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Bard

Support · patch 26.21

Bard

the Wandering Caretaker

Patch 26.2139% collectedEarly data from 59,174 games: tiers will still move.Back to the complete patch
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Tier

#23 of 89 Support

Win rate

50.2%

+0.6 vs 26.20

Pick rate

5.6%

100% of Bard games

Ban rate

3.3%

Games

3,185

KDA

2.2 / 5.7 / 15.0

+87 gold @15

Builds

Health and resistances to soak and engage. Played in 51% of Bard games in this role.

Item build

53.8%1,635

Start

Health Potion

53.6% WR · 96%

Boots

Boots of Swiftness11:54Mercury's Treads16:35

Core, in purchase order

Dead Man's Plate13:04Locket of the Iron Solari21:5846.3%16% · 257
Locket of the Iron SolariBandlepipes50.0%7% · 112
Locket of the Iron SolariDead Man's Plate47.5%6% · 99
Locket of the Iron SolariKnight's Vow62.7%5% · 75

Skill order

64.3%24% · 400
Cosmic BindingQ›Caretaker's ShrineW›Magical JourneyE53.8%95%Cosmic BindingQ›Magical JourneyE›Caretaker's ShrineW56.7%4%Caretaker's ShrineW›Cosmic BindingQ›Magical JourneyE50.0%0%
Cosmic Binding
1
4
5
7
9
Caretaker's Shrine
2
8
10
12
13
Magical Journey
3
14
15
Tempered Fate
6
11

Win rate by game length

Under 25 min64.5%251 games
25 – 30 min52.8%597 games
30 – 35 min51.4%481 games
35+ min51.0%306 games

Bars run from 50%: blue above, red below (±15 points at the edges). The light tick is Bard's average over all builds.

Runes

57.4%10% · 169
Domination

Domination

ElectrocuteElectrocute
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Deep WardDeep Ward
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
Inspiration

Inspiration

Jack Of All TradesJack Of All Trades
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear

Shards

  • +10% Attack Speed
  • +2.5% Move Speed
  • Health Scaling
KeystonesElectrocute54%69%Deathfire Touch54%1%

Summoner spells

FlashHeal55.6%51% · 836
FlashIgnite53.2%42% · 679

Top players on Tank

  1. 1Phantasm#koreaKR67%21 games · 6%
  2. 2ยสตน#TH99SEA65%125 games · 50%

Hard matchups

  • SonaSona41.2%85 games
  • SennaSenna41.5%82 games
  • CamilleCamille41.8%55 games
  • ZileanZilean43.6%55 games
  • ThreshThresh44.8%232 games
  • RakanRakan44.8%87 games

Good matchups

  • NeekoNeeko65.6%32 games
  • TaricTaric65.0%20 games
  • LuxLux64.4%45 games
  • Vel'KozVel'Koz63.0%46 games
  • SwainSwain60.0%25 games
  • PoppyPoppy57.7%26 games

Best Bard players

All OTPs
  1. 1Phantasm#koreaKRTank67%21 games · 6%
  2. 2zunvxo#T1ovoTWTank64%85 games · 47%
  3. 3aimyon36#AMYONSEAAP Tank59%281 games · 31%
  4. 4ยสตน#TH99SEATank65%125 games · 50%
  5. 5此故事纯属虚构与现实绝无任何关联#请勿对号入OTPJPTank52%407 games · 90%
  6. 6geo#2233JPTank55%216 games · 41%

3,185 Bard Support games in Emerald+ lobbies across all regions, patch 26.21. Build names come from the first items players finish.