BardSupport build

37th of 40 Supportdown 2 places since 26.20

Support99%

Win: 47.1%; ▼2.9 vs Support
LP a game: +1.70; ±0.39
Games: 13.6k; a win +24.1 · a loss −18.5
Pick · Ban: 1.9 · 0.49%; as Support · any role

Updated 7 Nov, 03:21 UTCHow we measure

Bard Support on LAN, patch 26.21: Dead Man's Plate, Locket of the Iron Solari, Bandlepipes; Electrocute + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 13,577 games).

Build

Start

87% · 47.4% won

Spells

73% · 47.2% won

Skills

starts Q W E

78% · 47.8% won

Items 13.8% of games with a core

Dead Man's Plate
Locket of the Iron Solari
Bandlepipes

4th

Re59.5%won43% · 133pick, 133 games
Mb49.3%won16% · 51pick, 51 games
Lt48.3%won16% · 49pick, 49 games

5th

Re44.5%won14% · 28pick, 28 games
Sb43.3%won10% · 21pick, 21 games
Lt40.5%won7.8% · 16pick, 16 games

all builds

52.7% won (49.4–56.1) · 844 games

4th: of the 311 games with this core that reached it · 5th: all builds. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsBoots of Swiftness70% · 48.3% won

Skill path 67% of games · 48.7% 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

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Core items

ItemsPickWin
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Bandlepipes844 gamesMost played14%52.7%49% to 56%
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Locket of the Iron Solari514 games8.4%55.3%51% to 59%
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Mikael's Blessing348 games5.7%51.1%46% to 56%
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Liandry's Torment168 games2.8%54.2%47% to 62%
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Mikael's Blessing139 games2.3%44.6%37% to 53%

Skills

starts Q W E78%47.8%10,135
starts Q E W6.6%44.4%850
starts Q W E3.8%46.4%487
starts Q W Q3.2%47.2%417
starts Q W E2.4%51.3%308

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Starting items

2 × Health Potion87% · 47.4% won · 11,353 games

Control Ward 6.9%44.8% won
Health Potion 3.5%47.3% won

Boots

Boots of Swiftness70% · 48.3% won · 9,551 games

Mercury's Treads 7.9%49.5% won
Ionian Boots of Lucidity 7.0%43.7% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite73% · 47.2% won · 9,901 games

Exhaust + Flash 14%46.4% won
Flash + Heal 11%48.3% won

Every option as a table47 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	14%	52.7%	49.4%–56.1%	844
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Locket of the Iron Solari	8.4%	55.3%	50.9%–59.5%	514
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Mikael's Blessing	5.7%	51.1%	45.9%–56.4%	348
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Liandry's Torment	2.8%	54.2%	46.6%–61.5%	168
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Mikael's Blessing	2.3%	44.6%	36.6%–52.9%	139
4th item, of 1,733 games that reached it
Redemption	23%	54.1%	49.1%–58.9%	394
Bandlepipes	11%	57.1%	49.8%–64.0%	184
Mikael's Blessing	9.9%	43.6%	36.4%–51.1%	172
Locket of the Iron Solari	7.9%	59.9%	51.5%–67.7%	137
Liandry's Torment	7.2%	50.8%	42.1%–59.5%	124
Shurelya's Battlesong	6.6%	57.4%	48.3%–66.1%	115
5th item, of 204 games that reached it
RedemptionFew games	14%	46.4%	29.5%–64.2%	28
Shurelya's BattlesongFew games	10%	42.9%	24.5%–63.5%	21
Boots
Boots of Swiftness	70%	48.3%	47.3%–49.3%	9,551
Mercury's Treads	7.9%	49.5%	46.5%–52.5%	1,071
Ionian Boots of Lucidity	7.0%	43.7%	40.6%–46.9%	947
Plated Steelcaps	6.7%	47.9%	44.7%–51.2%	904
No boots	6.2%	34.8%	31.7%–38.1%	841
Starting items
2 × Health Potion	87%	47.4%	46.5%–48.4%	11,353
Control Ward	6.9%	44.8%	41.5%–48.0%	905
Health Potion	3.5%	47.3%	42.7%–51.9%	457
2 × Health Potion + Control WardFew games	0.8%	42.9%	33.5%–52.7%	98
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite	73%	47.2%	46.2%–48.1%	9,901
Exhaust + Flash	14%	46.4%	44.2%–48.6%	1,916
Flash + Heal	11%	48.3%	45.8%–50.8%	1,543
Flash + TeleportFew games	0.5%	38.6%	28.1%–50.3%	70
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E	78%	47.8%	46.8%–48.7%	10,135
Max Q W E · starts Q E W	6.6%	44.4%	41.1%–47.7%	850
Max Q E W · starts Q W E	3.8%	46.4%	42.0%–50.8%	487
Max Q W E · starts Q W Q	3.2%	47.2%	42.5%–52.0%	417
Max W Q E · starts Q W E	2.4%	51.3%	45.7%–56.8%	308
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R	67%	48.7%	47.6%–49.8%	8,204
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R	5.2%	44.8%	40.9%–48.7%	628
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E R	2.2%	45.6%	39.8%–51.5%	272
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W R	2.2%	51.5%	45.5%–57.4%	270
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R	2.1%	51.2%	45.1%–57.2%	258
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W R	2.1%	45.1%	39.1%–51.2%	253
Finished items
Bloodsong	40%	48.9%	47.6%–50.3%	5,364
Solstice Sleigh	30%	46.3%	44.8%–47.8%	4,049
Liandry's Torment	25%	49.5%	47.8%–51.1%	3,428
Celestial Opposition	14%	47.1%	44.9%–49.4%	1,900
Mikael's Blessing	12%	49.2%	46.8%–51.6%	1,665
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike	12%	46.0%	43.6%–48.4%	1,632
Redemption	9.6%	54.2%	51.5%–56.9%	1,296
Shurelya's Battlesong	7.3%	49.1%	46.0%–52.3%	989
Imperial Mandate	7.1%	45.5%	42.4%–48.7%	958
Knight's Vow	2.9%	51.3%	46.4%–56.2%	396

Questions

What do Bard Support players build first on LAN?

The most played core is Dead Man's Plate, then Locket of the Iron Solari, then Bandlepipes: 6% of 13,577 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 52.7% win rate.

What skill order do Bard Support players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 78% of 12,956 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 47.8% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Bard Support players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 73% of 13,577 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 47.2% win rate.

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