The Bard is the magical musician of the Mage class in Lost Ark. They focus on healing and buffing their allies in battle. To get the most out of the Bard advanced class, you will want to make sure you are running the right build. Here is our Lost Ark Bard Build Guide.
Bard Class overview
The Bard is Lost Ark’s ultimate support class. They wield a harp to execute a variety of ranged damage and support skills like healing, buffs, and shields. The drawback of the Bard is that they are pretty squishy and can’t do much damage, so they are best used with a party. Luckily, Bard’sIdentity Skillcan help maximize its support.
The Bard’s Identity Skill is calledSerenade. You earn Serenade Bars during combat for hitting attack abilities, and each activation of a Serenade consumes one bar. You can stack up to three bars at the same time. There are two types of Serenade you can choose to use—one being a damage buff for you and your allies, and the other providing healing.
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Best Bard build
The Bard will perform best when your build focuses on maximizing the class’soverall support capabilities. Players will receive skill points each time they level up and should work toward the below build as they level up to max level. It is recommended that youfirst max out skills that you use most oftenor are the most powerful, then fill in the rest of the skills from there. You shouldn’t worry about what skills you level first, though, as you may reset your skill points at any time.
Bard Engravings
Once you’ve reachedlevel 50, you’re able to start taking advantage ofEngravings. Each class hastwo Class Engravingsthat slightly alter the way your class functions. For Bard, these are True Courage and Desperate Salvation. This build focuses on maximizing your support and increasing your survivability. Therefore, you will want to use theDesperate Salvation Engraving.
You will also have access to somegeneral Engravingsthat can further increase the Bards utility. These can be leveled up a maximum of three times and activated using Engraving points on rings, necklaces, and earrings. Below are a few great Engraving options for Bard.
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Bard Awakening Skills
Awakening Skills are extremelypowerful abilitiesthat have longer cooldowns. You will unlock these by following Beatrice’s post-level-50 questlines. Each class hastwo unique Awakening Skills. However,only one can be equippedat a time. The Awakening Skill you should choose for Bard ties directly to the Engraving that you are using. In the case of this build, you should chooseSymphonia.
So there you have it, that is our Lost Ark Bard Build Guide. This is an all-around Bard build, but keep in mind that there are builds more focused on specific types of content. Builds are somewhat subjective, so feel free to tweak this build to fit your playstyle as needed.
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