Tier: Off MetaWin43.83%Role2.02%Pick0.03%Ban0.36%Games: 144KDA: 2.78Score: 45.56
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 43.83% win rate in LoL Patch 14.13. We've analyzed 144 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Kraken Slayer, Statikk Shiv, Lich Bane, Nashor's Tooth, and Liandry's Torment. For runes, the strongest choice is Precision (Primary) with Fleet Footwork (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 Top Lane matchups include Garen, Gragas, and Rumble. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Aatrox, Irelia, and Nasus.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
41%
97%
44%
51%

38%
26%

27%
15%

40%
7%

33%
2%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

52%
20%


34%
24%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
55%
31%
36%
22%
29%
5%
41%
5%
Bard Items

33%

38%

47%

50%

51%

63%

42%

75%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order



























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

42%
84%

43%
21%

42%
8%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

33%
44%

52%
15%

44%
17%

78%
6%

67%
4%

100%
2%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

35%
16%

46%
9%

100%
3%

100%
2%

100%
2%

75%
3%