10 Best Items In D&D 2024 For Bards

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Bards are the jacks of all trades in, capable of martial prowess and powerful spellcasting, as well as proficient in a number of skills. But they can get even more versatile through the use of magic items. The includes a ton of new items, including a few that are bard-exclusives.

But which are the best for bards to use? There are a number of items that synergize with their existing abilities and help them to better perform their roles within the party. Sincebards are often the party face, and can also act as support and battlefield control, these items focus mostly on improving their ability to act successfully in those positions. These 10 items are the best in the 2024 rule set for bards, and players using the class should definitely give them a try.

It can be difficult to balance powerful magic items with lower-level parties, but common magic items like the Instrument of Illusions can give players some low-stakes equipment to experiment with. Mechanically, the instrument functions as a way to cast an effect similar to, albeit with a limited range. The creature playing the instrument can make harmless visual illusions appear within five feet of themselves, or 15 feet if they are a bard.

Illusion is one of the eight schools of magic in Dungeons & Dragons, with spells that confuse the senses and turn shadows into monsters.

The illusions are obviously magical to anyone who sees them, and can't have any auditory effects (apart from the music playing to create them). But they give some creative options to bard players that want to improve a performance or inspire their allies with an especially impressive display.

Bards are limited to light armor, unless they take the College of Valor subclass, and don't have access to spells like or. It behooves them to seek out high-quality options to protect themselves, and Glamoured Studded Leather is a great choice. It grants an AC of 13 plus the wearer's dexterity modifier, one of the highest scores that light armor can give. On