Bards in Kunark Era

[Tiax]

In the right hands Bards perform very well in Kunark. They are probably the most difficult class to play though.

Regarding CC, Bards are the best CC class until about level 35 at which point their aoe mez starts getting resisted a lot, and chanters become better. However I would still say that practically there isn't much difference between them. By that I mean, as a Bard you should be in control of all the mobs into the camp, and you should be aware of what is popping when, and you have your 6th sense (track). If you are doing all this correctly there shouldn't be more than 3 mobs in the camp at any time. If you get trained though you want an enc [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I rate Bards the best pulling class for a group in the game. I think they are better than Monks because of all the tools available to them - lull, snare, mez, track, charm, eye of zomm, selos, invis. They are especially good at pulling camps full of casters where Monks struggle.

Regarding Buffs, encs are better - Bard haste and the 32 mana song are both poor compared to Enchanter haste and Clarity. The level 55 manasong is as good as c2 however.

Where Bards really struggle vs encs is DPS - enc charm is OP, and makes them one of the best dps classes in the game, combined with the best buffs, and their ability to cc make encs OP as a class. I still prefer my Bard though because they are by far the coolest class in the game =)