Tier: Off MetaWin37.85%Role8.46%Pick0.09%Ban0.00%Games: 80KDA: 1.91Score: 43.58
Bard Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 37.85% win rate in LoL Swiftplay Patch 25.04. We've analyzed 80 Bard Top Lane games to compile our statistical Bard Swiftplay Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Statikk Shiv, Dead Man's Plate, Boots of Swiftness, Kraken Slayer, Nashor's Tooth, and Wit's End. 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 Blade, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Bard's Best Swiftplay Top Lane matchups include Garen and Tryndamere. Bard's Best Swiftplay Top Lane counters are Sett.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
37%
98%
46%
35%

24%
48%

63%
10%

67%
4%

100%
3%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %



30%
34%


2

43%
18%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
40%
34%
50%
10%
63%
5%
52%
6%
Bard Items

33%

64%

38%

33%

50%

42%

35%

50%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order





























Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

35%
99%

75%
5%

33%
8%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

38%
33%

32%
24%

56%
11%

100%
4%

33%
11%

33%
8%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

36%
14%

80%
6%

80%
6%

29%
18%

44%
11%

50%
8%