Tier: Off MetaWin42.52%Role0.92%Pick0.02%Ban0.53%Games: 1395KDA: 2.65Score: 42.73
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 42.52% win rate in LoL Patch 25.S1.1. We've analyzed 1395 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Heartsteel, Statikk Shiv, Dead Man's Plate, Nashor's Tooth, and Rapid Firecannon. 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 Doran's Blade, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Cassiopeia, Tryndamere, and Poppy. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Maokai, Dr. Mundo, and Kennen.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
41%
97%
43%
51%

38%
38%

45%
6%

31%
5%

25%
2%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %



37%
28%


2

36%
25%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
49%
24%
37%
20%
44%
5%
42%
5%
Bard Items

43%

39%

41%

53%

42%

44%

39%

54%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order


























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

39%
75%

47%
37%

36%
7%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

43%
41%

45%
26%

75%
7%

73%
6%

32%
12%

55%
4%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

60%
7%

33%
10%

44%
6%

35%
6%

78%
3%

49%
4%