Tier: Off MetaWin46.96%Role1.78%Pick0.03%Ban0.58%Games: 171KDA: 2.42Score: 47.22
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 46.96% win rate in LoL Patch 14.7. We've analyzed 171 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Nashor's Tooth, Heartsteel, Statikk Shiv, Lich Bane, and Liandry's Torment. For runes, the strongest choice is Precision (Primary) with Fleet Footwork (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ignite. Starting items should include Doran's Blade, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Dr. Mundo, Cho'Gath, and Pantheon. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Yone, Malphite, and Renekton.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
42%
95%
45%
47%

38%
40%

83%
4%

23%
13%

0%
1%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %



42%
35%


2

36%
33%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
45%
21%
58%
7%
37%
14%
39%
7%
Bard Items

51%

21%

50%

46%

39%

64%

41%

60%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order



























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

41%
89%

42%
14%

53%
9%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

51%
35%

43%
38%

35%
12%

36%
6%

17%
4%

0%
3%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

41%
10%

86%
4%

50%
6%

56%
5%

83%
4%

40%
6%