Bard

Ranked Solo

37th of 42 Support

Win rate48.3%−1.7 pts vs Support 50.0%

LP a game+1.40±0.25 · Support +2.07

Games33,263Support · patch 26.20

Pick rate3.1%as Support

Ban rate1.4%any role

Updated 13 Oct, 12:40 UTCHow we measure

Overview Build Runes Matchups Counters Duos LP by rank

Grade by rank

Iron to Silver
Gold and Platinum
Emerald and Diamond
Master+
Rank-sensitiveStrong in Master+ (B), weak in Iron to Silver (D).

Lane opponents

Best against

Zoe161 games58.4%+4.2 pts
Mel175 games60.0%+3.2 pts
Lulu1,629 games51.7%+2.8 pts

Worst against

Elise161 games42.2%−4.0 pts
Neeko360 games44.7%−3.7 pts
Veigar116 games43.1%−3.2 pts

All counters

Build and runes

Most played in Support · 33,263 games

Core items: DmLoBa; 55.1%4% played
Boots: BoBoots of Swiftness; 48.6%71% played
Starting items: HpHp; 48.2%91% played
Spells: FlIg; 48.0%71% played

Runes: ElectrocuteDomination, with Inspiration; 49.0%59% played
Shards: Attack speed · Move speed · Health scaling; 48.0%53% played
Skill order: Starts; 49.1%80% played

Full build Every rune

Win rate by rank

Win rate by game length

Minutes

Win rate by patch

The other Support picks are on the Support tier list.

Core items

Core items: the first three finished items in the order bought, with their win rate
Items	Picked	Games	Win rate
DmLoBaDead Man's Plate · Locket of the Iron Solari · Bandlepipes	4.5%	1,486	55.1%53% to 58%
DmLtLoDead Man's Plate · Liandry's Torment · Locket of the Iron Solari	1.7%	548	56.4%52% to 60%
DmBaLoDead Man's Plate · Bandlepipes · Locket of the Iron Solari	1.6%	528	55.9%52% to 60%
DmLoLtDead Man's Plate · Locket of the Iron Solari · Liandry's Torment	1.4%	478	55.0%51% to 59%
DmLoMbDead Man's Plate · Locket of the Iron Solari · Mikael's Blessing	1.3%	441	51.0%46% to 56%
LoDmBaLocket of the Iron Solari · Dead Man's Plate · Bandlepipes	1.2%	394	55.3%50% to 60%
DmZcLtDead Man's Plate · Zeke's Convergence · Liandry's Torment	1.2%	393	59.8%55% to 65%
DmLtBaDead Man's Plate · Liandry's Torment · Bandlepipes	1.1%	357	57.4%52% to 62%

Skill order

MaxStarts

Bard's most played skill order as Support
Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q	1			4	5		7	8
W		2							9	10		12	13
E			3											14	15		17	18
R						6					11					16

Max Q, W, EStarts Q, W, E · 80% · 26,55449.1%48%–50%
Max Q, W, EStarts Q, E, W · 5.5% · 1,83647.9%46%–50%
Max Q, W, EStarts Q, W, Q · 3.6% · 1,18748.4%46%–51%
Max Q, E, WStarts Q, W, E · 2.9% · 96650.0%47%–53%
Max Q, E, WStarts Q, E, W · 1.0% · 33248.8%43%–54%

Other finished items

Finished items in the final inventory, outside the most played core
Item	In inventory	Games	Win rate
Bloodsong400 gold	61%	20,327	49.4%49% to 50%
Liandry's Torment3,000 gold	24%	7,995	52.3%51% to 53%
Solstice Sleigh400 gold	20%	6,589	47.9%47% to 49%
Mikael's Blessing2,300 gold	10%	3,329	52.7%51% to 54%
Celestial Opposition400 gold	9.5%	3,146	45.8%44% to 48%
Redemption2,300 gold	7.1%	2,351	51.4%49% to 53%
Zeke's Convergence2,200 gold	7.1%	2,349	55.0%53% to 57%
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike400 gold	6.7%	2,222	46.2%44% to 48%
Imperial Mandate2,400 gold	5.2%	1,724	51.2%49% to 54%
Shurelya's Battlesong2,200 gold	3.9%	1,280	52.8%50% to 56%

Starting items

2 × Health Potion91% · 30,42248.2%48%–49%
Health Potion2.6% · 85549.6%46%–53%
Control Ward1.2% · 39346.6%42%–52%
2 × Health Potion, Control Ward0.5% · 16446.3%39%–54%

Boots

Boots of Swiftness71% · 23,57748.6%48%–49%
Mercury's Treads11% · 3,60350.7%49%–52%
Plated Steelcaps7.7% · 2,55249.4%47%–51%
No boots5.4% · 1,78538.7%36%–41%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity4.2% · 1,39148.1%45%–51%

Summoner spells

Flash and Ignite71% · 23,69348.0%47%–49%
Flash and Heal18% · 6,09049.4%48%–51%
Exhaust and Flash9.9% · 3,30248.9%47%–51%
Flash and Teleport0.2% · 6435.9%25%–48%

Most played rune pages

Most played rune pages: a keystone with its secondary tree
Page	Picked	Games	Win rate
ElectrocuteDomination, with Inspiration	59%	19,686	49.0%48% to 50%
ElectrocuteDomination, with Sorcery	26%	8,563	47.7%47% to 49%
Deathfire TouchSorcery, with Inspiration	6.1%	2,025	45.4%43% to 48%
ElectrocuteDomination, with Resolve	4.0%	1,334	47.4%45% to 50%
GuardianResolve, with Domination	0.5%	157	52.9%45% to 61%
GuardianResolve, with Inspiration	0.5%	152	52.0%44% to 60%

Every rune, by tree

Domination
Primary 89% · secondary 1%

89%0%0%

89%1%0%

2%2%87%

53%35%3%

Inspiration
secondary 66%

0%1%0%

0%64%2%

0%0%4%

29%1%35%

Sorcery
Primary 6% · secondary 26%

0%0%0%7%

0%1%7%

7%25%1%

30%2%1%

Resolve
Primary 1% · secondary 4%

0%0%1%

0%2%0%

1%1%4%

2%1%3%

Shards

Offense

Attack speed 99%Adaptive force 1%

Flex

Move speed 72%Adaptive force 26%Health scaling 2%

Defense

Health scaling 62%Health 38%

Shard sets

Attack speed, Move speed, Health scaling53% · 17,72948.0%47%–49%
Attack speed, Adaptive force, Health21% · 6,83448.1%47%–49%
Attack speed, Move speed, Health13% · 4,27949.2%48%–51%
Attack speed, Adaptive force, Health scaling2.5% · 81848.0%45%–51%

Net LP a game by rank

LP a game95% rangeRank averageSmall sample

By rank

Support Bard by rank: games with an LP figure, win rate, LP a win and a loss, and LP a game with its 95% range
Rank	Games	Win rate	A win	A loss	LP a game
Iron415 games, small sample	415	47.5%	+20.1	−17.9	+0.10±1.90
Bronze1,664 games, small sample	1,664	48.0%	+21.3	−17.2	+1.40±0.97
Silver3,388 games	3,388	46.3%	+22.3	−17.1	+1.30±0.69
Gold5,922 games	5,922	48.8%	+22.2	−17.1	+2.20±0.53
Platinum7,215 games	7,215	48.2%	+21.2	−17.9	+1.10±0.59
Emerald6,905 games	6,905	48.4%	+21.0	−18.4	+0.80±0.48
Diamond4,049 games	4,049	47.9%	+21.5	−17.9	+1.10±0.63
Master2,834 games	2,834	49.9%	+32.5	−28.3	+2.40±1.16
Grandmaster193 games	193	50.8%	+32.9	−30.3	+1.80±4.62
Challenger38 games, small sample	38	42.1%	+37.8	−32.3	−2.80±11.50