Help with starting a bard

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You'll also need a horn for Denon's once you get to that level, but gear doesnt matter much either way because if you get hit, you die if you're kiting enough mobs.

You do want to get 5 ac 55 HP rings as your first purchases and a MM drum.

Next you'll want to buy decent weapons because a) you dont want to kite all the way to 60 or you'll have no skills and b) AE kiting gets old and you'll want to take a break and get a group here and there.