You like dealing damage as much as you like to support.Being able to deal damage while moving around/dodging enemies attacks.Bard offers great party utility such as damage buffs, heal buff, mitigation, and debuff removers.There is some RNG for the abilities although not as much as Dancer, some of the Bard songs may trigger cooldown reduction of other abilities or activate another ability. Song Gauge change depends on the song you play, while Soul Voice Gauge increases with every Repertoire effect from each song, and is depleted when using the Apex Arrow (acquired at level 80). Bard’s job gauge is Song Gauge and Soul Voice Gauge. As you progress with your Bard, you will find that your rotation depends on the song you play, and each song gives different buffs to your party members. On level 30, the quest “A Song of Bards and Bowmen” will be available from Luciane (Archer’s Guild Master) allowing you to unlock the class “Bard”. This class started at level 1, and it’s one of the available classes during character creation. If you just simply want to expand your classes, this article is also for you! Here are the top 5 ranged classes in Final Fantasy XIV, based on my opinion! 5. If you are a beginner in the game and you wish to know more about the ranged classes, this guide is for you. Exclude our clown, Blue Mage, there are currently 6 Ranged DPS, with 3 being Magical, and 3 others are Physical. One of the great things that Final Fantasy XIV has to offer is that you can play all classes in one character, that is the beauty of Final Fantasy XIV. 6 out of 17 classes that are currently available on FFXIV are ranged, which ranged classes intrigue you the most?