Tier: Off MetaWin31.72%Role2.68%Pick0.06%Ban0.00%Games: 271KDA: 2.12Score: 37.63
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 31.72% win rate in LoL Swiftplay Patch 25.12. We've analyzed 271 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Swiftplay Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Statikk Shiv, Nashor's Tooth, Dead Man's Plate, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Liandry's Torment. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Electrocute (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ignite. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Bard's Best Swiftplay Top Lane matchups include Aatrox, Sion, and Jax. Bard's Best Swiftplay Top Lane counters are Teemo, Malphite, and Vayne.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
36%
96%
37%
49%

36%
35%

21%
9%

24%
6%

50%
1%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

39%
35%



29%
30%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
34%
40%
38%
12%
65%
3%
50%
3%
Bard Items

35%

36%

32%

46%

35%

40%

36%

42%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order




























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

36%
92%

28%
11%

33%
6%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

35%
38%

31%
30%

42%
11%

35%
8%

42%
4%

29%
3%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

40%
20%

31%
20%

38%
13%

30%
11%

63%
3%

33%
6%