FINAL FANTASY XIV Job Guide: Bard

All descriptions are based on action attributes and bonuses attained by level 80.
"Revisions" show the changes made from Patch 4.5x to 5.0x.

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Heavy Shot	Lv. 1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 180. Additional Effect: 20% chance of becoming Straight Shot Ready Duration: 10s Revisions Potency has been increased from 150 to 180. The additional effect "20% chance next Straight Shot will deal critical damage" has been changed to "20% chance of becoming Straight Shot Ready."


Straight Shot	Lv. 2	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. Can only be executed when Straight Shot Ready. Revisions Potency has been increased from 140 to 200. The additional effect "Increases critical hit rate by 10%" has been removed. The requirement "Can only be executed when Straight Shot Ready" has been added.


Raging Strikes	Lv. 4	Ability	Instant	80s	-	0y 0y	Increases damage dealt by 10%. Duration: 20s


Venomous Bite	Lv. 6	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Venom Potency: 40 Duration: 30s Revisions Effect duration has been increased from 18 to 30 seconds.


Bloodletter	Lv. 12	Ability	Instant	15s	-	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150. Shares a recast timer with Rain of Death. Revisions Potency has been increased from 130 to 150.


Repelling Shot Class Quest	Lv. 15	Ability	Instant	30s	-	5y 0y	Jump 10 yalms away from current target. Cannot be executed while bound.


Quick Nock	Lv. 18	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	12y 12y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: 30% chance the recast timer for Bloodletter and Rain of Death will be reset Revisions Potency has been increased from 110 to 150. The additional effect "30% chance the recast timer for Bloodletter and Rain of Death will be reset" has been added.


Windbite Class Quest	Lv. 30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	25y 0y	Deals wind damage with a potency of 60. Additional Effect: Wind damage over time Potency: 50 Duration: 30s Revisions Effect duration has been increased from 18 to 30 seconds.


Mage's Ballad Job Quest	Lv. 30	Spell	Instant	80s	-	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Grants Mage's Ballad Duration: 30s Additional Effect: 40％ chance to grant Repertoire when damage over time is dealt by Caustic Bite or Stormbite Repertoire Effect: Resets the recast timer of Bloodletter and Rain of Death This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Furthermore, the recast timer cannot be affected by other actions. Revisions The additional effect "Increases critical hit rate of all party members within a radius of 20 yalms by 2%" has been removed. Condition for Repertoire has been changed from "if critical damage over time is dealt by Caustic Bite or Stormbite" to "40% chance when damage over time is dealt by Caustic Bite or Stormbite."


the Warden's Paean Job Quest	Lv. 35	Ability	Instant	45s	-	30y 0y	Removes one select detrimental effect from self or target party member. If the target is not enfeebled, a barrier is created nullifying the target's next detrimental effect suffered. Duration: 30s Revisions Now acquired at level 35 (previously level 58).


Barrage	Lv. 38	Ability	Instant	80s	-	0y 0y	Triples the number of strikes for a single-target weaponskill. Additional effects added only once. Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Straight Shot Ready Duration: 10s Revisions The additional effect "Grants Straight Shot Ready" has been added.


Army's Paeon Job Quest	Lv. 40	Spell	Instant	80s	-	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Grants Army's Paeon Duration: 30s Additional Effect: 40％ chance to grant Repertoire when damage over time is dealt by Caustic Bite or Stormbite Repertoire Effect: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 4% Can be stacked up to 4 times. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Furthermore, the recast timer cannot be affected by other actions. Revisions The additional effect "Increases critical hit rate of all party members within a radius of 20 yalms by 2%" has been removed. Condition for Repertoire has been changed from "if critical damage over time is dealt by Caustic Bite or Stormbite" to "40% chance when damage over time is dealt by Caustic Bite or Stormbite."


Rain of Death Job Quest	Lv. 45	Ability	Instant	15s	-	25y 8y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130 to target and all enemies nearby it. Shares a recast timer with Bloodletter. Revisions Potency has been increased from 100 to 130.


Battle Voice Job Quest	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	180s	-	0y 20y	Increases direct hit rate of all nearby party members by 20%. Duration: 20s Can only be executed while singing Mage's Ballad, Army's Paeon, or the Wanderer's Minuet. Revisions Effect potency has been increased from 15% to 20%.


the Wanderer's Minuet Job Quest	Lv. 52	Spell	Instant	80s	-	25y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Grants the Wanderer's Minuet Duration: 30s Additional Effect: 40％chance to grant Repertoire when damage over time is dealt by Caustic Bite or Stormbite Repertoire Effect: Allows execution of Pitch Perfect. Can be stacked up to 3 times. This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Furthermore, the recast timer cannot be affected by other actions. Revisions The additional effect "Increases critical hit rate of all party members within a radius of 20 yalms by 2%" has been removed. Condition for Repertoire has been changed from "if critical damage over time is dealt by Caustic Bite or Stormbite" to "40% chance when damage over time is dealt by Caustic Bite or Stormbite."


Pitch Perfect	Lv. 52	Ability	Instant	3s	All Repertoire	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 when Repertoire stack is 1, 250 when Repertoire stack is 2, and 450 when Repertoire stack is 3. Can only be executed when the Wanderer's Minuet is active. Revisions Potency when Repertoire stack is 2 has been increased from 240 to 250. Potency when Repertoire stack is 3 has been increased from 420 to 450.


Empyreal Arrow Job Quest	Lv. 54	Ability	Instant	15s	-	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 230. Revisions Now categorized as an ability.


Iron Jaws Job Quest	Lv. 56	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: If the target is suffering from a Caustic Bite or Stormbite effect inflicted by you, the effect timer is reset Additional Effect: 35% chance of becoming Straight Shot Ready Duration: 10s Revisions The additional effect "35% chance of becoming Straight Shot Ready" has been added.


Sidewinder Job Quest	Lv. 60	Ability	Instant	60s	-	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: If the target is suffering from a Caustic Bite or Stormbite effect inflicted by you, Sidewinder potency is increased to 175 for one effect, or 260 for both Shares a recast timer with Shadowbite. Revisions Now shares a recast timer with Shadowbite.


Troubadour	Lv. 62	Ability	Instant	180s	-	0y 20y	Reduces damage taken by self and nearby party members by 10%. Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with machinist's Tactician or dancer's Shield Samba. Revisions The effects of this action have been completely revamped.


Caustic Bite	Lv. 64	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150. Additional Effect: Poison Potency: 50 Duration: 30s Additional Effect: 35% chance of becoming Straight Shot Ready Duration: 10s Revisions Potency has been increased from 120 to 150. Damage over time potency has been increased from 45 to 50. The additional effect "35% chance of becoming Straight Shot Ready" has been added.


Stormbite	Lv. 64	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	25y 0y	Deals wind damage with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Wind damage over time Potency: 60 Duration: 30s Additional Effect: 35% chance of becoming Straight Shot Ready Duration: 10s Revisions Potency has been reduced from 120 to 100. Damage over time potency has been increased from 55 to 60. The additional effect "35% chance of becoming Straight Shot Ready" has been added.


Nature's Minne	Lv. 66	Ability	Instant	90s	-	30y 0y	Increases HP recovery via healing actions for a party member or self by 20%. Duration: 15s Revisions The effect has been changed from "Increases HP recovery via healing magic" to "Increases HP recovery via healing actions." Recast time has been increased from 45 to 90.


Refulgent Arrow Job Quest	Lv. 70	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 340. Can only be executed when Straight Shot Ready. Revisions Potency has been increased from 300 to 340. The requirement has been changed from "Can only be executed while under the effect of Straighter Shot" to "Can only be executed when Straight Shot Ready."


Shadowbite	Lv. 72	Ability	Instant	60s	-	25y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: If the target is suffering from a Caustic Bite or Stormbite effect inflicted by you, Shadowbite potency is increased to 160 for one effect, or 220 for both Shares a recast timer with Sidewinder.


Burst Shot	Lv. 76	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 230. Additional Effect: 35% chance of becoming Straight Shot Ready Duration: 10s


Apex Arrow	Lv. 80	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Soul Voice: 20	15y 15y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 500 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Soul Voice Gauge Cost: 20 Potency increases as Soul Voice Gauge exceeds minimum cost. Consumes Soul Voice Gauge upon execution.

* The following actions were removed with the release of patch 5.0: Misery's End and Foe Requiem.

Role Actions

Role actions are abilities common to classes and jobs with the same role.

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Leg Graze	Lv. 6	Ability	Instant	30s	-	25y 0y	Afflicts target with Heavy +40%. Duration: 10s Revisions Now acquired at level 6 (previously level 16).


Second Wind	Lv. 8	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500


Foot Graze	Lv. 10	Ability	Instant	30s	-	25y 0y	Binds target. Duration: 10s Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Target unbound if damage taken. Revisions Now acquired at level 10 (previously level 12).


Peloton	Lv. 20	Ability	Instant	5s	-	0y 20y	Increases movement speed of self and nearby party members as long as they remain within distance. Duration: 30s Effect ends when enmity is generated. Cannot be used in battle.


Head Graze	Lv. 24	Ability	Instant	30s	-	25y 0y	Interrupts the use of a target's action. Revisions Now acquired at level 24 (previously level 40). The effects of this action have been completely revamped.


Arm's Length	Lv. 32	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s Revisions Now acquired at level 32 (previously level 12). Recast time has been increased from 60 to 120 seconds. Now available as both a tank role and ranged physical DPS role action. Effect duration has been increased from 5 to 6 seconds.

* The following actions were removed with the release of patch 5.0: Invigorate, Tactician, Refresh, Arm Graze, and Palisade.

Trait

Traits	Acquired	Effect


Heavier Shot	Lv. 2	Adds to Heavy Shot a 20% chance that you will become Straight Shot Ready. Duration: 10s Revisions Now acquired at level 2 (previously level 8). The effect "chance that your next Straight Shot will deal critical damage" has been changed to "chance that you will become Straight Shot Ready."


Increased Action Damage	Lv. 20	Increases base action damage by 10%.


Increased Action Damage II	Lv. 40	Increases base action damage by 20%.


Bite Mastery	Lv. 64	Upgrades Venomous Bite and Windbite to Caustic Bite and Stormbite respectively.


Enhanced Empyreal Arrow	Lv. 68	Guarantees the trigger of the additional effects for current Mage's Ballad, Army's Paeon, and the Wanderer's Minuet when Empyreal Arrow hits a target.


Straight Shot Mastery Job Quest	Lv. 70	Upgrades Straight Shot to Refulgent Arrow.


Enhanced Quick Nock	Lv. 74	Adds to Quick Nock a 30% chance that the recast timer for Bloodletter and Rain of Death will be reset.


Bite Mastery II	Lv. 76	Adds to Stormbite, Caustic Bite, and Iron Jaws a 35% chance that you will become Straight Shot Ready. Duration: 10s


Heavy Shot Mastery	Lv. 76	Upgrades Heavy Shot to Burst Shot.


Enhanced Army's Paeon	Lv. 78	While under the effect of Army's Paeon with at least one stack of Repertoire, singing Mage's Ballad or the Wanderer's Minuet will grant Army's Muse, reducing weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay. Duration: 10s Allowing the effect of Army's Paeon and accumulated stacks of Repertoire to expire without singing Mage's Ballad or the Wanderer's Minuet will grant Army's Ethos. Duration: 30s While under the effect of Army's Ethos, singing Mage's Ballad or the Wanderer's Minuet will grant Army's Muse. Both Army's Ethos and Army's Muse require stacks of Repertoire, the number of which will determine the potency of the latter. 1 Repertoire: 1% 2 Repertoire: 2% 3 Repertoire: 4% 4 Repertoire: 12%


Soul Voice	Lv. 80	Increases Soul Voice Gauge by 5 each time Repertoire is granted.

* The following traits were removed with the release of patch 5.0: Enhanced Dexterity, Enhanced Dexterity II, and Enhanced Dexterity III.

Job Gauge

Song Gauge

Upon learning the Mage's Ballad, the Song Gauge will be displayed, which indicates the effect's remaining duration. When damage over time is dealt by your Venemous Bite/Caustic Bite or Windbite/Stormbite, there is a chance you will be granted Repertoire, resetting the recast timer of Bloodletter (acquired at level 12) and Rain of Death (acquired at level 45).

Singing Army's Paeon will display its corresponding Song Gauge, which indicates the effect's remaining duration. When damage over time is dealt by your Venemous Bite/Caustic Bite or Windbite/Stormbite, there is a chance you will be granted Repertoire, reducing weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay. This effect increases for each stack of Repertoire you accumulate up to a total of four.

Singing the Wanderer's Minuet will display its corresponding Song Gauge, which indicates the effect's remaining duration. When damage over time is dealt by your Venemous Bite/Caustic Bite or Windbite/Stormbite, there is a chance you will be granted Repertoire, allowing the execution of Pitch Perfect. The Repertoire effect can be stacked up to three times.

Soul Voice Gauge

Upon learning the trait Soul Voice, the Soul Voice Gauge will be displayed. This gauge increases in tandem with Repertoire, and is depleted when using the action Apex Arrow (acquired at level 80).

Simple Mode

Song Gauge
Mage's Ballad	Army's Paeon	The Wanderer's Minuet
Soul Voice Gauge

All descriptions are based on action attributes and bonuses attained by level 80.
"Revisions" show the changes made from Patch 4.5x to 5.0x.

Job Actions

Role Actions

Trait

Job Gauge

Job Actions

Additional PvP Actions

Adrenaline Rush

Job Gauge

Physical Ranged DPS

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Role Actions

Trait

Job Gauge

Song Gauge

Soul Voice Gauge

Simple Mode

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Additional PvP Actions

Adrenaline Rush

Job Gauge

Song Gauge

Soul Voice Gauge

Simple Mode

Action Name	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Terminal Velocity	1.5s	-	Adrenaline Gauge	30y 30y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Additional Effect: Reduces target's HP recovered by healing actions by 25% Duration: 10s Damage dealt is not affected by increased or decreased damage effects applied by players. Can only be executed while the Adrenaline Gauge is full. Revisions Potency is no longer reduced after the first enemy. Effect duration has been reduced from 15 to 10 seconds.