Bard Support build & stats
- Win rate
- 53.2%
- Pick rate
- 3.8%
- Ban rate
- 2.1%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18
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 53.2% of games as Support on patch 16.18 (158 games).
- Most common core: Bandlepipes → Locket of the Iron Solari → Dead Man's Plate — 50% win rate over 10 games.
- Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 89% of games with a 55% win rate.
- Best matchup: Yuumi (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Blitzcrank (12% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Bard scales: 58% win rate after 35 minutes versus 48% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 4% (6) | |
| 66.7% | 2% (3) | |
| 62.5% | 5% (8) | |
| 61.1% | 23% (36) | |
| 55.9% | 65% (102) | |
| 55.0% | 13% (20) | |
| 54.5% | 7% (11) | |
| 54.2% | 61% (96) | |
| 52.4% | 13% (21) | |
| 50.0% | 30% (48) | |
| 33.3% | 2% (3) | |
| 25.0% | 3% (4) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Domination +
Inspiration
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Domination
Inspiration
Domination +
Sorcery
Domination +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
54.6%89% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
38.5%8% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
56.7%57% pick
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Flash + Heal
48.3%37% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
50.0%6% 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.