Bard build & stats
- Win rate
- 41.0%
- Pick rate
- 4.8%
- Ban rate
- 0.0%
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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 +
Precision 
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
Domination
Precision
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 41.0% of games as any role on patch 16.17 (122 games).
- Most common core: Rapid Firecannon → Lich Bane → Luden's Echo — 40% win rate over 10 games.
- Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 41% of games with a 38% win rate.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 70.0% | 8% (10) | |
| 50.0% | 3% (4) | |
| 43.8% | 39% (48) | |
| 43.5% | 19% (23) | |
| 43.3% | 49% (60) | |
| 43.3% | 55% (67) | |
| 40.9% | 18% (22) | |
| 40.0% | 8% (10) | |
| 37.5% | 7% (8) | |
| 36.8% | 16% (19) | |
| 35.4% | 53% (65) | |
| 27.3% | 9% (11) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Domination +
Precision
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Domination
Precision
Precision +
Domination 
Domination +
Precision
Keystones
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
38.0%41% pick
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
50.0%26% pick
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Press the Attack
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
21.7%19% pick
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Lethal Tempo
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
80.0%4% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Mark
42.9%57% pick
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Flash + Ghost
36.4%9% pick
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Flash + Ignite
30.0%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.