Tier: Off MetaWin41.43%Role1.88%Pick0.03%Ban0.36%Games: 70KDA: 1.96Score: 41.33
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 41.43% win rate in LoL Patch 25.08. We've analyzed 70 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Symbiotic Soles, Statikk Shiv, Nashor's Tooth, Dead Man's Plate, Liandry's Torment, and Lich Bane. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Electrocute (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Teleport. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Ornn. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Cho'Gath, Irelia, and Nasus.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
43%
86%
48%
44%

31%
50%

46%
19%

0%
1%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

49%
59%



45%
16%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
44%
39%
83%
4%
90%
2%
55%
5%
Bard Items

50%

38%

52%

69%

63%

50%

44%

67%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order



























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

44%
87%

44%
13%

20%
7%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

50%
29%

45%
29%

38%
11%

22%
13%

40%
7%

0%
1%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

80%
7%

33%
13%

67%
4%

100%
1%

100%
1%

100%
1%