Editing Bard (section)

== Role in a fight ==
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* '''Stay behind the frontline.''' Your effective range is a sphere around you, not a beam. You do not need line of sight, so use terrain and stay out of reach.
* '''Time buffs to the push.''' Strength dropped as your diamonds engage wins fights. Dropped thirty seconds early, it expires before contact.
* '''Save energy for the retreat.''' Speed on a losing fight saves your whole team's gear. Spending everything on the opening push and having nothing left is the most common bard mistake.
* '''Debuff the enemy bard first.''' Wither and weakness on their support collapses the other side faster than damage does.
* '''Never chase.''' A bard following a fleeing enemy is a bard away from its team and about to be pearled onto.
* '''Call your holds.''' Teammates need to know when strength is up so they commit at the right moment.
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