Tier: Off MetaWin21.97%Role1.26%Pick0.02%Ban0.40%Games: 90KDA: 2.14Score: 26.69
Bard Mid Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 21.97% win rate in LoL Patch 14.12. We've analyzed 90 Bard Mid Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Sorcerer's Shoes, Nashor's Tooth, Kraken Slayer, Liandry's Torment, Statikk Shiv, and Lich Bane. 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 and Health Potion. Bard's Best Mid Lane matchups include Diana. Bard's Best Mid Lane counters are Ahri, Akali, and Brand.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
35%
93%
36%
68%

17%
20%

33%
7%

50%
4%

50%
2%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2
25%
22%


50%
7%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
36%
24%
41%
11%
71%
4%
25%
10%
Bard Items

24%

44%

70%

43%

40%

35%

38%

100%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order


























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

38%
81%

31%
18%

31%
14%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

24%
41%

54%
14%

50%
16%

75%
4%

40%
6%

33%
3%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

83%
7%

63%
9%

60%
6%

67%
3%

29%
8%

50%
4%