Bards can do much more than people think. See the videos in this thread
https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...=408521&page=2
That said, chanters are much more efficient/OP at crawling due to long-duration lulls & charms.
If bards could charm lvl 55 mobs
https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...ght=bard+charm things would be a little bit closer but still with enc on top