Bard Skills, Abilities & Treasures

How progression works

Character level and card level are different. Treasures arrive at fixed character levels, while even character levels award a point that you decide how to spend.

Even character levels

Gain one character point at every even character level from 4 through 24. Spend it on an ability, the Bard skill, or an HP upgrade.

Odd character levels

Choose one of two treasures at every odd character level from 5 through 23.

Upgrade limits

The skill ends at tier 3. HP may be upgraded four times. A second ability follows the same Bard ability tree.

Level 24 endpoint

A completed level-24 build can have two max-level abilities, a max-level skill, and four HP upgrades.

Bard ability tree

Develop the Bard’s story from a targeted champion purchase into immediate play, discounts, or champion recursion. Use this same tree when developing the Bard’s second ability.

1

Starting storyAbility card level 1

Ability

Brave Story

Sacrifice: Acquire a champion costing 3 Gold or less to the top of your deck.

2

First upgradeAbility card level 2

Ability

Epic Poem

Sacrifice: Acquire a champion costing 5 Gold or less to the top of your deck.

3

Bring the champion into playAbility card level 3

Ability

Valiant Verse

Sacrifice: Acquire a champion costing 5 Gold or less and put it into play.

4

Specialization – choose oneAbility card level 4

AbilityDirect play path

Intrepid Tale

Sacrifice: Acquire a champion and put it into play.

AbilityDiscount path

Heroic Fable

Sacrifice: Acquire a champion for 1 Gold less. If it has a printed cost of 5 Gold or less, put it into play.

6

Maximum story – choose an eligible pathAbility card level 6

AbilityDirect play path

Grand Legend

Sacrifice: You may put a champion from your discard pile into play, then acquire a champion into play.

AbilityFlexible path

Bold Saga

Sacrifice: Acquire a champion for 1 Gold less. Put it into play.

AbilityDiscount path

Mythic Chronicle

Sacrifice: Acquire a champion for 3 Gold less. If it has a printed cost of 5 Gold or less, put it into play.

Bard skill: Moving Melody

The Bard skill prepares champions, then develops toward readying a larger board, temporarily strengthening a key champion, or balancing both effects.

1

Starting skillSkill tier 1 of 3

Skill

Moving Melody

Expend and pay 2 Gold: Prepare any number of champions with total cost 4 Gold or less.

2

Choose oneSkill tier 2 of 3

SkillPreparation path

Inspiring Tune

Expend and pay 2 Gold: Prepare any number of champions with total cost 6 Gold or less.

SkillEmpowerment path

Rousing Ode

Expend and pay 2 Gold: Prepare a champion. It gains +1 Defense until the start of your next turn.

3

Maximum skill – choose an eligible pathSkill tier 3 of 3

SkillPreparation path

Battle March

Expend and pay 2 Gold: Prepare any number of champions with total cost 10 Gold or less.

SkillFlexible path

Rally Hymn

Expend and pay 2 Gold: Gain 2 Combat. Prepare any number of champions with total cost 7 Gold or less. They gain +1 Defense until the start of your next turn.

SkillEmpowerment path

Stirring Song

Expend and pay 2 Gold: Prepare a champion. It gains +3 Defense until the start of your next turn.

HP upgrades

A character point may be spent on HP up to four times. Track those purchases separately from both abilities and the class skill.

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Bard treasures by character level

Beginning at character level 5, choose one of the two Bard treasures offered at each odd level.

Character level5

Choose one treasure

Treasure

Dancing Blade

Gain 2 Combat and 1 Gold.

Treasure

Necros Dirge

Gain 1 Gold and 1 Combat.
The next time you acquire a Necros champion this turn, you may sacrifice a card from your hand or discard pile.

Character level7

Choose one treasure

Treasure

Summoning Drum

You may sacrifice a non-champion in the market. Draw a card.
Sacrifice: Gain 1 Gold.

Treasure

Silencing Scepter

Draw a card. Expend a champion.

Character level9

Choose one treasure

Treasure

Coat of Encores

Requires 30 Health

Discard a card. If you do, put a Song from your deck or discard pile into your hand.

Treasure

Collecting Cap

Requires 25 Health

If you have a champion in play, gain 1 Gold.

Character level11

Choose one treasure

Treasure

Goblet of Whimsy

Gain 2 Gold or 4 Combat.
Sacrifice: Gain the other effect.

Treasure

Lute

Gain 2 Gold.
Gain 1 Health for each champion you have in play.

Character level13

Choose one treasure

Treasure

Songbook

Reserve 1

Pick a faction. Songbook has that faction this turn.
Gain 1 Gold. Draw a card.

Treasure

Musical Darts

Reserve 1

Pick a faction. Musical Darts has that faction this turn.
Gain 1 Combat for each faction you have in play. Draw a card.

Character level15

Choose one treasure

Treasure

Lullaby Harp

Gain 1 Gold and 6 Health.
Expend target champion.

Treasure

Golden Harp

Gain 2 Gold.

Character level17

Choose one treasure

Treasure

Muse’s Paper

Reserve 2

Sacrifice any number of cards in the market.
Gain 4 Gold.
Put the next card you acquire on top of your deck.

Treasure

Music Box

Reserve 2

Gain 1 Gold. Draw a card.
If you have 3 or more champions in play, draw a card.

Character level19

Choose one treasure

Treasure

Whistling Rapier

Reserve 3

Gain 5 Combat, 5 Health, and 5 Gold.
Sacrifice: Put a card from your discard pile on top of your deck.

Treasure

Enchanted Flute

Reserve 3

Draw a card.
Gain 1 Combat, 1 Health, and 1 Gold for each champion you have in play.

Character level21

Choose one treasure

Treasure

Dancing Shoes

Requires 20 Health

When you use your class skill, your champions gain +1 Defense until the start of your next turn.

Treasure

Minstrel’s Gloves

Requires 10 Health

When you use a class ability, gain Health equal to the total Defense of all of your champions in play.

Character level23

Choose one treasure

Treasure

Tuning Fork

Reserve 4

Gain 9 Combat; or
Gain 9 Health and draw a card.

Treasure

Captivating Herald

Reserve 4Guard

Reveal the top 3 cards of your deck. Put all champions, Instruments, and Songs revealed this way into your hand, and put the rest either into your discard pile or on top of your deck in any order.

Original card sheets

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Bard abilities and skill

Bard treasures, levels 5-11

Bard treasures, levels 13-23