Bard
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Ranked Solo
Platinum+
11.2
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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
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Ban Rate
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Highest Win % Recommended Build
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Summoner Spells
Starting Items
Core Build Path: 57.95% Win Rate (459 Games)
Core Final Build: 57.72% Win Rate (6 Games)
Runes: 56.33% Win Rate (158 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.
Ingenious Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent Item Haste (includes Trinkets).
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
+1-10% CDR, lvls 1-18
Armor
+5 Armor
Magic Resist
+6 MR
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Skill Order
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W
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Damage Breakdown
76% AP
16%
Most Frequent Recommended Build
Summoner Spells
Starting Items
Core Build Path: 53.27% Win Rate (2170 Games)
Core Final Build: 60.40% Win Rate (101 Games)
Runes: 52.74% Win Rate (1716 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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W
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R
Skill Order
Q
W
E
Damage Breakdown
76% AP
16%
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in Lane49.6%
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423 Matches
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141 Matches
41.1%
in Lane57.4%
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113 Matches
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184 Matches
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299 Matches
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733 Matches
48.8%
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125 Matches
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327 Matches
57.2%
in Game56.0%
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233 Matches
54.5%
in Game51.9%
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299 Matches
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295 Matches
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222 Matches
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184 Matches
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57.4%
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423 Matches
52.2%
in Game50.6%
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88 Matches
59.1%
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241 Matches
53.1%
in Game53.9%
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622 Matches
54.3%
in Game55.1%
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447 Matches
51.9%
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340 Matches
50.3%
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132 Matches
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149 Matches
55.0%
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195 Matches
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