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Malacite · 03-14-2008, 11:19 AM

The main instruments you absolutely want are;

Cornette +1 (+5 Attack, +24 seconds to Minuet songs)
Traversiere +1 (4 Accuracy and +24 seconds to Madrigal Songs)
Horn +1 (2% more Slow and +24 seconds to Elegy Songs)
Mary's Horn (lengthens duration of Lullaby by about 12 seconds. It's expensive tho)
Faerie Piccolo (2% more Haste to March Songs. Worry about this one in the 60's)

The others are all rather nice but those are the main songs you'll be using. If you can afford it, it's nice to have a Piccolo +1 as well as a Siren's Flute. The +2 to Requiem sadly only increases it's duration, and not the damage/tic. And the Ebony Harp +1 can be pretty sweet during down time (+2 to paeon)

BRD is by no means a cheap job. The people that claim it is just suck at it and don't want to fork out the gil for the good instruments. Gemshorn +1 can actually come in quite handy as well if you decide to use BRD for CoP. There are a few missions where having as much evasion as possible (like 6-4 Airship fight and mammets) really, really helps.

03-14-2008, 11:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
Malacite Heir to Odin Oracle of Knowledge FFXI Character Info. Join Date: May 2006 Location: None of your damn business Posts: 3,492 Style: My Mood: Thanks: 738 Thanked 318x in 218 Posts Gil: 98,407 Bank: 0 Total Gil: 98,407 Donate	Re: New Player//Bard Asspirations The main instruments you absolutely want are; Cornette +1 (+5 Attack, +24 seconds to Minuet songs) Traversiere +1 (4 Accuracy and +24 seconds to Madrigal Songs) Horn +1 (2% more Slow and +24 seconds to Elegy Songs) Mary's Horn (lengthens duration of Lullaby by about 12 seconds. It's expensive tho) Faerie Piccolo (2% more Haste to March Songs. Worry about this one in the 60's) The others are all rather nice but those are the main songs you'll be using. If you can afford it, it's nice to have a Piccolo +1 as well as a Siren's Flute. The +2 to Requiem sadly only increases it's duration, and not the damage/tic. And the Ebony Harp +1 can be pretty sweet during down time (+2 to paeon) BRD is by no means a cheap job. The people that claim it is just suck at it and don't want to fork out the gil for the good instruments. Gemshorn +1 can actually come in quite handy as well if you decide to use BRD for CoP. There are a few missions where having as much evasion as possible (like 6-4 Airship fight and mammets) really, really helps.
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