Mantra and Bard

[PArcher]

You stand at melee range on Caduceus? That 5% healing must be epic! I would think the tank would be pissed at all the slime pools you would be forming around him. O.o

If you read up...he's a MNK...

I'd be shocked if he could clear coil with a ranged MNK...

[SolarMisae]

My static clears T4 every week with no problems. Our comp for T4 is PLD, WAR, WHM, SCH, 2 BLMs, BRD and a DRG. Neither our BRD or our DRG have Mantra, and we do just fine. Take that as you will.

[Bardo]

We're getting off topic again, so to bring it back around:

SUMMARY
Is Mantra essential to have as a Bard for any fight? --- NOPE
Is Mantra "worthless"? --- NOPE
Is Mantra more useful than other cross class choices you have as Bard? --- Depends on the fight and your party composition.
Should I level up Monk to get Mantra as a Bard? --- If you feel like it.

[Alcyon1]

SUMMARY
Is Mantra essential to have as a Bard for any fight? --- NOPE
Is Mantra "worthless" (as a bard)? --- ALMOST
Is Mantra more useful than other cross class choices you have as Bard? --- NOPE, the 5th skill is almost worthless in general.
Should I level up Monk to get Mantra as a Bard? --- You should and learn the mechanisms of every class, but not for mantra.

[krazyrs]

as brd cross class skills tho its comes down to mantra VS featherfoot/keen flury
and if u use bard as more of a support role....
and i use mantra a lot in primal ex fights, coil, etc

[Luso]

I have it, and I use it often. It's the one other skill besides songs that makes me feel like a support bard. However, it is something that is nice to have, but not really a make or break the raid kind of thing. If your party is saying they are failing because they don't have a bard mantra... honestly I would think they are overlooking other mistakes the group is making.

Mantra is nice and if you have it use it, but you wont be a bad bard for not having access to it. Still try to get it though and emphasis that support role to its max. :3