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Bard

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Bard

Bs fe07 nils bard.png
Nils as a Bard in The Blazing Blade.


Musicians whose songs inspire allies. Cannot use weapons or attack.

Unit type(s)

Infantry

Weapon(s)
  • Fire, Thunder, Wind, Light (Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776)
  • None (The Binding Blade and The Blazing Blade)
Skill(s)
  • Play (The Binding Blade and The Blazing Blade)

The Bard (Japanese: バード Bard) is a basic class which debuted in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. 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 Thracia 776, the Bard is an offensive magic class with access to both light magic and the three forms of anima magic. They possess significant magical power, 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 promote to the Sage class.

In the Elibe duology, The Binding Blade and The Blazing Blade, Bards act instead as the direct male equivalent of the Dancer class, performing 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, Elffin in the former and Nils in the latter.

Stats

Base stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War 30 0 7 7 10 0 3 7 6 -- Fire magic C Thunder magic C
FE4RankWind.png C Light magic C
Thracia 776 16 0 1 1 5 0 0 -- 6 4 Fire magic E Thunder magic E
FE5RankWind.png E Light magic E
The Binding Blade 14 1 -- 2 7 0 1 0 5 6 --
The Blazing Blade 14 1 -- 2 7 0 1 0 5 3 --

Max stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War 80 15 22 22 25 30 18 22 6 -- Fire magic C Thunder magic C
FE4RankWind.png C Light magic C*
Thracia 776 80 20 20 20 20 20 20 -- 20 20 Fire magic A Thunder magic A
FE5RankWind.png A Light magic A
The Binding Blade 60 20 -- 20 20 30 20 20 15 20 --
The Blazing Blade 60 10 -- 10 30 30 24 26 15 20 --

Miscellaneous stats

Game Experience CRP Gold Weight mod. Capacity Vision Size
Genealogy of the Holy War -- -- 2,000 -- -- -- --
Thracia 776 -- 3 -- -- -- -- --
The Binding Blade -- 2 -- -- -- -- --
The Blazing Blade -- 2 -- -- -- -- --

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War 100% 10% 30% 30% 30% 0% 10% 30% -- -- -- --
Thracia 776 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -- -- ? ? --
The Binding Blade 45% 45% -- 30% 60% 70% 0% 3% -- -- -- --
The Blazing Blade 45% 45% -- 30% 60% 70% 0% 13% -- -- -- --
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Game Skill Learning conditions
The Binding Blade
The Blazing Blade
Play Innate.

Class change

Genealogy of the Holy War

The class a unit changes into in Genealogy of the Holy War is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units in the Bard class have the following class change option:

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe04 lewyn bard magic.png
Bard
Choosing the option "Class change" in the home castle after reaching Level 20. Bs fe04 lewyn sage magic.png
Sage

Thracia 776

The class a unit changes into in Thracia 776 is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units in the Bard class have the following class change option:

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe05 homer bard magic.png
Bard
Using a Knight Proof after reaching Level 10. Bs fe05 homer sage magic.png
Sage

The Binding Blade

Base class
Bs fe06 elffin bard.png
Bard

The Blazing Blade

Base class
Bs fe07 nils bard.png
Bard

Playable Bards

Playable Characters
Name Game
Lewyn Genealogy of the Holy War First Generation
Homer Thracia 776
Elffin The Binding Blade
Nils The Blazing Blade
Playable Bard units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
The Binding Blade
(class roll)
Musicians whose songs inspire
allies. Cannot use weapons or attack.*
優しい音色を奏でて 仲間を助ける存在
武器を使わないので 攻撃はできない
The Binding Blade
(help)
Musicians whose melodies
aid allies. Unable to attack.*
美しいおどりで 仲間を助ける
攻撃はできない
The Blazing Blade
(class roll)
Musicians whose songs inspire
allies. Cannot use weapons or attack.
優しい音色を奏でて 仲間を助ける存在
武器を使わないので 攻撃はできない
The Blazing Blade
(help)
Musicians whose melodies
aid allies. Unable to attack.
優しい音色で 仲間を助ける
攻撃はできない

Trivia

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Bard

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 Final Fantasy series), but are otherwise seen as useless in battle.

Japanese

バード
吟遊詩人

• Officially romanized as Bard.
• Bard. This name is used in dialogue and ending titles.

Spanish

Bardo

Bard

French

Barde

Bard

German

Barde

Bard

Italian

Bardo

Bard

Gallery

References

  1. Collector Togami, All Opening Scenes Fire Emblem Genealogy Of The Holy War, Youtube, Published: August 9, 2017, Retrieved: July 9, 2022

See also

Project Classes.png This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series.
Classes in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Base classes Arch KnightAxe ArmorAxe FighterAxe KnightBardBow ArmorBow FighterCavalierFire MageFree KnightJunior LordKnightLance KnightLight PriestessMagePegasus KnightPriestPrincePrincessSword ArmorSword FighterTroubadourThiefThunder MageWind MageWyvern Knight
Advanced classes Bow KnightDuke KnightForrestGeneralGreat KnightHigh PriestKnight LordMage KnightMage FighterMaster KnightPaladinRangerSageSniperSwordmasterThief FighterWarriorWyvern Lord
Other classes BallistaBarbarianBaronBishopBrigandCivilianDancerDark BishopDark MageDark PrinceDragon RiderEmperorHunterIron BallistaKiller BallistaPirateQueen
Unused classes ArcherAxe SoldierGreat BallistaPegasus RiderSoldierSpear SoldierSword Soldier
Classes in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Base classes ArcherArch KnightAxe ArmorAxe FighterAxe KnightBallistaBardBow ArmorBow FighterBrigandCavalierCivilianClericDancerDragon RiderFree KnightHunterIron BallistaLance ArmorLance KnightLoptr MageLordMagePegasus RiderPiratePoison BallistaPriestPrinceSoldierSword ArmorSword FighterThiefTroubadour
Advanced classes BaronBerserkerBishopBow KnightDark BishopDark MageDuke KnightGeneralGreat KnightHigh PriestMage KnightMercenaryPegasus KnightSageSniperRangerSwordmasterThief FighterWarriorWyvern Knight
Unused/cutscene classes Dark PrinceEmperorFalcon KnightForrestJunior LordKiller BallistaKnight LordMaster KnightWyvern Lord
Classes in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Base classes ArcherBardBrigandCavalierChildCivilianClericDancerDemon DragonFighterKnightLordMageManaketeMercenaryMyrmidonNomadPegasus KnightPiratePriestShamanSoldierThiefTransporterTroubadourWyvern Rider
Advanced classes BerserkerBishopDruidFalcon KnightGeneralGreat LordHeroKingManaketeNomadic TrooperPaladinSageSniperSwordmasterValkyrieWarriorWyvern Lord
Classes in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Base classes ArcherBardBramimondBrigandCavalierChildCivilianClericCorsairDancerFighterFire DragonKnightLordMageMagic SealMercenaryMonkMyrmidonNomadPeerPegasus KnightPiratePrinceShamanSoldierThiefTransporterTroubadourWyvern Rider
Advanced classes ArchsageAssassinBerserkerBishopBlade LordDark DruidDruidFalcoknightGeneralGreat LordHeroKnight LordNomadic TrooperPaladinSageSniperSwordmasterValkyrieWarriorWyvern Lord