to you Bards.

[indira]

I would prefer my bards to do as much damage as possible. Regular use of Shroud of Saints works for me.

dead bards dont do damage, they maybe have to cast ballad once a fight. when noobs are the majority of the party.

[Brises]

dead bards dont do damage, they maybe have to cast ballad once a fight. when noobs are the majority of the party.

It's well known in all of gaming that the best damage mitigator is ending the fight quickly. Early on in the game I found myself running oom frequently and the bard I usually run with was using ballad. But since it reduces her dps, the fights would drag on longer. I eventually realized that a lot of the problem was my own MP miss-management. Basically I learned how to play my roll better so the bard can simply dps, except in more demanding situations where ballad is more useful. But talking about regular df dungeons...? Nah, I don't need it.

EDIT: I have also ran with df bards who used ballad needlessly, like I still have more than 50% mp and shroud of saints will bring it back up. The bard uses ballad anyway and the mp is maxed in seconds. So it goes both ways.