Bard

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=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 one non-meritable Job Ability. Available after completing the quest Path of the Bard.
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Abilities, Traits, Spell List, Combat Skill Ratings
 Magic Skill Ratings, Artifact Equipment, Bard Guides
=Job Abilities=
{|border="1" width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"	Level 	 Name
01 	 Soul Voice 	
75 (Merit)	 Nightingale	
75 (Merit)	 Troubadour 	
=Spell List=
See Bard Song List for information on where to find each song and other information.
{|border="1" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"	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 	
=Combat Skill Ratings=
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"	 Skill	Skill Ranking	Cap at Level 1	Cap at Level 37	Cap at Level 75
 Dagger 	B- 	5 	109 	240 	
 Staff 	C+ 	5 	105 	230 	
 Sword 	C- 	5 	105 	220 	
 Club 	D 	4 	101 	210 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 Throwing	E 	4 	94 	200 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 Evasion 	D 	4 	101 	210 	
 Parrying	E 	4 	94 	200 	
See Bard Skill Caps for a by-level breakdown of weapon skill limits.
= Artifact Equipment =
{|border="1" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"	Artifact Set 	Artifact Set	Artifact Set
Level	Artifact 	 	
40 	 Paper Knife 	 	
52 	 Choral Slippers 	 	
54 	 Choral Roundlet 	 	
56 	 Choral Cannions 	 	
58 	 Choral Justaucorps	 	
60 	 Choral Cuffs 	 	
=Bard Guides=
* A Bard's Tale
* How-To Guide: Bard
* Bard: Guide to Playing the Job
* Bard: Guide to Weapons and Armor
* Bard Guide by Tattersail
* Bard Song List (Also available: Japanese-English Song List)
* Bard: Guide to Songs 101
* Guide to Dispelling Effects
* Shattering Stars/Bard
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