Tier: Off MetaWin21.15%Role0.47%Pick0.01%Ban0.45%Games: 38KDA: 1.97Score: 16.23
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 21.15% win rate in LoL Patch 25.16. We've analyzed 38 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Statikk Shiv, Blade of The Ruined King, Dead Man's Plate, Liandry's Torment, and Wit's End. For runes, the strongest choice is Precision (Primary) with Lethal Tempo (Keystone), and Domination (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Teleport. Starting items should include Doran's Blade, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Malphite. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Mordekaiser.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
34%
100%
40%
53%

27%
29%

33%
16%

0%
3%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %



80%
13%


2
30%
26%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
74%
8%
100%
5%
50%
11%
50%
11%
Bard Items

29%

31%

40%

56%

50%

100%

39%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order



























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

39%
95%

57%
18%

0%
5%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

29%
55%

33%
24%

33%
16%

50%
5%

0%
3%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

17%
32%

20%
13%

100%
3%

50%
5%

100%
3%

100%
3%