Tier: Off MetaWin34.76%Role1.14%Pick0.02%Ban0.49%Games: 61KDA: 2.25Score: 35.51
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 34.76% win rate in LoL Patch 14.17. We've analyzed 61 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Cosmic Drive, Statikk Shiv, Nashor's Tooth, Rapid Firecannon, and Guinsoo's Rageblade. 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 Teleport. Starting items should include Doran's Ring and Health Potion. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Darius. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Irelia, Jayce, and Yone.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
39%
93%
39%
51%

35%
38%

60%
8%

50%
3%

0%
3%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2
62%
21%


27%
25%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
41%
18%
53%
10%
71%
8%
68%
5%
Bard Items

40%

50%

47%

25%

62%

56%

36%

100%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order



























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

36%
90%

50%
13%

67%
5%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

40%
41%

55%
18%

60%
8%

33%
5%

50%
3%

0%
13%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

50%
10%

100%
5%

75%
7%

100%
3%

100%
3%

17%
10%