Tier: Off MetaWin54.57%Role0.76%Pick0.05%Ban5.42%Games: 104KDA: 3.24Score: 53.44
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 54.57% win rate in LoL Patch 25.13. We've analyzed 104 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Shurelya's Battlesong, Dead Man's Plate, Statikk Shiv, Liandry's Torment, and Zhonya's Hourglass. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Electrocute (Keystone), and Inspiration (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Teleport. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Gnar and Yone. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Fiora, Gwen, and Jax.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
45%
96%
39%
49%

51%
36%

64%
13%

100%
1%

0%
5%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

44%
52%


2

50%
21%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
53%
33%
48%
30%
63%
4%
100%
2%
Bard Items

49%

56%

51%

51%

60%

71%

44%

100%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order

























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

44%
91%

73%
11%

56%
9%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

49%
49%

57%
20%

43%
20%

50%
2%

100%
1%

0%
2%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

67%
6%

100%
3%

100%
2%

40%
5%

33%
6%

33%
6%