BardSupport build

Support98%

Win: 48.4%; ▼1.6 vs Support
LP a game: +1.70; ±0.34
Games: 15.8k; a win +22.8 · a loss −18.4
Pick · Ban: 2.8 · 0.88%; as Support · any role

Updated 24 Oct, 03:08 UTCHow we measure

Bard Support on NA, patch 26.20: Dead Man's Plate, Locket of the Iron Solari, Bandlepipes; Electrocute + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 15,784 games).

Build

Start

93% · 48.4% won

Spells

69% · 48.2% won

Skills

starts Q W E

82% · 49.4% won

Items 9.4% of games with a core

Dead Man's Plate
Locket of the Iron Solari
Bandlepipes

4th

Re55.1% won20% pick
Mb55.1% won9.4% pick
Ba56.6% won9.3% pick

5th

Re38.5% won11% pick
Sb25.0% won10% pick
Lt36.4% won9.4% pick

53.1% won (49.1–57.0) · 601 games

BootsBoots of Swiftness70% · 48.7% won

Skill path 74% of games · 50.1% 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 › Bandlepipes601 gamesMost played9.4%53.1%49% to 57%
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Locket of the Iron Solari284 games4.4%53.5%48% to 59%
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Mikael's Blessing240 games3.7%53.8%47% to 60%
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Liandry's Torment208 games3.2%59.1%52% to 66%
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Locket of the Iron Solari206 games3.2%54.4%48% to 61%
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Bandlepipes168 games2.6%51.8%44% to 59%
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Liandry's Torment139 games2.2%61.2%53% to 69%
Locket of the Iron Solari › Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes138 games2.2%60.1%52% to 68%

Skills

starts Q W E82%49.4%12,169
starts Q E W5.7%49.8%850
starts Q W Q4.2%47.4%629
starts Q W E2.5%42.7%370
starts Q E W1.2%49.7%177

Starting items

2 × Health Potion93% · 48.4% won · 14,079 games

Health Potion 3.0%51.3% won
Control Ward 2.3%46.4% won

Boots

Boots of Swiftness70% · 48.7% won · 10,980 games

Mercury's Treads 10%50.5% won
Plated Steelcaps 7.3%50.6% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite69% · 48.2% won · 10,863 games

Flash + Heal Highest win19%50.0% won
Exhaust + Flash 11%46.2% won

Every option as a table48 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	9.4%	53.1%	49.1%–57.0%	601
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Locket of the Iron Solari	4.4%	53.5%	47.7%–59.2%	284
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Mikael's Blessing	3.7%	53.8%	47.4%–60.0%	240
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Liandry's Torment	3.2%	59.1%	52.4%–65.6%	208
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Locket of the Iron Solari	3.2%	54.4%	47.6%–61.0%	206
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Bandlepipes	2.6%	51.8%	44.3%–59.2%	168
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Liandry's Torment	2.2%	61.2%	52.9%–68.9%	139
Locket of the Iron Solari › Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes	2.2%	60.1%	51.8%–67.9%	138
4th item, of 1,562 games that reached it
Redemption	20%	55.1%	49.6%–60.6%	312
Mikael's Blessing	9.4%	55.1%	47.0%–62.9%	147
Bandlepipes	9.3%	56.6%	48.4%–64.4%	145
Locket of the Iron Solari	7.5%	57.3%	48.2%–65.9%	117
Liandry's Torment	7.3%	50.9%	41.8%–59.9%	114
Imperial MandateFew games	5.6%	59.1%	48.7%–68.8%	88
Boots
Boots of Swiftness	70%	48.7%	47.8%–49.6%	10,980
Mercury's Treads	10%	50.5%	48.1%–52.9%	1,655
Plated Steelcaps	7.3%	50.6%	47.7%–53.5%	1,156
No boots	6.1%	39.3%	36.3%–42.4%	964
Ionian Boots of Lucidity	5.1%	47.6%	44.1%–51.0%	799
Starting items
2 × Health Potion	93%	48.4%	47.5%–49.2%	14,079
Health Potion	3.0%	51.3%	46.7%–55.9%	458
Control Ward	2.3%	46.4%	41.2%–51.6%	343
2 × Health Potion + Control WardFew games	0.5%	41.9%	31.3%–53.3%	74
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite	69%	48.2%	47.3%–49.2%	10,863
Flash + Heal	19%	50.0%	48.2%–51.8%	3,013
Exhaust + Flash	11%	46.2%	43.8%–48.6%	1,680
Flash + TeleportFew games	0.3%	53.1%	39.4%–66.3%	49
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E	82%	49.4%	48.5%–50.2%	12,169
Max Q W E · starts Q E W	5.7%	49.8%	46.4%–53.1%	850
Max Q W E · starts Q W Q	4.2%	47.4%	43.5%–51.3%	629
Max Q E W · starts Q W E	2.5%	42.7%	37.8%–47.8%	370
Max Q E W · starts Q E W	1.2%	49.7%	42.4%–57.0%	177
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R	74%	50.1%	49.1%–51.1%	10,234
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R	4.7%	51.1%	47.2%–54.9%	642
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W R	3.5%	47.3%	42.9%–51.8%	480
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R	1.7%	42.4%	36.3%–48.8%	238
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E R	1.3%	44.5%	37.5%–51.8%	182
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W R	1.2%	45.1%	37.6%–52.8%	162
Finished items
Bloodsong	61%	49.8%	48.8%–50.8%	9,583
Liandry's Torment	21%	51.6%	49.9%–53.2%	3,377
Solstice Sleigh	20%	48.2%	46.5%–50.0%	3,104
Mikael's Blessing	11%	51.5%	49.2%–53.8%	1,740
Celestial Opposition	9.2%	46.3%	43.7%–48.8%	1,453
Redemption	7.4%	52.1%	49.2%–54.9%	1,160
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike	7.0%	43.4%	40.5%–46.3%	1,100
Imperial Mandate	5.6%	52.6%	49.3%–55.9%	876
Zeke's Convergence	5.3%	51.4%	48.1%–54.8%	838
Shurelya's Battlesong	4.9%	51.5%	48.0%–55.0%	765

Questions

What do Bard Support players build first on NA?

The most played core is Dead Man's Plate, then Locket of the Iron Solari, then Bandlepipes: 4% of 15,784 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 53.1% win rate.

What skill order do Bard Support players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 82% of 14,929 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 49.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Bard Support players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 69% of 15,784 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 48.2% win rate.