4

Playstyle Builds

  1. Shielding & Defensive Aura

    3,173 Games

    Locket of the Iron Solari

    53%

  2. Mobility & Teamfighting

    2,351 Games

    Radiant Virtue

    54%

  3. Shielding & AoE Mobility

    1,733 Games

    Shurelya's Battlesong

    51%

Pro Builds

  1. Vulcan

    Imperial Mandate

    vs

    Rakan
  2. Mikyx

    Locket of the Iron Solari

    vs

    Sona
  3. Biofrost

    Locket of the Iron Solari

    vs

    Zac
  4. Destiny

    Locket of the Iron Solari

    vs

    Rakan
  5. Neo

    Radiant Virtue

    vs

    Karma
  6. JayJ

    Locket of the Iron Solari

    vs

    Rakan

Core Build Order

Spellthief's Edge
Health Potion

Starting

Boots of Swiftness
Boots

1st

Locket of the Iron Solari
Kindlegem
Aegis of the Legion

2nd

Redemption
Kindlegem
Forbidden Idol

3rd

Watchful Wardstone

4th

Force of Nature
Negatron Cloak
Ruby Crystal
Winged Moonplate

5th

Mikael's Blessing
Forbidden Idol
Negatron Cloak

6th

Spellthief's Edge
Health Potion

Starting

Boots of Swiftness
Boots

1st

Locket of the Iron Solari
Kindlegem
Aegis of the Legion

2nd

Redemption
Kindlegem
Forbidden Idol

3rd

Watchful Wardstone

4th

Force of Nature
Negatron Cloak
Ruby Crystal
Winged Moonplate

5th

Mikael's Blessing
Forbidden Idol
Negatron Cloak

6th

Core Build Path

Kindlegem
Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Aegis of the Legion
Locket of the Iron Solari
Kindlegem
Forbidden Idol
Redemption

Situational

Chemtech Putrifier
Knight's Vow
Dead Man's Plate
Anathema's Chains
Frozen Heart
Rapid Firecannon
Thornmail

Summoner Spells

FlashIgnite

Damage Breakdown

71% AP

21% AD

Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Grasp of the UndyingAftershockGuardian
DemolishFont of LifeShield Bash
ConditioningSecond WindBone Plating
OvergrowthRevitalizeUnflinching
PrecisionDominationSorceryInspiration
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Zombie WardGhost PoroEyeball Collection
Treasure HunterIngenious HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speedlol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Healthlol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
Traveler's Call

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Cosmic Binding

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Caretaker's Shrine

W

W

W

W

W

Magical Journey

E

E

E

E

E

Tempered Fate

R

R

R

Skill Order

Q

W

E

Bard's Matchups

Bardwinslane against...

Alistar

Alistar

205 Matches

68.3% in Lane

53.7% in Game

Leona

Leona

226 Matches

67.7% in Lane

49.6% in Game

Janna

Janna

296 Matches

65.2% in Lane

50.3% in Game

Renata Glasc

Renata Glasc

206 Matches

61.7% in Lane

41.7% in Game

Taric

Taric

122 Matches

60.7% in Lane

50.8% in Game

Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank

546 Matches

60.6% in Lane

49.3% in Game

Sona

Sona

223 Matches

60.1% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Nautilus

Nautilus

706 Matches

59.6% in Lane

53.8% in Game

Milio

Milio

2227 Matches

59.6% in Lane

52.2% in Game

Rakan

Rakan

902 Matches

58.9% in Lane

48.8% in Game

Nami

Nami

552 Matches

58.5% in Lane

48.7% in Game

Soraka

Soraka

325 Matches

58.5% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Thresh

Thresh

1755 Matches

58.3% in Lane

51.1% in Game

Rell

Rell

89 Matches

57.3% in Lane

49.4% in Game

Braum

Braum

124 Matches

57.3% in Lane

53.2% in Game

Lulu

Lulu

995 Matches

56.6% in Lane

53.6% in Game

Morgana

Morgana

279 Matches

56.3% in Lane

49.5% in Game

Annie

Annie

482 Matches

56.2% in Lane

44.4% in Game

Shaco

Shaco

93 Matches

55.9% in Lane

51.6% in Game

Seraphine

Seraphine

217 Matches

55.3% in Lane

53.5% in Game

Amumu

Amumu

147 Matches

54.4% in Lane

44.9% in Game

Karma

Karma

632 Matches

54.1% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Ashe

Ashe

196 Matches

52.6% in Lane

52.6% in Game

Bardloseslane against...

Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz

111 Matches

34.2% in Lane

53.2% in Game

Senna

Senna

863 Matches

37.0% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Twitch

Twitch

118 Matches

39.8% in Lane

55.1% in Game

Zilean

Zilean

270 Matches

40.4% in Lane

48.5% in Game

Xerath

Xerath

269 Matches

41.6% in Lane

49.8% in Game

Swain

Swain

181 Matches

42.5% in Lane

50.3% in Game

Zyra

Zyra

267 Matches

43.8% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

93 Matches

44.1% in Lane

55.9% in Game

Heimerdinger

Heimerdinger

92 Matches

44.6% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Lux

Lux

583 Matches

46.5% in Lane

55.6% in Game

Pyke

Pyke

515 Matches

47.2% in Lane

51.5% in Game

Yuumi

Yuumi

642 Matches

47.8% in Lane

50.8% in Game

Brand

Brand

177 Matches

48.6% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Bard's Trends

Win Rate

51.1%

(+0.2%)

vs last patch
Pick Rate

2.3%

(-0.4%)

vs last patch
Ban Rate

0.2%

(0.0%)

vs last patch

Playing against Bard

Key Insights
Bard can roam and come back to lane without losing much XP because of
P
's bonus movespeed and XP upon collecting Chimes.
Champions are still targetable inside
E
's tunnel -- displacements will push them out.
R
affects every unit in the game, except Inhibitors and the Nexus.
Using
R
on a turret as Rift Herald is charging into it will prevent the turret from taking damage.
Strengths
Excels at roaming and trading, especially with more
P
's.
Can guarantee
Q
's stun as
R
's effect ends.
Can set up ganks by walking out of vision and using
E
on a wall to gapclose with his ganking teammate.
His gank assist and teamfighting become even stronger after unlocking
R
.
Synergizes well with
Shurelya's Battlesong
,
Anathema's Chains
,
Redemption
,
Vigilant Wardstone
, and
Dead Man's Plate
. Can opt for
Locket of the Iron Solari
,
Evenshroud
, or
Imperial Mandate
when needed.
Weaknesses
E
has a longer cooldown of 22 seconds at rank 1. Once used, he can be punished.
A poorly timed
R
can spell disaster for his team.
Forcing Bard to use
R
defensively lowers his teamfighting potential since he'll have less playmaking capabilities.