Of course, I said 'by itself.' Teach Hurdy some Black Mage or Time Mage abilities and suddenly you have a self-sustaining mage! That's pretty useful, in my opinion, especially since the Time Mage buffs (i.e. I usually operate on the idea that a good offense is a great defense, so spending a turn buffing one or two units - because everyone is spread out - doesn't always seem good in terms of action economy. Magick Ballad is the reason people love it so much, but how much MP do you really need to restore? (All of it, if you're running Ultima on everyone.) I'd personally rather have a Cannoneer who can restore 60 MP in one go. He can also deal damage to undead and exorcise them with Requiem.īy itself, Bard isn't that great. His most notable ability is Magick Ballad, which restores MP. Defense, resistance, regen, cure + Esuna, the works. As is the finest of Bardic traditions, Hurdy spends all his time buffing your party.

The first of the half dozen or so special units the game hoists upon you, Hurdy the Bard is basically Animist but better. Growths: Great M.POW and M.RES, below average everything else. In particular, we're talking about Hurdy (Bard) and Adelle (Heritor).Īcquired when Hurdy joins the clan after completing 'Making Music' FFTA2 has more than is strictly necessary, but they aren't all bad. Today we're looking at a couple unique jobs. Part 92: Soul Music and Memories: Bard, Heritor Soul Music and Memories: Heritor, Bard (Job Roundup #15)

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