As long as you're staying on top of gear, it still holds true up till way later. Given the same gear level as say, a monk, you will still be able to just face tank stuff in vanilla better (get dem HG's) since you can slow / haste, and they cant. Even just slow, being a straight 20% damage reducer, is super strong.
Again, I never said its the most efficient, but being a chill bard isnt efficient either.
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