BardSupport build

Support98%

Win: 46.8%; ▼3.2 vs Support
LP a game: +1.40; ±0.26
Games: 26.9k; a win +23.2 · a loss −18.1
Pick · Ban: 2.6 · 0.63%; as Support · any role

Updated 5 Nov, 15:01 UTCHow we measure

Bard Support on BR, last 14 days: Dead Man's Plate, Locket of the Iron Solari, Bandlepipes; Electrocute + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 26,890 games).

Build

Start

92% · 46.9% won

Spells

67% · 46.5% won

Skills

starts Q W E

79% · 47.5% won

Items 18.4% of games with a core

Dead Man's Plate
Locket of the Iron Solari
Bandlepipes

4th

Re51.5%won42% · 287pick, 287 games
Mb51.3%won17% · 113pick, 113 games
Lt54.7%won13% · 92pick, 92 games

5th

Sb42.8%won24% · 8pick, 8 games
Re43.3%won15% · 5pick, 5 games
Lt43.3%won15% · 5pick, 5 games

53.3% won (51.2–55.4) · 2,200 games

4th: of the 684 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 34 games with this core that reached it. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsBoots of Swiftness72% · 48.0% won

Skill path 69% of games · 48.8% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
QQ	1			4	5		7		9
WW		2						8		10		12	13
EE			3											14	15		17	18
RR						6					11					16

Core items

ItemsPickWin
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Bandlepipes2,200 gamesMost played18%53.3%51% to 55%
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Liandry's Torment849 games7.1%52.5%49% to 56%
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Mikael's Blessing676 games5.7%50.4%47% to 54%
Locket of the Iron Solari › Bandlepipes › Mikael's Blessing244 games2.0%57.8%52% to 64%

Skills

starts Q W E79%47.5%20,076
starts Q W E5.2%47.6%1,312
starts Q E WHighest win5.1%51.2%1,306
starts Q W Q3.7%45.5%935
starts Q E W2.5%48.4%626

Starting items

2 × Health Potion92% · 46.9% won · 24,169 games

Health Potion 2.8%42.8% won
Control Ward 2.2%44.3% won

Boots

Boots of Swiftness72% · 48.0% won · 19,270 games

Mercury's Treads 8.9%49.0% won
Plated Steelcaps 6.6%45.2% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite67% · 46.5% won · 18,078 games

Flash + Heal Highest win20%48.2% won
Exhaust + Flash 12%46.2% won

Every option as a table49 options

Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
Option	Pick	Win	95% range	Games
Core items
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Bandlepipes	18%	53.3%	51.2%–55.4%	2,200
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Liandry's Torment	7.1%	52.5%	49.2%–55.9%	849
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Mikael's Blessing	5.7%	50.4%	46.7%–54.2%	676
Locket of the Iron Solari › Bandlepipes › Mikael's Blessing	2.0%	57.8%	51.5%–63.8%	244
4th item, of 3,310 games that reached it
Redemption	23%	52.9%	49.3%–56.4%	751
Bandlepipes	10%	55.8%	50.5%–61.0%	335
Mikael's Blessing	9.3%	45.6%	40.1%–51.2%	307
Locket of the Iron Solari	6.7%	50.9%	44.3%–57.4%	220
Liandry's Torment	6.6%	47.7%	41.2%–54.3%	218
Shurelya's Battlesong	6.3%	51.9%	45.2%–58.6%	208
5th item, of 315 games that reached it
Shurelya's BattlesongFew games	13%	42.5%	28.5%–57.8%	40
RedemptionFew games	9.2%	48.3%	31.4%–65.6%	29
Liandry's TormentFew games	7.6%	41.7%	24.5%–61.2%	24
BandlepipesFew games	7.0%	45.5%	26.9%–65.3%	22
Imperial MandateFew games	7.0%	36.4%	19.7%–57.1%	22
Boots
Boots of Swiftness	72%	48.0%	47.3%–48.7%	19,270
Mercury's Treads	8.9%	49.0%	47.0%–51.0%	2,397
Plated Steelcaps	6.6%	45.2%	42.9%–47.6%	1,771
Ionian Boots of Lucidity	6.5%	45.2%	42.9%–47.6%	1,740
No boots	5.1%	32.0%	29.6%–34.5%	1,362
Starting items
2 × Health Potion	92%	46.9%	46.3%–47.6%	24,169
Health Potion	2.8%	42.8%	39.3%–46.4%	747
Control Ward	2.2%	44.3%	40.3%–48.4%	582
2 × Health Potion + Control Ward	0.6%	54.4%	46.9%–61.7%	171
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite	67%	46.5%	45.8%–47.3%	18,078
Flash + Heal	20%	48.2%	46.9%–49.6%	5,315
Exhaust + Flash	12%	46.2%	44.5%–47.9%	3,279
Flash + BarrierFew games	0.2%	37.0%	25.4%–50.4%	54
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E	79%	47.5%	46.8%–48.2%	20,076
Max Q E W · starts Q W E	5.2%	47.6%	44.9%–50.3%	1,312
Max Q W E · starts Q E W	5.1%	51.2%	48.5%–53.9%	1,306
Max Q W E · starts Q W Q	3.7%	45.5%	42.3%–48.7%	935
Max Q E W · starts Q E W	2.5%	48.4%	44.5%–52.3%	626
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R	69%	48.8%	48.0%–49.5%	16,212
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R	4.1%	53.9%	50.7%–57.0%	954
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R	3.8%	47.0%	43.7%–50.3%	881
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W R	2.9%	46.8%	43.1%–50.6%	692
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W R	2.2%	47.2%	43.0%–51.5%	525
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E R	2.2%	45.8%	41.5%–50.1%	520
Finished items
Bloodsong	42%	48.9%	48.0%–49.8%	11,419
Solstice Sleigh	31%	47.0%	45.9%–48.1%	8,201
Liandry's Torment	19%	50.2%	48.8%–51.6%	5,059
Celestial Opposition	14%	45.5%	43.9%–47.1%	3,761
Mikael's Blessing	13%	50.2%	48.5%–51.8%	3,399
Redemption	9.5%	50.5%	48.6%–52.5%	2,565
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike	8.8%	41.9%	39.9%–43.9%	2,353
Imperial Mandate	6.9%	47.7%	45.5%–50.0%	1,852
Shurelya's Battlesong	6.0%	49.4%	46.9%–51.8%	1,616
Knight's Vow	4.5%	51.2%	48.4%–54.0%	1,213

Questions

What do Bard Support players build first on BR?

The most played core is Dead Man's Plate, then Locket of the Iron Solari, then Bandlepipes: 8% of 26,890 games in all ranks, last 14 days, 53.3% win rate.

What skill order do Bard Support players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 79% of 25,407 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 14 days, 47.5% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Bard Support players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 67% of 26,890 games in all ranks, last 14 days, 46.5% win rate.