Bard
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38.8%
40.2%
40.5%
43.8%
44.5%
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Ranked Solo
Platinum+
11.9
World
Bard's Statistics
Playing against Bard
Key Insights
Bard can roam and come back to lane without losing much XP because of
P
's bonus movespeed and XP upon collecting Chimes.
Champions are still targetable inside
E
's tunnel -- displacements will push them out.
R
affects every unit in the game, except Inhibitors and the Nexus.
Using
R
on a turret as Rift Herald is charging into it will prevent the turret from taking damage.
Power Spike
Excels at roaming and trading, especially with more
P
's.
Can guarantee
Q
's stun as
R
's effect ends.
Can set up ganks by walking out of vision and using
E
on a wall to gapclose with his ganking teammate.
His gank assist and teamfighting become even stronger after unlocking
R
.
Synergizes well with
,
,
,
, and
. Can opt for
for better engage.
Vulnerable
E
has a longer cooldown of 22 seconds at rank 1. Once used, he can be punished.
A poorly timed
R
can spell disaster for his team.
Forcing Bard to use
R
defensively lowers his teamfighting potential since he'll have less playmaking capabilities.
Win Rate
Pick Rate
Ban Rate
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Highest Win % Recommended Build
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Summoner Spells
Starting Items
Core Build Path: 63.00% Win Rate (446 Games)
Core Final Build: 85.71% Win Rate (7 Games)
Runes: 70.37% Win Rate (108 Games)
Resolve
Guardian
Guard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield.
Font of LifeImpairing the movement of an enemy champion marks them. Your allies heal when attacking champions you've marked.
Conditioning
After 12 min gain +9 Armor and +9 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 5%.
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Domination
Zombie WardTakedowns on enemy Wards cause friendly Zombie Wards to sprout from their corpses. Gain permanent AD or AP, adaptive for each Zombie Ward spawned plus bonus upon completion.
Relentless Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent out of combat MS .
Adaptive Force
+6 AD or +10 AP
Armor
+5 Armor
Armor
+5 Armor
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Skill Order
Q
W
E
Damage Breakdown
74% AP
18%
Most Frequent Recommended Build
Summoner Spells
Starting Items
Core Build Path: 56.61% Win Rate (1731 Games)
Core Final Build: 80.65% Win Rate (31 Games)
Runes: 54.46% Win Rate (1212 Games)
Resolve
Guardian
Guard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield.
Font of LifeImpairing the movement of an enemy champion marks them. Your allies heal when attacking champions you've marked.
Bone Plating
After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 less damage.
Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 45s
Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 45s
Revitalize
Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.
Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.
Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.
Domination
Zombie WardTakedowns on enemy Wards cause friendly Zombie Wards to sprout from their corpses. Gain permanent AD or AP, adaptive for each Zombie Ward spawned plus bonus upon completion.
Relentless Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent out of combat MS .
Adaptive Force
+6 AD or +10 AP
Adaptive Force
+6 AD or +10 AP
Armor
+5 Armor
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Skill Order
Q
W
E
Damage Breakdown
74% AP
18%
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58.0%
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679 Matches
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133 Matches
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189 Matches
57.1%
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126 Matches
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148 Matches
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174 Matches
54.0%
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119 Matches
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263 Matches
52.1%
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119 Matches
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81 Matches
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116 Matches
28.4%
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64 Matches
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476 Matches
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in Game
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142 Matches
45.1%
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246 Matches
49.6%
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66 Matches
60.6%
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248 Matches
54.0%
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133 Matches
54.9%
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174 Matches
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221 Matches
50.2%
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263 Matches
54.8%
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90 Matches
54.4%
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116 Matches
50.0%
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299 Matches
61.5%
in Game61.5%
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119 Matches
52.9%
in Game53.8%
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142 Matches
56.3%
in Game45.1%
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250 Matches
52.4%
in Game58.0%
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635 Matches
50.9%
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116 Matches
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169 Matches
55.0%
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64 Matches
53.1%
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84 Matches
51.2%
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476 Matches
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189 Matches
56.1%
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246 Matches
59.3%
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679 Matches
50.1%
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126 Matches
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67 Matches
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