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Playstyle: Bard Builds

  1. Shielding & Defensive Aura

    18,502 Games

    Guardian
    Domination
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    53%

  2. Mobility & Shielding

    13,609 Games

    Fleet Footwork
    Resolve
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    53%

  3. Shielding & AoE Mobility

    6,667 Games

    Guardian
    Domination
    Shurelya's Battlesong

    51%

  4. Mobility & AoE Mobility

    5,956 Games

    Fleet Footwork
    Sorcery
    Shurelya's Battlesong

    50%

Pro Bard Builds

  1. BeryL
    DRX

    BeryL

    Fleet Footwork
    Domination
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    vs

    Senna
  2. Dardoch
    UST

    Dardoch

    Guardian
    Domination
    Radiant Virtue

    vs

    Lux
  3. Flakked
    Team Heretics

    Flakked

    Hail of Blades
    Sorcery
    Night Harvester

    vs

    Karma
  4. YoungJae
    Kwangdong Freecs

    YoungJae

    Guardian
    Domination
    Shurelya's Battlesong

    vs

    Senna
  5. rhuckz
    CASE

    rhuckz

    Guardian
    Domination
    Radiant Virtue

    vs

    Janna
  6. Moham
    Kwangdong Freecs Challengers

    Moham

    Guardian
    Domination
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    vs

    Pyke

Core Bard Item Build Order

Spellthief's Edge

Starting

Boots of Swiftness
Boots

1st

Locket of the Iron Solari
Lifewell Pendant
Null-Magic Mantle

2nd

Dead Man's Plate
Winged Moonplate
Ruby Crystal
Chain Vest

3rd

Chemtech Putrifier
Oblivion Orb
Forbidden Idol

4th

Mikael's Blessing
Chalice of Blessing
Forbidden Idol

5th

Knight's Vow
Lifewell Pendant
Crystalline Bracer

6th

Spellthief's Edge

Starting

Boots of Swiftness
Boots

1st

Locket of the Iron Solari
Lifewell Pendant
Null-Magic Mantle

2nd

Dead Man's Plate
Winged Moonplate
Ruby Crystal
Chain Vest

3rd

Chemtech Putrifier
Oblivion Orb
Forbidden Idol

4th

Mikael's Blessing
Chalice of Blessing
Forbidden Idol

5th

Knight's Vow
Lifewell Pendant
Crystalline Bracer

6th

Core Bard Item Build Path

Spellthief's Edge
Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Lifewell Pendant
Null-Magic Mantle
Locket of the Iron Solari
Winged Moonplate
Ruby Crystal
Chain Vest
Dead Man's Plate

Situational

Watchful Wardstone
Redemption
Anathema's Chains
Force of Nature
Abyssal Mask
Frozen Heart
Rapid Firecannon

Summoner Spells

FlashIgnite

Damage Breakdown

70% AP

22% AD

Bard 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

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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

Bard Skill Order

Q

W

E

Bard's Matchups

Bardwinslane against...

Alistar

Alistar

1790 games

65.1% in Lane

51.3% in Game

Shaco

Shaco

717 games

64.0% in Lane

52.4% in Game

Rell

Rell

1758 games

62.5% in Lane

52.6% in Game

Milio

Milio

2460 games

62.4% in Lane

51.5% in Game

Rakan

Rakan

5454 games

61.8% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Leona

Leona

1759 games

59.8% in Lane

53.0% in Game

Nautilus

Nautilus

4135 games

59.4% in Lane

52.4% in Game

Braum

Braum

1003 games

59.3% in Lane

53.2% in Game

Janna

Janna

3395 games

59.2% in Lane

48.7% in Game

Renata Glasc

Renata Glasc

2809 games

59.2% in Lane

50.3% in Game

Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank

3045 games

59.0% in Lane

53.3% in Game

Maokai

Maokai

976 games

58.7% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Taric

Taric

572 games

58.6% in Lane

49.3% in Game

Soraka

Soraka

2568 games

58.2% in Lane

52.1% in Game

Lulu

Lulu

3164 games

57.7% in Lane

53.7% in Game

Nami

Nami

2940 games

55.4% in Lane

49.5% in Game

Thresh

Thresh

6398 games

54.0% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Sona

Sona

1170 games

53.7% in Lane

50.3% in Game

Karma

Karma

2700 games

52.5% in Lane

52.7% in Game

Seraphine

Seraphine

1299 games

51.8% in Lane

54.6% in Game

Ashe

Ashe

2388 games

50.5% in Lane

53.4% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

662 games

50.2% in Lane

56.8% in Game

Bardloseslane against...

Senna

Senna

6262 games

34.1% in Lane

48.6% in Game

Heimerdinger

Heimerdinger

460 games

36.3% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz

995 games

37.8% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Xerath

Xerath

2440 games

38.0% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Brand

Brand

1552 games

41.0% in Lane

49.7% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

1004 games

41.5% in Lane

50.8% in Game

Zyra

Zyra

2742 games

42.3% in Lane

49.6% in Game

Lux

Lux

4417 games

44.3% in Lane

53.6% in Game

Pyke

Pyke

3333 games

44.3% in Lane

52.0% in Game

Zilean

Zilean

1292 games

45.0% in Lane

50.6% in Game

Yuumi

Yuumi

1761 games

45.3% in Lane

52.2% in Game

Swain

Swain

1275 games

46.4% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Morgana

Morgana

2216 games

48.7% in Lane

51.9% in Game

Win Rate

52.3%

(-0.3%)

vs last patch
Pick Rate

4.1%

(+0.7%)

vs last patch
Ban Rate

0.5%

(0.0%)

vs last patch

Bard Guide

Key Insights
Bard can roam and come back to lane without losing much XP because of
Bard
P
's bonus movespeed and XP upon collecting Chimes.
Champions are still targetable inside
Bard
E
's tunnel -- displacements will push them out.
Bard
R
affects every unit in the game, except Inhibitors and the Nexus.
Using
Bard
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
Bard
P
's.
Can guarantee
Bard
Q
's stun as
Bard
R
's effect ends.
Can set up ganks by walking out of vision and using
Bard
E
on a wall to gapclose with his ganking teammate.
His gank assist and teamfighting become even stronger after unlocking
Bard
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
Bard
E
has a longer cooldown of 22 seconds at rank 1. Once used, he can be punished.
A poorly timed
Bard
R
can spell disaster for his team.
Forcing Bard to use
Bard
R
defensively lowers his teamfighting potential since he'll have less playmaking capabilities.