Final Fantasy Tactics Job Classes
| Jobs | |||
| Archer | Arithmetician | Bard | Black Mage |
| Chemist | Dancer | Dark Knight | Dragoon |
| Geomancer | Knight | Mime | Monk |
| Mystic | Ninja | Onion Knight | Orator |
| Samurai | Squire | Summoner | Thief |
| Time Mage | White Mage | ||
BardA warrior who uses his voice as a weapon. May use Bardsong to support his allies in battle. |  |
Vital Statistics
| Prerequisite Classes | |||||||||
| Base Stats | Move | Jump | Speed | Evade | Relative Base / Bonus Values | ||||
| Attack | Magic | HP | MP | Speed | |||||
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ★ / ★★★★★ | ★★★★ / ★★★ | ★ / ★★★★★ | ★ / ★★★★★ | ★★★ / ★★★ | |
| Basic Skillset Note: Click each skill name for more detailed information. | Bardsong Bard job command. Sing melodies in an exquisite voice to cause various mysterious effects. | |||||||||||||||||
| Skill Name | Description | Horiz. Range | Vert. Range | Targeting | Speed | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seraph Song | A song pleading for angelic protection. Restores MP. | Battlefield | 0 | Ally | 17 | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Life's Anthem | A song praising the vibrance of life. Restores HP. | Battlefield | 0 | Ally | 17 | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Rousing Melody | A song of encouragement and inspiration. Increases Speed. | Battlefield | 0 | Ally | 13 | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Battle Chant | A gallant song of battles fought and won. Increases physical attack power. | Battlefield | 0 | Ally | 13 | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Magickal Refrain | A song of the laws of sorcery and of the source of magick. Increases magickal attack power. | Battlefield | 0 | Ally | 10 | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Nameless Song | A thoroughly mysterious song passed down through many an age. Bestows various types of protection. | Battlefield | 0 | Ally | 10 | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Finale | The ultimate song. Increases allies' CT to 100. | Battlefield | 0 | Ally | 5 | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Basic Abilities | Skill Type | Skill Name | Description | Trigger | JP Required |
| Reaction | Magick Boost | Increase magickal attack power. Trigger: HP Loss | HP Damage | 500 | |
| Reaction | Faith Boost | Increase Faith. Trigger: Magick | Magic Effect | 700 | |
| Movement | Move +3 | Increase Move by 3. | N/A | 1000 | |
| Movement | Fly | Fly over enemies as well as any other obstacles. | N/A | 5000 |
Subjective Analysis
The Bard is your reward for training a male character in the magic-using classes. The Bard is a pretty weak character, with low HP, AT, and speed. His harp weapon is quite worthless as well.
The Bard's action abilities are not worth much unless you enjoy buffing your squad - but, if you are a fan of that, he can do it across the whole team at once. By the time you unlock him, though, odds are you aren't fighting many battles where you need big buffs. The Bard's one other purpose is its Move +3 ability, which is incredibly useful and one of the few real purposes for spending any time in this class.
| Jobs | |||
| Archer | Arithmetician | Bard | Black Mage |
| Chemist | Dancer | Dark Knight | Dragoon |
| Geomancer | Knight | Mime | Monk |
| Mystic | Ninja | Onion Knight | Orator |
| Samurai | Squire | Summoner | Thief |
| Time Mage | White Mage | ||
Caves of Narshe: Final Fantasy Tactics
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©1997–2025 Josh Alvies (Rangers51)
All fanfiction and fanart (including original artwork in forum avatars) is property of the original authors. Some graphics property of Square Enix.