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 four non-meritable Job Abilities. A bard without an instrument or a player with the sub job bard can only keep one song up at a time, as opposed to instrument players that 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. The Bard job is available after completing the quest Path of the Bard.

Table of Contents:
Abilities • Traits • Merits • Song List
Combat Skills • Magic Skills • Artifact Equipment • Bard Guides

Job Abilities

Level	Name
01	Soul Voice
20	Pianissimo
75 (Merit)	Nightingale
75 (Merit)	Troubadour
83	Tenuto
95	Marcato

Job Traits

Level	Name
05	Resist Silence
25	Resist Silence II
45	Resist Silence III
65	Resist Silence IV
80	Critical Defense Bonus
81	Resist Silence V
85	Fencer
95	Fencer II

Group 1 Merits

Level	Name
Merit	Lullaby Recast
Merit	Finale Recast
Merit	Minne Effect
Merit	Minuet Effect
Merit	Madrigal Effect

Song List

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
23	Valor Minuet II
24	Lightning Threnody
24	Spirited Etude
25	Mage's Ballad
26	Learned Etude
27	Horde Lullaby

Level	Song
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
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

Level	Song
53	Dragonfoe Mambo
54	Gold Capriccio
55	Mage's Ballad II
56	Shining Fantasia
57	Foe Requiem V
59	Carnage Elegy
60	Victory March
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

Level	Song
75	Maiden's Virelai
75 (Merit)	Adventurer's Dirge
75 (Merit)	Foe Sirvente
76	Foe Requiem VII
78	Army's Paeon VI
80	Knight's Minne V
81	Earth Carol II
82	Sentinel's Scherzo
83	Foe Lullaby II
84	Water Carol II
85	Mage's Ballad III
87	Valor Minuet V
87	Wind Carol II
90	Fire Carol II
92	Horde Lullaby II
93	Ice Carol II
95	Pining Nocturne
96	Lightning Carol II
99	Light Carol II
99	Dark Carol II

Combat Skill Ratings

Skill	Skill Ranking	Cap at Level 1	Cap at Level 49	Cap at Level 99
Dagger	B-	5	144	388
Staff	C+	5	139	378
Sword	C-	5	139	368
Club	D	4	133	334

Throwing	E	4	124	300

Evasion	D	4	133	334
Parrying	E	4	124	300

Magic Skill Ratings

Skill	Skill Ranking	Cap at Level 1	Cap at Level 49	Cap at Level 99
Singing	C	5	139	373
String	C	5	139	373
Wind	C	5	139	373

See Bard Skill Caps for a by-level breakdown of Weapon Skill limits.

Job Specific Equipment

To see a side by side comparison of Artifact/Relic sets visit Bard Artifact/Relic Sets Comparison.

To see a side by side comparison of Empyrean sets visit Aoidos' Sets Comparison.

Level	Artifact
Artifact Set
30	Choral Torque
40	Paper Knife
52	Choral Slippers
54	Choral Roundlet
56	Choral Cannions
58	Choral Justaucorps
60	Choral Cuffs

Level	Artifact
Artifact Set +1
74	Choral Slippers +1
74	Choral Roundlet +1
74	Choral Cannions +1
74	Choral Justaucorps +1
74	Choral Cuffs +1

Level	Relic
Relic Set
70	Bard's Cape
71	Bard's Slippers
72	Bard's Roundlet
73	Bard's Cuffs
74	Bard's Justaucorps
75	Bard's Cannions

Level	Relic
Relic Set +1
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

Level	Relic
Relic Set +2
90	Bard's Slippers +2
90	Bard's Roundlet +2
90	Bard's Cuffs +2
90	Bard's Justaucorps +2
90	Bard's Cannions +2

Level	Weapon
Relic/Mythic/Empyrean Weapons
75	Gjallarhorn (Relic)
	Mandau (Relic)
	Carnwenhan (Mythic)
80	Gjallarhorn (Relic)
	Mandau (Relic)
	Carnwenhan (Mythic)
	Twashtar (Empyrean)
85	Gjallarhorn (Relic)
	Mandau (Relic)
	Carnwenhan (Mythic)
	Twashtar (Empyrean)
	Daurdabla (Empyrean)
90	Gjallarhorn (Relic)
	Mandau (Relic)
	Carnwenhan (Mythic)
	Twashtar (Empyrean)
	Daurdabla (Empyrean)
95	Gjallarhorn (Relic)
	Mandau (Relic)
	Carnwenhan (Mythic)
	Twashtar (Empyrean)
	Daurdabla (Empyrean)
99	Gjallarhorn (Relic)
	Mandau (Relic)
	Carnwenhan (Mythic)
	Twashtar (Empyrean)
	Daurdabla (Empyrean)

Level	Empyrean
Empyrean Set ( +1, +2)
80	Aoidos' Belt
81	Aoidos' Cothurnes / +1 / +2
83	Aoidos' Rhingrave / +1 / +2
84	Aoidos' Matinee
85	Aoidos' Calot / +1 / +2
87	Aoidos' Manchettes / +1 / +2
89	Aoidos' Hongreline / +1 / +2
90	Aoidos' Earring

Bard Guides

v • d • e

Jobs

Wikia

Bard