MCH vs BRD

[NobleWinter]

Bard and MCH both have the same Role Skills so they can refresh TP and MP to the party and also use Pallisade for extra physical defense on a single party member. Aside for those shared skills MCH has Dismantle which reduces the attack damage from a single enemy for 6 seconds. It's helpful for things like Raid Wide AoEs or Tank Buster's from bosses. MCH also has Hypercharge from their Turret which makes any enemy it hits more susceptible to damage by 6%. This is a Raid Buff that increases damage from everyone hitting the target. This is where MCH support ends. Bard can removed Debuffs and also increase healing received from a single Party member once every 45 seconds. Bards can also increase critical rate by 2% for the whole party or increase damage received by enemies by 3% due to their songs. Bards can also increase their parties direct hit rate too. They have a ton of support options and are favorable for low skill groups since their support skills are just a constant crutch. In a high end party with extremely skilled players a MCH will do more damage though if they line up their Hypercharge with other raid buffs and get the most out of all their skills.