Bard Support build & stats
- Win rate
- 46.7%
- Pick rate
- 3.7%
- Ban rate
- 1.7%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Finish these three
Boots
Runes
Domination +
Inspiration 
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Domination
Inspiration
Summoner spells
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Bard
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Bard wins 46.7% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (276 games).
- Most common core: Bandlepipes → Locket of the Iron Solari → Dead Man's Plate — 42% win rate over 19 games.
- Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 90% of games with a 47% win rate.
- Best matchup: Nautilus (74% over 19 games). Hardest: Braum (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Bard is an early-game champion: 48% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 38% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 71.4% | 3% (7) | |
| 61.5% | 14% (39) | |
| 56.5% | 8% (23) | |
| 51.5% | 12% (33) | |
| 50.0% | 2% (6) | |
| 48.8% | 30% (84) | |
| 48.7% | 54% (150) | |
| 46.3% | 20% (54) | |
| 46.1% | 69% (191) | |
| 42.9% | 3% (7) | |
| 30.0% | 4% (10) | |
| 25.0% | 1% (4) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Domination +
Sorcery
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Domination
Sorcery
Domination +
Inspiration
Domination +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
47.0%90% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
47.6%8% pick
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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.
60.0%2% pick
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Unsealed Spellbook
Swap Summoner Spells while out of combat. Swapping to unique Summoner Spells will increase the rate at which you can make future swaps.
0.0%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
47.5%65% pick
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Flash + Heal
46.1%28% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
33.3%8% pick
Abilities & skill order
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PTraveler's CallMeeps: Bard attracts lesser spirits that assist with his basic attacks to deal extra magic damage. When Bard has collected enough Chimes, his meeps will also deal damage in an area and slow enemies hit.Chimes: Ancient c...
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QCosmic BindingBard fires a missile which will slow the first enemy struck, and continue onward. If it strikes a wall, it will stun the initial target; if it strikes another enemy, it will stun them both.
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WCaretaker's ShrineReveals a Health shrine which powers up over a short time, disappearing after healing and speeding up the first ally that touches it.
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EMagical JourneyBard opens a portal in nearby terrain. Allies and enemies alike can take a one-way trip through that terrain by moving into the portal.
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RTempered FateBard sends spirit energy arcing to a location, putting all champions, minions, monsters, and turrets hit into stasis for a brief time.