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Bard

Bard Support

the Wandering Caretaker
Win Rate: All Roles 51.0% | as Support 51.1%
Pick Rate: All Roles 5.7% | as Support 5.7%
Ban Rate: 2.4%
Analyzed: 45308 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
Support ARAM

Bard Support Guide

S Tier

Bard performs well in Support with a 51.1% win rate (#14 among Support champions), compared to 51.0% win rate across all roles. Solid pick if you know the champion's kit. Bard keeps decent popularity with 5.7% overall pick rate and 5.7% pick rate in Support in Plat+ on patch 15.24 (25.24)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 45308 ranked games. Bard is mostly played in this role - 99.2% of games. Most popular build starts with Boots of Swiftness, then Dead Man's Plate, Redemption, and Locket of the Iron Solari. Bard has average vision control - 0.96 wards/min (#11 among supports). Averages 3.0 KDA (#7 among Support champions). Has a 2.4% ban rate (95th place). Recommended runes: Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Deep Ward, Relentless Hunter, (Domination) + Celerity, Scorch, (Sorcery). When playing, most players max abilities in Q > W > E order. Bard Support is strong against Rakan, Mel, Pantheon, and weak against Sona, Elise, and Milio.

Bard Roles

Bard

  • Support
    (Support - 99.2%) 44946 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 8915 ARAM games

Bard Support Stats

51.1%
Win Rate (Role)
99.2%
Support (Role Rate)
2.4%
Ban Rate
0.0000
Penta/Game
3.2
Kills/Game
6.0
Deaths/Game
15.0
Assists/Game
0.96
Wards/Min
0.95
CS/Min
303
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 26.2%
Magic: 60.0%
True: 13.83%

Overall Champion Matrix

Bard Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
50.7% Win Rate 78.2% Pick Rate35190 games

Highest Win Rate
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
50.9% Win Rate 14.0% Pick Rate6321 games

Bard Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.7% Win Rate 78.9% Pick Rate35541 games
Popular Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
50.4% Win Rate 56.6% Pick Rate25465 games
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
52.0% Win Rate 17.1% Pick Rate7690 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
53.4% Win Rate 9.5% Pick Rate4282 games
Core Build
Winged Moonplate
Winged Moonplate (800 gold) 200 Health
4% Move Speed
->
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
55 Armor
4% Move Speed
Shipwrecker
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
Redemption
Redemption (2300 gold) 200 Health
15 Ability Haste
100% Base Mana Regen
10% Heal and Shield Power
Intervention
Restore 200 - 400 Health to allied champions and deal 10% max Health true damage to enemy champions after 2.5 seconds.
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
55.7% Win Rate 9.5% Pick Rate4295 games
Final Build
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen
Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
40.8% Win Rate 6.9% Pick Rate3120 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Boots
Boots (300 gold) 25 Move Speed
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
58.6% Win Rate 0.1% Pick Rate54 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
53.4% Win Rate 9.5% Pick Rate4282 games
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
52.0% Win Rate 17.1% Pick Rate7690 games
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
51.9% Win Rate 0.5% Pick Rate221 games
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste
->
Redemption
Redemption (2300 gold) 200 Health
15 Ability Haste
100% Base Mana Regen
10% Heal and Shield Power
Intervention
Restore 200 - 400 Health to allied champions and deal 10% max Health true damage to enemy champions after 2.5 seconds.
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
55 Armor
4% Move Speed
Shipwrecker
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
61.5% Win Rate 1.7% Pick Rate756 games
Final Build
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
400 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress
Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
76.4% Win Rate 3.8% Pick Rate1715 games
Other Items
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health
Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
41.4% Win Rate 6.9% Pick Rate3098 games
Wit's End
Wit's End (2800 gold) 50% Attack Speed
45 Magic Resist
20% Tenacity
Fray
Attacks deal bonus magic damage On-Hit.
48.7% Win Rate 5.2% Pick Rate2346 games
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
66.8% Win Rate 4.4% Pick Rate1977 games
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
59.9% Win Rate 4.1% Pick Rate1841 games
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
400 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress
Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
76.4% Win Rate 3.8% Pick Rate1715 games
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
36.8% Win Rate 3.5% Pick Rate1562 games
Mikael's Blessing
Mikael's Blessing (2300 gold) 250 Health
100% Base Mana Regen
12% Heal and Shield Power
15 Ability Haste
Purify
Remove all crowd control debuffs (excluding Airborne and Suppression) from an ally champion and restore 100 - 250 Health.
66.5% Win Rate 3.3% Pick Rate1468 games

Bard Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Electrocute
Electrocute

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive da…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Deep Ward
Deep Ward

Deep Ward

Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep. Deep wards gain +1 extra Health and +[…

Relentless Hunter
Relentless Hunter

Relentless Hunter

Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks a…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Celerity
Celerity

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Scorch
Scorch

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

50.5% Win Rate 50.4% Pick Rate22696 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Electrocute
Electrocute

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive da…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Deep Ward
Deep Ward

Deep Ward

Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep. Deep wards gain +1 extra Health and +[…

Relentless Hunter
Relentless Hunter

Relentless Hunter

Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks a…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Unflinching
Unflinching

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

52.8% Win Rate 4.6% Pick Rate2062 games

Bard best with

Cassiopeia Synergy Champion
+7.7%
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia

Bard Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
49.9% Win Rate 75.2% Pick Rate33875 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
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R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
60.5% Win Rate 0.7% Pick Rate333 games

Countered by Bard

Rakan - countered by Bard
+4.6%
Rakan
Rakan
Mel - countered by Bard
+3.1%
Mel
Mel
Pantheon - countered by Bard
+2.5%
Pantheon
Pantheon
Rell - countered by Bard
+2.0%
Rell
Rell
Vel'Koz - countered by Bard
+3.4%
Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz
Alistar - countered by Bard
+1.4%
Alistar
Alistar
Janna - countered by Bard
+3.5%
Janna
Janna
Lulu - countered by Bard
+1.9%
Lulu
Lulu

Bard Counterpicks

Sona - effective counter against Bard
-3.4%
Sona
Sona
Elise - effective counter against Bard
-3.2%
Elise
Elise
Milio - effective counter against Bard
-2.9%
Milio
Milio
Senna - effective counter against Bard
-2.7%
Senna
Senna
Brand - effective counter against Bard
-2.5%
Brand
Brand
Zyra - effective counter against Bard
-2.5%
Zyra
Zyra
Shaco - effective counter against Bard
-1.1%
Shaco
Shaco
Swain - effective counter against Bard
-2.0%
Swain
Swain
Zilean - effective counter against Bard
-1.7%
Zilean
Zilean
Maokai - effective counter against Bard
-1.4%
Maokai
Maokai
Poppy - effective counter against Bard
-1.1%
Poppy
Poppy

Bard Support Lane Matchups

Bard
+4.6%
Rakan

Bard vs Rakan
Bard
+3.5%
Janna

Bard vs Janna
Bard
+3.5%
Soraka

Bard vs Soraka
Bard
+3.4%
Tahm Kench

Bard vs Tahm Kench
Bard
+3.4%
Vel'Koz

Bard vs Vel'Koz
Bard
+3.1%
Mel

Bard vs Mel
Bard
+2.9%
Yuumi

Bard vs Yuumi
Bard
+2.5%
Pantheon

Bard vs Pantheon
Bard
+2.1%
Leona

Bard vs Leona
Bard
+2.1%
Morgana

Bard vs Morgana
Bard
+2.0%
Nami

Bard vs Nami
Bard
+2.0%
Braum

Bard vs Braum
Bard
+2.0%
Rell

Bard vs Rell
Bard
+1.9%
Lulu

Bard vs Lulu
Bard
+1.4%
Alistar

Bard vs Alistar
Bard
+1.3%
Karma

Bard vs Karma
Bard
+1.2%
Thresh

Bard vs Thresh
Bard
+1.1%
Blitzcrank

Bard vs Blitzcrank
Bard
+1.0%
Nautilus

Bard vs Nautilus
Bard
+0.9%
Lux

Bard vs Lux
Bard
+0.8%
Pyke

Bard vs Pyke
Bard
-0.1%
Seraphine

Bard vs Seraphine
Bard
-0.6%
Neeko

Bard vs Neeko
Bard
-1.1%
Poppy

Bard vs Poppy
Bard
-1.6%
Zilean

Bard vs Zilean
Bard
-2.0%
Swain

Bard vs Swain
Bard
-2.3%
Xerath

Bard vs Xerath
Bard
-2.5%
Zyra

Bard vs Zyra
Bard
-2.7%
Senna

Bard vs Senna
Bard
-2.9%
Milio

Bard vs Milio
Bard
-3.4%
Sona

Bard vs Sona
Bard
-6.2%
Fiddlesticks

Bard vs Fiddlesticks

Bard lore:

A traveler from beyond the stars, Bard is an agent of serendipity who fights to maintain a balance where life can endure the indifference of chaos. Many Runeterrans sing songs that ponder his extraordinary nature, yet they all agree that the cosmic vagabond is drawn to artifacts of great magical power. Surrounded by a jubilant choir of helpful spirit meeps, it is impossible to mistake his actions as malevolent, as Bard always serves the greater good... in his own odd way.

Bard tips:

  • It's important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey.
  • Let your Caretaker's Shrines charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power.
  • Don't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways, and that your ultimate can also hit your allies!

Playing Against Bard

  • Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.
  • You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.
  • Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard abilities description:

Traveler's Call
P
Traveler's Call (passive)
Meeps: Bard attracts lesser spirits that assist with his basic attacks to deal extra magic damage. When Bard has collected enough Chimes, his meeps will also deal damage in an area and slow enemies hit.

Chimes: Ancient chimes randomly appear for Bard to collect. These grant experience, restore mana, and provide out of combat Move Speed.
Cosmic Binding
Q
Cosmic Binding (Q)
Bard fires a missile which will slow the first enemy struck, and continue onward. If it strikes a wall, it will stun the initial target; if it strikes another enemy, it will stun them both.
Caretaker's Shrine
W
Caretaker's Shrine (W)
Reveals a Health shrine which powers up over a short time, disappearing after healing and speeding up the first ally that touches it.
Magical Journey
E
Magical Journey (E)
Bard opens a portal in nearby terrain. Allies and enemies alike can take a one-way trip through that terrain by moving into the portal.
Tempered Fate
R
Tempered Fate (R)
Bard sends spirit energy arcing to a location, putting all champions, minions, monsters, and turrets hit into stasis for a brief time.

Bard Skins and Splash Arts

Default Bard Default Bard
Elderwood Bard Elderwood Bard
Snow Day Bard Snow Day Bard
Bard Bard Bard Bard
Astronaut Bard Astronaut Bard
Cafe Cuties Bard Cafe Cuties Bard
Shan Hai Scrolls Bard Shan Hai Scrolls Bard
T1 Bard T1 Bard
Spirit Blossom Bard Spirit Blossom Bard