Tier: Off MetaWin40.37%Role0.88%Pick0.01%Ban0.33%Games: 75KDA: 1.49Score: 41.88
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 40.37% win rate in LoL Patch 14.11. We've analyzed 75 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Statikk Shiv, Nashor's Tooth, Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Thornmail. 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 Teleport. Starting items should include Doran's Blade, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Volibear. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Jax and Sion.
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Bard Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
Win %
Pick %
32%
88%
38%
49%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
30%
36%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
33%
20%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
50%
3%
![Smite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerSmite.png)
50%
3%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Doran's Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1055.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2003.png)
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3340.png)
45%
15%
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3340.png)
38%
11%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
42%
19%
34%
14%
40%
12%
65%
4%
Bard Items
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3009.png)
47%
![Statikk Shiv](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3087.png)
25%
![Nashor's Tooth](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3115.png)
36%
![Kraken Slayer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/6672.png)
42%
![Guinsoo's Rageblade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3124.png)
43%
![Thornmail](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3075.png)
50%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3340.png)
39%
![Elixir of Iron](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2138.png)
33%
Bard Skill Order
![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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![]() | R | R | R |
Bard Item Purchase Order
![Doran's Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1055.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3009.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Scout's Slingshot](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3144.png)
![Rectrix](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/6690.png)
![Statikk Shiv](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3087.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Recurve Bow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1043.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Blasting Wand](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1026.png)
![Nashor's Tooth](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3115.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Hearthbound Axe](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3051.png)
![Rectrix](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/6690.png)
![Doran's Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1055.png)
![Recurve Bow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1043.png)
![Kraken Slayer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/6672.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Bramble Vest](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3076.png)
![Amplifying Tome](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1052.png)
![Guinsoo's Rageblade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3124.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Thornmail](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3075.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3340.png)
39%
89%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3363.png)
13%
20%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3364.png)
17%
16%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3009.png)
47%
20%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3006.png)
40%
20%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3111.png)
45%
15%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3020.png)
25%
16%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3158.png)
50%
5%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3047.png)
50%
5%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Rylai's Crystal Scepter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3116.png)
50%
5%
![Rapid Firecannon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3094.png)
25%
11%
![Lich Bane](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3100.png)
25%
11%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/6653.png)
33%
8%
![Dead Man's Plate](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3742.png)
67%
4%
![Blade of The Ruined King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3153.png)
33%
8%