Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 49.76% win rate in LoL Patch 7.24. We've analyzed 117 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Statikk Shiv, Lich Bane, Nashor's Tooth, Luden's Echo, Infinity Edge, and Frozen Mallet. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Electrocute (Keystone), and <pathBonus><pathDomination>Domination</pathDomination> + <pathSorcery>Sorcery</pathSorcery> </pathBonus> (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Teleport. Starting items should include Health Potion, Doran's Blade, Doran's Ring, Refillable Potion, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Maokai, Teemo, and Tryndamere. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Darius, Yasuo, and Gangplank.
Bard Summoner Spells
Bard Starting Items
Bard Runes
Bard Items
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Trinkets
Bard Boots
Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Bard Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate with Bard)
Below Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Bard Top Lane(under 49% win rate with Bard)
Even Top Lane Matchups for Bard Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate for Bard)
