Tier: Off MetaWin42.07%Role0.66%Pick0.03%Ban0.94%Games: 1634KDA: 2.38Score: 41.81
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 42.07% win rate in LoL Patch 13.23. We've analyzed 1634 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Statikk Shiv, Nashor's Tooth, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Kraken Slayer, and Dead Man's Plate. 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 Blade, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Gragas, Olaf, and Kennen. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Jax, Poppy, and Malphite.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
40%
94%
41%
46%

38%
43%

35%
9%

52%
5%

44%
2%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %



39%
26%


2

42%
21%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
37%
19%
49%
7%
34%
11%
40%
6%
Bard Items

40%

35%

40%

43%

38%

51%

38%

63%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order



























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

38%
86%

49%
22%

42%
9%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

40%
26%

36%
24%

44%
10%

36%
12%

52%
8%

42%
9%
Bard Mythic Items
Win %
Buy %

43%
11%

48%
8%

34%
11%

60%
5%

42%
6%

37%
5%