Bard - Final Fantasy XIV

r M m R Abilities: Learned by Bard – 7 shown

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Shared abilities can be used by classes other than the one that learns them; quested abilities are not learned during the course of normal leveling, but rather are earned as quest rewards; main commands are available to all characters Name	The level at which the listed class or job learns this ability; levels marked with a 'Q' indicate that a quest must be completed to earn the ability; other abilities are learned automatically at the indicated level Level	Type	Range	Radius	The casting time of this ability; if the value is a percentage, the ability takes that percentage of the global cooldown to cast Cast	The recast time of the ability; abilities with a 'Global' recast share the same recast timer, which is determined by your character's attributes and gear Recast	Some abilities require TP, MP, or HP to use; MP costs are multiplied by a value based on your current class and level; some abilities use a percentage of your maximum point total in place of a flat cost Cost	The classes and job that can assign this ability Affinity	Traits are automatically assigned based on your current class and level, while all other abilities must be assigned to the action bar Category

Shared abilities can be used by classes other than the one that learns them; quested abilities are not learned during the course of normal leveling, but rather are earned as quest rewards; main commands are available to all characters Name	The level at which the listed class or job learns this ability; levels marked with a 'Q' indicate that a quest must be completed to earn the ability; other abilities are learned automatically at the indicated level Level	Type	Range	Radius	The casting time of this ability; if the value is a percentage, the ability takes that percentage of the global cooldown to cast Cast	The recast time of the ability; abilities with a 'Global' recast share the same recast timer, which is determined by your character's attributes and gear Recast	Some abilities require TP, MP, or HP to use; MP costs are multiplied by a value based on your current class and level; some abilities use a percentage of your maximum point total in place of a flat cost Cost	The classes and job that can assign this ability Affinity	Traits are automatically assigned based on your current class and level, while all other abilities must be assigned to the action bar Category
Mage's Ballad	Q30	Spell	0y	20y	120%	Global	-	BRD	Job
Foe Requiem	Q35	Spell	0y	20y	120%	Global	-	BRD	Job
Army's Paeon	Q40	Spell	0y	20y	120%	Global	-	BRD	Job
Rain of Death	Q45	Ability	25y	8y	Instant	15s	-	BRD	Job
Battle Voice	Q50	Ability	0y	0y	Instant	5m	-	BRD	Job
The Wanderer's Minuet	Q52	Ability	0y	0y	Instant	15s	-	BRD	Job
Empyreal Arrow	Q54	Weaponskill	25y	0y	Instant	-	60 TP	BRD	Job

r M m R Abilities: Usable by Bard – 59 shown

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Shared abilities can be used by classes other than the one that learns them; quested abilities are not learned during the course of normal leveling, but rather are earned as quest rewards; main commands are available to all characters Name	The class or job that learns this ability Class	The level at which the listed class or job learns this ability; levels marked with a 'Q' indicate that a quest must be completed to earn the ability; other abilities are learned automatically at the indicated level Level	Type	Range	Radius	The casting time of this ability; if the value is a percentage, the ability takes that percentage of the global cooldown to cast Cast	The recast time of the ability; abilities with a 'Global' recast share the same recast timer, which is determined by your character's attributes and gear Recast	Some abilities require TP, MP, or HP to use; MP costs are multiplied by a value based on your current class and level; some abilities use a percentage of your maximum point total in place of a flat cost Cost	The classes and job that can assign this ability Affinity	Traits are automatically assigned based on your current class and level, while all other abilities must be assigned to the action bar Category

Shared abilities can be used by classes other than the one that learns them; quested abilities are not learned during the course of normal leveling, but rather are earned as quest rewards; main commands are available to all characters Name	The class or job that learns this ability Class	The level at which the listed class or job learns this ability; levels marked with a 'Q' indicate that a quest must be completed to earn the ability; other abilities are learned automatically at the indicated level Level	Type	Range	Radius	The casting time of this ability; if the value is a percentage, the ability takes that percentage of the global cooldown to cast Cast	The recast time of the ability; abilities with a 'Global' recast share the same recast timer, which is determined by your character's attributes and gear Recast	Some abilities require TP, MP, or HP to use; MP costs are multiplied by a value based on your current class and level; some abilities use a percentage of your maximum point total in place of a flat cost Cost	The classes and job that can assign this ability Affinity	Traits are automatically assigned based on your current class and level, while all other abilities must be assigned to the action bar Category
Detect	-	-	Ability	0y	20y	Instant	3m	-	ARC, ROG, BRD, NIN, MCH	PvP
Enhanced Mind (PvP)	-	-	Trait	-	-	-	-	-	GLA, PGL, MRD, LNC, ARC, ROG, PLD, MNK, WAR, DRG, BRD, NIN, DRK, MCH, CNJ, THM, ACN, WHM, BLM, SMN, SCH, AST	PvP
Enhanced Intelligence (PvP)	-	-	Trait	-	-	-	-	-	GLA, PGL, MRD, LNC, ARC, ROG, PLD, MNK, WAR, DRG, BRD, NIN, DRK, MCH, CNJ, THM, ACN, WHM, BLM, SMN, SCH, AST	PvP
Farshot	-	-	Ability	30y	0y	Instant	2m	-	ARC, BRD	PvP
Manasong	-	-	Ability	0y	15y	Instant	4m	-	ARC, BRD	PvP
Enhanced Piety (PvP)	-	-	Trait	-	-	-	-	-	GLA, PGL, MRD, LNC, ARC, ROG, PLD, MNK, WAR, DRG, BRD, NIN, DRK, MCH, CNJ, THM, ACN, WHM, BLM, SMN, SCH, AST	PvP
Enliven	-	-	Ability	0y	0y	Instant	4m	-	GLA, PGL, MRD, LNC, ARC, ROG, PLD, MNK, WAR, DRG, BRD, NIN, MCH	PvP
Mana Draw	-	-	Ability	0y	0y	Instant	4m	-	ARC, CNJ, THM, ACN, BRD, WHM, BLM, SMN, SCH, MCH, AST	PvP
Purify	-	-	Ability	30y	0y	Instant	2m	-	GLA, PGL, MRD, LNC, ARC, ROG, PLD, MNK, WAR, DRG, BRD, NIN, DRK, MCH, CNJ, THM, ACN, WHM, BLM, SMN, SCH, AST	PvP
Enhanced Vitality (PvP)	-	-	Trait	-	-	-	-	-	GLA, PGL, MRD, LNC, ARC, ROG, PLD, MNK, WAR, DRG, BRD, NIN, DRK, MCH, CNJ, THM, ACN, WHM, BLM, SMN, SCH, AST	PvP
Enhanced Dexterity (PvP)	-	-	Trait	-	-	-	-	-	GLA, PGL, MRD, LNC, ARC, ROG, PLD, MNK, WAR, DRG, BRD, NIN, DRK, MCH, CNJ, THM, ACN, WHM, BLM, SMN, SCH, AST	PvP
Enhanced Strength (PvP)	-	-	Trait	-	-	-	-	-	GLA, PGL, MRD, LNC, ARC, ROG, PLD, MNK, WAR, DRG, BRD, NIN, DRK, MCH, CNJ, THM, ACN, WHM, BLM, SMN, SCH, AST	PvP
Recouperate	-	-	Ability	0y	0y	Instant	3m	-	PGL, LNC, ARC, ROG, MNK, DRG, BRD, NIN, MCH	PvP
Blast Shot	-	-	Ability	5y	5y	Instant	3m	-	ARC, BRD	PvP
Heavy Shot	Archer	1	Weaponskill	25y	0y	Instant	Global	60 TP	ARC, BRD	Action
Straight Shot	Archer	2	Weaponskill	25y	0y	Instant	Global	70 TP	GLA, PGL, MRD, LNC, ARC, ROG, BRD	Action
Raging Strikes	Archer	4	Ability	0y	0y	Instant	3m	-	GLA, PGL, MRD, LNC, ARC, ROG, CNJ, THM, ACN, BRD, BLM, SMN, MCH	Action
Venomous Bite	Archer	6	Weaponskill	25y	0y	Instant	Global	80 TP	GLA, PGL, MRD, LNC, ARC, ROG, BRD	Action
Misery's End	Archer	8	Ability	25y	0y	Instant	12s	-	ARC, BRD	Action
Heavier Shot	Archer	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	ARC, BRD	Trait
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r M m R Arms & Tools: Used by Bard – 162 shown

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Name	Dmg.	The DPS of auto attacks made with this weapon (calculated as auto attack damage divided by delay) DPS	Aetherial arms have extra, randomly chosen bonuses in addition to those listed here Bonuses	The item level of this arm or tool, which indicates its relative power iLvl	Level	Dmg. Type	Type	The number of materia slots this arm or tool has Materia	The class required to repair this arm or tool; this is typically the same class as the one that can craft or attach materia to this arm or tool Craft	Price	Aetherial arms can be worth more than the listed amount, depending on the bonuses they have Value

Name	Dmg.	The DPS of auto attacks made with this weapon (calculated as auto attack damage divided by delay) DPS	Aetherial arms have extra, randomly chosen bonuses in addition to those listed here Bonuses	The item level of this arm or tool, which indicates its relative power iLvl	Level	Dmg. Type	Type	The number of materia slots this arm or tool has Materia	The class required to repair this arm or tool; this is typically the same class as the one that can craft or attach materia to this arm or tool Craft	Price	Aetherial arms can be worth more than the listed amount, depending on the bonuses they have Value
Weathered Shortbow	4	1.33	-	1	1	Physical	Arm	-	CRP	89 gil	2 gil
Maple Shortbow	5	1.66	Dexterity +1	5	5	Physical	Arm	-	CRP	212 gil	5 gil
Maple Shortbow ∗	6	2.00	Dexterity +1	5	5	Physical	Arm	-	CRP	-	6 gil
Maple Longbow	6	2.00	Dexterity +2	8	8	Physical	Arm	-	CRP	364 gil	8 gil
Maple Longbow ∗	7	2.33	Dexterity +2	8	8	Physical	Arm	-	CRP	-	9 gil
Plumed Maple Shortbow	7	2.33	Dexterity +2, Vitality +1, Accuracy +2	10	10	Physical	Arm	-	CRP	424 gil	9 gil
Plumed Maple Shortbow ∗	8	2.66	Dexterity +2, Vitality +1, Accuracy +2	10	10	Physical	Arm	-	CRP	-	10 gil
Star Seeker	10	3.33	Dexterity +2, Vitality +2, Critical Hit Rate +3, Determination +2	13	13	Physical	Arm	-	CRP	-	-
Wrapped Maple Longbow	9	3.00	Dexterity +2, Vitality +1, Determination +1	13	13	Physical	Arm	-	CRP	644 gil	13 gil
Wrapped Maple Longbow ∗	10	3.33	Dexterity +2, Vitality +2, Determination +2	13	13	Physical	Arm	-	CRP	-	15 gil
Aetherial Ash Shortbow	11	3.66	Dexterity +3, Vitality +2, Aetherial Bonuses	15	15	Physical	Arm	-	CRP	-	6+ gil
Ash Shortbow	10	3.33	Dexterity +3, Vitality +2, Skill Speed +2	15	15	Physical	Arm	2	CRP	708 gil	15 gil
Ash Shortbow ∗	11	3.66	Dexterity +3, Vitality +2, Skill Speed +3	15	15	Physical	Arm	2	CRP	-	17 gil
Aetherial Elm Longbow	12	4.00	Dexterity +3, Vitality +3, Aetherial Bonuses	18	17	Physical	Arm	-	CRP	-	8+ gil
Elm Longbow	11	3.67	Dexterity +3, Vitality +2, Determination +2	18	18	Physical	Arm	2	CRP	1,003 gil	20 gil
Elm Longbow ∗	12	4.00	Dexterity +3, Vitality +3, Determination +2	18	18	Physical	Arm	2	CRP	-	22 gil
Aetherial Elm Velocity Bow	14	4.66	Dexterity +4, Vitality +4, Aetherial Bonuses	21	20	Physical	Arm	-	CRP	-	10+ gil
Doctore's Armored Bow	14	4.67	Dexterity +4, Vitality +4, Accuracy +5, Critical Hit Rate +3	22	20	Physical	Arm	-	CRP	-	68 gil
Elm Velocity Bow	12	4.00	Dexterity +4, Vitality +3, Critical Hit Rate +4	21	21	Physical	Arm	2	CRP	1,514 gil	30 gil
Elm Velocity Bow ∗	14	4.66	Dexterity +4, Vitality +4, Critical Hit Rate +4	21	21	Physical	Arm	2	CRP	-	33 gil
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r M m R Armor: Used by Bard – 3,774 shown

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Gray-named legacy items were available in 1.0 but can no longer be obtained Name	Type	The total defense offered by this armor; multi-slot armor is sorted by the defense accounted for by its main slot; mouse over this number to see the breakdown of defense per slot Def.	The total magic defense offered by this armor; multi-slot armor is sorted by the magic defense accounted for by its main slot; mouse over this number to see the breakdown of magic defense per slot MDef.	The bonuses offered by this armor; secondary statistics are potentially of value, but are rarely considered for the chosen discipline; Aetherial armor has additional, randomly chosen bonuses in addition to those listed here Bonuses	The item level of this armor, which indicates its relative power iLvl	Lv.	The number of materia slots this armor has Materia	The class required to repair this armor; this is typically the same class as the one that can craft or attach materia to this armor Craft	Price	Aetherial armor can be worth more than the listed amount, depending on the bonuses it has Value

Gray-named legacy items were available in 1.0 but can no longer be obtained Name	Type	The total defense offered by this armor; multi-slot armor is sorted by the defense accounted for by its main slot; mouse over this number to see the breakdown of defense per slot Def.	The total magic defense offered by this armor; multi-slot armor is sorted by the magic defense accounted for by its main slot; mouse over this number to see the breakdown of magic defense per slot MDef.	The bonuses offered by this armor; secondary statistics are potentially of value, but are rarely considered for the chosen discipline; Aetherial armor has additional, randomly chosen bonuses in addition to those listed here Bonuses	The item level of this armor, which indicates its relative power iLvl	Lv.	The number of materia slots this armor has Materia	The class required to repair this armor; this is typically the same class as the one that can craft or attach materia to this armor Craft	Price	Aetherial armor can be worth more than the listed amount, depending on the bonuses it has Value
Baron Circlet	Head	4	9	-	1	1	-	GSM	-	-
Baron Helm	Head	4	9	-	1	1	-	ARM	-	-
Black Dragon Kabuto	Head	4	9	-	1	1	-	ARM	71 gil	-
Black Hitsuji Kabuto	Head	4	9	-	1	1	-	ARM	71 gil	-
Black Tetsuji Usagi Kabuto	Head	4	9	-	1	1	-	ARM	-	-
Black Uma Kabuto	Head	4	9	-	1	1	-	ARM	71 gil	-
Bunny Crown	Head	4	9	-	1	1	-	WVR	-	-
Classic Spectacles	Head	4	9	-	1	1	-	GSM	-	2 gil
Classic Spectacles ∗	Head	6	11	-	1	1	-	GSM	-	3 gil
Cloche	Head	4	9	-	1	1	-	WVR	-	1 gil
Cloche ∗	Head	6	11	-	1	1	-	WVR	-	2 gil
Coeurl Eyeglasses	Head	4	9	-	1	1	-	GSM	-	2 gil
Coeurl Eyeglasses ∗	Head	6	11	-	1	1	-	GSM	-	3 gil
Company Hat	Head	4	9	-	1	1	-	LTW	-	-
Contemporary Pince-nez	Head	4	9	-	1	1	-	GSM	-	2 gil
Contemporary Pince-nez ∗	Head	6	11	-	1	1	-	GSM	-	3 gil
Coronal Straw Hat	Head	4	9	Water Resistance +1	1	1	-	WVR	-	1 gil
Coronal Straw Hat ∗	Head	6	11	Water Resistance +2	1	1	-	WVR	-	2 gil
Crescent Moon Cone	Head	4	9	-	1	1	-	WVR	-	1 gil
Crescent Moon Cone ∗	Head	6	11	-	1	1	-	WVR	-	2 gil
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r M m R Quests: For Bard – 28 shown

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Name	Type	These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company Plotline	Level	The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level EXP	Gil	You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards Rewards	You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed Reward Options	Prerequisites	Starting NPC

Name	Type	These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company Plotline	Level	The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level EXP	Gil	You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards Rewards	You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed Reward Options	Prerequisites	Starting NPC
Leves of the Observatorium	Coerthan Sidequest	-	35	9,020	1,791 gil	-	-	Any Disciple of War or Magic Lv.35, Leves of Swiftperch, Leves of Bentbranch, Leves of Horizon	Cimeaurant
Leves of Whitebrim	Coerthan Sidequest	-	40	11,270	1,958 gil	-	-	Any Disciple of War or Magic Lv.40, Leves of Swiftperch, Leves of Bentbranch, Leves of Horizon	Voilinaut
Leves of Hawthorne	Gridanian Sidequest	-	15	3,360	239 gil	-	-	Any Disciple of War or Magic Lv.15, Leves of Swiftperch, Leves of Bentbranch, Leves of Horizon	Qina Lyehga
Leves of Quarrymill	Gridanian Sidequest	-	20	4,060	-	-	Iron Cuirass or Goatskin Jacket or Cotton Dalmatica or Allagan Silver Piece	Any Disciple of War or Magic Lv.20, Leves of Swiftperch, Leves of Bentbranch, Leves of Horizon	Nyell
Leves of Camp Tranquil	Gridanian Sidequest	-	30	7,410	-	-	Steel Cuirass or Toadskin Jacket or Velveteen Robe or 4 Allagan Silver Pieces	Any Disciple of War or Magic Lv.30, Leves of Swiftperch, Leves of Bentbranch, Leves of Horizon	Merthelin
Let the Clan Hunt Begin	Ishgardian Sidequest	-	53	28,800	449 gil	-	-	Any Disciple of War or Magic Lv.53	Aytienne
Better Bill Hunting	Ishgardian Sidequest	-	56	36,000	465 gil	-	-	Any Disciple of War or Magic Lv.56, Let the Clan Hunt Begin	Eustacia
A Song of Bards and Bowmen	Job	-	30	7,410	-	Soul of the Bard, Mage's Ballad	-	ARC Lv.30, PGL Lv.15, The One that Got Away	Luciane
The Archer's Anthem	Job	-	35	9,020	-	Foe Requiem	-	BRD Lv.35, A Song of Bards and Bowmen	Jehantel
Bard's-eye View	Job	-	40	11,270	-	Army's Paeon	-	BRD Lv.40, The Archer's Anthem	Jehantel
Doing It the Bard Way	Job	-	45	12,420	-	Rain of Death	-	BRD Lv.45, Bard's-eye View	Jehantel
Pieces of the Past	Job	-	45	12,420	-	Bard's Chapeau, Bard's Ringbands, Bard's Tights, Bard's Sandals	-	BRD Lv.45, Doing It the Bard Way	Jehantel
A Relic Reborn (Artemis Bow)	Job	-	50	-	-	Artemis Bow	-	BRD Lv.50, The Weaponsmith of Legend, Requiem for the Fallen	Gerolt
On the Road Again	Job	-	50	24,000	714 gil	-	-	All Classes Lv.50, Before the Dawn, Requiem for the Fallen	Jehantel
Requiem for the Fallen	Job	-	50	-	-	Choral Shirt, Bard's Shirt, Hero's Belt of Aiming, Battle Voice	-	BRD Lv.50, Pieces of the Past	Jehantel
The Stiff and the Spent	Job	-	52	26,400	676 gil	The Wanderer's Minuet	-	BRD Lv.52, On the Road Again	Sanson
Requiem on Ice	Job	-	54	31,200	695 gil	Empyreal Arrow	-	BRD Lv.54, The Stiff and the Spent	Sanson
Leves of Costa del Sol	Lominsan Sidequest	-	30	7,410	2,416 gil	-	-	Any Disciple of War or Magic Lv.30, Leves of Swiftperch, Leves of Bentbranch, Leves of Horizon	Nahctahr
Leves of Wineport	Lominsan Sidequest	-	35	9,020	1,791 gil	-	-	Any Disciple of War or Magic Lv.35, Leves of Swiftperch, Leves of Bentbranch, Leves of Horizon	Aileen
Leves of Moraby	Lominsan Sidequest	-	20	4,060	1,795 gil	-	-	Any Disciple of War or Magic Lv.20, Leves of Swiftperch, Leves of Bentbranch, Leves of Horizon	Ourawann
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r M m R Achievements: Related to Bard – 2 shown

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Name	Points	Category	Objective	The title or item given as a reward for earning this achievement; some titles differ slightly for female characters Reward
Hard to Miss	10	Items	Obtain the Artemis Bow in the quest "A Relic Reborn."	Title: The Godsbow
A Bard's Tale I	5	Quests	Complete the bard job quest "Requiem for the Fallen."	-

r M m R Monsters: Bards – 1 shown

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Special monsters are spawned by quests, FATEs, or leves, or are normally occuring monsters with special properties for use in quests; instance monsters appear in dungeons, guildhests, and quest instances; notorious monsters (NMs) are unique monsters of particular note; high notorious monsters (HNMs) are unique monsters with notable rewards Name	The family of the monster; if the monster has a class, that is also shown here; a ∗ indicates that the monster is a special quest monster and may have special defenses or other properties Type	The range of levels this monster may appear at; the specific level of a monster depends on where it is encountered Lv. Range	Hostile monsters will attack characters up to 10 levels above their own level; some passive monsters may be hostile when appearing in certain contexts, such as leves or FATEs Behavior	Drops	Areas

Special monsters are spawned by quests, FATEs, or leves, or are normally occuring monsters with special properties for use in quests; instance monsters appear in dungeons, guildhests, and quest instances; notorious monsters (NMs) are unique monsters of particular note; high notorious monsters (HNMs) are unique monsters with notable rewards Name	The family of the monster; if the monster has a class, that is also shown here; a ∗ indicates that the monster is a special quest monster and may have special defenses or other properties Type	The range of levels this monster may appear at; the specific level of a monster depends on where it is encountered Lv. Range	Hostile monsters will attack characters up to 10 levels above their own level; some passive monsters may be hostile when appearing in certain contexts, such as leves or FATEs Behavior	Drops	Areas
Puksi Piko the Shaggysong	Moogle Bard	50	Hostile	-	-

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