Tier: Off MetaWin48.61%Role1.82%Pick0.07%Ban0.66%Games: 159KDA: 2.78Score: 50.69
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 48.61% win rate in LoL Patch 14.17. We've analyzed 159 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Plated Steelcaps, Nashor's Tooth, Blade of The Ruined King, Wit's End, Kraken Slayer, and Liandry's Torment. For runes, the strongest choice is Resolve (Primary) with Grasp of the Undying (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 Camille, Dr. Mundo, and Jax. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Nasus, Gragas, and Illaoi.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
44%
94%
46%
52%

39%
43%

75%
3%

25%
5%

0%
1%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2
33%
15%


39%
11%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
60%
11%
51%
12%
38%
10%
41%
11%
Bard Items

54%

41%

69%

53%

59%

38%

44%

100%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order



























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

44%
93%

46%
8%

36%
9%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

54%
18%

72%
11%

32%
23%

23%
16%

45%
7%

29%
4%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

47%
12%

36%
14%

78%
6%

41%
11%

40%
9%

56%
6%