Tier: Off MetaWin38.58%Role2.27%Pick0.04%Ban0.26%Games: 80KDA: 1.83Score: 41.82
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 38.58% win rate in LoL Patch 14.16. We've analyzed 80 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Statikk Shiv, Nashor's Tooth, Lich Bane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Rapid Firecannon. 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 and Health Potion. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Gwen, Jayce, and Aatrox. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Garen, Irelia, and Riven.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
37%
98%
50%
48%

22%
45%

25%
5%

100%
1%

0%
1%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2
43%
26%


41%
21%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
44%
24%
39%
25%
34%
7%
35%
4%
Bard Items

45%

38%

45%

46%

60%

45%

37%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order



























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

37%
95%

25%
10%

0%
3%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

45%
41%

30%
25%

46%
16%

33%
4%

0%
4%

0%
3%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

40%
13%

31%
16%

17%
15%

100%
3%

50%
5%

33%
4%