Now, if bards could take matador's timing (if it noticeably helps), THAT would be a must have edge for a bard. Otherwise, there's nothing out there groundbreaking.

Command denial (mostly from bash and I'll throw in bearcharge when applicable) is the only thing that effectively ruins my bards day (and I honestly think the existence perma lag is about the stupidest aspect of CF period since it makes fights so utterly boring and predictable to the point when available nobody ever uses anything else).

I can deal with anything else in CF as a wood elf bard and be fairly effective with no edges. But bash alone has caused by far the most of my pk deaths. That alone is the sole reason I would never again play another villager bard.

PS: what bard edge was nerfed? Or are you saying you effectively needed 6+ edges, and bash lag reduction for this combo to work?