Bard

1. Combat Skills
2. Magic Skills
3. Active Abilities
4. Passive Abilities
5. Spells

Bards are very useful to have in a party. Their unique ability to sing songs to boost and enhance your parties efectiveness in battle is very handy and culd mean the difference between you winning or loosing a battle.

Available Combat Skills

These are Combat Skills which are obtainable by the Bard
Sword	Parrying
Evasion	Wind Instrument
Song	String Instrument
Dagger	Club

Available Magic Skills

These are Magic Skills which are obtainable by the Bard
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Active Abilitites

Unlike Passive abilities these abilities must be cast in order to have any effect. They also have a duration in which they will work and a recharge time, which you have to wait before you can use it again

Soul Voice
Level	Duration	Recharge
1	3 Mins	2 Hours
Effect
Increases the effectiveness of a Bard's songs

Passive Abilitites

Once learnt, these abilities become automatic meaning what ever you do (whilst still having this Job) the bonuses of learning these abilities will stay with you.

Resist Silence
Level	5
Effect	Increases resistance to silence

Resist Silence II
Level	25
Effect	Increases resistance to silence

Resist Silence III
Level	45
Effect	Increases resistance to silence

Spells

Like most previous FF's, magic will consume MP, and also like previous FF's, most magic has an element assigned to it.
However, magic in FFXI also have a 'Skill' which is the type of action it will perform, whether it be Elemental, Healing or Enhancing.

Valor Minuet II
Level	Element
23	Fire
Effect
Increases attack of party members in AoE.

Spirited Etude
Level	Element
24	Water
Effect
Increases mind of party members in AoE.

Lightning Threnody
Level	Element
24	Earth
Effect
Decreases enemy's resistance against lightning.

Mage's Ballad
Level	Element
25	Light
Effect
Gradually restores MP of party members in AoE.

Learned Etude
Level	Element
26	Ice
Effect
Increases intelligence of party members in AoE.

Horde Lullaby
Level	Element
27	Darkness
Effect
Puts enemies in AoE to sleep.

Quick Etude
Level	Element
28	Wind
Effect
Increases agility of party members in AoE.

Advancing March
Level	Element
29	Lightning
Effect
Increases attack rate of party members in AoE.

Vivacious Etude
Level	Element
30	Earth
Effect
ncreases vitality of party members in AoE.

Hunter's Prelude
Level	Element
31	Lightning
Effect
Increases target's ranged attack accuracy.

Dextrous Etude
Level	Element
32	Lightning
Effect
Increases dexterity of party members in AoE.

Fowl Aubade
Level	Element
33	Light
Effect
Increases resistance against sleep of party members in AoE.

Magic Finale
Level	Element
33	Light
Effect
Removes one beneficial magic effect from the enemy.

Sinewy Etude
Level	Element
34	Fire
Effect
Increases strength of party members in AoE.

Army's Paeon III
Level	Element
35	Light
Effect
Gradually heals party members in AoE.

Light Carol
Level	Element
36	Darkness
Effect
Increases resistance against light of party members in AoE.

Foe Requiem III
Level	Element
37	Light
Effect
Deals light damage to enemies.

Earth Carol
Level	Element
38	Wind
Effect
Increases resistance against earth of party members in AoE.

Battlefield Elegy
Level	Element
39	Earth
Effect
Decreases the enemy's attack rate.

Water Carol
Level	Element
40	Lightning
Effect
Increases resistance against water of party members in AoE.