Tier: Off MetaWin42.78%Role1.79%Pick0.04%Ban0.39%Games: 158KDA: 2.08Score: 43.78
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 42.78% win rate in LoL Patch 13.16. We've analyzed 158 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Statikk Shiv, Boots of Swiftness, Night Harvester, Nashor's Tooth, Lich Bane, and Demonic Embrace. For runes, the strongest choice is Precision (Primary) with Fleet Footwork (Keystone), and Resolve (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Teleport. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Camille. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Garen, Gnar, and Quinn.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
35%
92%
35%
47%

38%
34%

37%
17%

22%
6%

33%
2%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

43%
27%


3

50%
14%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
46%
12%
54%
7%
45%
7%
31%
7%
Bard Items

37%

40%

55%

54%

70%

41%

33%

33%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order
























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

33%
94%

47%
9%

26%
12%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

40%
25%

45%
14%

26%
22%

40%
13%

36%
9%

27%
7%
Bard Mythic Items
Win %
Buy %

55%
14%

28%
11%

50%
5%

60%
3%

50%
4%

50%
4%