Tier: Off MetaWin41.77%Role1.16%Pick0.02%Ban0.40%Games: 76KDA: 2.17Score: 43.53
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 41.77% win rate in LoL Patch 14.20. We've analyzed 76 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Heartsteel, Statikk Shiv, Nashor's Tooth, Blade of The Ruined King, and Guinsoo's Rageblade. 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 Ignite. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Illaoi and Volibear. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Mordekaiser, Sett, and Teemo.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
45%
99%
54%
34%

35%
45%

44%
12%

50%
8%

50%
3%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

52%
30%



41%
38%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
53%
31%
70%
7%
65%
5%
48%
5%
Bard Items

61%

44%

52%

75%

44%

67%

44%

75%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order


























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

44%
92%

57%
18%

75%
5%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

61%
41%

56%
24%

33%
20%

50%
3%

50%
3%

33%
4%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

60%
7%

60%
7%

50%
8%

40%
7%

40%
7%

100%
3%