Bard Accessories

Main article: Accessories

Accessory	Source	Effect	Hardmode	Visible on Character
Auto Tuner	Sold by Steampunker for 25	Increases maximum inspiration by 2. Symphonic damage has a 10% chance to increase the level of one of your active empowerments. This effect can only trigger once every 2.5 seconds.
Brass Cap	Crafted at an Anvil	While equipped, your brass damage has a 15% chance to tune the hit target. While an enemy is tuned, they take 10% more damage from all sources.
Band Kit	Crafted at a Tinkerer's Workshop	Increases symphonic damage by 8%. Increases symphonic playing speed by 8%. Increases inspiration regeneration rate by 8%.
Bard Emblem	Dropped by Wall of Flesh	15% increased symphonic damage.
Concert Tickets	Sold by Party Girl for 5	Increases maximum inspiration by 2. Every nearby ally increases your inspiration regeneration by 2%.
Conductor's Baton	Sold by Merchant for 15	Increases inspiration regeneration rate by 5%. When you and a nearby ally attack the same target, the enemy instantly takes 20% of the combined damage. This effect can only trigger once every 2 seconds on the same target.
Cork Grease	Sold by Goblin Tinkerer for 25000*2  50	Increases symphonic playing speed by 8%.
Devil's Subwoofer	Crafted at a Tinkerer's Workshop	You and nearby allies set enemies on fire when attacking. Doubles the range of your empowerments effect radius.
Digital Tuner	Crafted at a Tinkerer's Workshop	10% increased symphonic damage. 6% increased symphonic critical strike chance. Percussion critical strikes will deal 10% more damage. Percussion critical strikes will briefly stun enemies.
Diss Track	Crafted at an Mythril Anvil	Increases inspiration regeneration rate by 10%. Your symphonic damage will burn hit enemies with shadowflame. Symphonic critical strikes cause a large eruption of shadowy music notes.
Epic Mouthpiece	Crafted at a Tinkerer's Workshop	10% increased symphonic damage. 5% increased symphonic playing speed. Your wind instrument attacks now attempt to quickly home in on enemies. If the attack already homes onto enemies, it does so far more quickly.
Faberge Egg	Crafted at a Sky Mill	Killing enemies or continually damaging bosses with a wind instrument will produce an energy egg. Players that touch the energy egg restore 15% of their missing primary resource.
Fan Letter	Dropped by Shadow Orbs or Crimson Hearts	Increases maximum inspiration by 3.
Full Score	Crafted at a Work Bench	Increases the duration of your symphonic empowerments by 3 seconds. Killing an enemy with symphonic damage generates a series of claps which damage enemies.
Guitar Pick	Crafted at an Arcane Armor Fabricator	5% increased symphonic playing speed. String weapon projectiles bounce an additional time.
Guitar Pick Claw	Crafted at a Tinkerer's Workshop	10% increased symphonic damage. 5% increased symphonic playing speed. String weapon projectiles bounce two additional times.
Headset	Sold by Mechanic for 25	Increases maximum inspiration by 2. Each unique empowerment you have increases movement speed by 2% and playing speed by 1%.
High Quality Reed	Crafted at a Sawmill	Increases symphonic damage by 6%.
Kick Petal	Crafted at an Arcane Armor Fabricator	Percussion damage has a 25% chance to activate a 'panic petal', which orbits around the player. Allies that touch an activated petal gain a massive speed boost. Enemies that touch an activated petal take damage.
Marching Boots	Sold by Cobbler for 37500*3  75	5% increased movement speed. While running, your inspiration regeneration is increased.
Metronome	Crafted at an Anvil	Every three seconds the metronome will flip between tick & tock. Tick increases your symphonic playing speed and damage. Tock lightly decreases your symphonic playing speed and damage.
Mix Tape	Found in Scarlet Chests	Your symphonic damage will briefly singe hit enemies. Symphonic critical strikes cause an eruption of molten music notes.
Mouthpiece	Crafted at an Arcane Armor Fabricator	5% increased symphonic playing speed. Your wind instrument attacks now attempt to home in on enemies. If the attack already homes onto enemies, it does so more quickly.
Music Notes	Crafted at a Work Bench	Increases the duration of your symphonic empowerments by 3 seconds.
Music Player	Crafted at a Tinkerer's Workshop	Increases the duration of your symphonic empowerments by 2 seconds. Increases the level of <instrument category> empowerment levels by 1.
Musician's Handbook	Sold by Merchant for 5	Your instruments cost no inspiration, play much faster, deal no damage, and cannot be mistimed.
Opal Ring	Crafted at an Anvil	Increases symphonic damage by 1.
Pad o' Paper	Crafted at a Work Bench	Increases inspiration regeneration rate by 10%.
Plunger Mute	Crafted at an Arcane Armor Fabricator	6% increased symphonic critical strike chance. Critical strikes caused by brass instrument attacks release a spread of piercing sparks.
Shock Absorber	Dropped by Granite Energy Storm	The symphonic damage you deal is stored to a maximum capacity of 1000. Pressing the Accessory Ability key will increase the damage of nearby allies by 15%. The duration of this effect is increased by 3 seconds for every 100 damage stored.
Straight Mute	Crafted at a Tinkerer's Workshop	10% increased symphonic damage. 6% increased symphonic critical strike chance. Critical strikes caused by brass instrument attacks release a spread of piercing energy.
Subwoofer	Sold by Mechanic for 15000*1  50	You and nearby allies receive 2 additional armor piercing. Doubles the range of your empowerments effect radius.
Terrarium Surround Sound	Crafted at an Ancient Manipulator	Increases symphonic damage by 10%. You and nearby allies have a chance to elementally backlash enemies when attacking. Doubles the range of your empowerments effect radius.
Track Players	Crafted at a Tinkerer's Workshop	While equipped, <instrument category> empowerment effects will be stronger on you.
Vibration Tuner	Crafted at an Arcane Armor Fabricator	6% increased symphonic critical strike chance. Percussion critical strikes will deal 5% more damage. Percussion critical strikes will briefly stun enemies.
Waxy Rosin	Crafted at an Anvil	Piercing string instrument attacks will lose 15% less damage per hit. Piercing string instrument attacks will increase in speed every hit.