EQ2 Troubador Combat Abilities

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 - Credits / The Basics
Chapter 2 - Quests

Chapter 3 - Songs, Spells, and Abilities (Spell List)

Chapter 4 - Methods and Techniques

Chapter 5 - Weapons Configurations (1H vs. DW)

Chapter 6 - Where to Hunt (Solo)

Troubador Combat Abilities

Level	Ability	Description
1	Sandra's Deafening Strike	A quick attack that deals mental and power damage.
1	Shroud	Allows the bard to move undetected at an increased movement rate.
1	Tracking	Allows you to determine a path to any nearby monster or character.
2	Raxxyl's Rousing Tune	Increases the intelligence and wisdom of the troubador's group
2	Night Strike	A stealth attack that deals great damage and decreases target's intelligence.
3	Song of Magic	Grants increased focus and improved effectiveness of all casting techniques of the troubador's group. Increases to casting technique makes it more difficult for enemies to outright resist your group's spells and reduces the chance of spell fizzle.
3	Perfect Shrill	Does a moderate amount of mental damage to the target.
4	Cheap Shot	Briefly stuns the target on a successful hit.
5	Dancing Blade	An attack made from the side that deals moderate damage and pwer damage.
6	Evade	Reduces the target's hate towards the scout.
7	Depressing Chant	Severely decreases target's resistance to mental and slows target's movement speed for a short time. The slow effect has a chance to break each time the target is attacked.
8	Sandra's Deafening Strike II	A quick attack that deals mental and power damage.
8	Vexing Verses	Decreases target's defense and burns their power every time they use an ability.
9	Night Strike II	A stealth attack that deals great damage and decreases target's intelligence.
10	Raxxyl's Rousing Tune II	Increases the intelligence and wisdom of the troubador's group.
11	Ceremonial Blade	Two quick attacks that deal mental damage. If one of these attacks misses, the successive ones will miss automatically
12	Perfect Shrill II	Does a moderate amount of mental damage to the target.
13	Daelis' Dance of Blades	Increases the agility of the troubadour and grants a chance at dealing mental damage to anyone who attacks the troubadour.
13	Bria's Inspiring Ballad	Increases in-combat power replenishment of the bard's group. This ability does stack with the enchanter's concentration group power replenishment spell.
13	Selos Accelerando	A song that increases the movement speed of the bard's group. It suspends during combat.
14	Allegretto	Increases the attack speed of the troubador's group.
15	Painful Lamentation	Does a medium amount of mental damage to the target encounter and interrupts them.
15	Sandra's Deafening Strike III	A quick attack that deals mental and power damage.
16	Singing Shot	Two ranged attacks that deal mental damage. If one of these attacks misses, the successive ones will miss automatically. If every attack hits, the target becomes stifled for a short time. This requires a bow
17	Song of Magic II	Grants increased focus and improved effectiveness of all casting techniques of the troubador's group. Increases to casting technique makes it more difficult for enemies to outright resist your group's spells and reduces the chance of spell fizzle.
18	Graceful Avoidance	Increases the defense skill of the troubador's group.
18	Evade II	Reduces the target's hate towards the scout.
19	Dancing Blade II	An attack made from the side that deals moderate damage and pwer damage.
19	Disheartening Descant	Reduces the strength and agility of target encounter. This song requires a recurrent power cost to maintain.
20	Arcane Symphony	Increases arcane resistance of the troubador's group.
20	Bria's Entrancing Sonnet	Allows the troubador to charm an opponent. Opponents charmed in this way can only be commanded to stop or follow the troubador. The opponent has a recurring chance to resist the charm throughout its duration. Higher ranks of this spell will decrease the chance at a periodic resist.
21	Night Strike III	A stealth attack that deals great damage and decreases target's intelligence.
22	Aria of Magic	Grants the troubador's group a chance to strike for additional mental damage before every hostile spell they cast on a target.
22	Vexing Verses II	Decreases target's defense and burns their power every time they use an ability.
23	Depressing Chant II	Severely decreases target's resistance to mental and slows target's movement speed for a short time. The slow effect has a chance to break each time the target is attacked.
24	Alin's Serene Serenade	Places a serenading song surrounding all non-fighters in the troubador's group. This song reduces enemy hate towards any of the troubador's allies that they damage, and decreases the overall amount of hate that is generated by the troubador's allies
24	Raxxyl's Rousing Tune III	Increases the intelligence and wisdom of the troubador's group.
25	Ceremonial Blade II	Two quick attacks that deal mental damage. If one of these attacks misses, the successive ones will miss automatically
26	Perfect Shrill III	Does a moderate amount of mental damage to the target.
26	Thunderous Overture	A short range spell that inflicts mental damage on a single target with a fast reuse.
27	Bria's Inspiring Ballad II	Increases in-combat power replenishment of the bard's group. This ability does stack with the enchanter's concentration group power replenishment spell.
27	Daelis' Dance of Blades II	Increases the agility of the troubadour and grants a chance at dealing mental damage to anyone who attacks the troubadour.
28	Allegretto II	Increases the attack speed of the troubador's group.
28	Tap Essence	Drains health from the target, returning a portion of the drained health as power to the troubador
29	Painful Lamentations II	Does a medium amount of mental damage to the target encounter and interrupts them.
29	Sandra's Deafening Strike IV	A quick attack that deals mental and power damage.
30	Singing Shot II	Two ranged attacks that deal mental damage. If one of these attacks misses, the successive ones will miss automatically. If every attack hits, the target becomes stifled for a short time. This requires a bow
30	Rejuvenating Celebration	Increases in-combat health regeneration of the troubador's group.
31	Song of Magic III	Grants increased focus and improved effectiveness of all casting techniques of the troubador's group. Increases to casting technique makes it more difficult for enemies to outright resist your group's spells and reduces the chance of spell fizzle.
32	Graceful Avoidance II	Increases the defense skill of the troubador's group.
32	Evade III	Reduces the target's hate towards the scout.
32	Chaos Anthem	Impairs the wisdom of target encounter and inflicts mental damage over time. This song requires a recurrent power cost to maintain.
33	Disheartening Descant II	Reduces the strength and agility of target encounter. This song requires a recurrent power cost to maintain.
33	Dancing Blade III	An attack made from the side that deals moderate damage and power damage.
34	Arcane Symphony II	Increases arcane resistance of the troubador's group.
34	Bria's Entrancing Sonnet II	Allows the troubador to charm an opponent. Opponents charmed in this way can only be commanded to stop or follow the troubador. The opponent has a recurring chance to resist the charm throughout its duration. Higher ranks of this spell will decrease the chance at a periodic resist.
35	Zander's Choral Rebuff	Decreases spell resistance of target encounter. This song has a recurrent power cost.
35	Night Strike IV	A stealth attack that deals great damage and decreases target's intelligence.
36	Aria of Magic II	Grants the troubador's group a chance to strike for additional mental damage before every hostile spell they cast on a target.
36	Vexing Verses III	Decreases target's defense and burns their power every time they use an ability.
37	Depressing Chant III	Severely decreases target's resistance to mental and slows target's movement speed for a short time. The slow effect has a chance to break each time the target is attacked.
38	Alin's Serene Serenade II	Places a serenading song surrounding all non-fighters in the troubador's group. This song reduces enemy hate towards any of the troubador's allies that they damage, and decreases the overall amount of hate that is generated by the troubador's allies
38	Raxxyl's Rousing Tune IV	Increases the intelligence and wisdom of the troubador's group.
39	Ceremonial Blade III	Two quick attacks that deal mental damage. If one of these attacks misses, the successive ones will miss automatically
40	Breathtaking Bellow	Interrupts target encounter in the area surrounding the target of the spell and blurs their vision for a short duration. This ability does not require any power or casting time. Upgrades of this spell are harder to resist.
40	Thunderous Overture II	A short range spell that inflicts mental damage on a single target with a fast reuse.
40	Perfect Shrill IV	Does a moderate amount of mental damage to the target.
41	Bria's Inspiring Ballad III	Increases in-combat power replenishment of the bard's group. This ability does stack with the enchanter's concentration group power replenishment spell.
41	Daelis' Dance of Blades III	Increases the agility of the troubadour and grants a chance at dealing mental damage to anyone who attacks the troubadour.
42	Allegretto III	Increases the attack speed of the troubador's group.
42	Tap Essence II	Drains health from the target, returning a portion of the drained health as power to the troubador
43	Painful Lamentations III	Does a medium amount of mental damage to the target encounter and interrupts them.
43	Sandra's Deafening Strike V	A quick attack that deals mental and power damage.
44	Elemental Concerto	Increases elemental resistance of the troubador's group.
44	Singing Shot III	Two ranged attacks that deal mental damage. If one of these attacks misses, the successive ones will miss automatically. If every attack hits, the target becomes stifled for a short time. This requires a bow
44	Rejuvenating Celebration II	Increases in-combat health regeneration of the troubador's group.
45	Song of Magic IV	Grants increased focus and improved effectiveness of all casting techniques of the troubador's group. Increases to casting technique makes it more difficult for enemies to outright resist your group's spells and reduces the chance of spell fizzle.
46	Evade IV	Reduces the target's hate towards the scout.
46	Graceful Avoidance III	Increases the defense skill of the troubador's group.
46	Chaos Anthem II	Impairs the wisdom of target encounter and inflicts mental damage over time. This song requires a recurrent power cost to maintain.
47	Disheartening Descant III	Reduces the strength and agility of target encounter. This song requires a recurrent power cost to maintain.
47	Dancing Blade IV	An attack made from the side that deals moderate damage and power damage.
48	Arcane Symphony III	Increases arcane resistance of the troubador's group.
48	Bria's Entrancing Sonnet III	Allows the troubador to charm an opponent. Opponents charmed in this way can only be commanded to stop or follow the troubador. The opponent has a recurring chance to resist the charm throughout its duration. Higher ranks of this spell will decrease the chance at a periodic resist.
49	Night Strike V	A stealth attack that deals great damage and decreases target's intelligence.
50	Aria of Magic III	Grants the troubador's group a chance to strike for additional mental damage before every hostile spell they cast on a target.
50	Vexing Verses IV	Decreases target's defense and burns their power every time they use an ability.
50	Lullaby	Mesmerizes the target and removes them from being affected by area effect spells for a short duration. This effect breaks upon the target receiving any damage. Upgrades to this spell decrease the chance to resist the duration of this effect.
51	Depressing Chant IV	Severely decreases target's resistance to mental and slows target's movement speed for a short time. The slow effect has a chance to break each time the target is attacked.
52	Alin's Serene Serenade III	Places a serenading song surrounding all non-fighters in the troubador's group. This song reduces enemy hate towards any of the troubador's allies that they damage, and decreases the overall amount of hate that is generated by the troubador's allies
52	Raxxyl's Rousing Tune V	Increases the intelligence and wisdom of the troubador's group.
52	Requiem of Reflection	A song that grants the troubador's group a chance to reflect non-physical spells for a short duration after having taken any non-physical damage.
53	Zander's Choral Rebuff II	Decreases spell resistance of target encounter. This song has a recurrent power cost.
53	Ceremonial Blade IV	Two quick attacks that deal mental damage. If one of these attacks misses, the successive ones will miss automatically
54	Breathtaking Bellow II	Interrupts target encounter in the area surrounding the target of the spell and blurs their vision for a short duration. This ability does not require any power or casting time. Upgrades of this spell are harder to resist.
54	Thunderous Overture III	A short range spell that inflicts mental damage on a single target with a fast reuse.
54	Perfect Shrill V	Does a moderate amount of mental damage to the target.
55	Daelis' Dance of Blades IV	Increases the agility of the troubadour and grants a chance at dealing mental damage to anyone who attacks the troubadour.
55	Bria's Inspiring Ballad IV	Increases in-combat power replenishment of the bard's group. This ability does stack with the enchanter's concentration group power replenishment spell.
55	Demoralizing Processional	Impairs the offensive combat, casting skills, and focus of target encounter. This song requires a recurrent power cost to maintain
56	Allegretto IV	Increases the attack speed of the troubador's group.
56	Tap Essence	Drains health from the target, returning a portion of the drained health as power to the troubador
57	Painful Lamentations IV	Does a medium amount of mental damage to the target encounter and interrupts them.
57	Sandra's Deafening Strike VI	A quick attack that deals mental and power damage.
58	Elemental Concerto II	Increases elemental resistance of the troubador's group.
58	Singing Shot IV	Two ranged attacks that deal mental damage. If one of these attacks misses, the successive ones will miss automatically. If every attack hits, the target becomes stifled for a short time. This requires a bow
58	Precision of the Maestro	A short duration song that grants the troubador's group increased intelligence and additional mental damage with every hostile spell cast. While maintaining this song, the troubador is rooted and cannot make normal combat attacks
58	Rejuvenating Celebration III	Increases in-combat health regeneration of the troubador's group.
59	Song of Magic V	Grants increased focus and improved effectiveness of all casting techniques of the troubador's group. Increases to casting technique makes it more difficult for enemies to outright resist your group's spells and reduces the chance of spell fizzle.
60	Evade V	Reduces the target's hate towards the scout.
60	Graceful Avoidance IV	Increases the defense skill of the troubador's group.
60	Chaos Anthem III	Impairs the wisdom of target encounter and inflicts mental damage over time. This song requires a recurrent power cost to maintain.
61	Dancing Blade V	An attack made from the side that deals moderate damage and power damage.
61	Disheartening Descant IV	Reduces the strength and agility of target encounter. This song requires a recurrent power cost to maintain.
62	Arcane Symphony IV	Increases arcane resistance of the troubador's group.
62	Bria's Entrancing Sonnet IV	Allows the troubador to charm an opponent. Opponents charmed in this way can only be commanded to stop or follow the troubador. The opponent has a recurring chance to resist the charm throughout its duration.
63	Night Strike VI	A stealth attack that deals great damage and decreases target's intelligence.
64	Aria of Magic IV	Grants the troubador's group a chance to strike for additional mental damage before every hostile spell they cast on a target.
64	Vexing Verses V	Decreases target's defense and burns their power every time they use an ability.
65	Depressing Chant V	Severely decreases target's resistance to mental and slows target's movement speed for a short duration. The slow effect has a chance to break each time the target is attacked.
65	Jester's Cap	For a short duration, target ally's recast timers on all abilities are reduced. Cap cannot be cast on an ally that recently had this spell cast on them for 2 minutes.
66	Alin's Serene Serenade IV	Places a serenading song surrounding all non-fighters in the troubador's group. This song reduces enemy hate towards any of the troubador's allies that they damage, and decreases the overall amount of hate that is generated by the troubador's allies.
66	Raxxyl's Rousing Tune VI	Increases the intelligence and wisdom of the troubador's group.
67	Ceremonial Blade V	Two quick attacks that deal mental damage. If one of these attacks misses, the successive ones will miss automatically.
68	Breathtaking Bellow III	Interrupts target encounter in the area surrounding the target of the spell and blurs their vision for a short duration. This ability does not require any power or casting time. Upgrades of this spell are harder to resist.
68	Thunderous Overture IV	A short range spell that inflicts mental damage on a single target with a fast reuse.
68	Perfect Shrill VI	Does a moderate amount of mental damage to the target.
69	Daelis' Dance of Blades V	Increases the agility of the troubadour and grants a chance at dealing mental damage to anyone who attacks the troubadour.
69	Bria's Inspiring Ballad V	Increases in-combat power replenishment of the bard's group. This ability does stack with the enchanter's concentration group power replenishment spell.
70	Lullaby II	Mesmerizes the target and removes them from being affected by area effect spells for a short duration. This effect breaks upon the target receiving any damage.
70	Allegretto V	Increases the attack speed of the troubador's group.
70	Tap Essence IV	Drains health from the target, returning a portion of the drained health as power to the troubador.
71	Painful Lamentations V	Does a medium amount of mental damage to target encounter and interrupts them
71	Singing Shot V	Two ranged attacks that deal mental damage. If one of these attacks misses, the successive ones will miss automatically. If every attack hits, the target becomes stifled for a short time. This requires a bow
71	Sandra's Deafening Strike VII	A quick attack that deals mental and power damage.
72	Elemental Concerto III	Increases elemental resistance of all the troubador's allies
72	Rejuvenating Celebration IV	Increases in-combat health regeneration of the troubador's group
72	Song of Magic VI	Grants increased focus and improves effectiveness of all casting and taunting skills of the troubador's group. Increases to those skill makes it more difficult for enemies to outright resist your group's spells and reduces their power cost if they are a beneficial spell
73	Chaos Anthem IV	Impairs the wisdom of target encounter and inflicts mental damage over time. This song requires recurrent power cost to maintain
73	Disheartening Descant V	Reducing the strength and agility of target encounter. This song requires a recurrant power cost to maintain
73	Evade VI	Reduces the target's hate towards the scout.
73	Graceful Avoidance V	Increases the defense skill of the troubador's group
74	Arcane Symphony V	Increases arcane resistance of all the troubador's allies
74	Demoralizing Processional II	Impairs the offensive combat, aggression, casting skills, and focus of target encounter. This song requires a recurrent power cost to maintain
74	Dancing Blade VI	An attack made from the side that deals moderate damage and power damage.
74	Bria's Entrancing Sonnet V	Allows the troubador to charm a target for a short duration. Higher ranks of this spell will decrease the chance that the target can resist this spell every update
75	Aria of Magic V	Grants the troubador's group a chance to strike for additional mental damage before every hostile spell they cast on a target
75	Night Strike VII	A stealth attack that deals great damage and decreases target's intelligence.
75	Vexing Verses VI	Decreases the target's defense and burns their power and health everytime they use an ability
76	Depressing Chant VI	Severely decreases target's resistance to mental and slows target's movement speed for a short time. The slow effect has a chance to break each time the target is attacked
76	Ceremonial Blade VI	Two quick attacks that deal mental damage. If one of these attacks misses, the successive ones will miss automatically.
76	Perfection of the Maestro II	A short duration song that grants the troubador's group increased intelligence and additional mental damage with every hostile spell cast. While maintaining this this song, the troubador cannot make normal combat attacks
77	Raxxyl's Rousing Tune VII	Increases the intelligence and wisdom of the troubador's group
78	Perfect Shrill VII	Does a moderate amount of mental damage to the target
78	Thunderous Overture V	A short range spell that inflicts mental damage on a single target with a fast reuse
79	Daelis' Dance of Blades VI	Increases the agility of the troubadour and grants a chance at dealing mental damage to anyone who attacks the troubadour.
79	Bria's Inspiring Ballad VI	Increases in-combat power replenishment of the bard's group. This ability does stack with the enchanter's concentration group power replenishment spell
80	Allegretto VI	Increases the attack speed of the troubador's group
80	Countersong	Plays a disruptive melody that reduces the damage done by the next spell or combat art cast by your enemy. The enemy will then gain immunity to others casting this spell for a short duration
80	Lullaby III	Mesmerizes the target and removes them from being affected by area effect spells for a short duration. This effect breaks upon the target receiving any damage
80	Tap Essence V	Drains health from the target, returning a portion of the drained health as power to the troubador
81	Painful Lamentations VI	Does a medium amount of mental damage to target encounter and interrupts them
81	Zander's Choral Rebuff IV	Decreases spell resistance of target encounter. This song has a recurrent power cost.
81	Singing Shot VI	Two ranged attacks that deal mental damage. If one of these attacks misses, the successive ones will miss automatically. If every attack hits, the target becomes stifled for a short time. This requires a bow
81	Sandra's Deafening Strike VIII	A quick attack that deals mental and power damage.
82	Elemental Concerto IV	Increases elemental resistance of all the troubador's allies
82	Rejuvenating Celebration V	Increases in-combat health regeneration of the troubador's group
82	Song of Magic VII	Grants increased focus and improves effectiveness of all casting and taunting skills of the troubador's group. Increases to those skill makes it more difficult for enemies to outright resist your group's spells and reduces their power cost if they are a beneficial spell
83	Chaos Anthem V	Impairs the wisdom of target encounter and inflicts mental damage over time. This song requires recurrent power cost to maintain
83	Disheartening Descant VI	Reducing the strength and agility of target encounter. This song requires a recurrant power cost to maintain
83	Evade VII	Reduces the target's hate towards the scout.
83	Graceful Avoidance VI	Increases the defense skill of the troubador's group
84	Arcane Symphony VI	Increases arcane resistance of all the troubador's allies
84	Demoralizing Processional III	Impairs the offensive combat, aggression, casting skills, and focus of target encounter. This song requires a recurrent power cost to maintain
84	Dancing Blade VII	An attack made from the side that deals moderate damage and power damage.
84	Bria's Entrancing Sonnet VI	Allows the troubador to charm a target for a short duration. Higher ranks of this spell will decrease the chance that the target can resist this spell every update
85	Aria of Magic VI	Grants the troubador's group a chance to strike for additional mental damage before every hostile spell they cast on a target
85	Night Strike VIII	A stealth attack that deals great damage and decreases target's intelligence.
85	Vexing Verses VII	Decreases the target's defense and burns their power and health everytime they use an ability
86	Depressing Chant VII	Severely decreases target's resistance to mental and slows target's movement speed for a short time. The slow effect has a chance to break each time the target is attacked
86	Ceremonial Blade VII	Two quick attacks that deal mental damage. If one of these attacks misses, the successive ones will miss automatically.
86	Perfection of the Maestro III	A short duration song that grants the troubador's group increased intelligence and additional mental damage with every hostile spell cast. While maintaining this this song, the troubador cannot make normal combat attacks
87	Raxxyl's Rousing Tune VIII	Increases the intelligence and wisdom of the troubador's group
88	Perfect Shrill VIII	Does a moderate amount of mental damage to the target
88	Thunderous Overture VI	A short range spell that inflicts mental damage on a single target with a fast reuse
89	Daelis' Dance of Blades VII	Increases the agility of the troubadour and grants a chance at dealing mental damage to anyone who attacks the troubadour.
89	Bria's Inspiring Ballad VII	Increases in-combat power replenishment of the bard's group. This ability does stack with the enchanter's concentration group power replenishment spell
90	Allegretto VII	Increases the attack speed of the troubador's group
90	Lullaby IV	Mesmerizes the target and removes them from being affected by area effect spells for a short duration. This effect breaks upon the target receiving any damage
90	Tap Essence VI	Drains health from the target, returning a portion of the drained health as power to the troubador

Training Spells

Grandmaster Options

Level 14

Raxxyl's Rousing Tune II
Perfect Shrill II
Bria's Inspiring Ballad
Allegretto

Level 24

Night Strike III
Vexing Verses II
Aria of Magic
Raxxyl's Rousing Rune III

Level 34

Song of Magic III
Graceful Avoidance II
Chaos Anthem
Dancing Blades III

Level 44

Allegretto III
Sandra's Deafening Strike V
Rejuvenating Celebration II
Bria's Inspiring Ballad III

Level 54

Arcane Symphony III
Aria of Magic III
Raxxyl's Rousing Tune V
Perfect Shrill V

Level 64

Aria of Magic IV
Arcane Symphony IV
Chaos Anthem III
Dancing Blade V

Level 75

Sandra's Deafening Strike
VII
Painful Lamentations V
Chaos Anthem IV
Dancing Blade VI

Level 85

Dancing Blade VII
Arcane Symphony VI
Graceful Avoidance VI
Night Strike VIII

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