Ninja
- Combat Skills
- Magic Skills
- Active Abilities
- Passive Abilities
- 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 |
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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
| Self Sacrifice |
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| Level | Duration | Recharge |
| 1 | -- | 2 Hours |
| Effect |
| Sacrifices your life and deals massive damage to the enemy without losing experience |
| Arcane Circle |
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| Level | Duration | Recharge |
| 5 | 3 Mins | 5 Mins |
| Effect |
| Resistance against Arcana to party members in AoE |
| Last Resort |
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| Level | Duration | Recharge |
| 15 | 30 Secs | 5 Mins |
| Effect |
| Increases attack and decreases defence. |
| Weapon Bash |
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| Level | Duration | Recharge |
| 20 | N/A | 5 Mins |
| Effect |
| Stuns enemy with attack. A 2-handed weapon is required |
| Darkness |
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| Level | Duration | Recharge |
| 30 | 1 Min | 6 Mins |
| Effect |
| Sacrifices HP for greater attacks |
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.
| Stealth |
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| Level | 5 |
| Effect | Aggressive creatures are less likely to detect you |
| Resist Bind |
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| Level | 10 |
| Effect | Increases resistance to bind spells |
| Dual Wield |
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| Level | 10 |
| Effect | Allows you to equip two one-handed weapons |
| Dual Wield II |
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| Level | 25 |
| Effect | Allows you to equip two one-handed weapons |
| Resist Bind II |
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| Level | 30 |
| Effect | Increases resistance to bind spells |
| Dual Wield III |
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| Level | 45 |
| Effect | Allows you to equip two one-handed weapons |
| Resist Bind III |
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| Level | 50 |
| Effect | Increases resistance to bind spells |
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.
| Tonko: Ichi |
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| Level | Element |
| 9 | Wind |
| Effect |
| Decreases chances of being detected. Uses the shinobi-tabi |
| Utsusemi: Ichi |
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| Level | Element |
| 12 | Wind |
| Effect |
| Creates shadow images that each absorb a single attack. Uses the shihei |
| Katon: Ichi |
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| Level | Element |
| 15 | Fire |
| Effect |
| Deals fire elemental damage and lowers resistance to water. Uses the uchitake |
| Hyoton: Ichi |
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| Level | Element |
| 15 | Ice |
| Effect |
| Deals ice elemental damage and lowers resistance to fire. Uses the tsurara |
| Huton: Ichi |
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| Level | Element |
| 15 | Wind |
| Effect |
| Deals wind elemental damage and lowers resistance to ice. Uses the kawahori-ogi |
| Doton: Ichi |
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| Level | Element |
| 15 | Earth |
| Effect |
| Deals earth elemental damage and lowers resistance to wind. Uses the makibishi |
| Raiton: Ichi |
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| Level | Element |
| 15 | Lightning |
| Effect |
| Deals lightning elemental damage and lowers resistance to earth. Uses the hiraishin |
| Suiton: Ichi |
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| Level | Element |
| 15 | Water |
| Effect |
| Deals water elemental damage and lowers resistance to lightning. Uses the mizu-deppo |
| Kurayami: Ichi |
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| Level | Element |
| 19 | Darkness |
| Effect |
| Blinds an enemy. Uses the sairui-ran |
| Hojo:: Ichi |
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| Level | Element |
| 23 | Wind |
| Effect |
| Earth Reduces an enemy's attack rate. Uses the kaginawa |
| Dokumori: Ichi |
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| Level | Element |
| 27 | Wind |
| Effect |
| Water Poisons an enemy. Uses the kodoku |
| Jubaku: Ichi |
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| Level | Element |
| 30 | Ice |
| Effect |
| Paralyzes an enemy. Uses the jyusatsu |
| Tonko: Ni |
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| Level | Element |
| 34 | Wind |
| Effect |
| Decreases chances of being detected. Uses the shinobi-tabi |
| Utsusemi: Ni |
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| Level | Element |
| 37 | Wind |
| Effect |
| Creates shadow images that each absorb a single attack. Uses the shihei |
| Katon: Ni |
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| Level | Element |
| 40 | Fire |
| Effect |
| Deals fire elemental damage and lowers resistance to water. Uses the uchitake |
| Hyoton: Ni |
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| Level | Element |
| 40 | Ice |
| Effect |
| Deals ice elemental damage and lowers resistance to fire. Uses the tsurara |
| Huton: Ni |
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| Level | Element |
| 40 | Wind |
| Effect |
| Deals wind elemental damage and lowers resistance to ice. Uses the kawahori-ogi. |
| Doton: Ni |
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| Level | Element |
| 40 | Earth |
| Effect |
| Deals earth elemental damage and lowers resistance to wind. Uses the makibishi |
| Raiton: Ni |
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| Level | Element |
| 40 | Lightning |
| Effect |
| Deals lightning elemental damage and lowers resistance to earth. Uses the hiraishin |
| Suiton: Ni |
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| Level | Element |
| 40 | Water |
| Effect |
| Deals water elemental damage and lowers resistance to lightning. Uses the mizu-deppo |
| Kurayami: Ni |
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| Level | Element |
| 44 | Darkness |
| Effect |
| Blinds an enemy. Uses the sairui-ran |
| Hojo: Ni |
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| Level | Element |
| 48 | Earth |
| Effect |
| Reduces an enemy's attack rate. Uses the kaginawa |
