BardSupport build

38th of 45 Supportdown 2 places since 26.20

Support99%

Win: 48.5%; ▼1.5 vs Support
LP a game: +3.70; ±0.36
Games: 17.8k; a win +26.6 · a loss −18.4
Pick · Ban: 1.6 · 0.94%; as Support · any role

Updated 6 Nov, 03:45 UTCHow we measure

Bard Support on VN, 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 17,776 games).

Build

Start

90% · 48.6% won

Spells

55% · 47.8% won

Skills

starts Q W E

73% · 49.4% won

Items 15.2% of games with a core

Dead Man's Plate
Locket of the Iron Solari
Bandlepipes

4th

Re63.7%won40% · 151pick, 151 games
Mb59.2%won25% · 92pick, 92 games
Sb58.5%won9.1% · 34pick, 34 games

5th

Re44.7%won17% · 32pick, 32 games
Sb47.2%won9.0% · 17pick, 17 games
Im37.5%won6.9% · 13pick, 13 games

all builds

57.0% won (54.2–59.8) · 1,226 games

4th: of the 375 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 Swiftness74% · 50.5% won

Skill path 61% of games · 50.9% 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 › Bandlepipes1,226 gamesMost played15%57.0%54% to 60%
Locket of the Iron Solari › Dead Man's Plate › Mikael's Blessing746 games9.3%55.4%52% to 59%
Locket of the Iron Solari › Bandlepipes › Mikael's Blessing305 games3.8%52.1%47% to 58%
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Mikael's Blessing183 games2.3%52.5%45% to 60%
Locket of the Iron Solari › Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment173 games2.1%53.8%46% to 61%
Locket of the Iron Solari › Dead Man's Plate › Redemption152 games1.9%48.7%41% to 57%

Skills

starts Q W E73%49.4%12,102
starts Q W E8.5%50.9%1,421
starts Q E W5.8%50.4%958
starts Q W Q3.8%50.6%637
starts Q E W2.4%44.7%405

Starting items

2 × Health Potion90% · 48.6% won · 15,673 games

Health Potion 3.2%48.1% won
Control Ward 2.2%47.8% won

Boots

Boots of Swiftness74% · 50.5% won · 13,135 games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity 8.6%44.2% won
Mercury's Treads 6.8%46.3% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite55% · 47.8% won · 9,802 games

Flash + Heal Highest win27%50.6% won
Exhaust + Flash 17%47.8% 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	15%	57.0%	54.2%–59.8%	1,226
Locket of the Iron Solari › Dead Man's Plate › Mikael's Blessing	9.3%	55.4%	51.8%–58.9%	746
Locket of the Iron Solari › Bandlepipes › Mikael's Blessing	3.8%	52.1%	46.5%–57.7%	305
Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Mikael's Blessing	2.3%	52.5%	45.3%–59.6%	183
Locket of the Iron Solari › Dead Man's Plate › Liandry's Torment	2.1%	53.8%	46.3%–61.0%	173
Locket of the Iron Solari › Dead Man's Plate › Redemption	1.9%	48.7%	40.9%–56.6%	152
4th item, of 2,081 games that reached it
Redemption	23%	58.3%	53.9%–62.7%	480
Mikael's Blessing	12%	53.3%	47.0%–59.4%	244
Bandlepipes	12%	56.8%	50.5%–62.9%	243
Shurelya's Battlesong	7.5%	58.7%	50.8%–66.2%	155
Morellonomicon	5.7%	49.2%	40.3%–58.1%	118
Dead Man's Plate	5.2%	56.5%	47.1%–65.5%	108
5th item, of 188 games that reached it
RedemptionFew games	17%	50.0%	33.6%–66.4%	32
Boots
Boots of Swiftness	74%	50.5%	49.7%–51.4%	13,135
Ionian Boots of Lucidity	8.6%	44.2%	41.7%–46.7%	1,537
Mercury's Treads	6.8%	46.3%	43.5%–49.1%	1,209
No boots	5.2%	32.0%	29.1%–35.1%	931
Plated Steelcaps	4.6%	47.9%	44.5%–51.4%	824
Starting items
2 × Health Potion	90%	48.6%	47.8%–49.3%	15,673
Health Potion	3.2%	48.1%	44.0%–52.3%	563
Control Ward	2.2%	47.8%	42.8%–52.8%	381
2 × Health Potion + Control Ward	1.3%	56.0%	49.6%–62.3%	232
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite	55%	47.8%	46.9%–48.8%	9,802
Flash + Heal	27%	50.6%	49.2%–52.1%	4,788
Exhaust + Flash	17%	47.8%	46.1%–49.6%	3,048
Flash + BarrierFew games	0.3%	51.0%	37.5%–64.4%	49
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E	73%	49.4%	48.5%–50.3%	12,102
Max Q E W · starts Q W E	8.5%	50.9%	48.3%–53.5%	1,421
Max Q W E · starts Q E W	5.8%	50.4%	47.3%–53.6%	958
Max Q W E · starts Q W Q	3.8%	50.6%	46.7%–54.4%	637
Max Q E W · starts Q E W	2.4%	44.7%	39.9%–49.6%	405
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R	61%	50.9%	49.9%–51.9%	9,302
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R	6.1%	51.6%	48.4%–54.8%	922
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R	4.4%	53.4%	49.6%–57.1%	669
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E R	3.9%	46.3%	42.3%–50.3%	590
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W R	3.8%	48.3%	44.3%–52.4%	573
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W R	3.1%	53.5%	49.0%–58.0%	471
Finished items
Celestial Opposition	31%	47.6%	46.3%–48.9%	5,535
Solstice Sleigh	30%	50.1%	48.7%–51.4%	5,320
Bloodsong	26%	50.9%	49.5%–52.3%	4,602
Mikael's Blessing	24%	52.2%	50.7%–53.7%	4,286
Redemption	12%	52.0%	49.8%–54.2%	2,048
Liandry's Torment	9.6%	50.0%	47.6%–52.4%	1,702
Shurelya's Battlesong	9.0%	52.1%	49.6%–54.5%	1,606
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike	8.6%	43.5%	41.0%–46.0%	1,535
Imperial Mandate	4.9%	47.6%	44.3%–50.9%	879
Knight's Vow	4.6%	56.1%	52.7%–59.5%	811

Questions

What do Bard Support players build first on VN?

The most played core is Dead Man's Plate, then Locket of the Iron Solari, then Bandlepipes: 7% of 17,776 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 57.0% win rate.

What skill order do Bard Support players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 73% of 16,624 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 49.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Bard Support players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 55% of 17,776 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 47.8% win rate.