FFXIV: Endwalker Bard Guide [Patch 6.5]

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Contents:
0:00 Intro
0:14 About the job
0:40 Job Gauge
1:25 Songs
3:08 Abilities
5:35 Priority system
7:23 Opener and 2 minute burst
10:38 Gearing
11:37 Utility
14:16 Last few notes
Useful link's and sources:
The Balance Job Guide: bit.ly/329qM3j
Icy Veins guide: www.icy-veins.com/ffxiv/bard-...
Opener infographic: imgur.com/a/WzBY3AP
Basic level 90 guide: bit.ly/3EcK193
Advanced level 90 guide: bit.ly/3s2xYa9
fflogs: www.fflogs.com/
XIVanalysis: xivanalysis.com/
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Music used:
Charles Mayer: Méditation élégiaque, Op.335: • Charles Mayer: Méditat...
Leopold Kozeluch: Pastorale in g minor: • Leopold Kozeluch: Past...
Charles S. Bovy-Lysberg: Barcarolle in g sharp minor, Op.130: • Charles S. Bovy-Lysber...

[@Juliacare]

As per patch 6.3 nature's minne's cd is now 120 second and its healing affect is now 15% to anyone within 20y instead of a single target. Good buff.

[@Cozy_with_SerenityStorm]

So detailed, I LOVE IT! Thanks for the amazing guide.

[@nirvanaa21]

Amazing guide, helped me a lot!

[@jimmyohdez]

KZbin has been recommending a lot of smaller KZbinrs to me lately, and you by far are my favorite. Loved the video and subbed.

[@Juliacare]

That means a lot, thank you!

[@philipp5756]

during the opener, why don’t you double weave barrage + sidewinder when you don’t get straight shot ready?

[@offsale8911]

Probably to keep a window open for pitch perfect

[@Juliacare]

what Offsale guessed is correct. This is where you can use PP if you are at 3 stacks, which almost always is the case.

[@freezax4]

@@Juliacarewhat difference in dmg? Why not cast pp right afterwards?

[@chaserb007]

Question, why blow barrage's proc on refulgent arrow instead of using it on sidewinder? Sidewinder can't proc straight shot ready so we wouldn't be losing the proc and it has a higher potency. Secondly if all dots snap shot and are not dynamic on ffxiv why wouldn't you want to apply buffs then dots then reapply at some point each time you blow your 2 mins? I see you suggest an iron jaw once all buffs are applied, but would that not be a waste of a global when you could simply apply the dots themselves with the buffs?

[@Juliacare]

Barrage' s damage increase buff only applies to GCD abilities. Refulgent arrow is our highest potency GCD ability, thats why we use it on it. We also arent losing a proc as you are only using Barrage if you do not already have a regulgent arrow proc ready. The dots question is a fair one, however you have to imagine that its a waste of a GCD under buffs to use a weak ability like the dots themselves. You instead "waste" one outside of buff windows so that inside of every buff window of the fight you only have to use one GCD to refresh your dots. This nets you a lot more GCDs into buffs, increasing the rDPS you give to your party.

[@chaserb007]

@@Juliacare thank you for the reply back, I didn’t realize it was only gcd abilities thank you for clarifying.

[@gmb3682]

So if I have RA already proc’d, I should use RA, then Barrage, and then RA? Or do I use Barrage on a previous RA proc?

[@Juliacare]

Spend the existing RA first, barrage after.

[@gmb3682]

@@Juliacare oh okay, i thought you had meant Barrage would buff the existing RA proc lol thank you for clarifying!