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

Games33,814Support · patch 26.20

Pick rate3.2%as Support

Ban rate1.4%any role

Updated 13 Oct, 14:37 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

Zoe163 games57.7%+3.9 pts
Mel179 games60.3%+3.3 pts
Lulu1,647 games51.9%+2.9 pts

Worst against

Elise166 games42.2%−4.1 pts
Neeko368 games44.6%−3.8 pts
Veigar119 games42.9%−3.3 pts

All counters

Build and runes

Most played in Support · 33,814 games

Core items: DmLoBa; 55.2%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; 48.1%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	4.4%	1,501	55.2%53% to 58%
DmLtLoDead Man's Plate · Liandry's Torment · Locket of the Iron Solari	1.6%	554	56.5%52% to 61%
DmBaLoDead Man's Plate · Bandlepipes · Locket of the Iron Solari	1.6%	538	56.3%52% to 60%
DmLoLtDead Man's Plate · Locket of the Iron Solari · Liandry's Torment	1.4%	487	55.2%51% to 60%
DmLoMbDead Man's Plate · Locket of the Iron Solari · Mikael's Blessing	1.3%	448	51.3%47% to 56%
LoDmBaLocket of the Iron Solari · Dead Man's Plate · Bandlepipes	1.2%	400	55.3%50% to 60%
DmZcLtDead Man's Plate · Zeke's Convergence · Liandry's Torment	1.2%	399	59.7%55% to 64%
DmLtBaDead Man's Plate · Liandry's Torment · Bandlepipes	1.1%	361	57.9%53% to 63%

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% · 27,01449.1%49%–50%
Max Q, W, EStarts Q, E, W · 5.5% · 1,85447.9%46%–50%
Max Q, W, EStarts Q, W, Q · 3.6% · 1,20348.4%46%–51%
Max Q, E, WStarts Q, W, E · 2.9% · 97950.1%47%–53%
Max Q, E, WStarts Q, E, W · 1.0% · 33848.5%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%	20,661	49.4%49% to 50%
Liandry's Torment3,000 gold	24%	8,109	52.4%51% to 53%
Solstice Sleigh400 gold	20%	6,708	47.9%47% to 49%
Mikael's Blessing2,300 gold	10%	3,384	52.7%51% to 54%
Celestial Opposition400 gold	9.4%	3,189	45.8%44% to 47%
Zeke's Convergence2,200 gold	7.1%	2,395	54.9%53% to 57%
Redemption2,300 gold	7.0%	2,384	51.4%49% to 53%
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike400 gold	6.7%	2,255	46.4%44% to 48%
Imperial Mandate2,400 gold	5.2%	1,752	51.1%49% to 53%
Shurelya's Battlesong2,200 gold	3.8%	1,292	52.7%50% to 55%

Starting items

2 × Health Potion91% · 30,92048.2%48%–49%
Health Potion2.6% · 86549.6%46%–53%
Control Ward1.2% · 40546.2%41%–51%
2 × Health Potion, Control Ward0.5% · 17046.5%39%–54%

Boots

Boots of Swiftness71% · 23,95348.6%48%–49%
Mercury's Treads11% · 3,66350.6%49%–52%
Plated Steelcaps7.7% · 2,59449.6%48%–52%
No boots5.4% · 1,82438.7%36%–41%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity4.2% · 1,41547.8%45%–50%

Summoner spells

Flash and Ignite71% · 24,07848.0%47%–49%
Flash and Heal18% · 6,19649.2%48%–50%
Exhaust and Flash9.9% · 3,35648.8%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%	19,998	49.0%48% to 50%
ElectrocuteDomination, with Sorcery	26%	8,706	47.8%47% to 49%
Deathfire TouchSorcery, with Inspiration	6.1%	2,061	45.5%43% to 48%
ElectrocuteDomination, with Resolve	4.0%	1,359	47.3%45% to 50%
GuardianResolve, with Domination	0.5%	160	52.5%45% to 60%
GuardianResolve, with Inspiration	0.5%	155	52.3%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% · 18,01148.1%47%–49%
Attack speed, Adaptive force, Health21% · 6,94848.2%47%–49%
Attack speed, Move speed, Health13% · 4,33349.0%48%–51%
Attack speed, Adaptive force, Health scaling2.5% · 84247.6%44%–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
Iron422 games, small sample	422	47.6%	+20.0	−17.9	+0.20±1.89
Bronze1,690 games, small sample	1,690	48.0%	+21.3	−17.3	+1.40±0.96
Silver3,453 games	3,453	46.4%	+22.3	−17.1	+1.30±0.69
Gold6,007 games	6,007	48.7%	+22.2	−17.1	+2.20±0.52
Platinum7,317 games	7,317	48.3%	+21.3	−18.0	+1.10±0.58
Emerald7,017 games	7,017	48.4%	+21.0	−18.4	+0.80±0.48
Diamond4,127 games	4,127	47.9%	+21.5	−17.9	+1.10±0.63
Master2,884 games	2,884	49.7%	+32.6	−28.3	+2.30±1.15
Grandmaster201 games	201	50.7%	+32.9	−30.4	+1.80±4.54
Challenger39 games, small sample	39	43.6%	+37.2	−32.3	−2.00±11.31