Bard is ranked Tier and has a 53.33% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 25.11. We've analyzed 15 Bard games to compile our statistical Bard ARAM Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Heartsteel, Luden's Companion, Sorcerer's Shoes, Rapid Firecannon, Nashor's Tooth, and Lich Bane. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Dark Harvest (Keystone), and Precision (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Mark. Starting items should include Lost Chapter and Health Potion. Bard's Best ARAM matchups include Nautilus and Zed. Bard's Best ARAM counters are Ashe and Aurelion Sol.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
53%
100%
57%
47%

75%
27%

50%
13%

0%
13%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


4
50%
53%

3

100%
13%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
53%
57%
100%
7%
100%
7%
100%
7%
Bard Items

67%

45%

50%

43%

80%

50%

40%
Bard Skill Order
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![]() | R | R | R |
Bard Item Purchase Order




















Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

100%
7%

100%
7%

50%
13%

100%
7%

100%
7%

33%
20%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

50%
67%

50%
13%

100%
7%

0%
7%

0%
7%