BardSupport build

38th of 42 Support

Support99%

Win: 48.1%; ▼2.0 vs Support
LP a game: +1.40; ±0.17
Games: 68.5k; a win +22.6 · a loss −18.5
Pick · Ban: 3.1 · 1.4%; as Support · any role

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Updated 18 Oct, 06:51 UTCHow we measure

Build

Start

91% · 48.1% won

Spells

72% · 47.8% won

Skills

starts Q W E

80% · 48.9% won

Items 11.0% of games with a core

Dead Man's Plate
Locket of the Iron Solari
Bandlepipes

4th

Re51.3% won22% pick
Ba55.5% won11% pick
Mb51.5% won9.4% pick

5th

Re50.0% won11% pick
Lt47.0% won11% pick
Sb45.9% won10% pick

53.7% won (51.9–55.4) · 3,209 games

BootsBoots of Swiftness72% · 48.3% won

Skill path 76% of games · 50.0% 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 › Bandlepipes3,209 gamesMost played11%53.7%52% to 55%
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Locket of the Iron Solari1,160 games4.0%55.5%53% to 58%
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Locket of the Iron Solari1,089 games3.7%54.9%52% to 58%
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Liandry's Torment1,062 games3.6%54.6%52% to 58%
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Mikael's Blessing1,030 games3.5%51.9%49% to 55%
Locket of the Iron Solari › Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes837 games2.9%51.7%48% to 55%
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Bandlepipes819 games2.8%57.9%54% to 61%
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Liandry's Torment713 games2.4%56.2%53% to 60%

Skills

starts Q W E80%48.9%54,956
starts Q E W5.3%47.8%3,642
starts Q W Q3.4%48.4%2,329
starts Q W E2.9%47.0%1,989
starts Q E W1.0%48.5%678

Starting items

2 × Health Potion91% · 48.1% won · 62,583 games

Health Potion 2.6%48.6% won
Control Ward 1.3%47.4% won

Boots

Boots of Swiftness72% · 48.3% won · 49,513 games

Mercury's Treads Highest win10%50.3% won
Plated Steelcaps 7.1%49.5% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite72% · 47.8% won · 49,043 games

Flash + Heal Highest win18%49.5% won
Exhaust + Flash 9.8%47.6% won

Every option as a table54 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	11%	53.7%	51.9%–55.4%	3,209
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Locket of the Iron Solari	4.0%	55.5%	52.6%–58.4%	1,160
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Locket of the Iron Solari	3.7%	54.9%	52.0%–57.9%	1,089
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Liandry's Torment	3.6%	54.6%	51.6%–57.6%	1,062
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Mikael's Blessing	3.5%	51.9%	48.9%–55.0%	1,030
Locket of the Iron Solari › Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes	2.9%	51.7%	48.4%–55.1%	837
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Bandlepipes	2.8%	57.9%	54.5%–61.2%	819
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Liandry's Torment	2.4%	56.2%	52.6%–59.8%	713
4th item, of 7,298 games that reached it
Redemption	22%	51.3%	48.9%–53.8%	1,617
Bandlepipes	11%	55.5%	52.0%–59.0%	776
Mikael's Blessing	9.4%	51.5%	47.7%–55.2%	686
Liandry's Torment	8.1%	57.1%	53.1%–61.1%	590
Locket of the Iron Solari	7.4%	53.3%	49.1%–57.5%	542
Shurelya's Battlesong	5.0%	59.2%	54.1%–64.2%	363
5th item, of 592 games that reached it
RedemptionFew games	11%	50.0%	38.4%–61.6%	68
Liandry's TormentFew games	11%	47.0%	35.4%–58.8%	66
Shurelya's BattlesongFew games	10%	45.9%	34.0%–58.3%	61
BandlepipesFew games	5.4%	40.6%	25.5%–57.7%	32
Imperial MandateFew games	4.6%	25.9%	13.2%–44.7%	27
Mikael's BlessingFew games	4.2%	44.0%	26.7%–62.9%	25
Boots
Boots of Swiftness	72%	48.3%	47.9%–48.7%	49,513
Mercury's Treads	10%	50.3%	49.1%–51.5%	6,902
Plated Steelcaps	7.1%	49.5%	48.1%–50.9%	4,877
No boots	5.2%	37.8%	36.3%–39.4%	3,542
Ionian Boots of Lucidity	4.2%	48.6%	46.8%–50.4%	2,895
Starting items
2 × Health Potion	91%	48.1%	47.7%–48.4%	62,583
Health Potion	2.6%	48.6%	46.3%–50.9%	1,762
Control Ward	1.3%	47.4%	44.2%–50.7%	905
2 × Health Potion + Control Ward	0.5%	48.9%	43.6%–54.1%	348
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite	72%	47.8%	47.4%–48.3%	49,043
Flash + Heal	18%	49.5%	48.6%–50.4%	12,324
Exhaust + Flash	9.8%	47.6%	46.4%–48.8%	6,704
Flash + Teleport	0.2%	35.1%	27.9%–43.1%	148
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E	80%	48.9%	48.5%–49.4%	54,956
Max Q W E · starts Q E W	5.3%	47.8%	46.2%–49.4%	3,642
Max Q W E · starts Q W Q	3.4%	48.4%	46.3%–50.4%	2,329
Max Q E W · starts Q W E	2.9%	47.0%	44.8%–49.2%	1,989
Max Q E W · starts Q E W	1.0%	48.5%	44.8%–52.3%	678
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R	76%	50.0%	49.6%–50.5%	46,403
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R	4.6%	49.9%	48.0%–51.7%	2,821
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W R	3.1%	49.8%	47.5%–52.1%	1,860
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R	2.2%	46.3%	43.6%–49.0%	1,317
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E R	1.7%	50.2%	47.2%–53.3%	1,037
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W R	1.7%	48.3%	45.2%–51.4%	1,011
Finished items
Bloodsong	61%	49.2%	48.7%–49.7%	41,462
Liandry's Torment	24%	51.7%	51.0%–52.5%	16,631
Solstice Sleigh	20%	48.0%	47.1%–48.8%	13,951
Mikael's Blessing	11%	52.7%	51.5%–53.8%	7,221
Celestial Opposition	9.2%	46.0%	44.8%–47.3%	6,310
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike	7.1%	45.1%	43.7%–46.5%	4,863
Redemption	7.0%	51.7%	50.3%–53.1%	4,804
Zeke's Convergence	6.3%	54.4%	53.0%–55.9%	4,326
Imperial Mandate	5.4%	51.0%	49.4%–52.6%	3,684
Shurelya's Battlesong	3.9%	52.4%	50.5%–54.3%	2,700

Questions

What do Bard Support players build first on EUW?

The most played core is Dead Man's Plate, then Locket of the Iron Solari, then Bandlepipes: 5% of 68,525 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 53.7% win rate.

What skill order do Bard Support players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 80% of 68,525 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 48.9% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Bard Support players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 72% of 68,525 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 47.8% win rate.