College of Dance Bard Guide
Move in harmony with the Cosmos. Bards of the College of Dance know that the Words of Creation cannot be bound to speech or song alone; words are spoken through movement. These bards dance to the rhythm of the Multiverse and weave spellcasting into their movements.
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Best Races for College of Dance Bard
All 10 races ranked by synergy with the College of Dance. Click any to see the full build.
An extra skill proficiency expands the Bard's out-of-combat versatility.
Flight provides incredible mobility, letting the Bard reach otherwise inaccessible positions.
Flight provides incredible mobility, letting the Bard reach otherwise inaccessible positions.
College of Dance Features
Dazzling Footwork
Level 3While you aren't wearing armor or using a shield, you gain the following benefits: Acrobatic Movement: Your Walking Speed increases by 10 feet. Nimble Defense: While you are conscious, when you roll for initiative and don't have any Bardic Inspiration die remaining, you regain one.
Inspiring Movement
Level 6When a hostile creature you can see ends its turn within 5 feet of you, you can use your Reaction to spend one of your Bardic Inspiration dice and move up to your Walking Speed without provoking opportunity attacks. You move toward that creature, and when you end this movement, you can grant that creature's target a bonus to its next attack roll against that creature by rolling your Bardic Inspiration die and adding the result.
Tandem Footwork
Level 6When you roll initiative, you can spend one of your Bardic Inspiration dice and add the number rolled to your initiative roll. When another creature you can see rolls for initiative, you can use your Reaction to roll one of your Bardic Inspiration dice and add the number to that creature's initiative roll.
Leading Evasion
Level 14When you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a saving throw to take only half damage, you can use your Reaction to spend one of your Bardic Inspiration dice, add the number rolled to your saving throw, and take no damage if you succeed.
Is College of Dance Right for You?
Pick the College of Dance if you want a Bard focused on dealing heavy single-target damage. Compare it with the other Bard subclasses to make sure it fits your party, then build the Human version for the strongest start.
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