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Bard
R3ED Hero Analysis
Core HeroPublished
Overlord of the Seas

Bard

Core Ranged hero focused on multi-target rage burst damage, siege durability and enemy debuffing through his exclusive weapon.

Troop TypeRanged
Talent TreesRanged / Siege / Defense
Main RoleRage-Skill AoE Damage
Secondary RoleSiege / Garrison Debuffer
AcquisitionAll-Star Night
InvestmentHigh

Bard Overview

Bard is a Core Ranged hero built around a hard-hitting fan/circular AoE rage skill and strong siege-focused durability. His passives boost his own Ranged Troop attack and toughen his troops during rallies and sieges, while his exclusive weapon adds a Defense and Movement Speed debuff to every rage-skill cast.

His awakening upgrades his rage skill directly rather than adding a new one, increasing its damage output and adding a self-buff on kill, making Bard a strong long-term ranged investment for accounts leaning into siege and defensive play.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths
  • Core Hero with strong long-term ranged value.
  • Powerful multi-target rage skill that scales well with upgrades.
  • Rage-skill kills have a chance to refund Rage, enabling faster recasts.
  • Exclusive weapon adds team-wide pressure via DEF and Speed debuffs on every rage cast.
  • Strong siege scaling (DEF/HP) and rally garrison-damage bonus.
Weaknesses
  • Some of his strongest effects are tied to specific contexts (garrison, siege, rallies).
  • His rally passive also increases damage taken from garrison troops as a tradeoff.
  • Exclusive weapon requires a separate unlock (Lv 1) before its debuff becomes active.
  • Not a flexible open-field pick outside of siege/rally-heavy playstyles.

Skills

Rage Skill

Mass Destruction

Deals damage to up to 3 enemy targets in a circular area. Damage dealt to each target is reduced for each additional enemy target hit. If this skill kills an enemy troop, there is a chance to instantly regenerate Rage.

Rage: 1000Damage Factor: 3900Rage Regen Chance: 50%Rage Regen Amount: 20
R3ED Note: Bard's main damage tool. The Rage refund on kill lets him chain casts faster in prolonged fights.
Passive Skill

Eliminate Weakness

Increases Ranged Troop Attack. When the enemy is silenced, increases damage dealt to them by basic attacks.

Ranged ATK: +9%Basic Attack DMG vs Silenced: +6.5%
R3ED Note: A steady attack boost that spikes further against silenced targets.
Passive Skill

Invincible Fleet

During sieges, increases Ranged Troop Defense and HP.

Ranged DEF: +7.5%Ranged HP: +7.5%
R3ED Note: Gives Bard's troops meaningful extra durability specifically in siege combat.
Passive Skill

Direct Confrontation

During rallies, increases skill damage dealt to garrison troops, but also increases damage taken from garrison troops.

Skill DMG vs Garrison: +16%DMG Taken from Garrison: +4%
R3ED Note: A high-risk, high-reward passive for rally attacks against garrisoned defenders.
Awakening Skill

Rule the Seas

Upgrades Mass Destruction. Before activation, the skill deals damage to up to 3 enemy targets in a circular area (Damage Factor: 13000), with a 50% chance to instantly regenerate 60 Rage on a kill.

After activation, the damage factor increases to 14300, the Rage refund on kill increases to 65, and killing an enemy troop also increases Bard's own Attack by 30% for 3 seconds.

🔴 Core Hero Exclusive Weapon

MK7 Handheld Naval Pistol

Whenever Bard uses his rage skill, this weapon reduces the Defense and Movement Speed of the hit enemy troop by 11% and 5% for 3 seconds.

MK7 Handheld Naval PistolCore Hero Exclusive Weapon
🟧 R3ED Analysis: 🟧 R3ED Analysis - The MK7 Handheld Naval Pistol turns every rage-skill cast into a team-wide softening effect, lowering enemy Defense right as Bard's AoE lands and slowing their reinforcements for a few seconds afterward. Requires reaching Lv 1 on the weapon to unlock.

Awakening

Rule the Seas

Rule the Seas upgrades Bard's rage skill, Mass Destruction, directly. Before awakening, the skill deals damage to up to 3 enemy targets in a circular area, with damage reduced for each additional target hit, and a 50% chance to instantly regenerate 60 Rage on a kill.

After awakening, the skill's damage factor is increased further, the Rage refund chance kill trigger increases to 65 Rage, and killing an enemy also increases Bard's own Attack by 30% for 3 seconds.

Recommended Pairings

🟦 OfficialBianca Drake

Bianca Drake

Support · Official In-Game Pairing

Shown directly in Bard's in-game formation recommendation.

Hero Story

Bard was once a captain who commanded his own warship, sailing the seas during wartime, bathed in violence and bloodshed. Even after retiring in times of peace, his heart remained restless, and he eventually became a powerful leader of the underworld. During a memorial ceremony, disaster struck as Bard's damaged ship neared sinking; he rallied his former crew to fight their way to safety, and together they became a dangerous force in the post-apocalyptic world. He has repurposed a heavy ship cannon as his personal weapon, and even in his sixties remains strong, imposing, swift and ruthless enough to rule the lawless wasteland.