Tier: Off MetaWin43.07%Role1.34%Pick0.03%Ban0.31%Games: 1644KDA: 2.15Score: 40.11
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 43.07% win rate in LoL Patch 13.8. We've analyzed 1644 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Heartsteel, Rapid Firecannon, Nashor's Tooth, Blade of The Ruined King, and Dead Man's Plate. For runes, the strongest choice is Inspiration (Primary) with Unsealed Spellbook (Keystone), and Domination (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ignite. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Neeko, Tryndamere, and Shyvana. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Camille, Pantheon, and Nasus.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
41%
95%
41%
46%

40%
35%

46%
8%

45%
6%

38%
7%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

39%
21%



39%
18%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
57%
12%
36%
13%
39%
10%
42%
7%
Bard Items

47%

46%

44%

45%

35%

53%

40%

46%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order

























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

40%
86%

49%
31%

36%
9%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

47%
30%

36%
19%

44%
10%

39%
10%

37%
10%

42%
8%
Bard Mythic Items
Win %
Buy %

46%
14%

41%
14%

57%
5%

54%
5%

41%
6%

56%
4%