Classes: The Bard

Bards - the jack of all trades. Each level is a new song and a new way to play. Handy with a weapon and able to wear decent armor, bards can hold their own in a fight. Plus, the ability to twist two to three songs without using mana gives the bard a magical ability like no other class.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the bard? Can they solo, and if so how? How should they best contribute to the group? What is the best strategy to develop your bard? What skills and songs are the most important for you to master? What equipment should you be trying to get for your bard.

Post your strategies on how to best play and develop the bard and read, rate and comment on what others have to say.

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KITE/CHARM/SWARM strategies in recent EQFollow

KITE/CHARM/SWARM strategies in recent EQ
#1 Apr 16 2007 at 12:23 PM Rating: Decent
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New bard here (35th level) looking for strategies for Charm, Kite and Swarm, etc. Unless earlier posts are relevant since the nerfing of various bard abilities, please don't refer me to those posts.

Specifically, is it still possible to Charm and have a group of social mobs aggro the charmed mob exclusively? I seem to pull the mobs aggro at some point no matter what - and i am not singing anything else or fighting. I am chain charming. Is this because of my low level charm song? Should I wait until a higher level to try this?

Thanks for your suggestions.
KITE/CHARM/SWARM strategies in recent EQ
#2 Jun 24 2007 at 3:46 PM Rating: Decent
I remember trying to do this type of kiting at lower levels and it really didnt work for me. At level 39 you get the song Solon's Bewitching Bravura which allows you to charm mobs up to level 51 for 1 min. This is where your soloing charm kiting days are ready to go. Now you just need to get to lev 45 (I think) to be able to get into the PoTranquility, then onto PoN, and ravenous nightstalkers, which are the prime charm kiting mob and are lev 51.
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