List of bard traits

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Traits

PvE traits

Trait Acquired Quest requirement Level Effect
Heavier Shot.png  Heavier Shot Archer frame icon.png ARC 2 Adds to Heavy Shot a 20% chance that you will become Straight Shot ready.
Duration: 30s
Increased Action Damage (archer).png  Increased Action Damage Archer frame icon.png ARC 20 Increases base action damage by 10%.
Increased Action Damage II (archer).png  Increased Action Damage II Archer frame icon.png ARC 40 Increases base action damage by 20%.
Bite Mastery.png  Bite Mastery Bard frame icon.png BRD 64 Upgrades Venomous Bite and Windbite to Caustic Bite and Stormbite respectively.
Enhanced Empyreal Arrow.png  Enhanced Empyreal Arrow Bard frame icon.png BRD 68 Guarantees the trigger of the additional effects for Mage's Ballad, Army's Paeon, and the Wanderer's Minuet when Empyreal Arrow hits a target.
Straight Shot Mastery.png  Straight Shot Mastery Bard frame icon.png BRD 1Quest: Sweet Dreams Are Made of Peace 70 Upgrades Straight Shot to Refulgent Arrow.
Enhanced Quick Nock.png  Enhanced Quick Nock Bard frame icon.png BRD 72 Adds to Quick Nock a 35% chance that you will become Shadowbite Ready.
Duration: 30s
Bite Mastery II.png  Bite Mastery II Bard frame icon.png BRD 76 Adds to Stormbite, Caustic Bite, and Iron Jaws a 35% chance that you will become Straight Shot Ready.
Duration: 30s
Heavy Shot Mastery.png  Heavy Shot Mastery Bard frame icon.png BRD 76 Upgrades Heavy Shot to Burst Shot.
Enhanced Army's Paeon.png  Enhanced Army's Paeon Bard frame icon.png BRD 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.png  Soul Voice Bard frame icon.png BRD 80 Increases Soul Voice Gauge by 5 each time Repertoire is granted.
Quick Nock Mastery.png  Quick Nock Mastery Bard frame icon.png BRD 82 Upgrades Quick Nock to Ladonsbite.
Enhanced Bloodletter.png  Enhanced Bloodletter Bard frame icon.png BRD 84 Allows a third charge of Bloodletter and Rain of Death.
Enhanced Apex Arrow.png  Enhanced Apex Arrow Bard frame icon.png BRD 86 Grants Blast Arrow Ready upon executing Apex Arrow after the Soul Voice Gauge has reached 80 or higher.
Duration: 30s
Apex Arrow becomes Blast Arrow while under this effect.
Enhanced Troubadour.png  Enhanced Troubadour Bard frame icon.png BRD 88 Reduces Troubadour recast time to 90 seconds.
Minstrel's Coda.png  Minstrel's Coda Bard frame icon.png BRD 90 Grants Mage's Coda, Army's Coda, or Wanderer's Coda upon singing Mage's Ballad, Army's Paeon, or the Wanderer's Minuet respectively.

PvP traits