Tier: Off MetaWin43.33%Role1.09%Pick0.02%Ban0.43%Games: 251KDA: 2.70Score: 45.00
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 43.33% win rate in LoL Patch 14.12. We've analyzed 251 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Statikk Shiv, Kraken Slayer, Warmog's Armor, Liandry's Torment, and Nashor's Tooth. For runes, the strongest choice is Precision (Primary) with Fleet Footwork (Keystone), and Resolve (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ignite. Starting items should include Boots and Stealth Ward. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Vayne, Skarner, and Kennen. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Aatrox, Urgot, and Tryndamere.
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Bard Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
Win %
Pick %
42%
95%
43%
39%
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
33%
41%
![Smite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerSmite.png)
55%
8%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
43%
8%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
50%
6%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3340.png)
100%
1%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
42%
24%
42%
19%
79%
6%
49%
6%
Bard Items
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3009.png)
38%
![Statikk Shiv](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3087.png)
37%
![Kraken Slayer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6672.png)
41%
![Warmog's Armor](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3083.png)
63%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6653.png)
44%
![Nashor's Tooth](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3115.png)
41%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3340.png)
38%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2139.png)
40%
Bard Skill Order
![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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![]() | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
![]() | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
![]() | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
![]() | R | R | R |
Bard Item Purchase Order
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3009.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Scout's Slingshot](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3144.png)
![Pickaxe](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1037.png)
![Rectrix](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6690.png)
![Statikk Shiv](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3087.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Recurve Bow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1043.png)
![Rectrix](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6690.png)
![Hearthbound Axe](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3051.png)
![Kraken Slayer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6672.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Giant's Belt](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1011.png)
![Winged Moonplate](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3066.png)
![Crystalline Bracer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3801.png)
![Warmog's Armor](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3083.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Recurve Bow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1043.png)
![Nashor's Tooth](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3115.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3340.png)
38%
77%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3364.png)
53%
27%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3363.png)
23%
9%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3009.png)
38%
47%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3006.png)
46%
16%
![Symbiotic Soles](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3010.png)
37%
15%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3158.png)
50%
6%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3020.png)
54%
5%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3047.png)
37%
8%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Rapid Firecannon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3094.png)
43%
11%
![Lich Bane](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3100.png)
44%
11%
![Guinsoo's Rageblade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3124.png)
44%
10%
![Dead Man's Plate](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3742.png)
92%
5%
![Mejai's Soulstealer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3041.png)
78%
4%
![Heartsteel](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3084.png)
43%
6%