Bard Build Guide - Runes, Items, and Stats Patch 26.5 - Blitz.gg

Tier

Win Rate

Win Rate Change

Pick rate

Ban rate

Matches

Playstyle Builds

Pro Builds

Patch: 26.5

Runes

Glacial Augment

Unsealed Spellbook

First Strike

Summoner Spells

Items

Starting Items

Build Order

Completed Items

Situational Items

Ability Max Order

66%

35 games

Q

W

E

1

Q

2

W

3

Q

4

E

5

Q

6

R

7

Q

8

W

9

Q

10

W

11

R

12

W

13

W

14

E

15

E

16

R

17

E

18

E

Damage Breakdown

28%

63%

10%

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

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.
Excels at roaming and trading, especially with more
P
's.
His gank assist and teamfighting become even stronger after unlocking
R
.
Thrives with items that enhance mobility, healing, and team utility.

Weaknesses

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.
E
has a longer cooldown of 22 seconds at rank 1. Once used, he can be punished.

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