Tier: Off MetaWin40.75%Role2.40%Pick0.09%Ban0.72%Games: 324KDA: 2.60Score: 42.31
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 40.75% win rate in LoL Patch 14.17. We've analyzed 324 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Symbiotic Soles, Hextech Rocketbelt, Echoes of Helia, Cosmic Drive, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Rapid Firecannon. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Electrocute (Keystone), and Inspiration (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ignite. Starting items should include Doran's Blade and Health Potion. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Gangplank, Garen, and Jayce. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Sion, Dr. Mundo, and Malphite.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
44%
98%
44%
67%

40%
14%

43%
11%

63%
2%

38%
4%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


44%
6%


2
14%
7%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
45%
22%
66%
11%
46%
7%
32%
11%
Bard Items

51%

67%

52%

47%

57%

44%

49%

50%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order
























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

49%
76%

36%
42%

38%
2%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

51%
44%

39%
18%

58%
6%

37%
8%

40%
3%

50%
1%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

53%
11%

45%
10%

75%
5%

100%
4%

71%
4%

45%
7%