List of bard actions

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Heavy Shot	ARC		1	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 160. Additional Effect: 20% chance of granting Hawk's Eye Duration: 30s
Straight Shot	ARC		2	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. Can only be executed when under the effect of Hawk's Eye
Raging Strikes	ARC		4	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Increases damage dealt by 15%. Duration: 20s
Venomous Bite	ARC		6	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Venom Potency: 15 Duration: 45s
Bloodletter	ARC		12	Ability		Instant	15s	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130. Maximum Charges: 3 Shares a recast timer with Rain of Death.
Repelling Shot	ARC	1	15	Ability		Instant	30s	15y 0y	Jump 10 yalms away from current target. Cannot be executed while bound.
Quick Nock	ARC		18	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	12y 12y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 110 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: 20% chance of granting Hawk's Eye Duration: 30s
Wide Volley	ARC		25	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140 to target and enemies near it. Barrage Potency: 220 Can only be executed while under the effect of Hawk's Eye.
Windbite	ARC	1	30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals wind damage with a potency of 60. Additional Effect: Wind damage over time Potency: 20 Duration: 45s
Mage's Ballad	BRD	1	30	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Grants Mage's Ballad to self and all party members within 50 yalms, increasing damage dealt by 1%. Duration: 45s Additional Effect: 80% chance to grant Repertoire This effect can trigger repeatedly while singing the Mage's Ballad. Repertoire Effect: Reduces the recast time of both Heartbreak Shot and Rain of Death by 7.5s Additional Effect: Grants Mage's Coda Can only be executed while in combat.
The Warden's Paean	BRD	1	35	Ability		Instant	45s	30y 0y	Removes one select detrimental effect from self or target party member. If the target is not enfeebled, a barrier is created nullifying the target's next detrimental effect suffered. Duration: 30s
Barrage	ARC		38	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Grants Barrage, allowing the use of Refulgent Arrow and Shadowbite. Upon execution, Refulgent Arrow will strike the selected target three times, while Shadowbite's potency will be increased to 270. Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Resonant Arrow Ready Duration: 30s
Army's Paeon	BRD	1	40	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Grants Army's Paeon to self and all party members within 50 yalms, increasing direct hit rate by 3% Duration: 45s Additional Effect: 80% chance to grant Repertoire This effect can trigger repeatedly while singing the Army's Paeon. Repertoire Effect: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 4% Can be stacked up to 4 times. Additional Effect: Grants Army's Coda Can only be executed while in combat.
Rain of Death	BRD	1	45	Ability		Instant	15s	25y 8y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to target and all enemies nearby it. Maximum Charges: 3 Shares a recast timer with Heartbreak Shot.
Battle Voice	BRD	1	50	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 30y	Increases direct hit rate of self and all nearby party members by 20%. Duration: 20s
The Wanderer's Minuet	BRD	1	52	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Grants the Wanderer's Minuet to self and all party members within 50 yalms, increasing critical hit rate by 2% Duration: 45s This effect can trigger repeatedly while singing the Wanderer's Minuet. Additional Effect: 80% chance to grant Repertoire Repertoire Effect: Allows execution of Pitch Perfect Can be stacked up to 3 times. Additional Effect: Grants Wanderer's Coda Can only be executed while in combat.
Pitch Perfect	BRD		52	Ability		Instant	1s	25y 5y	Delivers an attack to the target and all enemies nearby it. Potency varies with number of Repertoire stacks, dealing full damage for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. 1 Repertoire Stack: 100 2 Repertoire Stacks: 220 3 Repertoire Stacks: 360 Can only be executed when the Wanderer's Minuet is active and you have at least one stack of Repertoire.
Empyreal Arrow	BRD	1	54	Ability		Instant	15s	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 260.
Iron Jaws	BRD	1	56	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: If the target is suffering from a Caustic Bite or Stormbite effect inflicted by you, the effect timer is reset. Additional Effect: 35% chance of granting Hawk's Eye Duration: 30s
Sidewinder	BRD	1	60	Ability		Instant	60s	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 400.
Troubadour	BRD		62	Ability		Instant	90s	0y 30y	Reduces damage taken by self and nearby party members by 15%. Duration: 15s Effect cannot be stacked with machinist's Tactician or dancer's Shield Samba.
Caustic Bite	BRD		64	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150. Additional Effect: Poison Potency: 20 Duration: 45s Additional Effect: 35% chance of granting Hawk's Eye Duration: 30s
Stormbite	BRD		64	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Deals wind damage with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Wind damage over time Potency: 25 Duration: 45s Additional Effect: 35% chance of granting Hawk's Eye Duration: 30s
Nature's Minne	BRD		66	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 30y	Increases HP recovery via healing actions by 15% for self and nearby party members. Duration: 15s
Refulgent Arrow	BRD	1	70	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 280. Can only be executed when the effect of Hawk's Eye.
Shadowbite	BRD		72	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 170 to target and all enemies nearby it. Barrage Potency: 270 Can only be executed when under the effect of Hawk's Eye.
Burst Shot	BRD		76	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 220. Additional Effect: 35% chance of granting Hawk's Eye Duration: 30s
Apex Arrow	BRD		80	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 25y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Soul Voice Gauge Cost: 20 Potency increases up to 600 as Soul Voice Gauge exceeds minimum cost. Additional Effect: Grants Blast Arrow Ready upon execution while Soul Voice Gauge is 80 or higher Duration: 10s Consumes Soul Voice Gauge upon execution. ※Action changes to Blast Arrow while under the effect of Blast Arrow Ready.
Ladonsbite	BRD		82	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	12y 12y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: 35% chance of granting Hawk's Eye Duration: 30s
Blast Arrow	BRD		86	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 25y	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Blast Arrow Ready. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Radiant Finale	BRD		90	Ability		Instant	110s	0y 30y	Increases damage dealt by self and nearby party members. Duration: 20s Effectiveness is determined by the number of different Coda active in the Song Gauge. 1 Coda: 2% 2 Coda: 4% 3 Coda: 6% Additional Effect: Grants Radiant Encore Ready Duration: 30s Can only be executed when at least 1 coda is active.
Heartbreak Shot	BRD		92	Ability		Instant	15s	25y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 180. Maximum Charges: 3 Shares a recast timer with Rain of Death.
Resonant Arrow	BRD		96	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 5y	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Resonant Arrow Ready.
Radiant Encore	BRD		100	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	25y 5y	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it. Potency is determined by the number of different Coda consumed in the Radiant Finale executed prior, dealing full damage for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. 1 Coda: 500 2 Coda: 600 3 Coda: 900 Can only be executed while under the effect of Radiant Encore Ready.

Limit Breaks (PvE)

See also: Limit Break

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Big Shot	Physical Ranged DPS	1	Limit Break Level 1		2s	Instant	25y 30y	Delivers an attack that deals 54% the damage of Braver to all targets in a straight line.
Desperado	Physical Ranged DPS	1	Limit Break Level 2		3s	Instant	25y 30y	Delivers an attack that deals 117% the damage of Braver to all targets in a straight line.
Sagittarius Arrow	ARC	1	Limit Break Level 3		4.5s	Instant	25y 30y	Delivers an attack that deals 189% the damage of Braver to all targets in a straight line.

Physical Ranged DPS role actions (PvE)

See also: Role actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Leg Graze	Physical Ranged DPS	6	Ability		Instant	30s	0y 0y	Inflicts target with Heavy +40%. Duration: 10s
Second Wind	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS	8	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 800
Foot Graze	Physical Ranged DPS	10	Ability		Instant	30s	0y 0y	Binds target. Duration: 10s Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Target unbound if damage taken.
Peloton	Physical Ranged DPS	20	Ability		Instant	5s	0y 30y	Increases movement speed of self and nearby party members as long as they remain within distance. Duration: 30s Effect ends when enmity is generated. Cannot be used in battle.
Head Graze	Physical Ranged DPS	24	Ability		Instant	30s	25y 0y	Interrupts the use of a target's action.
Arm's Length	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS Tank	32	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s

PvP actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Powerful Shot (PvP)	BRD		30	Weaponskill		1.44s	2.4s	25y 0y	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 6,000. Additional Effect: Reduces the recast time of Harmonic Arrow by 4s Requires casting time to execute. However, it is possible to walk while casting.
Apex Arrow (PvP)	BRD		30	Weaponskill		Instant	20s	25y 25y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Additional Effect: Grants Frontliner's March Frontliner's March Effect: Reduces your weaponskill cast time and recast time by 10%, and increases damage dealt by self and all party members within a radius of 30 yalms by 5%. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants Blast Arrow Ready Duration: 20s This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※Action changes to Blast Arrow while under the effect of Blast Arrow Ready.
Silent Nocturne (PvP)	BRD		30	Ability		Instant	30s	15y 0y	Silences target. Duration: 2s Additional Effect: Grants Repertoire Duration: 10s ※Powerful Shot changes to Pitch Perfect while under the effect of Repertoire.
Repelling Shot (PvP)	BRD		30	Ability		Instant	15s	10y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000. Additional Effect: 10-yalm backstep. Additional Effect: Bind Duration: 3s Cannot be executed while bound.
The Warden's Paean (PvP)	BRD		30	Ability		Instant	25s	30y 0y	Removes one status affliction from self or target party member that can be removed by Purify. If a status affliction cannot be removed, creates a barrier that will nullify the next status affliction that can be removed by Purify. Duration: 8s Grants Warden's Grace upon successfully removing or nullifying a status affliction. Warden's Grace Effect: Reduces damage taken by 25% while increasing HP recovered by healing actions by 25% Duration: 5s Additional Effect: Grants Repertoire Duration: 10s ※Powerful Shot changes to Pitch Perfect while under the effect of Repertoire.
Pitch Perfect (PvP)	BRD		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	25y 0y	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 4,000. Potency increases up to 8,000 the farther away you are from the target, reaching its maximum value when the target is 15 yalms away. Additional Effect: Reduces the recast time of Empyreal Arrow by 5s Can only be executed while under the effect of Repertoire. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Blast Arrow (PvP)	BRD		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	25y 25y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 10,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Additional Effect: Grants Frontliner's Forte Frontliner's Forte Effect: Reduces your weaponskill cast time and recast time by 10%, and increases damage dealt by self and all party members within a radius of 30 yalms by 5%. Duration: 10s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Limit Break (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Final Fantasia (PvP)	BRD	30	Limit Break		Instant	10s	0y 30y	Reduces your weaponskill cast time and recast time by 10% while also increasing movement speed by 25%. Additional Effect: Increases damage dealt by self and all party members within a radius of 30 yalms by 10% while also gradually filling the limit gauge Duration: 30s Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full. Gauge Charge Time: 120s Effect can only be activated while target is in combat.

Common actions (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Standard-issue Elixir (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		4.5s	5s	0y 0y	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.
Recuperate (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability	2,500	Instant	1s	0y 0y	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 15,000
Purify (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	24s	0y 0y	Removes Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Deep Freeze, and Miracle of Nature. Additional Effect: Grants Resilience Resilience Effect: Nullifies status afflictions that can be removed by Purify, as well as knockback and draw-in effects Duration: 3s Can be used even when under the effect of certain status afflictions.
Guard (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	30s	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 90% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 5s Movement speed is reduced by 50% for the duration of this effect. Effect ends upon reuse, using another action, or when the effect duration expires.
Sprint (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	1.5s	0y 0y	Increases movement speed. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

See also

• List of archer actions

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