BardSupport build

Support98%

Win: 48.0%; ▼2.0 vs Support
LP a game: +1.50; ±0.22
Games: 39.1k; a win +22.8 · a loss −18.3
Pick · Ban: 2.7 · 0.90%; as Support · any role

Updated 1 Nov, 01:38 UTCHow we measure

Bard Support on NA, last 30 days: Dead Man's Plate, Locket of the Iron Solari, Bandlepipes; Electrocute + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 39,050 games).

Build

Start

93% · 48.1% won

Spells

69% · 47.4% won

Skills

starts Q W E

82% · 48.9% won

Items 9.4% of games with a core

Dead Man's Plate
Locket of the Iron Solari
Bandlepipes

4th

Re53.3% won21% pick
Mb55.9% won8.6% pick
Lt50.7% won7.4% pick

5th

Re54.6% won11% pick
Lt42.3% won8.8% pick
Sb40.0% won8.5% pick

54.5% won (52.0–57.1) · 1,487 games

BootsBoots of Swiftness70% · 48.6% won

Skill path 74% of games · 49.9% 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 › Bandlepipes1,487 gamesMost played9.4%54.5%52% to 57%
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Mikael's Blessing683 games4.3%52.1%48% to 56%
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Locket of the Iron Solari629 games4.0%53.7%50% to 58%
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Liandry's Torment562 games3.6%56.4%52% to 60%
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Locket of the Iron Solari490 games3.1%52.0%48% to 56%
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Bandlepipes365 games2.3%54.3%49% to 59%
Locket of the Iron Solari › Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes357 games2.3%53.5%48% to 59%
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Liandry's Torment337 games2.1%56.4%51% to 62%

Skills

starts Q W E82%48.9%30,318
starts Q E W5.5%48.4%2,027
starts Q W Q3.9%48.5%1,443
starts Q W E2.6%45.1%962
starts Q E W1.3%49.8%464

Starting items

2 × Health Potion93% · 48.1% won · 35,118 games

Health Potion 2.8%49.5% won
Control Ward 2.0%45.3% won

Boots

Boots of Swiftness70% · 48.6% won · 27,271 games

Mercury's Treads 10%49.7% won
Plated Steelcaps 7.2%47.2% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite69% · 47.4% won · 26,796 games

Flash + Heal Highest win19%49.9% won
Exhaust + Flash 11%48.1% won

Every option as a table52 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%	54.5%	52.0%–57.1%	1,487
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Mikael's Blessing	4.3%	52.1%	48.4%–55.9%	683
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Locket of the Iron Solari	4.0%	53.7%	49.8%–57.6%	629
Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Liandry's Torment	3.6%	56.4%	52.3%–60.5%	562
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Locket of the Iron Solari	3.1%	52.0%	47.6%–56.4%	490
Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment › Bandlepipes	2.3%	54.3%	49.1%–59.3%	365
Locket of the Iron Solari › Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes	2.3%	53.5%	48.3%–58.6%	357
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Liandry's Torment	2.1%	56.4%	51.0%–61.6%	337
4th item, of 3,834 games that reached it
Redemption	21%	53.3%	49.9%–56.7%	812
Bandlepipes	9.4%	55.4%	50.3%–60.5%	359
Mikael's Blessing	8.6%	55.9%	50.5%–61.2%	329
Locket of the Iron Solari	7.5%	57.8%	52.0%–63.3%	289
Liandry's Torment	7.4%	50.7%	44.9%–56.5%	282
Imperial Mandate	5.5%	57.1%	50.4%–63.7%	210
5th item, of 295 games that reached it
RedemptionFew games	11%	54.6%	38.0%–70.2%	33
Liandry's TormentFew games	8.8%	42.3%	25.5%–61.1%	26
Shurelya's BattlesongFew games	8.5%	40.0%	23.4%–59.3%	25
Locket of the Iron SolariFew games	6.8%	20.0%	8.1%–41.6%	20
Boots
Boots of Swiftness	70%	48.6%	48.0%–49.2%	27,271
Mercury's Treads	10%	49.7%	48.2%–51.3%	3,971
Plated Steelcaps	7.2%	47.2%	45.3%–49.0%	2,808
No boots	6.0%	38.7%	36.8%–40.7%	2,354
Ionian Boots of Lucidity	5.3%	48.6%	46.4%–50.7%	2,079
Starting items
2 × Health Potion	93%	48.1%	47.6%–48.6%	35,118
Health Potion	2.8%	49.5%	46.5%–52.5%	1,043
Control Ward	2.0%	45.3%	41.7%–48.9%	740
2 × Health Potion + Control Ward	0.4%	47.6%	40.1%–55.2%	166
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite	69%	47.4%	46.9%–48.0%	26,796
Flash + Heal	19%	49.9%	48.8%–51.0%	7,555
Exhaust + Flash	11%	48.1%	46.6%–49.6%	4,164
Flash + Teleport	0.3%	50.0%	41.5%–58.5%	128
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E	82%	48.9%	48.3%–49.4%	30,318
Max Q W E · starts Q E W	5.5%	48.4%	46.2%–50.6%	2,027
Max Q W E · starts Q W Q	3.9%	48.5%	45.9%–51.1%	1,443
Max Q E W · starts Q W E	2.6%	45.1%	42.0%–48.3%	962
Max Q E W · starts Q E W	1.3%	49.8%	45.3%–54.3%	464
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R	74%	49.9%	49.3%–50.5%	25,405
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R	4.3%	49.8%	47.3%–52.4%	1,481
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W R	3.2%	49.1%	46.2%–52.1%	1,097
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R	1.9%	47.1%	43.3%–51.0%	641
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E R	1.4%	44.0%	39.6%–48.5%	473
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W R	1.3%	45.9%	41.3%–50.5%	449
Finished items
Bloodsong	60%	49.0%	48.4%–49.7%	23,617
Liandry's Torment	21%	50.3%	49.3%–51.4%	8,242
Solstice Sleigh	20%	48.5%	47.4%–49.6%	7,617
Mikael's Blessing	11%	51.6%	50.1%–53.1%	4,452
Celestial Opposition	9.4%	46.6%	45.0%–48.3%	3,679
Redemption	7.4%	51.5%	49.7%–53.4%	2,889
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike	7.1%	43.7%	41.9%–45.5%	2,779
Imperial Mandate	6.1%	51.3%	49.3%–53.3%	2,365
Shurelya's Battlesong	4.6%	52.2%	49.9%–54.5%	1,804
Zeke's Convergence	4.5%	51.0%	48.7%–53.4%	1,740

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 39,050 games in all ranks, last 30 days, 54.5% win rate.

What skill order do Bard Support players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 82% of 36,959 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 30 days, 48.9% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Bard Support players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 69% of 39,050 games in all ranks, last 30 days, 47.4% win rate.