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Bard·Top Build

Traveler's CallP
Cosmic BindingQ
Caretaker's ShrineW
Magical JourneyE
Tempered FateR
Win rate44.8%
Pick rate0.0%
Ban rate0.5%
Matches339-
Bard Top has a 44.8% win rate with 0.0% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 339 matches in patch 14.18 the best build for Bard is Bloodsong, Sorcerer's Shoes, Cosmic Drive, Liandry's Torment, and Stormsurge. Most picked runes for Bard Top are Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, and Relentless Hunter for primary tree, as well as Magical Footwear, and Jack Of All Trades for secondary tree.
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Bard Build

Top Top  Patch 14.18

Most Popular

Win Rate 52.7% based on 55 matches

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Build
WR
ElectrocuteInspiration
Bloodsong

Most Popular

52.7%

Top Players
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Player name
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BARDÎNETTE OTP

36.4%

runes

Domination
Domination
ElectrocuteDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Zombie Ward
Ghost Poro
Eyeball Collection
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
Inspiration
Inspiration
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerDot

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark Seal
Health Potion
3
Stealth Ward

@ 9 sec

Early Items

World Atlas
Glowing Mote

@ 4 min

Core Items

Bloodsong
Sorcerer's Shoes
Cosmic Drive

@ 15 min

Full Build

Bloodsong
Sorcerer's Shoes
Cosmic Drive
Liandry's Torment
Stormsurge
Frozen Heart

ability order

Max:

Q

right arrow

W

right arrow

E

right arrow

Skills

Traveler's Call
Cosmic Binding
Caretaker's Shrine
Magical Journey
Tempered Fate
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R
17
E

situational items

Rapid Firecannon
Force of Nature
Knight's Vow

Bard Matchups Overview

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The Best Bard Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Bard Top build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Electrocute as your keystone, followed by Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, as well as Magical Footwear and Jack Of All Trades in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Bloodsong as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Cosmic Drive. For your last 3 items, you should build Liandry's Torment, Stormsurge and finish with Frozen Heart. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 52.7% winrate over 55 matches played.

Situational Bard Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Bard build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Bard runes page.

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Bard Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.18 the best possible matchups for Bard Top are:

Consider picking Bard into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Bard.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Bard in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

These champions are considered as Bard counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Bard counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.