Tier: Off MetaWin44.31%Role1.11%Pick0.03%Ban0.46%Games: 1142KDA: 2.68Score: 44.34
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 44.31% win rate in LoL Patch 14.12. We've analyzed 1142 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Statikk Shiv, Warmog's Armor, Kraken Slayer, Liandry's Torment, and Nashor's Tooth. 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 Blade and Oracle Lens. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Rammus, Vladimir, and Gragas. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Heimerdinger, Volibear, and Nasus.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
43%
94%
48%
48%

36%
38%

48%
9%

43%
5%

47%
4%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


41%
18%


2

37%
13%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
41%
19%
39%
18%
54%
8%
55%
8%
Bard Items

44%

39%

59%

49%

47%

45%

41%

67%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order



























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

41%
79%

50%
27%

45%
9%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

44%
45%

46%
15%

39%
16%

42%
8%

45%
6%

46%
5%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

44%
13%

50%
11%

63%
6%

48%
8%

65%
5%

45%
6%