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Bard skills

Values per skill level come straight from the game's skill table. Levels above 20 are reached with +skills from items. Synergy bonuses are not included in these numbers: they are listed under each skill. Sizes are in yards (1 yard = 4 pixels).

Songs

Song of Valor

A song of old victories: you and your allies hit harder for several turns. One song at a time.

  • Required level: 1
  • Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 3 turns
Level Duration (rounds) X% Enhanced Damage
1 5 15
2 5 21
3 5 27
4 5 33
5 5 39
6 6 45
7 6 51
8 6 57
9 6 63
10 6 69
11 7 75
12 7 81
13 7 87
14 7 93
15 7 99
16 8 105
17 8 111
18 8 117
19 8 123
20 8 129
25 9 159
30 10 189

Trained Voice

Passive: years at the harp improve your Faster Cast Rate and replenish life.

  • Required level: 1
  • Type: passive, attack (uses IAS)
Level X% Faster Cast Rate Replenish Life X Each Turn
1 10 1
2 12 2
3 14 3
4 16 4
5 18 5
6 20 6
7 22 7
8 24 8
9 26 9
10 28 10
11 30 11
12 32 12
13 34 13
14 36 14
15 38 15
16 40 16
17 42 17
18 44 18
19 46 19
20 48 20
25 58 25
30 68 30

Hearth Song

A song of home: you and your allies mend and stand firmer for several turns. One song at a time.

  • Required level: 6
  • Requires: Song of Valor
  • Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 3 turns
Level Duration (rounds) Replenish Life X Each Turn X% to Defense
1 5 3 20
2 5 5 25
3 5 7 30
4 5 9 35
5 5 11 40
6 6 13 45
7 6 15 50
8 6 17 55
9 6 19 60
10 6 21 65
11 7 23 70
12 7 25 75
13 7 27 80
14 7 29 85
15 7 31 90
16 8 33 95
17 8 35 100
18 8 37 105
19 8 39 110
20 8 41 115
25 9 51 140
30 10 61 165

Marching Song

A song to march to: raises your party's attack speed and Faster Cast Rate for several rounds. One song at a time.

  • Required level: 6
  • Requires: Song of Valor
  • Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 3 turns
Level Duration (rounds) X% Increased Attack Speed X% Faster Cast Rate
1 5 10 10
2 5 12 12
3 5 14 14
4 5 16 16
5 5 18 18
6 6 20 20
7 6 22 22
8 6 24 24
9 6 26 26
10 6 28 28
11 7 30 30
12 7 32 32
13 7 34 34
14 7 36 36
15 7 38 38
16 8 40 40
17 8 42 42
18 8 44 44
19 8 46 46
20 8 48 48
25 9 58 58
30 10 68 68

Lay of Healing

A healing lay: you and your allies recover part of your life at once.

  • Required level: 12
  • Requires: Hearth Song
  • Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 3 turns
Level Amount
1 20
2 21.5
3 23
4 24.5
5 26
6 27.5
7 29
8 30.5
9 32
10 33.5
11 35
12 36.5
13 38
14 39.5
15 41
16 42.5
17 44
18 45.5
19 47
20 48.5
25 56
30 63.5

Song of Iron

A song of iron and oaths: you and your allies resist the elements and blows. One song at a time.

  • Required level: 12
  • Requires: Marching Song
  • Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 3 turns
Level Duration (rounds) All Resistances X Physical Resist X%
1 5 15 5
2 5 17 5.5
3 5 19 6
4 5 21 6.5
5 5 23 7
6 6 25 7.5
7 6 27 8
8 6 29 8.5
9 6 31 9
10 6 33 9.5
11 7 35 10
12 7 37 10.5
13 7 39 11
14 7 41 11.5
15 7 43 12
16 8 45 12.5
17 8 47 13
18 8 49 13.5
19 8 51 14
20 8 53 14.5
25 9 63 17
30 10 73 19.5

Song of Storms

Play the storm on your strings: lightning strikes a random enemy each turn for a few turns. It plays alongside your song.

  • Required level: 18
  • Requires: Song of Iron
  • Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 4 turns
  • Synergies: +8% per level of Storm Harp
Level Duration (rounds)
1 5
2 6
3 6
4 6
5 6
6 6
7 7
8 7
9 7
10 7
11 7
12 8
13 8
14 8
15 8
16 8
17 9
18 9
19 9
20 9
25 10
30 11

Song of the Unbroken

A song for the last stand: you and your allies shrug off blows. One song at a time.

  • Required level: 18
  • Requires: Lay of Healing
  • Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 3 turns
Level Duration (rounds) Physical Resist X% Damage Reduced by X
1 5 10 3
2 5 11 4
3 5 12 5
4 5 13 6
5 5 14 7
6 6 15 8
7 6 16 9
8 6 17 10
9 6 18 11
10 6 19 12
11 7 20 13
12 7 21 14
13 7 22 15
14 7 23 16
15 7 24 17
16 8 25 18
17 8 26 19
18 8 27 20
19 8 28 21
20 8 29 22
25 9 34 27
30 10 39 32

Endless Verse

Passive: your verses never end. A chance each turn to take one more turn off your longest cooldown.

  • Required level: 24
  • Requires: Song of the Unbroken
  • Type: passive, attack (uses IAS)
Level X% Chance to Shorten a Cooldown Each Turn
1 4
2 5
3 6
4 7
5 8
6 9
7 10
8 11
9 12
10 13
11 14
12 15
13 16
14 17
15 18
16 19
17 20
18 21
19 22
20 23
25 28
30 33

Song of the Grail

The song no one finished: you and your allies fight harder, resist more and mend. One song at a time.

  • Required level: 30
  • Requires: Endless Verse, Song of Storms
  • Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 5 turns
Level Duration (rounds) X% Enhanced Damage All Resistances X Replenish Life X Each Turn
1 5 40 20 5
2 5 48 22 8
3 5 56 24 11
4 5 64 26 14
5 5 72 28 17
6 6 80 30 20
7 6 88 32 23
8 6 96 34 26
9 6 104 36 29
10 6 112 38 32
11 7 120 40 35
12 7 128 42 38
13 7 136 44 41
14 7 144 46 44
15 7 152 48 47
16 8 160 50 50
17 8 168 52 53
18 8 176 54 56
19 8 184 56 59
20 8 192 58 62
25 9 232 68 77
30 10 272 78 92

Satire

Cutting Word

A word sharp enough to cut.

  • Required level: 1
  • Type: projectile, cast (uses FCR)
  • Element: Magic
  • Turn-based cooldown: none
  • Synergies: +8% per level of Word of Power
Level Damage
1 6-10
2 8-12.8
3 10-15.6
4 12-18.4
5 14-21.2
6 16-24
7 18-26.8
8 20-29.6
9 22-32.4
10 24-35.2
11 26-38
12 28-40.8
13 30-43.6
14 32-46.4
15 34-49.2
16 36-52
17 38-54.8
18 40-57.6
19 42-60.4
20 44-63.2
25 54-77.2
30 64-91.2

Mocking Verse

Mock a group of enemies until they lose heart: they hit softer. One dirge at a time.

  • Required level: 1
  • Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 2 turns
Level Additional targets Duration (rounds) X% Enhanced Damage
1 2 5 -15
2 2 6 -16.5
3 2 6 -18
4 2 6 -19.5
5 2 6 -21
6 2 7 -22.5
7 2 7 -24
8 2 7 -25.5
9 2 7 -27
10 2 8 -28.5
11 2 8 -30
12 2 8 -31.5
13 2 8 -33
14 2 9 -34.5
15 2 9 -36
16 2 9 -37.5
17 2 9 -39
18 2 10 -40.5
19 2 10 -42
20 2 10 -43.5
25 2 11 -51
30 2 13 -58.5

Thunder Chord

Strike a chord that thunders through every enemy.

  • Required level: 6
  • Requires: Cutting Word
  • Type: nova, cast (uses FCR)
  • Element: Lightning
  • Turn-based cooldown: 2 turns
  • Synergies: +8% per level of Storm Harp
Level Damage
1 1-16
2 5-24
3 9-32
4 13-40
5 17-48
6 21-56
7 25-64
8 29-72
9 33-80
10 37-88
11 41-96
12 45-104
13 49-112
14 53-120
15 57-128
16 61-136
17 65-144
18 69-152
19 73-160
20 77-168
25 97-208
30 117-248

Satire

A satire so cruel it raises blisters: armor and physical resistance crumble. One dirge at a time.

  • Required level: 6
  • Requires: Mocking Verse
  • Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 2 turns
Level Additional targets Duration (rounds) Physical Resist X% X% to Defense
1 2 5 -10 -25
2 2 6 -11 -26
3 2 6 -12 -27
4 2 6 -13 -28
5 2 6 -14 -29
6 2 7 -15 -30
7 2 7 -16 -31
8 2 7 -17 -32
9 2 7 -18 -33
10 2 8 -19 -34
11 2 8 -20 -35
12 2 8 -21 -36
13 2 8 -22 -37
14 2 9 -23 -38
15 2 9 -24 -39
16 2 9 -25 -40
17 2 9 -26 -41
18 2 10 -27 -42
19 2 10 -28 -43
20 2 10 -29 -44
25 2 11 -34 -49
30 2 13 -39 -54

Dirge

A slow dirge that drags the enemies down: they attack and cast slower. One dirge at a time.

  • Required level: 12
  • Requires: Satire
  • Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 2 turns
Level Additional targets Duration (rounds) X% Increased Attack Speed X% Faster Cast Rate
1 3 5 -20 -20
2 3 6 -21 -21
3 3 6 -22 -22
4 3 6 -23 -23
5 3 6 -24 -24
6 3 7 -25 -25
7 3 7 -26 -26
8 3 7 -27 -27
9 3 7 -28 -28
10 3 8 -29 -29
11 3 8 -30 -30
12 3 8 -31 -31
13 3 8 -32 -32
14 3 9 -33 -33
15 3 9 -34 -34
16 3 9 -35 -35
17 3 9 -36 -36
18 3 10 -37 -37
19 3 10 -38 -38
20 3 10 -39 -39
25 3 11 -44 -44
30 3 13 -49 -49

Word of Power

A word of the old tongue that passes through the first enemy and strikes the next.

  • Required level: 12
  • Requires: Cutting Word
  • Type: projectile, cast (uses FCR)
  • Element: Magic
  • Turn-based cooldown: 2 turns
  • Synergies: +8% per level of Cutting Word
Level Damage
1 8-12
2 12-17
3 16-22
4 20-27
5 24-32
6 28-37
7 32-42
8 36-47
9 40-52
10 44-57
11 48-62
12 52-67
13 56-72
14 60-77
15 64-82
16 68-87
17 72-92
18 76-97
19 80-102
20 84-107
25 104-132
30 124-157

Discord

Sow discord: the enemies turn on each other for a few turns. One dirge at a time.

  • Required level: 18
  • Requires: Dirge
  • Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 4 turns
Level Additional targets Duration (rounds)
1 3 3
2 3 4
3 3 4
4 3 4
5 3 4
6 3 4
7 3 5
8 3 5
9 3 5
10 3 5
11 3 5
12 3 6
13 3 6
14 3 6
15 3 6
16 3 6
17 3 7
18 3 7
19 3 7
20 3 7
25 3 8
30 3 9

Storm Harp

Lightning leaps from your strings from enemy to enemy.

  • Required level: 18
  • Requires: Thunder Chord
  • Type: projectile, cast (uses FCR)
  • Element: Lightning
  • Turn-based cooldown: 3 turns
  • Synergies: +8% per level of Thunder Chord
Level Damage Chain
1 1-30 3
2 6-40 3
3 11-50 3
4 16-60 3
5 21-70 3
6 26-80 3
7 31-90 3
8 36-100 4
9 41-110 4
10 46-120 4
11 51-130 4
12 56-140 4
13 61-150 4
14 66-160 4
15 71-170 5
16 76-180 5
17 81-190 5
18 86-200 5
19 91-210 5
20 96-220 5
25 121-270 6
30 146-320 7

Sharp Tongue

Passive: your words and your strings wound deeper. More magic and lightning skill damage.

  • Required level: 24
  • Requires: Word of Power
  • Type: passive, attack (uses IAS)
Level X% to Magic Skill Damage X% to Lightning Skill Damage
1 10 10
2 14 14
3 18 18
4 22 22
5 26 26
6 30 30
7 34 34
8 38 38
9 42 42
10 46 46
11 50 50
12 54 54
13 58 58
14 62 62
15 66 66
16 70 70
17 74 74
18 78 78
19 82 82
20 86 86
25 106 106
30 126 126

The Doom Verse

Speak the verse that ends kings: it falls on every enemy and leaves them reeling.

  • Required level: 30
  • Requires: Sharp Tongue, Discord
  • Type: area, cast (uses FCR)
  • Element: Magic
  • Turn-based cooldown: 4 turns
  • Synergies: +6% per level of Cutting Word; +6% per level of Word of Power
Level Damage Additional targets Dazed (rounds)
1 50-70 8 1
2 70-94 8 1
3 90-118 8 1
4 110-142 8 1
5 130-166 8 1
6 150-190 8 1
7 170-214 8 1
8 190-238 8 1
9 210-262 8 1
10 230-286 8 1
11 250-310 8 1
12 270-334 8 1
13 290-358 8 1
14 310-382 8 1
15 330-406 8 1
16 350-430 8 1
17 370-454 8 1
18 390-478 8 1
19 410-502 8 1
20 430-526 8 1
25 530-646 8 1
30 630-766 8 1

Annwn

Hound of Annwn

Call a white hound with red ears out of the otherworld. More of them come as the skill grows.

  • Required level: 1
  • Type: summon, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 3 turns
  • Summons: Hound of Annwn
Level Projectiles X% to Max Life X% Enhanced Damage
1 1 0 0
2 1 12 10
3 1 24 20
4 1 36 30
5 1 48 40
6 1 60 50
7 1 72 60
8 1 84 70
9 1 96 80
10 1 108 90
11 2 120 100
12 2 132 110
13 2 144 120
14 2 156 130
15 2 168 140
16 2 180 150
17 2 192 160
18 2 204 170
19 2 216 180
20 2 228 190
25 3 288 240
30 3 348 290

Patron's Favor

Passive: a bard always finds a patron. Your mercenary hits harder and has more life.

  • Required level: 1
  • Type: passive, attack (uses IAS)
Level X% Damage for your Mercenary X% Life for your Mercenary
1 15 10
2 21 14
3 27 18
4 33 22
5 39 26
6 45 30
7 51 34
8 57 38
9 63 42
10 69 46
11 75 50
12 81 54
13 87 58
14 93 62
15 99 66
16 105 70
17 111 74
18 117 78
19 123 82
20 129 86
25 159 106
30 189 126

Otherworld Lore

Passive: you know the true names of the otherworld. Your summons hit harder and endure more.

  • Required level: 6
  • Requires: Hound of Annwn
  • Type: passive, attack (uses IAS)
Level X% Summon Damage X% Summon Life
1 10 10
2 15 14
3 20 18
4 25 22
5 30 26
6 35 30
7 40 34
8 45 38
9 50 42
10 55 46
11 60 50
12 65 54
13 70 58
14 75 62
15 80 66
16 85 70
17 90 74
18 95 78
19 100 82
20 105 86
25 130 106
30 155 126

Glamour

A fae glamour over you and your allies: blows go astray for a few turns.

  • Required level: 6
  • Requires: Patron's Favor
  • Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 3 turns
Level Duration (rounds) X% Chance to Avoid Missiles
1 5 10
2 5 11
3 5 12
4 5 13
5 5 14
6 6 15
7 6 16
8 6 17
9 6 18
10 6 19
11 7 20
12 7 21
13 7 22
14 7 23
15 7 24
16 8 25
17 8 26
18 8 27
19 8 28
20 8 29
25 9 34
30 10 39

Oath of Fealty

Passive: your mercenary is sworn to you. It resists the elements and hits harder.

  • Required level: 12
  • Requires: Glamour
  • Type: passive, attack (uses IAS)
Level X% All Resistances for your Mercenary X% Damage for your Mercenary
1 10 5
2 13 8
3 16 11
4 19 14
5 22 17
6 25 20
7 28 23
8 31 26
9 34 29
10 37 32
11 40 35
12 43 38
13 46 41
14 49 44
15 52 47
16 55 50
17 58 53
18 61 56
19 64 59
20 67 62
25 82 77
30 97 92

Hunting Horn

Sound the horn of the hunt: you and your allies attack faster and harder for several turns. It does not end your turn.

  • Required level: 12
  • Requires: Otherworld Lore
  • Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 4 turns, doesn't end your turn
Level Duration (rounds) X% Increased Attack Speed X% Enhanced Damage
1 3 15 15
2 4 16 19
3 4 17 23
4 4 18 27
5 4 19 31
6 4 20 35
7 4 21 39
8 4 22 43
9 4 23 47
10 4 24 51
11 4 25 55
12 5 26 59
13 5 27 63
14 5 28 67
15 5 29 71
16 5 30 75
17 5 31 79
18 5 32 83
19 5 33 87
20 5 34 91
25 6 39 111
30 6 44 131

Huntsman of Annwn

A huntsman of the otherworld rides out to fight at your side.

  • Required level: 18
  • Requires: Hunting Horn
  • Type: summon, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 3 turns
  • Summons: Huntsman of Annwn
Level X% to Max Life X% Enhanced Damage
1 0 0
2 15 12
3 30 24
4 45 36
5 60 48
6 75 60
7 90 72
8 105 84
9 120 96
10 135 108
11 150 120
12 165 132
13 180 144
14 195 156
15 210 168
16 225 180
17 240 192
18 255 204
19 270 216
20 285 228
25 360 288
30 435 348

Cauldron of Rebirth

Dip a slain enemy in the cauldron: it rises to fight for you for a while (bosses refuse).

  • Required level: 18
  • Requires: Oath of Fealty
  • Type: summon, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 5 turns
Level Duration (rounds) Projectiles X% to Max Life X% Enhanced Damage
1 120 1 0 10
2 120 1 10 14
3 120 1 20 18
4 120 1 30 22
5 120 1 40 26
6 120 1 50 30
7 120 1 60 34
8 120 1 70 38
9 120 1 80 42
10 120 1 90 46
11 120 2 100 50
12 120 2 110 54
13 120 2 120 58
14 120 2 130 62
15 120 2 140 66
16 120 2 150 70
17 120 2 160 74
18 120 2 170 78
19 120 2 180 82
20 120 2 190 86
25 120 3 240 106
30 120 3 290 126

Pact of Gwyn

Passive: the king of Annwn owes you a song. Your summons resist the elements and your mercenary has more life.

  • Required level: 24
  • Requires: Huntsman of Annwn
  • Type: passive, attack (uses IAS)
Level X% All Resistances for your Summons X% Life for your Mercenary
1 10 10
2 13 14
3 16 18
4 19 22
5 22 26
6 25 30
7 28 34
8 31 38
9 34 42
10 37 46
11 40 50
12 43 54
13 46 58
14 49 62
15 52 66
16 55 70
17 58 74
18 61 78
19 64 82
20 67 86
25 82 106
30 97 126

The Wild Hunt

Blow the horn that opens the otherworld: the Wild Hunt rides out and fights for you for a while.

  • Required level: 30
  • Requires: Pact of Gwyn, Cauldron of Rebirth
  • Type: summon, cast (uses FCR)
  • Turn-based cooldown: 5 turns
  • Summons: Huntsman of Annwn
Level Duration (rounds) X% to Max Life X% Enhanced Damage
1 20 0 20
2 21 10 26
3 22 20 32
4 23 30 38
5 24 40 44
6 25 50 50
7 26 60 56
8 27 70 62
9 28 80 68
10 29 90 74
11 30 100 80
12 31 110 86
13 32 120 92
14 33 130 98
15 34 140 104
16 35 150 110
17 36 160 116
18 37 170 122
19 38 180 128
20 39 190 134
25 44 240 164
30 49 290 194