AA Leveling — Lyri Cal

AA Zones

Fungus Grove

Shik'nar workers and foragers (level 53), mutants and bandits (49–53). 193% ZEM with excellent mob density. One of the top AA spots in the game for a level 60 bard.

Chardok

Indoor 50+ mobs. Risky but viable. Slow turn more manageable with string AE. Watch for patrollers and adds — the enclosed geometry makes unexpected trains a serious hazard.

Maiden's Eye

Target higher level mobs only. Avoid Umbrous Toilers — too low level, causes significant XP penalties. Stick to the Goranga and higher-tier spawns for clean AA rates.

Dragon Necropolis

Phase spiders. Requires 0 encumbrance to kite effectively — drop all heavy gear before entering. The open layout rewards clean kiting lines and punishes clutter.

AA Recommendations

TLP Bard AA Basics (not Quarm Specific)

[in game hit V to open up your AA window]

Standard(ish) Progression - 6 points:

Run Speed - 2 (2 avoids needing to add encumbrance weight when swarming)
Regeneration - 3
Metabolism - 1

Archetype - 12 points:

Mental Clarity - 2
Combat Agility - 2

Class:

Instrument Mastery - 3
Jam Fest or Singing Mastery - 3 (Jam fest is better for swarming, singing is better for raiding. You'll want both eventually)
Extended Notes - 1 (past 1 is expensive and I would call those luxury points)

Then back to Archetype and get Spell Casting Fury for dirge crits, Combat Agility 3, Durability for HP bonus, then whatever you like.

Disciplines

All disciplines share a CD, so if you use one can't use another one until the used one is back up. Resistant/Fearless/Deftdance/Puretones are the disciplines we get. 70min CD (needs confirmation).

Resistant: +3 to all resistances increasing to +10 at 50th level. This discipline lasts for 1 minute.
Fearless: Immunity to "Fear" and all spells that cause "fear". This discipline lasts for 11 seconds.
Deftdance: Auto dodge attacks from the front and auto dual-wield. This discipline lasts for 10 seconds.
Puretones: Makes it as if you are wielding the best instrument of every type, whether or not you are actually wielding an instrument. Increases to 28 modifiers, and does work on singing mod. This discipline lasts for 2 minutes. Note: Puretone has a secondary effect of +20% dirge damage that exceeds voice mod cap.

*if you type /disc it will tell you the remaining time left

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