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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Esker" data-source="post: 7843887" data-attributes="member: 6966824">I agree that bards are a class that takes awhile to pick up steam. Bardic inspiration is nice, but is too limited in uses before font of inspiration. I think their spell list is better than the cleric list though (apart from standouts like Bless and Spiritual Weapon). At levels 1-2, Sleep is the best spell in the game. Faerie Fire is also very nice, and stays useful (though Light Clerics get that one too). Tasha's is probably the best single target spell at 1st level. Heat Metal is pretty nice at levels 3-4, when you're still facing a lot of humanoids. And that's just the combat pillar. Bards are the champions of the social pillar.On the other hand, if all you ever cast in tier 1 was Bless and Spiritual Weapon, you'd be doing pretty well. I think for me, bards are the stronger class overall, but despite everything I just said, I would put clerics ahead in tier 1.You can't apply cutting words to saves though. The lore bard would be absolutely runaway insanely good if you could.</blockquote>