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Summary

The Discordance skill greatly reduces the stats of the targeted creature. Players can Discord multiple creatures simultaneously. The skill has a 5-second cooldown on both success and failure, but a player may only use Discordance once every 10 seconds. This means a player can alternate between Discordance and Peacemaking every 5 seconds.

The Bard Codex significantly enhances the effectiveness of the Discordance skill.

Mechanics

A player's base Discordance skill is capped by their Musicianship skill.

 (For example, a player with 50 Discordance and 25 Musicianship is considered to have 25 Discordance.)

A player's Effective Discordance Skill is calculated as:

 (Discordance Skill + Instrument Skill Bonuses + Applicable Instrument Slayer Bonuses + Supplemental Skill Bonuses + Lyric Aspect Armor Bonus)

Players can increase their Effective Discordance Skill through the Forensic Evaluation and Tracking skills, categorized under Supplemental Skill Bonuses.
The total bonus to Effective Discordance from Instruments, Supplemental Skills, or Lyric Aspect Armor cannot exceed the player's Musicianship skill.

 (For example, a player with 25 Musicianship can only gain up to 25 points of Effective Discordance from these sources.)

Chance for skill gain is doubled on a successful Discordance check.
Discord effect duration is calculated as:

 ((60 seconds - (Creature Difficulty Value)) * (Effective Barding Skill / 100))  
 with a minimum duration of 15 * (Musicianship Skill / 100) seconds.

Bonus for Bard Synergy – A player attempting to use Discordance on a creature that is already Provoked or Pacified gains an Effective Barding Skill bonus of +25 on the Discordance attempt.
The Minimum Success Chance for any Barding action is:

 (33% * (Effective Barding Skill / 100)).

Barding Songs

The available Barding Songs are:

Barding Songs
Skill	Effect
Discordance	Provides a (5% * (Effective Barding Skill / 100)) Damage Resistance bonus to Players and their Followers
Peacemaking	Provides a (5% * (Effective Barding Skill / 100)) Healing Amounts Received Bonus to Players and their Followers
Provocation	Provides a (5% * (Effective Barding Skill / 100)) Damage Bonus to Players and their Followers
All AoE Barding Song Buffs durations are 15 minutes
Casting a Barding Song has a 10 second cooldown that is independent of normal bard skill usage

Casting a Barding Song has a 10-second cooldown that is independent of normal bard skill usage.
All AoE Barding Songs last for 15 minutes.

Effects on Discorded Creatures

Discorded creatures take 25% increased damage from all sources.

 (Bosses receive damage scaling based on their difficulty. Omni Bosses take only 10% increased damage.)

Discorded creatures suffer a 25% penalty to their damage output.
The effectiveness of Discordance on creatures scales as:

 (Bard's Printed Discordance Skill / 120) % of normal.

Creatures that are both Discorded and either Pacified or Provoked take an additional 15% increased damage from all sources.
Discorded creatures will display a swirling animation and a "*discorded Xs*" message above their name, where X represents the remaining duration of the Discordance effect.

Area Discordance

Players can perform an Area Discordance effect by targeting themselves when using Discordance.

AoE Discordance has the same cooldowns as normal Discordance actions.
The effect applies an individual Discordance skill check to all non-tamed creatures within 8 tiles of the bard.
Each successful check Discords the affected creature for 5 seconds.
Players cannot use AoE Discordance or AoE Peacemaking in guarded areas.

Additional Notes

Against Tamed Creatures – Discordance effects on tamed creatures last a maximum of 15 seconds.
Provoked creatures do not suffer a damage penalty from Discordance.
Provoked or Pacified creatures that are also Discorded take an additional 15% damage from all sources

 (Totaling 40% increased damage from all sources.)

Training

Skill	Activity
0-50	Train from NPC
50-80	Use Discordance on creatures in the New Player Dungeon
80-120	Use Discordance on creatures at the Prevalia Zoo or a Battletrainer

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 == Summary ==
-The '''Discordance''' skill greatly reduces the stats of the targeted creature. Players can '''Discord multiple creatures simultaneously'''. The skill has a **5-second cooldown** on both success and failure, but a player may only use Discordance **once every 10 seconds**. This means a player can alternate between **Discordance** and **Peacemaking** every 5 seconds.
+The '''Discordance''' skill greatly reduces the stats of the targeted creature. Players can '''Discord multiple creatures simultaneously'''. The skill has a '''5-second cooldown''' on both success and failure, but a player may only use Discordance '''once every 10 seconds'''. This means a player can alternate between '''Discordance''' and '''Peacemaking''' every 5 seconds.
 The [[Bard Codex]] significantly enhances the effectiveness of the Discordance skill.
 == Mechanics ==
-* A player's **base Discordance skill** is capped by their **Musicianship skill**.
+* A player's '''base Discordance skill''' is capped by their '''Musicianship skill'''.
    (For example, a player with '''50 Discordance''' and '''25 Musicianship''' is considered to have '''25 Discordance'''.)
-* A player's **Effective Discordance Skill** is calculated as:
+* A player's '''Effective Discordance Skill''' is calculated as:
    <code>(Discordance Skill + Instrument Skill Bonuses + Applicable Instrument Slayer Bonuses + Supplemental Skill Bonuses + Lyric Aspect Armor Bonus)</code>
-* Players can increase their **Effective Discordance Skill** through the **Forensic Evaluation** and **Tracking** skills, categorized under **Supplemental Skill Bonuses**.
+* Players can increase their '''Effective Discordance Skill''' through the '''Forensic Evaluation''' and '''Tracking''' skills, categorized under '''Supplemental Skill Bonuses'''.
-* The total bonus to **Effective Discordance** from Instruments, Supplemental Skills, or Lyric Aspect Armor **cannot exceed the player's Musicianship skill**.
+* The total bonus to '''Effective Discordance''' from Instruments, Supplemental Skills, or Lyric Aspect Armor '''cannot exceed the player's Musicianship skill'''.
-   (For example, a player with **25 Musicianship** can only gain up to **25 points** of Effective Discordance from these sources.)
+   (For example, a player with '''25 Musicianship''' can only gain up to '''25 points''' of Effective Discordance from these sources.)
-* **Chance for skill gain is doubled on a successful Discordance check.**
+* '''Chance for skill gain is doubled on a successful Discordance check.'''
-* **Discord effect duration** is calculated as:
+* '''Discord effect duration''' is calculated as:
    <code>((60 seconds - (Creature Difficulty Value)) * (Effective Barding Skill / 100))</code>
    with a minimum duration of <code>15 * (Musicianship Skill / 100)</code> seconds.
-* **Bonus for Bard Synergy** – A player attempting to use Discordance on a creature that is already **Provoked or Pacified** gains an **Effective Barding Skill bonus of +25** on the Discordance attempt.
+* '''Bonus for Bard Synergy''' – A player attempting to use Discordance on a creature that is already '''Provoked or Pacified''' gains an '''Effective Barding Skill bonus of +25''' on the Discordance attempt.
-* The **Minimum Success Chance** for any Barding action is:
+* The '''Minimum Success Chance''' for any Barding action is:
    <code>(33% * (Effective Barding Skill / 100))</code>.
 == Barding Songs ==
-The available **Barding Songs** are:
+The available '''Barding Songs''' are:
 {{BardingSongs}}
-* **Casting a Barding Song** has a **10-second cooldown** that is independent of normal bard skill usage.
+* '''Casting a Barding Song''' has a '''10-second cooldown''' that is independent of normal bard skill usage.
-* **All AoE Barding Songs** last for **15 minutes**.
+* '''All AoE Barding Songs''' last for '''15 minutes'''.
 == Effects on Discorded Creatures ==
-* Discorded creatures take **25% increased damage** from all sources.
+* Discorded creatures take '''25% increased damage''' from all sources.
-   **(Bosses receive damage scaling based on their difficulty. Omni Bosses take only 10% increased damage.)**
+   ('''Bosses receive damage scaling based on their difficulty. Omni Bosses take only 10% increased damage.''')
-* Discorded creatures suffer a **25% penalty to their damage output**.
+* Discorded creatures suffer a '''25% penalty to their damage output'''.
 * The effectiveness of Discordance on creatures scales as:
    <code>(Bard's Printed Discordance Skill / 120) %</code> of normal.
-* Creatures that are **both Discorded and either Pacified or Provoked** take an additional **15% increased damage** from all sources.
+* Creatures that are '''both Discorded and either Pacified or Provoked''' take an additional '''15% increased damage''' from all sources.
-* Discorded creatures will display a **swirling animation** and a **"*discorded Xs*"** message above their name, where X represents the remaining duration of the Discordance effect.
+* Discorded creatures will display a '''swirling animation''' and a '''"*discorded Xs*"''' message above their name, where X represents the remaining duration of the Discordance effect.
 == Area Discordance ==
-Players can perform an **Area Discordance effect** by targeting themselves when using Discordance.
+Players can perform an '''Area Discordance effect''' by targeting themselves when using Discordance.
-* **AoE Discordance has the same cooldowns** as normal Discordance actions.
+* '''AoE Discordance has the same cooldowns''' as normal Discordance actions.
-* The effect applies an **individual Discordance skill check** to all **non-tamed creatures within 8 tiles** of the bard.
+* The effect applies an '''individual Discordance skill check''' to all '''non-tamed creatures within 8 tiles''' of the bard.
-* Each successful check **Discords the affected creature for 5 seconds**.
+* Each successful check '''Discords the affected creature for 5 seconds'''.
-* **Players cannot use AoE Discordance or AoE Peacemaking in guarded areas.**
+* '''Players cannot use AoE Discordance or AoE Peacemaking in guarded areas.'''
 == Additional Notes ==
-* **Against Tamed Creatures** – Discordance effects on tamed creatures **last a maximum of 15 seconds**.
+* '''Against Tamed Creatures''' – Discordance effects on tamed creatures '''last a maximum of 15 seconds'''.
-* **Provoked creatures do not suffer a damage penalty from Discordance.**
+* '''Provoked creatures do not suffer a damage penalty from Discordance.'''
-* **Provoked or Pacified creatures that are also Discorded take an additional 15% damage from all sources**
+* '''Provoked or Pacified creatures that are also Discorded take an additional 15% damage from all sources'''
-   (**Totaling 40% increased damage from all sources.**)
+   ('''Totaling 40% increased damage from all sources.''')
 == Training ==
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 | '''50-80''' || Use Discordance on creatures in the [[New Player Dungeon]]
 |-
-| '''80-120''' || Use Discordance on creatures at the **Prevalia Zoo** or a **Battletrainer**
+| '''80-120''' || Use Discordance on creatures at the '''Prevalia Zoo''' or a '''Battletrainer'''
 |}