crashing crescendo. Enemies in 180 units are silenced for 3 seconds and knocked back.
20	Inspiration Anthem	Instant	A rousing capstone hymn that empowers all allies in 250 units, increasing their damage dealt by 15% for 12 seconds.

Starting equipment

Item	Details
Bread	x3
Cracked Staff	MainHand
Empty Vial	x2
Ruined Cloth Shirt	Chest
Water	x3