Tier: Off MetaWin42.62%Role1.40%Pick0.03%Ban0.38%Games: 331KDA: 4.20Score: 46.34
Bard Mid Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 42.62% win rate in LoL Patch 12.23. We've analyzed 331 Bard Mid Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Sorcerer's Shoes, Luden's Tempest, Nashor's Tooth, Rapid Firecannon, Lich Bane, and Rabadon's Deathcap. For runes, the strongest choice is Precision (Primary) with Fleet Footwork (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ignite. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Bard's Best Mid Lane matchups include Lux and Katarina. Bard's Best Mid Lane counters are Malzahar, Ryze, and Swain.
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Bard Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
Win %
Pick %
35%
98%
35%
84%
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
41%
7%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
40%
6%
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
67%
2%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
22%
3%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3340.png)
42%
16%
![Doran's Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1055.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/2003.png)
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3340.png)
26%
6%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
42%
20%
38%
15%
32%
7%
43%
4%
Bard Items
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3020.png)
42%
![Luden's Tempest](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/6655.png)
49%
![Nashor's Tooth](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3115.png)
50%
![Rapid Firecannon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3094.png)
48%
![Lich Bane](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3100.png)
48%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3089.png)
64%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3340.png)
38%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/2139.png)
60%
Bard Skill Order
![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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![]() | R | R | R |
Bard Item Purchase Order
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Sheen](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3057.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3020.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Blasting Wand](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1026.png)
![Luden's Tempest](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/6655.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Blasting Wand](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1026.png)
![Amplifying Tome](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1052.png)
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Recurve Bow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1043.png)
![Nashor's Tooth](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3115.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Zeal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3086.png)
![Kircheis Shard](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/2015.png)
![Rapid Firecannon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3094.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Lich Bane](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3100.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3089.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3340.png)
38%
80%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3364.png)
33%
17%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3363.png)
47%
11%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3020.png)
42%
22%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3158.png)
44%
15%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3006.png)
32%
17%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3009.png)
26%
14%
![Mobility Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3117.png)
30%
10%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3111.png)
45%
3%
Bard Mythic Items
Win %
Buy %
![Luden's Tempest](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/6655.png)
49%
18%
![Kraken Slayer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/6672.png)
38%
13%
![Night Harvester](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/4636.png)
32%
11%
![Heartsteel](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3084.png)
57%
4%
![Guinsoo's Rageblade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3124.png)
50%
4%
![Liandry's Anguish](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/6653.png)
41%
5%