Bard

#111 - Bard Bird Warrior

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Bio • History • Acquisition • Skills • Loadouts • Builds • Trivia

Bio

Bards are intelligent, feathered Monsters with a legendary talent for music. They are unique among all magic-wielding beings in that they use melodies and songs to cast spells. Humans have been trying to replicate this feat by composing ever more beautiful and intricate pieces of music, but to no avail - nothing compares to a Bard's performance. A soothing melody can cure grievous maladies, a mocking chant can cut deeper than any blade, and an epic ballad may transport its listeners to distant places.

History

In the centuries of the Old World, Bards are known by many different names, among them: skalds, minnesaengers, biwa hoshis. No matter which name they went by, they left a lasting impression on the differernt cultures of the Old World. In some cultures, Bards are even seen as the origin of human musicians. Supposedly, Bards taught early humans singing, songwriting, and the crafting and playing of musical instruments. As human kingdoms arose, there were some kings who attempted to put Bards in chains, as they otherwise refused to stay in one place. This would only have catastrophic consequences, as a Bard's voice is a fearsome instrument when enraged.

Acquisition

Bard cannot be encountered in the wild. A Bard egg is given by the Wanderer once the player defeats him in a Keeper Duel in the Forgotten World. Click here for more details!

Free and defeat the Wanderer to get the Bard egg

When you follow the Bard into the Forgotten World, keep following it until you reach a room with a person frozen in ice. To break the ice spell, you need to collect three Celestial Feathers found throughout the Forgotten World. Once you have gathered the feathers, go back to the icy room. Together with Bard's magic, the Celestial Feathers will free the Wanderer from his ice prison. The Wanderer recognizes your Familiar and will test your skills in a Keeper Duel. Defeat him, and he will give you a Bard egg.

It can also be obtained from Reward Box X.

Skills

Lvl1+ Lvl10+ Lvl20+ Lvl30+
Lvl40

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• Damage
• Support
• Ultimates
• Stat Boost Passives
• Aura Passives
• Additional Hits
• Special Passives

Damaging Actions

	Skill			Effect
	Beating		30	4 x 40% (160%) damage
		lv2	60	5 x 40% (200%) damage
		lv3	90	6 x 45% (270%) damage
		lv4	130	7 x 50% (350%) damage
		lv5	180	8 x 55% (440%) damage
	Feather Storm		60	6 x 25% (150%) damage
		lv2	90	6 x 35% (210%) damage
		lv3	120	6 x 45% (270%) damage
		lv4	170	7 x 50% (350%) damage
		lv5	210	7 x 65% (455%) damage
	Water Surge		170	5 x 70% (350%) damage + Applies Might (Buff) to self
		lv2	220	5 x 90% (450%) damage + Applies Might & Barrier (Buffs) to self

Non-damaging Actions

	Skill			Effect
	Glory	lv1	60	Applies Glory (Buff) to whole party
	Riot	lv1	90	Applies Glory (Buff) to whole party, and Might (Buff) to 1 Monster
		lv2	120	Applies Glory (Buff) to whole party, and Might (Buff) to 2 Monsters
		lv3	160	Applies Glory & Might (Buffs) to whole party
	Full Offense	lv1	100	Applies Might, Sorcery, & Glory (Buffs)
		lv2	150	Applies Might, Sorcery, Glory, & Sidekick (Buffs)
		lv3	210	Applies Might, Sorcery, Glory, Sidekick, & Channel (Buffs)
	Minnesang	lv1	50	Heal target for 4 x (40 + 30% ) + Removes 1 harmful Stack
		lv2	80	Heal target for 5 x (50 + 30% ) + Removes 2 harmful Stacks
		lv3	120	Heal target for 6 x (60 + 30% ) + Removes 2 harmful Stacks
		lv4	170	Heal target for 7 x (80 + 30% ) + Removes 3 harmful Stacks
		lv5	220	Heal target for 8 x (100 + 30% ) + Removes 3 harmful Stacks
	Life Wave	lv1	120	Heal all for (300 + 7.5% Max )
		lv2	160	Heal all for 2 x (250 + 5% Max )
		lv3	210	Heal all for 2 x (500 + 6% Max )
	Weakening Shield	lv1	160	Shield all for 2 x (200 +20% + 20% ) + Applies Weakness (Debuff) to a random enemy
		lv2	220	Shield all for 2 x (300 +25% + 25% ) + Applies Weakness (Debuff) to 2 random enemies

Ultimate Skills

	Skill
	Feather Hurricane		250
		3 x 95% (285%) damage to all enemies Applies Might to all allies
	Godly Strikes		230
		4 x 140% (560%) damage Damage is increased by 3% for every Buff on this Monster
	Mythic		210
		Applies Glory, Channel, and Regeneration to all allies

Stat Boost Passives

	Skill	Effect
	Attack Plus x3	Improve rating by 1
	Defense Plus x3	Improve rating by 1
	Health Plus x3	Improve rating by 1
	Mana Plus x3	Improve rating by 1
	Crit Chance Plus x3	+5% Critical Chance
	Crit Damage Plus	+15% Critical Damage
	Power Chord	Damage dealt is increased by 10% for every instrument equipped.
	Patron Chord	Damage taken is reduced by 5% for every instrument equipped.
	Support Chord	When applying a Buff, there is a 5% for every instrument equipped to apply an additional random Buff.
	Aegis Chord	Shielding skills (active and passive) are increased by 10% for every instrument equipped.

Aura Passives

	Skill	Effect
	Multi Might	Aura: Might (Buff) can be stacked two additional times. Additional stacks are only half as strong.
	Heroic Party x2	Aura: Every Monster in the party deals 1% increased damage for each Buff on it.
	Buff Corruption	Unique Aura: Weakness reduces the strength of Buffs and beneficial Stacks on enemies by 6%.
	Glorious Spark	Unique Aura: Allied Monsters with Glory trigger an additional 40% damage hit. Additional stacks of Glory increase the damage by an additional 20%.
	Multi Weakness	Aura: Weakness (Debuff) can be stacked two additional times on enemies. Additional stacks are only half as strong.
	Renewal	Unique Aura: Whenever a Debuff or harmful Stack is removed from an ally, also Heal and Shield them by 100.
	Multi Glory	Aura: Glory (Buff) can be stacked two additional times. Additional stacks are only half as strong.
	Mighty Boost	Unique Aura: When an allied Monster gains Might, they gain a shield equal to 100% of their Attack and 1 harmful Stack is removed.

Procs

	Skill	Effect
	Power Healing	Healing actions trigger an additional Heal on the Monster with the lowest Health equal to 50% of Attack value.

Special Passives

	Skill	Effect
	Brawler	When exploiting an enemy's weakness with an attack, gain Might (Buff) and shield self by 75% of this Monster's Attack value.
	Healing Shield	Healing skills (active and passive) also apply a Shield equal to 20% of the amount healed.
	Weakening Crush	Every physical attack hit has a 15% chance to apply Weakness.
	Shared Might	Whenever this Monster gains Might (Buff), another random Monster in the party also gains Might.
	Auto Restore	When attacking, also remove 2 Debuffs from the Monster with the most Debuffs in the party.
	Bolster	Healing actions apply two random Buffs to the target. (Multi-Target-Heals apply one random Buff to each target)
	Heroism	Deals 2% increased damage for every Buff on this Monster.
	Buffing Shield	When applying a Buff, also apply a Shield equal to 30% of this Monster's Defense.
	Critical Boon	On Critical Hit, 50% chance to grant a random Buff to another random Monster in the party.

Encounter Loadouts

Wild Battles

Below are the skills Bard has in wild encounters (including Champion battles). In Infinity Arena, the difficulty is always set to Normal and Monsters can use their Ultimate skills upon reaching level 100.

Known Skills
Actives
Passives
	Master Mode

Notes: Despite having Master Mode skills, it is not possible for Bard to use them since Bard cannot be randomized with other Monsters and can only be encountered through Infinity Arena (difficulty is always Normal).

Keeper Duels

WIP

Builds & Discussions

For a list of all useful guides and links, check this page.

• SmugLookingBarrel's Sample Builds
• Bard PvP Build
• Monster of the Day Reddit Discussion - Bard

Trivia

• Bard has the most exclusive skills, with five, those being Minnesang, Aegis Chord, Patron Chord, Power Chord, and Support Chord.
• It is possible to obtain Bard without battling the Wanderer. This can be done by obtaining its egg from Reward Box X (six-star reward against Terradrile Champion).
  • This means you can "complete" the Forgotten World without freeing the Wanderer; however, the method above doesn't work if you already have a Bard in a New Game+ file.
    • You can, however, initiate the battle with the Wanderer first and then forfeit. This allows you to use the Minnesang Explore Ability but still have the Wanderer frozen in the ice.
• Bard is the only non-Spectral Familiar Monster that cannot appear in the wild when Randomizer is turned on.
• Bard's name and design are based on a bard, a professional story teller, verse-maker, music composer, oral historian and genealogist.
  • It is also based on the bard character class from the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
  • Its design is also a play on the word bird.