Status effects

Complete guide to all Bard status effects including bonuses, durations, and stacking mechanics

Bard spells apply unique status effects to allies and enemies. These effects are synchronized across multiplayer and can stack for increased potency.

Effect mechanics

All Bard status effects are marked as synchronized, meaning they properly display and function in multiplayer environments. Effects can stack multiple times based on spell power.

Stacking system

Bard effects use an amplifier cap system:

• Base amplifier is determined by the spell
• Maximum stacks scale with Healing spell power
• Each stack increases the effect’s potency
• Stacks refresh duration when reapplied

Beneficial effects

These effects benefit the target, typically allies or the caster.

Ballad

Effect overview

Type: Beneficial
Color: Blue-Purple (0x9999ff)
Applied by: Magical Ballad spell
Description: Increases Attack Damage & Spell Power

Effect modifiers

Attack Damage Bonus:

• Value: +2.5% per amplifier
• Operation: Multiplicative (ADD_MULTIPLIED_BASE)
• Attribute: minecraft:generic.attack_damage

Spell Power Bonus:

• Value: +2.5% per amplifier
• Operation: Multiplicative (ADD_MULTIPLIED_BASE)
• Attribute: Generic Spell Power (affects all spell schools)

At amplifier 1 (1 stack), you gain +2.5% to both stats.
At amplifier 3 (3 stacks), you gain +7.5% to both stats.

Stack details

• Base duration: 8 seconds
• Base amplifier: 1
• Max stacks: 3 (base)
• Scaling: Amplifier cap increases with Healing spell power (0.15× multiplier)

With high Healing power, you can exceed 3 stacks for even greater bonuses.

Ballad is the primary offensive buff for Bards. Keep it stacked on damage dealers to significantly boost their output.

Troubadour’s Minuet

Effect overview

Type: Beneficial
Color: Blue-Purple (0x9999ff)
Applied by: Troubadour’s Minuet spell
Description: Reduces damage taken

Effect modifiers

Damage Taken Reduction:

• Value: -5% per amplifier
• Operation: Multiplicative (ADD_MULTIPLIED_BASE)
• Attribute: spell_engine:damage_taken

At amplifier 1 (1 stack), you take 5% less damage.
At amplifier 3 (3 stacks), you take 15% less damage.

Stack details

• Base duration: 10 seconds
• Base amplifier: 1
• Max stacks: 3 (base)
• Scaling: Amplifier cap increases with Healing spell power (0.1× multiplier)

Troubadour’s Minuet is essential for survivability. Stack it on tanks or fragile allies to keep them alive during tough fights.

Army’s Paeon

Effect overview

Type: Beneficial (Stash)
Color: Blue-Purple (0x9999ff)
Applied by: Army’s Paeon spell
Description: The player buffs nearby allies if he damages enemies with melee hits, arrows or spells

Effect modifiers

This is a stash effect with no direct attribute modifiers. It stores spell data that triggers when specific conditions are met.

Trigger Conditions:

• Melee attack impact
• Arrow hit
• Damaging spell impact (Active type only)

Behavior:

• Does not consume stash on trigger (consume = 0)
• Casts a separate spell when triggered
• Triggers affect nearby allies based on the spell’s area

Stack details

• Base duration: 8 seconds
• Base amplifier: 1
• Max stacks: 3 (base)
• Scaling: Amplifier cap increases with Healing spell power (0.15× multiplier)

Army’s Paeon itself doesn’t provide direct stats. It enables the Army’s Motivation effect when you damage enemies.

Army’s Motivation

Effect overview

Type: Beneficial
Color: Blue-Purple (0x9999ff)
Applied by: Army’s Paeon triggers
Description: With each melee-, arrow- & spell-hit you deal magic damage, according to the highest attribute, scaling with the effect amplifier

Effect modifiers

This effect has no direct attribute modifiers but enables custom behavior:

Custom Handler: bards_rpg:armies_paeon_impact

Behavior:

• Triggered on melee attacks, arrow hits, and damaging spells
• Deals magic damage based on your highest attribute
• Damage scales with effect amplifier
• Creates golden particle burst on each trigger
• Internal cooldown: 1 second between triggers

Alternate between melee, ranged, and spell attacks to maximize Army’s Motivation triggers, but remember the 1-second cooldown between activations.

Effect comparison

Effect	Type	Primary Bonus	Value per Stack	Max Base Stacks	Duration
Ballad	Offensive	Attack Damage & Spell Power	+2.5%	3	8s
Troubadour’s Minuet	Defensive	Damage Reduction	-5%	3	10s
Army’s Paeon	Stash	Trigger Enabler	N/A	3	8s
Army’s Motivation	Damage	Magic Damage on Hit	Scales	Variable	Variable

Maximizing effect stacks

1. Increase Healing spell power

   Equip weapons and armor that boost Healing spell power. Effects like Ballad and Troubadour’s Minuet use Healing school for their buff components.

2. Reapply before expiration

   Stack refreshes when reapplied. Time your spell casts to maintain maximum stacks throughout combat.

3. Focus on one effect

   With proper timing, you can maintain high stacks of a single effect by repeatedly casting the same spell.

4. Coordinate with allies

   Multiple Bards can stack the same effects. Coordinate to keep permanent uptime on key buffs.

The amplifier cap multiplier determines how many additional stacks you can gain beyond the base maximum. With 0.15× scaling, every 6.67 points of spell power grants +1 max stack.

Effect interactions

Multiplicative stacking

All Bard effects use multiplicative bonuses (ADD_MULTIPLIED_BASE operation). This means:

• Effects stack multiplicatively with base stats
• Multiple different effects multiply together
• Scales better with higher base stats

Example with Ballad:

• Base Attack Damage: 10
• Ballad (3 stacks): +7.5%
• Final Attack Damage: 10 × 1.075 = 10.75

Effect duration management

All Bard buff spells have the same cooldown (10 seconds) but different effect durations:

Spell	Effect Duration	Cooldown	Uptime Potential
Troubadour’s Minuet	10s	10s	100%
Magical Ballad	8s	10s	80%
Army’s Paeon	8s	10s	80%

Troubadour’s Minuet can achieve 100% uptime if cast on cooldown, making it excellent for sustained defensive support.