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String Instrument Skill
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The melodies from plucked strings are able to reach even the ears of distant allies. String Instruments are good for soothing the bodies and minds of allies with a Paeon or Ballad.
- One of the primary magic skills of the Bard. It is used when a String Instrument is equipped. Singing Skill is also taken into account when the String Instrument Skill is being used.
Note: Since String Instruments are equippable by Bards only, this skill is useless when subbed.
| Job | Skill Ranking | Cap at Level 1 | Cap at Level 47 | Cap at Level 99 |
| Bard | C | 5 | 133 | 373 |
Song Range
Song Range is dependent upon String Instrument Skill only and will increase with level. The table below illustrates range breakdown. 
- Note: The listed values (10', 11', etc) are just outside the range. The farthest the song will reach is actually 0.1 before them (9.9', 10.9', etc).
| Song | Level | 10' | 11' | 12' | 13' | 14' | 15' | 16' | 17' | 18' | 19' | 20' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight's Minne | 1 | 3 | <69 | |||||||||
| Valor Minuet | 3 | 9 | <69 | |||||||||
| Army's Paeon | 5 | 15 | <69 | |||||||||
| Herb Pastoral | 9 | 27 | <69 | |||||||||
| Sword Madrigal | 11 | 33 | <69 | |||||||||
| Sheepfoe Mambo | 13 | 39 | ~69 | <225 | ||||||||
| Army's Paeon II | 15 | 45 | ~69 | <225 | ||||||||
| Scop's Operetta | 19 | 57 | ~69 | <225 | ||||||||
| Knight's Minne II | 21 | 63 | ~69 | <225 | ||||||||
| Valor Minuet II | 23 | 69 | <225 | |||||||||
| Mage's Ballad | 25 | 75 | <225 | |||||||||
| Advancing March | 29 | 87 | <225 | |||||||||
| Fowl Aubade | 33 | 99 | <225 | |||||||||
| Army's Paeon III | 35 | 105 | <225 | |||||||||
| Light Carol | 36 | 108 | <225 | |||||||||
| Raptor Mazurka | 37 | 111 | <225 | |||||||||
| Earth Carol | 38 | 114 | <225 | |||||||||
| Water Carol | 40 | 120 | <225 | 228 | ||||||||
| Knight's Minne III | 41 | 123 | <225 | 234 | ||||||||
| Wind Carol | 42 | 126 | <225 | 228 | 238 | |||||||
| Song | Level | 10' | 11' | 12' | 13' | 14' | 15' | 16' | 17' | 18' | 19' | 20' |
| Valor Minuet III | 43 | 129 | <225 | 233 | 244 | |||||||
| Fire Carol | 44 | 132 | <225 | 228 | 238 | — | ||||||
| Army's Paeon IV | 45 | 135 | <225 | 231 | 244 | — | ||||||
| Ice Carol | 46 | 138 | <225 | 236 | — | — | ||||||
| Lightning Carol | 48 | 144 | <225 | 232 | 246 | — | — | |||||
| Goblin Gavotte | 49 | 147 | <225 | 237 | — | — | — | |||||
| Dark Carol | 50 | 150 | <225 | 228 | 242 | — | — | — | ||||
| Blade Madrigal | 51 | 153 | <225 | 234 | 249 | — | — | — | ||||
| Dragonfoe Mambo | 53 | 159 | <225 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Gold Capriccio | 54 | 162 | <225 | 228 | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Mage's Ballad II | 55 | 165 | <225 | 233 | 249 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Shining Fantasia | 56 | 168 | <225 | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Victory March | 60 | 180 | <225 | 230 | 249 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Knight's Minne IV | 61 | 183 | <225 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valor Minuet IV | 63 | 189 | <225 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Army's Paeon V | 65 | 195 | <225 | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puppet's Operetta | 69 | 207 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goddess's Hymnus | 71 | 213 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Warding Round | 73 | 219 | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chocobo Mazurka | 73 | 219 | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Song | Level | 10' | 11' | 12' | 13' | 14' | 15' | 16' | 17' | 18' | 19' | 20' |
See: Combat Skills for more Skill information.
Equipment that Enhances this Skill
By Amount Added
| Name | Skill Increase | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7 | +6 | +5 | +4 | +3 | |||||
| String Torque | ✓ | ||||||||
| Choral Justaucorps +1 | ✓ | ||||||||
| Marduk's Crackows | ✓ | ||||||||
| Musical Earring | ✓ | ||||||||
| Erato's Cape | ✓ | ||||||||
| Bard's Slippers | ✓ | ||||||||
| Bard's Slippers +1 | ✓ | ||||||||
| Choral Justaucorps | ✓ | ||||||||
| Lambda Sash | ✓ | ||||||||
| Minstrel's Coat | ✓ | ||||||||
| String Earring | ✓ | ||||||||
| Taillefer's Dagger | ✓ | ||||||||
By Equipment Slot
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BodyWaistFeet
BackEarring
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See: Combat Skills for more Skill information.
Source entry: String Instrument Skill. Cached on this server on 3 November 2026.