Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 47.50% win rate in LoL Patch 7.24. We've analyzed 90 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Iceborn Gauntlet, Ninja Tabi, Hextech Gunblade, Blade of the Ruined King, Nashor's Tooth, and Guinsoo's Rageblade. For runes, the strongest choice is Sorcery (Primary) with Arcane Comet (Keystone), and <pathBonus><pathSorcery>Sorcery</pathSorcery> + <pathDomination>Domination</pathDomination> </pathBonus> (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Teleport. Starting items should include Health Potion, Doran's Ring, Doran's Blade, Doran's Shield, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Gangplank, Ornn, and Urgot. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Darius and Sion.
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)
Even Top Lane Matchups for Bard Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate for Bard)
