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Playstyle: Bard Builds

  1. Shielding & Defensive Aura

    19,152 Games

    Guardian
    Domination
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    53%

  2. Mobility & Shielding

    14,102 Games

    Fleet Footwork
    Resolve
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    53%

  3. Shielding & AoE Mobility

    6,932 Games

    Guardian
    Domination
    Shurelya's Battlesong

    51%

  4. Mobility & AoE Mobility

    6,220 Games

    Fleet Footwork
    Sorcery
    Shurelya's Battlesong

    50%

Pro Bard Builds

  1. Deft
    Dplus KIA

    Deft

    Fleet Footwork
    Sorcery
    Radiant Virtue

    vs

    Rakan
  2. Vulcan
    FlyQuest

    Vulcan

    Fleet Footwork
    Resolve
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    vs

    Rell
  3. Kellin
    Dplus KIA

    Kellin

    Guardian
    Domination
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    vs

    Pyke
  4. YoungJae
    Kwangdong Freecs

    YoungJae

    Guardian
    Domination
    Shurelya's Battlesong

    vs

    Zilean
  5. Neo
    TSM

    Neo

    Fleet Footwork
    Resolve
    Locket of the Iron Solari

    vs

    Rakan
  6. Diamond
    Dignitas

    Diamond

    Fleet Footwork
    Resolve
    Radiant Virtue

    vs

    Braum

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

1

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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

1840 games

64.8% in Lane

51.3% in Game

Shaco

Shaco

738 games

63.8% in Lane

52.4% in Game

Rell

Rell

1809 games

62.7% in Lane

52.7% in Game

Milio

Milio

2525 games

62.2% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Rakan

Rakan

5612 games

61.8% in Lane

49.8% in Game

Leona

Leona

1816 games

60.1% in Lane

53.2% in Game

Janna

Janna

3512 games

59.5% in Lane

48.7% in Game

Braum

Braum

1031 games

59.5% in Lane

53.2% in Game

Nautilus

Nautilus

4265 games

59.3% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank

3122 games

59.1% in Lane

53.3% in Game

Renata Glasc

Renata Glasc

2884 games

58.9% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Taric

Taric

595 games

58.7% in Lane

49.6% in Game

Soraka

Soraka

2640 games

58.3% in Lane

52.2% in Game

Maokai

Maokai

1007 games

58.1% in Lane

51.3% in Game

Lulu

Lulu

3278 games

57.7% in Lane

53.5% in Game

Nami

Nami

3022 games

55.4% in Lane

49.5% in Game

Thresh

Thresh

6587 games

54.0% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Sona

Sona

1205 games

53.7% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Karma

Karma

2779 games

52.6% in Lane

52.4% in Game

Seraphine

Seraphine

1345 games

52.0% in Lane

54.5% in Game

Ashe

Ashe

2442 games

50.4% in Lane

53.3% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

686 games

50.3% in Lane

56.4% in Game

Bardloseslane against...

Senna

Senna

6449 games

34.1% in Lane

48.8% in Game

Heimerdinger

Heimerdinger

475 games

35.8% in Lane

50.3% in Game

Xerath

Xerath

2510 games

37.6% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz

1022 games

38.2% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Brand

Brand

1596 games

41.1% in Lane

50.1% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

1028 games

41.7% in Lane

51.0% in Game

Zyra

Zyra

2825 games

42.1% in Lane

49.3% in Game

Pyke

Pyke

3427 games

44.3% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Lux

Lux

4560 games

44.3% in Lane

53.7% in Game

Zilean

Zilean

1333 games

45.0% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Yuumi

Yuumi

1819 games

45.4% in Lane

52.2% in Game

Swain

Swain

1317 games

46.4% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Morgana

Morgana

2273 games

48.4% in Lane

51.8% 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.