Bard is ranked Tier and has a 44.74% win rate in LoL AR URF Patch 25.16. We've analyzed 53 Bard games to compile our statistical Bard AR URF Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Luden's Companion, Sorcerer's Shoes, Stormsurge, Nashor's Tooth, Kraken Slayer, and Lich Bane. 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 Amplifying Tome, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Bard's Best AR URF matchups include Graves, Lulu, and Nocturne. Bard's Best AR URF counters are Anivia, Ekko, and Ezreal.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
48%
98%
48%
51%

43%
40%

67%
6%

100%
2%

0%
2%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

45%
42%


3

50%
8%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
38%
48%
83%
7%
75%
5%
71%
4%
Bard Items

50%

56%

63%

52%

56%

38%

43%

0%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order

























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

43%
89%

80%
9%

67%
6%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

56%
30%

50%
30%

38%
30%

100%
2%

50%
4%

0%
2%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

40%
19%

31%
25%

67%
11%

67%
11%

50%
11%

60%
9%