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Playstyle: Bard Builds

  1. Shielding & Defensive Aura

    3,253 Games

    Guardian
    Domination
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    53%

  2. Mobility & Shielding

    2,686 Games

    Fleet Footwork
    Resolve
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    52%

  3. Shielding & AoE Mobility

    1,271 Games

    Guardian
    Domination
    Shurelya's Battlesong

    53%

  4. Mobility & AoE Mobility

    1,206 Games

    Fleet Footwork
    Sorcery
    Shurelya's Battlesong

    48%

Pro Bard Builds

  1. Hylissang
    MAD Lions

    Hylissang

    Fleet Footwork
    Resolve
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    vs

    Janna
  2. Olleh
    Golden Guardians

    Olleh

    Fleet Footwork
    Domination
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    vs

    Rakan
  3. Croco
    DRX

    Croco

    Fleet Footwork
    Domination
    Lifewell Pendant

    vs

    Nautilus
  4. Croco
    DRX

    Croco

    Fleet Footwork
    Domination
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    vs

    Senna
  5. rhuckz
    CASE

    rhuckz

    Aftershock
    Domination
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    vs

    Milio
  6. Neo
    TSM

    Neo

    Fleet Footwork
    Resolve
    Radiant Virtue

    vs

    Senna

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

Anathema's Chains
Kindlegem
Giant's Belt

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

Anathema's Chains
Kindlegem
Giant's Belt

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
Knight's Vow
Abyssal Mask
Force of Nature
Frozen Heart
Thornmail

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...

Braum

Braum

179 games

69.8% in Lane

48.6% in Game

Maokai

Maokai

123 games

68.3% in Lane

52.0% in Game

Alistar

Alistar

281 games

65.5% in Lane

53.4% in Game

Hwei

Hwei

236 games

64.8% in Lane

71.2% in Game

Rakan

Rakan

749 games

62.8% in Lane

49.5% in Game

Nautilus

Nautilus

655 games

62.6% in Lane

51.3% in Game

Janna

Janna

616 games

61.9% in Lane

51.6% in Game

Rell

Rell

254 games

61.8% in Lane

55.1% in Game

Milio

Milio

331 games

60.4% in Lane

53.8% in Game

Renata Glasc

Renata Glasc

305 games

60.3% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Shaco

Shaco

100 games

59.0% in Lane

48.0% in Game

Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank

457 games

58.2% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Sona

Sona

180 games

57.8% in Lane

55.6% in Game

Nami

Nami

503 games

57.7% in Lane

50.9% in Game

Soraka

Soraka

375 games

57.6% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Lulu

Lulu

507 games

57.2% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Leona

Leona

388 games

55.4% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Thresh

Thresh

1053 games

54.3% in Lane

49.5% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

124 games

54.0% in Lane

53.2% in Game

Karma

Karma

471 games

53.7% in Lane

58.2% in Game

Taric

Taric

91 games

52.7% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Seraphine

Seraphine

216 games

51.4% in Lane

53.2% in Game

Bardloseslane against...

Senna

Senna

1008 games

33.8% in Lane

50.1% in Game

Twitch

Twitch

80 games

35.0% in Lane

58.8% in Game

Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz

145 games

36.6% in Lane

49.7% in Game

Xerath

Xerath

448 games

36.6% in Lane

47.3% in Game

Brand

Brand

259 games

41.7% in Lane

51.0% in Game

Zyra

Zyra

454 games

41.9% in Lane

52.2% in Game

Lux

Lux

696 games

42.5% in Lane

48.9% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

77 games

42.9% in Lane

50.6% in Game

Yuumi

Yuumi

274 games

44.2% in Lane

52.2% in Game

Zilean

Zilean

198 games

44.9% in Lane

51.5% in Game

Swain

Swain

211 games

45.0% in Lane

53.6% in Game

Pyke

Pyke

511 games

45.2% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

154 games

46.8% in Lane

50.6% in Game

Ashe

Ashe

385 games

48.8% in Lane

54.0% in Game

Morgana

Morgana

401 games

49.6% in Lane

47.1% in Game

Win Rate

52.6%

(+0.3%)

vs last patch
Pick Rate

3.3%

(-0.4%)

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.