Spells: Bard Aggro

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Subject: Re: Bards ditching aggro
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"Lance Berg" <emporer@dejazzd.com> wrote in message
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> OK, so I've got soloing down pretty well as a bard... but
> I also duo quite often with my friends alt monk. Trouble
> is, monks are great at ditching aggro... but I"m not.
>
> Monk just plain cannot get a mob off me after I've
> charmed it, and has some trouble getting other mobs
> off me.
>
> Is there some song I already have that could be helping
> with this? Or am I going to get one in the future?
>
> Who knew the cleric ability I'd be missing most would
> be Atone? Or even a bloody Root?
>
> LLyric
> 35 bard
>
> Bergh Brelltender
> 59 cleric

Bards do get a song to reduce agro, but not until the mid 50's. You could
try twinking with a symphonic saber, but again I dont think that procs until
50.

Some songs generate more agro than others - its part of a bards growing up
to learn which songs will keep you alive, and which will kill you (depending
on group/party members abilities).

If you get agro, turn off attack for a second. Take a step back, so the monk
is closest to the mob. Do not sing, attack, or even look at the mob funny
until it has switched back to the monk.

I am presuming that you are getting agro after singing one (or more) of the
following - dots, slows, or heal songs. They all get you pretty high on the
hate list. Try to limit your line up to one of each unless you have a
taunter in the group - and even then, just be careful.

Unless you have done a lot of twinking, bards are still pretty fragile at
that age. If all else fails, you always have selos...

Eritaana
Level 56
Half Elven Bard
Vanguard of Norrath
Seventh Hammer