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History

Introduced in Build X.34, the Bard is the third [bow](/wiki/bows) class since the [Huntress](/wiki/huntress) was introduced in Build 104 (September 2010). Unlike the more combatative Archer and Huntress, the Bard wears less durable [Robes](/wiki/robes), befitting his role as a support class. There is no class requirement to unlock Bard yet. However, he is only playable on the [Exalt client](/wiki/realm-of-the-mad-god-exalt). See his stat gains, caps and averages [here](/wiki/bard). ##

Stats and Equipment

The Bard's maxes out at an exceptional 75 Wisdom and 385 MP, giving him a large mana pool to utilize his abilities and quicker mana regen. His Dexterity also caps at 70 points, giving him much faster attack speed than Archer or Huntress. However, his delicate nature comes to a head with an HP cap of 670 and his robe armor. In addition, a cap of 55 Attack makes his per-shot damage weaker than that of Archer. ###

Weapon

Unlike other robe classes, the Bard's choice of weapon is the bow. Bows provide Bard with a mid range attack with the ability to pierce enemies. High tiered bows (from T8 on) are renowed for their substantial crowd control capabilities. It should be noted, however, that each missed shot counts against your accuracy. If that is important to you, try to land every shot. Additonally, the untiered bow options provide the Bard with a verstile arsenal for any situation.

The Tier 12 [Bow of Covert Havens](/wiki/bow-of-covert-havens) and Tier 13 [Bow of Mystical Energy](/wiki/bow-of-mystical-energy) are the best tiered bows available. The Bow of Covert Havens is the highest purchasable tiered bow and the Bow of Mystical Energy is a rarer, soulbound tiered bow only dropping from the [Void Entity](/wiki/void-entity). Tiered bows are great for crowd control, dispatching weaker enemies, and have great DPS against enemies with low DEF when all shots hit. However, DPS drops rapidly when defense adds up, especially for Bard. In addition, the true range of tiered bows (3.56 tiles) may put off some players. It is for this reason many bow class players will opt to carry an additional, untiered bow as a swapout, to mitigate the drawbacks of using one bow or the other.

The [Doom Bow](/wiki/doom-bow) is a slow shooting, hard hitting, untiered bow that work well against high defense enemies in particular. The reduced fire speed fits the Bard better as opposed to the Archer and Huntress when using it as a main weapon, since the high Dexterity stat reduces the need to plan each shot. The Doom Bow is considered the best bow to get soulbound damage on Event and Dungeon bosses given the sheer damage of each shot. However, it should be noted that this bow does not have superior DPS to a tiered bow in situations where a Bard can safely approach an enemy with negligible defense.

The [Coral Bow](/wiki/coral-bow) ###

Ability

The Bard's choice of ability is the [Lute](/wiki/lutes). Lutes provide a party buff known as "Inspired." Inspired increases weapon attack range by 25%. For example, a tiered bow (7.04 tiles) would have its range increased to 8.8 tiles under this effect. Unfortunately, lutes do not alter the shot pattern of the weapon, so the true range is unchanged on certain weapons (tiered bows, most namely). Higher tiered lutes also provide the user with a defense boost. The defense boost of tiered lutes is always 2 seconds shorter than the Inspired duration. Tiered lutes have a cooldown that is 1 second longer than the Inspired duration.

The [Regal Lute](/wiki/regal-lute) and [Skyward Lute](/wiki/skyward-lute) are the best tiered lutes. They provide the longest, most mana-efficient inspired duration, and also provide the highest DEF boosts to Bard upon use.

The [Snake Charmer Pungi](/wiki/snake-charmer-pungi)

The [Wavecrest Concertina](/wiki/wavecrest-concertina)

The [Pharaoh's Requiem](/wiki/pharaoh-s-requiem) ###

Armor

Unlike other bow classes, the Bard wears robes. As a robe class, Bard benefits from a much larger mana capacity than other bow classes at the cost of less durability and health.

The Robe of the Elder Warlock (Elder) and Robe of the Grand Sorcerer (GSorc) are among the best tiered robes available. The [Robe of the Star Mother](/wiki/robe-of-the-star-mother) is the highest stat-wise, soulbound alternative found in high tier dungeons such as [The Nest](/wiki/the-nest), [Lost Halls](/wiki/lost-halls) and the [Fungal](/wiki/fungal-cavern) and [Crystal](/wiki/crystal-cavern) Caverns. These robes provide the Bard with low Defense, but increased Mana, Attack and Wisdom.

The [Anointed Robe](/wiki/anointed-robe)

The [Soulless Robe](/wiki/soulless-robe)

The [Water Dragon Silk Robe](/wiki/water-dragon-silk-robe)

The [Esben's Shaman Attire](/wiki/esben-s-shaman-attire)

The [Shendyt of Geb](/wiki/shendyt-of-geb) ###

Ring

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Strengths and Weaknesses

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Group Role

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Event and Dungeon Bosses

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Summary

Play the Bard class and see what you think. If you have any information that one would find useful while playing Bard, feel free to [add to this guide!](/edit-wiki-page/bard-class-guide)

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