Bards, Worth it?
Hi, I returned about a month ago. I read on stratics there was something (the post was in 2021) about a "bard nerf". I have not been able to find much substantial on that.
My question: if you play a bard, what is your favorite template? Maybe the first question should be: is it worth the effort to build one?
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with 30MR in addition she's welcome in any party for a guild hunt, she can solo the mini champs in the abyss and she can take on the Minions of Scelestus which my tamer can't handle.
When tackling an orc beacon her discord mastery, tribulation, can increase the damage done by the ship's cannon on the lighthouse by a very significant amount.
Disco ranged characters work well in single boss situations.
A Provo disco tamer can clear every paragon cu with ease and a little time if you're into cu power taming.
I haven't been much on peacemaking since they added the timer and where damage breaks peace.
Currently my bard is an archer:
480 bard skills
120 archery (with gear)
120 chiv (with gear)
30 tactics (with gear)
4x mystic bard is also fun. Requires quite a bit of +skill gear to get enough Magery for invisibility, resurrection, etc.
Is it better to be an elf for the extra mana?
To support a group which songs are the best?
Mystic for Stone form / Cleansing Winds and Rising Colossus
Magery for heals / rezing and cures
https://uo.com/wiki/ultima-online-wiki/skills/bardic-skills/bard-masteries/
To have a chance of getting a drop yourself you need to be using provo. My character is elf
Disco songs I use when I'm solo
This gear includes:
Crystalline ring (+40)
Focus talisman (+10)
Spellbook (+20)
Total offset there is 70. This leaves you with 22 skill points to fill in with your bracelet for 100% circle six spells.
Focus is important because it improves your mystic spells, including RC. It also gives a little MR. Since you won’t have Meditation, you can use non-mage armor to overcap your LMC to 55.
120 provo
120 disco
120 music
120 mystic
120 focus
120 med
I only buffed
an rc and heal once and a while
Plus provoking when possible
I could buff a party of 8 at roof or blackthorns
Even solo i could do all content until mystic aoe spells broke
120 music
120 mystic
120 focus can you use Imbuing in stead here ?
120 medlooking at the
120 disco,peace,provo,music with
120 mystic,focus and as much magery for rezzing
110 Musicianship
110 Peacemaking
100 Healing
100 Anatomy
100 Mace
100 Tactics
90 Chivalry
I cannot afford legendary scrolls yet but it would be nice to get 120's on all except heal/anat/chiv.
There is no plan to solo high end mobs and it is unclear if this template would have the regenerative capacity to do so. More of a support, medium mob solo template.