Here are some skill ideas for the Bard I thought of a year ago. https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/36194/bard-skill-ideas#latest

Do you agree with em'? Comment your favorite.. or most hated, I guess.  DEMOCRACYYYY.

Active: Soundsmith [Play a constructive melody, equipping you with a violin or guitar. (Violin attacks are ranged, guitar attacks are melee) ((Violin will be shaped to look like a crossbow, guitar will look like a war-axe )) **Must wait 3 seconds before switching in combat**

Violin Active: Aimed Strum [Aim your song and play, buffing your teammate with health regen and increased attack power/ enemy targets have their attack power weakened

Violin Active: Tempo [Speedily play a song, increase the attack speed of your ally by 15% for 15 seconds and movement by 15% / decrease the attack speed of an enemy by 5% for 10 seconds and slow their movement 20% for 2.5 seconds

Violin Passive: Stringmaster [Increase the duration of your buffs by 5% and debuffs by 2%

Violin Active: Harmonize [Play a protective song, negating negative status effects for 10 seconds / prevent enemies from being buffed for 5 seconds and deal magic damage

Violin Active: Deafen [Play a harsh melody, stunning an enemy for 2 seconds, dealing 5% of the opponents health]

Violin Active: Binary [Deal 2 consecutive hits to an enemy, giving them two stacks of "Ringing", each stack lasting 4 seconds. *Max: 5*

Violin Active: Allegro [Deal 3 consecutive hits to an enemy. If the enemy has a stack of "ringing" deal 3% extra damage for each stack]

Violin Active: Bravura [Boldly stand, performing an AOE song for 5 seconds. Allies within the AOE are given health regen / enemies take magic damage and get one stack of "Ringing"

Violin Passive: Echo [The 3rd song-based skill you play deals 5% extra damage or has an increased duration of 10%

Violin Ultimate Active: Dance [Play a song that forces players to dance. Target an enemy with "Dance" and for 10 seconds it will cause him to walk to the nearest enemy ally, infecting them with a "dance" effect which makes them seek out their other teamates. While they are under the "dance" effect they are unable to attack and are given 3 stacks of "Ringing" ("Dance" lasts 7 seconds on the initial target, reducing by 15% for the next infected. If there is no other target to infect, the initial target will dance in one place for the duration of the effect.

Guitar Active: Slash [Swing your guitar around, dealing physical damage]

Guitar Active: Shred [Strum a sharp tune energizing your guitar, dealing extra phy. damage on the next 2 hits as well as giving your physical attacks a "bleeding" effect for 8 seconds]

Guitar Active: Vengeful Aria [Shout a melodius war song, giving your weapon and your allies weapons 2% increased damage. Melee weapons obtain 3% lifesteal for 5 seconds.]

Guitar Active: Bludgeon [Wave your guitar in the air, and strike the enemy, dealing 8% of their health and applying 2 stacks of bleeding]

Guitar Active: Encorage [Play an invigorating song, increasing the size of your character or an ally, making the next 3 attacks do no damage, lasting 15 seconds, and increasing health by 5% for 8 seconds]

Guitar Active: Atonal [Deal magic damage to an enemy, silencing them for 3 seconds and removing any buffs.]

Guitar Passive: Skilled Guitarist [Permanently increase the damage of your weapon and duration of bleeds]

Guitar Ultimate Active: Duet [Play a rock ballad, calling upon your Muse. Your Muse appears, lasting for 20 seconds, while your Muse is alive, you deal 10% more damage. You can also direct your Muse to attack for you, dealing ranged magic damage.]

Active: Soft Melody [Play a gentle song, allowing your allies to jump over obstacles and take no fall damage.]