Bard (Tactics)

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The Bard.

Bard (吟遊詩人, Ginyuushijin?) is a job from Final Fantasy Tactics. It is a male-exclusive job, obtained by training a male unit in magickal jobs. By Bardsong, the Bard boosts all allied units' stats from anywhere on the field. The Bards have high magickal stats, but almost no defensive capabilities. Bards, like their female counterparts, Dancers, can be used to gain EXP and JP in a battle because their songs repeat based on how many turns the initial Charge Time was. It costs 3,850/7,900 JP to master this job, depending on version.

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Stats

A warrior who uses his voice as a weapon. May use Bardsong to support his allies in battle.

Prerequisite		Weapons	Helmet	Armor	Equip Shields?
PS1	WotL
Lv. 4 Summoner Lv. 4 Mediator	Lv. 5 Summoner Lv. 5 Orator	Musical Instruments	Hats	Clothes	No

Move Rate	Jump Rate	Speed	Physical Evasion Rate	Base Attack	Base Magic	Base HP	Base MP
3	3	8	5%	Low	High	Low	Average

Abilities

Bardsong/Sing

Bard job command. Sing melodies in an exquisite voice to cause various mysterious effects.

The amount HP/MP restored by Bardsong is as follows:

$Magick Attack + PWR$

Name	Range	Effect	Speed	JP Needed
Seraph Song (Angel Song)	1	All allies	17	100
	A song pleading for angelic protection. Restores MP.
Life's Anthem (Life Song)	1	All allies	17	100
	A song praising the vibrance of life. Restores HP.
Rousing Melody (Cheer Song)	1	All allies	13	100
	A song of encouragement and inspiration. Increases Speed.
Battle Chant (Battle Song)	1	All allies	13	100
	A gallant song of battles fought and won. Increases physical attack power.
Magickal Refrain (Magic Song)	1	All allies	10	100
	A song of the laws of sorcery and of the source of magick. Increases magickal attack power.
Nameless Song	1	All allies	10	100
	A thoroughly mysterious song passed down through many an age. Bestows various types of protection. Effect: Reraise, Regen, Protect, Shell, Haste.
Finale (Last Song)	1	All allies	5	100
	The ultimate song. Increases allies' CT to 100.

Reaction abilities

WotL Name	Description	Trigger	JP Needed
Magick Boost (MA Save)	Increase magickal attack power.	HP Loss	450/500
Faith Boost (Face Up)	Increase Faith.	Magick	500/700

Movement abilities

Name	Description	JP Needed
Move +3	Increase Move by 3.	1000
Fly	Fly over enemies as well as any other obstacles.	1200/5000

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

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Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances

Knights of the Crystals

Bard appears as a card in the Ivalice Special Arena has a limited-time special arena with eighteen floors.

Gallery

Male Bard portrait.

Seraph Song.

Life's Anthem.

Rousing Melody.

Battle Chant.

Magickal Refrain.

Nameless Song.

Finale.

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]In medieval Gaelic and British culture, a bard was a professional poet, employed by a patron, such as a monarch or nobleman, to commemorate the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities. Originally a specific class of poet, with the decline of living bardic tradition in the modern period the term "bard" acquired generic meaning of an epic author/singer/narrator, or any poets, especially famous ones. For example, William Shakespeare is known as the Bard or the Bard of Avon.

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