Bards also offensive spells. Some of these spells such as Brusco's Boastful Bellow are direct damage offensive spells which will damage one target. Others are damage over time spells which will do a few ticks of a certain amount of damage to your opponent. You also receive area effect direct damage and area effect damage over time spells. These spells are extremely effective when solo but lose their effectiveness in many instances in a group.
Bards also receives buffing spells.
These spells will increase abilities such as strength or dexterity or resistances such as the resistance to fire or disease. Another interesting type of spell is debuffs such as Largo's Melodic Binding. These spells lower the abilities of enemy mobs. Largo's is a good example as it not only lower's your opponents armor class but also their attack speed. Perhaps the most sought after line of spells by bards in groups however are their downtime reducing spells.