Playstyle: Bard Builds
Mobility & Burst
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50%
Mobility & Wave Clear
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48%
Core Bard Item Build Order

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Starting




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Core Bard Item Build Path











Situational







Summoner Spells


Damage Breakdown
Bard Runes









































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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q

W
W
W
W
W

E
E
E
E
E

R
R
R
Bard Skill Order
Q
W
E
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

,

,

,

, and

. Can opt for

,

, or

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.