If I had to guess based on Smogon ' s tier list , it ' d probably be RU . Quiver Dance x 3 would be enough for her to win most battles . <| sep |> To become a bard , a human or halfelf had to begin with very high ability scores Strength 15 , Wisdom 15 , Dexterity 15 and Charisma 15 , Intelligence 12 and Constitution 10 . These daunting requirements made bards one of the rarest character classes . Bards began the game as fighters , and after achieving 5 th level but before reaching 8 th level , they had to change their class to that of thief , and after reaching 5 th level as a thief but before reaching 9 th level , they had to change again , leaving off thieving and begin clerical studies as druids but at this time they are actually bards and under druidical tutelage . Wiki , i am not that old