Bard is ranked Tier and has a 42.50% win rate in LoL AR URF Patch 25.04. We've analyzed 22 Bard games to compile our statistical Bard AR URF Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Luden's Companion, Symbiotic Soles, Nashor's Tooth, Statikk Shiv, Lich Bane, and Kraken Slayer. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Electrocute (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ghost. Starting items should include Amplifying Tome, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Bard's Best AR URF counters are Aatrox, Malphite, and Xayah.
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Bard Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
36%
100%
44%
82%

0%
18%
Bard Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

50%
36%

2

33%
14%
Bard Runes
Win %
Pick %
36%
38%
52%
17%
38%
12%
100%
5%
Bard Items

50%

75%

71%

67%

40%

40%

37%

100%
Bard Skill Order
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Bard Item Purchase Order






















Bard Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

37%
86%

50%
9%

0%
5%
Bard Boots
Win %
Buy %

75%
18%

43%
32%

25%
18%

25%
18%

0%
5%
Bard Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

40%
23%

33%
14%

50%
9%

100%
5%

25%
18%

33%
14%