Tier: Off MetaWin27.08%Role1.43%Pick0.02%Ban0.41%Games: 127KDA: 2.06Score: 31.65
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 27.08% win rate in LoL Patch 25.S1.1. We've analyzed 127 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Boots of Swiftness, Heartsteel, Statikk Shiv, Blade of The Ruined King, Dead Man's Plate, and Rapid Firecannon. For runes, the strongest choice is Resolve (Primary) with Grasp of the Undying (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ignite. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Bard's Best Top Lane matchups include Gnar, Nasus, and Sett. Bard's Best Top Lane counters are Cho'Gath, Mordekaiser, and Ornn.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
34%
96%
35%
49%

32%
44%

50%
2%

0%
2%

0%
5%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

29%
33%



20%
28%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
36%
15%
25%
18%
33%
7%
67%
4%
Bard Items

32%

37%

34%

33%

29%

36%

36%

100%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order


























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

36%
82%

35%
31%

67%
5%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

32%
56%

57%
11%

20%
12%

50%
5%

22%
7%

50%
2%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

50%
3%

100%
2%

33%
5%

50%
3%

11%
7%

100%
1%