Raising Bards HP?

[BrandoH]

Why do you need more HP than your gear is allowing? Bard is very mobile and the last class that should be taking any damage.

T5 min HP limit without doing silly things like stoneskins/succors for fireballs.

[Mikedizzy]

You simply need all AF+1 Gear or Allagan on your "Main" Gear. Not sure what it would be with all iLv80 but I would go with Full iLv90 and you are for sure good.

[RathSkybreaker]

I sit at 5k hp on my bard if I run vit accessories.

[Mikedizzy]

What accessories are those??

[Thorauku]

What accessories are those??

Only i70 can possibly give VIT stats. due to materia.

In any case, those "excess" HP won't really help you in the long run. Just hit somewhere around 4.5k and you'll be fine with all the content this game can offer atm.

[Jerrybeanman]

Looks like a call for the bard tank

[VanillaWafer]

Tank Bards, huh? It sounds REALLY neat to have, but I doubt you'd use any of your songs, which is a huge complaint among other players.

It's bad enough I'm pressured into using songs in lots of dungeon runs. ;__; I'd use them anyway, it's how I geared myself to be.

I'll stick to my high Piety...

[Kitkat]

Depending on HQ food I use I'll have 4699~4730hp with party buff and food on and that is with Ilvl88 average (Zenith, myth/allagan, hero belt, and rest is ilvl 80 or 90 accessories). Only t5 really requires the heft of HP, everything else you're fine with an average of 4~4.2k (since most everything else that would hit you for extremely high dmg usually means your group messed up on something or you shouldn't be getting hit with it in the first place).

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

Tank Bards, huh? It sounds REALLY neat to have, but I doubt you'd use any of your songs, which is a huge complaint among other players.

It's bad enough I'm pressured into using songs in lots of dungeon runs. ;__; I'd use them anyway, it's how I geared myself to be.

I'll stick to my high Piety...

Maximum Dexterity for increased parry rate! Rawr!

Now if only we had block rate with Titan Bow. Oh my Twelve, mobile tank Bardum!

[MurakumoMillennium]

Just gear/spec for vit even if it means using tank accessories. You'll get loads of vit and especially parry which are super handy for staying alive. Yeah you could go full i90 dex gear, but it won't do you any good when you're laying on your face. A dead dps does no dps!