Bard Mid Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 38.71% win rate in LoL Patch 7.24. We've analyzed 31 Bard Mid Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Sorcerer's Shoes, Hextech Gunblade, Lich Bane, Nashor's Tooth, Luden's Echo, and Warmog's Armor. For runes, the strongest choice is Sorcery (Primary) with Arcane Comet (Keystone), and <pathBonus><pathSorcery>Sorcery</pathSorcery> + <pathDomination>Domination</pathDomination> </pathBonus> (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ignite. Starting items should include Health Potion, Doran's Ring, Refillable Potion, Long Sword, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Bard's Best Mid Lane matchups include Katarina. Bard's Best Mid Lane counters are Yasuo.
Bard Summoner Spells
Bard Starting Items
Bard Runes
Bard Items
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Trinkets
Bard Boots
Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Bard Mid Lane(49% - 51% win rate with Bard)
Best Mid Lane Champions to Counter Bard Mid Lane(under 49% win rate for Bard)
Best Mid Lane Matchups for Bard Mid Lane(over 51% win rate for Bard)
Even Mid Lane Matchups for Bard Mid Lane(49% - 51% win rate for Bard)
