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A warrior who uses his voice as a weapon. May use Bardsong to support his allies in battle.
Bard 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 JP to master in the original version and 7,900 JP in The War of the Lions.
Stats
| Prerequisite | Weapons | Helmet | Armor | Equip Shields? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lv. 5 Summoner, Lv. 5 Orator Lv. 4 Summoner, Lv. 4 MediatorPS version |
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
Bard job command. Sing melodies in an exquisite voice to cause various mysterious effects.
| Name | Range | Effect | Speed | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seraph Song (Angel Song) |
1 | All allies | 17 | 100 |
| A song pleading for angelic protection. Restores MP. Restore MP: 20 + Magic Attack | ||||
| Life's Anthem (Life Song) |
1 | All allies | 17 | 100 |
| A song praising the vibrance of life. Restores HP. Restore HP: 10 + Magic Attack | ||||
| Rousing Melody (Cheer Song) |
1 | All allies | 13 | 100 |
| A song of encouragement and inspiration. Increases Speed. Amount: +1 Speed Success Rate: 50% Accuracy Per Target | ||||
| Battle Chant (Battle Song) |
1 | All allies | 13 | 100 |
| A gallant song of battles fought and won. Increases physical attack power. Amount: +1 Physical Attack Success Rate: 50% Accuracy Per Target | ||||
| 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. Amount: +1 Magic Attack Success Rate: 50% Accuracy Per Target | ||||
| 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. Success Rate: 50% Accuracy Per Target | ||||
| Finale (Last Song) |
1 | All allies | 5 | 100 |
| The ultimate song. Increases allies' CT to 100. Success Rate: 50% Accuracy Per Target | ||||
Reaction abilities
| 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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Knights of the Crystals
Bard appears as a card in the Ivalice Special Arena has a limited-time special arena with eighteen floors.
Gallery
Etymology
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.