Bard Support is ranked A Tier and has a 49.51% win rate in LoL Patch 7.24. We've analyzed 749 Bard Support games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Mobility, Eye of the Watchers, Redemption, Locket of the Iron Solari, Mikael's Crucible, and Knight's Vow. For runes, the strongest choice is Sorcery (Primary) with Arcane Comet (Keystone), and <pathBonus><pathSorcery>Sorcery</pathSorcery> + <pathInspiration>Inspiration</pathInspiration> </pathBonus> (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ignite. Starting items should include Health Potion, Spellthief's Edge, Refillable Potion, Control Ward, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Bard's Best Support matchups include Taric, Miss Fortune, and Sona. Bard's Best Support counters are Nami, Alistar, and Brand.
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Bard Runes
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Bard Skill Order
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Bard Trinkets




Bard Boots





