

The guide that follows uses a color-coding system to rank the abilities granted.īlue = An essential, class-defining ability you would be remiss to overlook. While the options presented here may be the optimal build for a bard (in my opinion), the beauty of D&D character creation is that the only limit is your imagination so feel free to build your character whichever way you want to. Bards are a “Jack-of-all-trades” class that has the potential to do all things, though not nearly as well as a more specialized character.įollow this guide to discover how to best optimize the skills, weapons, features, and abilities for a D&D 5e Bard class character build.

Bards are one of, if not the most, versatile class in the game, filling in as a melee, ranged, support, or caster depending on their build.
