Bard stat questions / twink items?

[Dr4z3r]

Lots of people saying bards should sing haste, but I suspect everyone is thinking that all Bard songs are overhaste. Well, they're not. Bards don't get overhaste in Kunark, and EDIT: I didn't play a bard in classic, so I don't know what happens in Velious.

Bard haste is really quite weak: The best Bards get in Kunark is 45% (lvl 54), which gives no other benefits, while enchanters get Celerity (50%) at 39, and Shaman get the same at 56. All of these are v2 haste, so none of them stack with one another. When there's a shaman or enchanter in the group, a tanking song like Nillipus', or the STR/AGI from Verses are probably what you'll want to play.

tl;dr: Bard haste songs are weak and don't stack with anything.

[greatdane]

Not all groups have a shaman or enchanter, especially if they have a bard already.

[soup]

Originally Posted by Dr4z3r [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

tl;dr: Bard haste songs are weak and don't stack with anything.

Wait, what? Everything I have ever heard about haste stacking (from the original Kunark days through all my time on p99) has always been "one item, one spell, one song" meaning that the bard haste was stacking with the enchanter haste was stacking with the FBSS.