Bard
Class Description
A Bard's strength lies in its ability to bolster its allies and play to their strengths. Bards can heal their allies, empower their attacks, give them bonus stacks for their class, and dish out a fair amount of damage. Sometimes all you need is a little tempo change to turn the tide of a fight.
Class Stack Mechanic - Serenade/Crescendo
Bards have two stacking mechanics, Serenade and Crescendo. You gain Serenade stacks by using skills that help allies, you gain Crescendo stacks by using skills that hurt enemies. When you gain your 3rd stack of Serenade, you automatically trigger the Passive Serenade, losing all Serenade stacks and giving a random ally a class stack of their class that they don't have maxed. When you gain your 3rd stack of Crescendo, you automatically trigger the Passive Crescendo, losing all Crescendo stacks and doing damage to all enemies.
Skills - Active
Skill A - Tune Performance
This is a skill known skill at level 1. Tune Performance is a buff that raises crit rate for the next attack. It also gives both a Crescendo and a Serenade stack.
To use this skill, type !a.
Skill B - Dissonance
This is a known skill at level 1. Dissonance damages a single enemy and scales based on the number of Crescendo stacks. It also gives a Crescendo stack.
To use this skill, type !b e1/e2/etc.
Skill C - Invigorate
This is a known skill at level 1. Invigorate is a healing skill that scales based on the number of Serenade stacks. It also gives a Serenade stack.
To use this skill, type !c p1/p2/etc. You can also tag a player with the @ symbol, such as !b @falinere.
Skill D - Fortissimo
This skill is learned at level 10. Fortissimo gives an ally an Attack buff and grants a Serenade stack.
To use this skill, type !d p1/p2/etc. You can also tag a player with the @ symbol, such as !b @falinere.
Skill E - Resonance
This skill is learned at level 30. Resonance an attack that has the chance to apply an attack debuff to the enemy and brings in an ally to attack with you. The ally can also apply a debuff based on what class they are. It also gives a Crescendo stack.
To use this skill, type !e e1/e2/etc.
Skill F - Balladeer's Overture
This skill is learned at level 50. Balladeer's Overture is a skill that turns enemies into toads. Any toaded enemy takes increased damage and deal reduced damage. Bosses cannot be toaded. This skill also modifies Serenade to target 3 players instead of just 1. It grants a Crescendo stack.
To use this skill, type !f.
Skills - Passive
Skill - Rehearsal
This skill is learned at level 20. Rehearsal is a passive skill that modifies Tune Performance. While you have the Tune Performance buff, if your attack is a critical, it deals 2x damage instead of 1.5x.
Skill - Encore
This skill is learned at level 40. Encore is a passive skill that modifies Tune Performance, Dissonance, Invigorate, Fortissimo and gives them a chance to affect all players or all enemies (where appropriate).