Tier: Off MetaWin33.87%Role1.30%Pick0.07%Ban0.64%Games: 165KDA: 2.40Score: 33.22
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 33.87% win rate in LoL Patch 14.16. We've analyzed 165 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Kraken Slayer, Liandry's Torment, Nashor's Tooth, Wit's End, and Warmog's Armor. For runes, the strongest choice is Precision (Primary) with Press the Attack (Keystone), and Resolve (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 Aurora, Riven, and Yorick. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Dr. Mundo, Garen, and Gragas.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
32%
93%
30%
59%

38%
35%

28%
11%

0%
1%

0%
1%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2
32%
15%


26%
14%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
50%
15%
24%
14%
39%
8%
62%
3%
Bard Items

28%

38%

47%

29%

48%

50%

33%

100%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order

























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

33%
95%

23%
13%

6%
10%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

28%
28%

45%
18%

26%
21%

39%
14%

43%
4%

18%
7%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

41%
10%

44%
10%

55%
7%

56%
5%

83%
4%

21%
15%