Bard

Bard is one of the classes existing in BlackTalon. It specializes in support, having decent survivability among all classes. When promoted, it changes its name to Minstrel and gain new spells.

Class attributes

• Gains 40 HP and 10 MP per level;
• Its armor multiplier is 1;
• Base attack speed is 1 attack every 1.4 seconds.

Upon promoting to Minstrel at level 700, by doing the promotion quest it gains:

• Armor multiplier from 1 to 1.1;
• Gains 46 HP per level instead of the previous 40 HP (amount is applied for all previous levels upon promoted);
• Access to new spells, being the first at level 800, the second at level 1600 (requires a quest completion) and the third one at level 2500 (requires a quest completion), all of them showcased below.

Generic spells

Name	Level	Cooldown	Mana Cost	Description
Light	8	2s / 1s	20	Creates a small area of light around the caster
Magic Rope	8	2s / 1s	20	Teleports the caster up through a hole while standing on a rope spot
Great Light	8	2s / 1s	30	Creates a medium area of light around the caster
Levitate	20	2s / 1s	50	Allows the caster to go up or down floors in certain areas
Haste	30	2s / 1s	50	Increase the movement speed of the caster and cures paralysis
Find Person	50	5s / 1s	200	Tells the caster which direction a certain player is
Cure All	50	30s / 1s	50	Removes all negative effects
Wound Cleansing	8	1s / 1s	15	Heals the caster for a small amount of health
Intense Wound Cleansing	150	1s / 1s	80	Heals the caster for a medium amount of health
Echo Song	400	20s / 1s	200	15% chance to double cast any attack spell during the duration
Limb Restoration	1200	1s / 1s	200	Heals the caster for a large amount of health

Class specific spells

Name	Level	Cooldown	Mana Cost	Description	Showcase
Music Strike	8	2s / 2s	20	Deals damage to the target
Reverberate	25	2s / 2s	50	Deals damage around the caster or the target
Magic String	65	4s / 2s	120	Deal damage around caster or synchronized ally. If you're soloist you will deal 25% increased damage, otherwise will heal allies
Crescendo	120	4s / 2s	150	Deal damage around caster or synchronized ally. It can add stacks of crescendo (increased damage dealt)
Lullaby	300	20s / 1s	500	Puts enemies around the caster to sleep. Making so they can't make any action during 2s (each target can't be affected twice in 10s). This spell is only acquired through the Mainland Quest Arena.
Divine Ballad	300	8s / 2s	200	Deal damage around caster or synchronized ally. It can add stacks of divine (increased armor rating).
Heavy Metal	800	18s / 2s	500	Deal damage around caster or synchronized ally. It can add stacks of heavy metal (increased attack speed)
Unrestrained Melody	1600	20s / 2s	1500	Deal damage around caster or synchronized ally. It can add stacks of unrestrained (increased critical chance). This spell is only acquired through a certain quest.
Harmonic Wave	2500	24s / 2s	1500	Deal damage around caster or synchronized ally. It refreshes and add a stack of any bard buff. This spell is only acquired through a certain quest.

Synchronizing mechanics

Synchronizing via the menu

Synchronizing is an exclusive mechanic only available for bards and minstrels. You can synchronize to an ally so that affected spells that the bard or minstrel cast will instead occur around the synchronized ally instead of around you. This is to facilitate buffing in group content and also to kite targets at a safe distance by synchronizing with the tank, for example.

You can synchronize with an ally by typing Synchronize "Playername, and you will then be tethered to that player. If you wish to undo the synchronization, simply type Synchronize and you will be unlinked from any synchronized players.

You can also synchronize by right clicking the desired player and then click on Sync with playername, as shown in the image.

Performance mode

For bard exclusively, you can alter your gameplay to be more support focused (suitable for parties) or damage focused (suitable when you are alone). In order to change between those two modes, the bard must cast Performance Style "Soloist or Performance Style "Orchestra for the changes to apply. A few spells will have a different behavior when done on either modes. You can also change by right clicking your lute weapon, if you do not wish to type it.