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{{Template:Class Infobox
#REDIRECT [[Bard (disambiguation)]]
|image=[[File:Bs fe07 nils bard.png]]
|caption=[[Nils]] as a Bard in {{FE7}}.
|flavor_text=Musicians whose songs inspire allies. Cannot use weapons or attack.
|weapons=*[[Fire (magic)|Fire]], [[Thunder (magic)|Thunder]], [[Wind (magic)|Wind]], [[Light (magic)|light]] <small>({{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} and {{title|Thracia 776}})</small>
* None <small>({{title|The Binding Blade}} and {{FE7}})</small>
|skills=
*[[Dance|Play]] <small>({{title|The Binding Blade}} and {{FE7}})</small>}}
 
The '''Bard''' (Japanese: {{hover|バード|Bādo}} ''Bard'') is a [[:Category:Base classes|basic]] [[class]] which debuted in {{FE4}}.  Present in four games in the series, it plays two different gameplay roles in its different appearances.
 
In the [[Jugdral]] duology, ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' and {{title|Thracia 776}}, the Bard is an offensive magic class with access to both [[Light (magic)|light magic]] and the three forms of [[Anima (magic)|anima magic]].  They possess significant [[Magic (stat)|magical power]], [[skill (stat)|skill]] and [[speed]], but are lacking in defensive stats as with most offensive magic classes.  The class is exclusive to two characters between the two games: [[Lewyn]] in the former and [[Homer]] in the latter.  Bards [[class change|promote]] to the [[Sage]] class.
 
In the [[Elibe]] duology, {{title|The Binding Blade}} and {{FE7}}, Bards act instead as the direct male equivalent of the [[Dancer]] class, performing [[Dance|songs]] to refresh their allies and give them another turn of movement.  Here, it is a pure support class with no offensive ability whatsoever, and cannot promote at all; the class is again exclusive to two specific characters, [[Elphin]] in the former and [[Nils]] in the latter.
 
==Stats==
===Base stats===
{{MaxStats
|game1={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}
|hp1=30
|str1=0
|mag1=7
|skl1=7
|spd1=10
|luck1=0
|def1=3
|res1=7
|mov1=6
|con1=--
|wpnr1={{FireSNES}} C {{ThunderSNES}} C<br>{{WindSNES}} C {{LightSNES}} C
|-
|game2={{title|Thracia 776}}
|hp2=16
|str2=0
|mag2=1
|skl2=1
|spd2=5
|luck2=0
|def2=0
|res2=--
|mov2=6
|con2=4
|wpnr2={{FireSNES}} E {{ThunderSNES}} E<br>{{WindSNES}} E {{LightSNES}} E
|-
|game3={{title|The Binding Blade}}
|hp3=14
|str3=1
|mag3=--
|skl3=2
|spd3=7
|luck3=0
|def3=1
|res3=0
|mov3=5
|con3=6
|wpnr3=--
|-
|gamee={{FE7}}
|hpe=14
|stre=1
|mage=--
|skle=2
|spde=7
|lucke=0
|defe=1
|rese=0
|move=5
|cone=3
|wpnre=--
}}
 
===Max stats===
{{MaxStats
|game1={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}
|hp1=80
|str1=15
|mag1=22
|skl1=22
|spd1=25
|luck1=30
|def1=18
|res1=22
|mov1=6
|con1=--
|wpnr1={{FireSNES}} C {{ThunderSNES}} C<br>{{WindSNES}} C {{LightSNES}} C{{hover|*|Note: Weapon ranks only change at class change in Genealogy of the Holy War.}}
|-
|game2={{title|Thracia 776}}
|hp2=80
|str2=20
|mag2=20
|skl2=20
|spd2=20
|luck2=20
|def2=20
|res2=--
|mov2=20
|con2=20
|wpnr2={{FireSNES}} A {{ThunderSNES}} A<br>{{WindSNES}} A {{LightSNES}} A
|-
|game3={{title|The Binding Blade}}
|hp3=60
|str3=20
|mag3=--
|skl3=20
|spd3=20
|luck3=30
|def3=20
|res3=20
|mov3=15
|con3=20
|wpnr3=--
|-
|gamee={{FE7}}
|hpe=60
|stre=10
|mage=--
|skle=10
|spde=30
|lucke=30
|defe=24
|rese=26
|move=15
|cone=20
|wpnre=--
}}
 
===Class growth rates===
{{ClassGrowths
|game1={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}
|hp1=100%
|str1=10%
|mag1=30%
|skl1=30%
|spd1=30%
|luck1=0%
|def1=10%
|res1=30%
|game2={{title|Thracia 776}}
|hp2=?
|str2=?
|mag2=?
|skl2=?
|spd2=?
|luck2=?
|def2=?
|res2=--
|con2=?
|mov2=?
|game3={{title|The Binding Blade}}
|hp3=45%
|str3=45%
|mag3=--
|skl3=30%
|spd3=60%
|luck3=70%
|def3=0%
|res3=3%
|gamee={{FE7}}
|hpe=45%
|stre=45%
|mage=--
|skle=30%
|spde=60%
|lucke=70%
|defe=0%
|rese=13%
}}
===Class skills===
{{ClassSkills
|-
|gameo={{title|The Binding Blade}}<br>{{FE7}}
|skillo=[[Dance|Play]]
|learno=Innate.
}}
==Class change==
===''Genealogy of the Holy War''===
{|align=center style="{{roundt}}; {{roundb}}; border:2px solid {{Color2}}; text-align: center"
!width=100px style="{{round}}; background-color:{{Color1}}; border:2px solid {{Color2}}"|Basic class
!width=200px style="{{round}}; background-color:{{Color1}}; border:2px solid {{Color2}}"|Promotion method
!width=100px style="{{round}}; background-color:{{Color1}}; border:2px solid {{Color2}}"|Promoted class
|-
|[[File:bs_fe04_lewyn_bard_magic.png]]<br>[[Bard]]<br>[[File:bs_fe04_deirdre_shaman_magic.png]]<br>[[Shaman]]<br><small>([[Julia]] only)</small>
|Choosing the option "Promote" in the [[Castle|home castle]] after reaching level 20.
|[[File:bs_fe04_lewyn_sage_magic.png]]<br>[[Sage]]
|-
|}
 
===''Thracia 776''===
{|align=center style="{{roundt}}; {{roundb}}; border:2px solid {{Color2}}; text-align: center"
!width=100px style="{{round}}; background-color:{{Color1}}; border:2px solid {{Color2}}"|Basic class
!width=200px style="{{round}}; background-color:{{Color1}}; border:2px solid {{Color2}}"|Promotion method
!width=100px style="{{round}}; background-color:{{Color1}}; border:2px solid {{Color2}}"|Promoted class
|-
|[[File:Bs fe05 asvel mage magic.png]]<br>[[Mage]]<br>[[File:Bs fe05 homer bard magic.png]]<br>[[Bard]]<br>[[File:Bs fe05 linoan cleric magic.png]]<br>[[Cleric]]
|Using a [[File:Is snes03 knight proof.png]][[Knight Proof]] after reaching Level 10.
|[[File:Bs fe05 homer sage magic.png]]<br>[[Sage]]
|-
|}
 
===''The Binding Blade'', ''Fire Emblem''===
{{Class Change 1
|sprite=[[File:Bs_fe07_nils_bard.png]]
|class=Bard
}}
 
==Playable Bards==
{{Notable Units
|units=playable
|name1=Lewyn
|game1={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} First Generation
|name2=Homer
|game2={{title|Thracia 776}}
|name3=Elphin
|game3={{title|The Binding Blade}}
|name4=Nils
|game4={{FE7}}
}}
 
==Trivia==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Ca fe04 bard troubadour.gif|Concept artwork of the Bard (a male [[Troubadour]] at this point in development) from {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.
</gallery>
 
==Etymology and other languages==
{{Names
|eng-name=Bard
|eng-mean=A professional traveling musician during the Middle Ages who made a living incorporating storytelling into their songs. For many communities of the era, bards were their only real form of outside entertainment.  Bards are a common class in role-playing games with a class/job system. Their main function is to buff or debuff party members (especially in the ''[[wikipedia:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy]]'' series), but are otherwise seen as useless in battle.
|jap-name={{hover|バード|Bādo}}
|jap-mean=Officially romanized as '''Bard'''.
|fren-name=Barde
|fren-mean=Bard
|ger-name=Barde
|ger-mean=Bard
|span-name=Bardo
|span-mean=Bard
|ital-name=Bardo
|ital-mean=Bard}}
 
{{refbar}}
==See also==
* [[Dancer]]
* [[Mage]]
 
{{Project Classes}}
{{NavClass}}
[[Category:Base classes]][[Category:Classes in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War]] [[Category:Classes in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776]] [[Category:Classes in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade]] [[Category:Classes in Fire Emblem (GBA)]]

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