Some Bard end game melding questions - what to meld?

[HyoMinPark]

Stat priority for BRD should be Crit > D.Hit > Det. Do not meld Skill Speed; BRD doesn't care for it that much. A piece of gear has Crit as the highest substat? It's typically what you want. And anywhere you can meld Crit, meld it. BRD is so dependent on Crit with regards to its Repertoire mechanic, there is a BiS that sacrifices main stat for a 360 Tome ring and a 350 pentamelded bracelet. Crit VIs and Cracked Clusters are so easy to get, there's not much reason to not meld.

For guides, it's not "recent", but it is the main BRD guide out there: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...k4/mobilebasic

Very in-depth with a lot of rotational advice and theorycrafting. Especially handy if you want to start trying your hand at endgame content (Savage). I don't think it has been updated with any current BiS, but you can always play around on Ariyala to determine which gear and which melds will get you the biggest bang for your buck, even if you never plan to touch Savage.

Ariyala's XIV Toolkit: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/BRD