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The Bard is one of the most unique classes inDark and Darker.
If you’re going to go delving, you might as well do it right.
As for perks, you should have’Rapier Mastery' and ‘Wanderer’s Luck’if you’re playing solo.
you’re able to replace the latter with ‘Story Teller’ if you’re in a party.
Once you’re adept at casting music skills, you canreplace ‘Encore’ with ‘Music Memory 2’.
Perks
Perk
Effect
Charismatic Performance
Upgrades a ‘good’ performance into a ‘perfect’ performance.
Dancing Feet
Increases your flat Move Speed by +10 when holding an instrument.
Fermata
Gain 5 Resourcefulness
Jolly Time
Drinking Ale heals 5 HP and grants +10 flat Move Speed when drunk.
Melodic Protection
While playing, the caster’s Physical Damage Reduction is increased by an additional flat +30%.
Reinforced Instruments
50% increased Physical Power Bonus when attacking with a musical instrument as a weapon.
Superior Dexterity
50% faster switching time when switching between weapons/utility items.
Wanderer’s Luck
Increases the chances of finding high-quality items when opening treasure chests.
Increases Luck by a flat +50.
30s
Encore
The next song is automatically played to the end without any input and is sure to succeed.
Additionally, the song is played at the maximum 50% play speed regardless of the Bard’s Dexterity.
4s
Music Memory
you’re free to store up to 5 music sheets as space permits.
NA
Music Memory 2
Party Maker
Remove drunk effect from all allies.
Song does not stack on itself.
This buff only applies to yourself.
Lyre
Rousing Rhythms
Increases All Attributes of nearby allies by +2/+2/+2 for 30/60/90 seconds.
Accelerando
Gradually increase the flat Move Speed of yourself and nearby allies for 8 seconds.
The amount of boost stacks up to 3 times over the duration of one song.
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