Learning Bard and Buffs in General

[Tharian]

General rule for songs: Paeon will be asked for or agreed upon going in. If neither of those happens, ignore it. WHM *can* do some amazing MP management, but sometimes they won't; I usually only play Ballad if I see a rez go off. Paeon is useful any time any caster (including healers) will be using dps spells and when you won't accidentally pull something.

Army's Paeon does absolutely diddly squat for Disciples of Magic. Army's Paeon simply put is a Refresh Effect that affects TP instead of MP. As such it has no benefit to those classes who utilize MP. Mages Ballad on the other hand is the song you want to play if your casters are running low on MP. Basically, you only want to use Army's Paeon if you are asked to use it, or if you are out of TP and you are unable to use Invigorate at the current time. Mages Ballad should only be used when you are asked for it.

Foe Requiem on the other hand should generally be cast whenever you have a spellcaster in the party that is performing the function of a DPS Job. This includes Summoner, Black Mage, and to a lesser extent Scholar and White Mage. This is because Foe Requiem is used to add a debuff effect to the enemy that increases the amount of damage that magic based attacks do. Foe Requiem should however generally be saved for Boss Fights ONLY.