Tier: AWin40.76%Role2.20%Pick0.08%Ban0.85%Games: 222KDA: 2.48Score: 42.16
Bard Top Lane is ranked A Tier and has a 40.76% win rate in LoL Patch 14.9. We've analyzed 222 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Shurelya's Battlesong, Ardent Censer, Locket of the Iron Solari, Liandry's Torment, and Rapid Firecannon. For runes, the strongest choice is Precision (Primary) with Fleet Footwork (Keystone), and Domination (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ghost. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Heimerdinger, Illaoi, and Irelia. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Shen, Darius, and Zac.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
50%
94%
56%
55%

35%
23%

36%
20%

56%
7%

100%
0%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

35%
17%



38%
11%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
59%
26%
55%
17%
35%
15%
42%
11%
Bard Items

50%

63%

74%

44%

69%

48%

56%

100%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order

























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

56%
64%

38%
40%

18%
5%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

50%
51%

50%
23%

33%
11%

36%
6%

71%
3%

38%
4%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

55%
23%

55%
10%

42%
11%

77%
6%

64%
6%

31%
13%