Bard
Strongest when games end at 20–25 minutes (54%). On average ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes (+14 gold).
- Win rate
- 49.0%
- ±2.4 · role avg 50.0%
- Tier
- C
- #41 of 54
- Pick rate
- 8.6%
- ban 6.9%
- Games
- 1,642
- ranked solo/duo
- Win rate
- vs expected
- CS at 10
- Solo kills
- First blood
Bard support wins 49.0% of 1,642 ranked games, rank 41 of 54 support champions (tier C). Most players finish Dead Man's Plate first, at about 13:48.
What most Bard players run
Boots of Swiftness 12:06 · 60% of games 
Dead Man's Plate 13:58 · 43% · 672 games 
Locket of the Iron Solari 22:11 · 39% · 200 games 
Bandlepipes 28:48 · 41% · 30 games 
Redemption 36:18 · 9 of 49 games Wins early, fades from 25 minutes
Win rate by when the game ended. Faded: under 30 games. Icons: when each item is usually finished. Watch out for Rakan, Nami, Maokai
Hard Easy Points above or below what both champions' overall win rates predict. Every opponent, minute by minute →First Baron: 79% against 32%
Taking an objective goes with winning; it isn't the whole cause. First inhibitor is left out: it mostly means the game is already won.
Fewer multikills, less damage to towers
What stands out (10% or more) against the average support. Blue: better for winning, red: worse.
About average: assists, kill participation, gold.
Item by item, with the clock
What players finish in each slot, and when. Pick items to follow a build: every column then shows only games that match your picks, and a picked item doesn't appear in another slot. Fewer games last long enough for items 5 and 6.
Most common full builds
Boots of Swiftness › Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Bandlepipes 40.0%30 games 
Dead Man's Plate › Zeke's Convergence › Liandry's Torment › Mercury's Treads 71.4%21 games 
Boots of Swiftness › Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Mikael's Blessing 61.5%13 games 
Locket of the Iron Solari › Boots of Swiftness › Mikael's Blessing › Knight's Vow 61.5%13 games Boots of Swiftness › Locket of the Iron Solari › Bandlepipes › Mikael's Blessing 33.3%12 games Boots of Swiftness › Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Locket of the Iron Solari 45.5%11 games Each row stops where games ended or the next item was too rare to list on its own. Boots (dashed ring) sit where they're usually bought.
Items 2–4 against each team
Against teams with mostly physical damage
Shurelya's Battlesong 100%7 
Protoplasm Harness 83%6 Zeke's Convergence 63%30 
Imperial Mandate 63%8 Liandry's Torment 59%32 Redemption 59%29 Knight's Vow 58%79 Against teams with mixed damage
Kaenic Rookern 80%5 Mikael's Blessing 62%71 
Abyssal Mask 60%5 Knight's Vow 59%63 Shurelya's Battlesong 56%9 Protoplasm Harness 56%9 Locket of the Iron Solari 55%128 Against teams with magic heavy damage
Kaenic Rookern 80%20 Abyssal Mask 75%16 
Hextech Rocketbelt 71%7 Dead Man's Plate 68%34 Shurelya's Battlesong 64%11 Redemption 60%30 Imperial Mandate 58%12 Against teams with no frontliner
Kaenic Rookern 82%11 Dead Man's Plate 68%28 Shurelya's Battlesong 63%8 Locket of the Iron Solari 61%107 Liandry's Torment 61%28 Abyssal Mask 56%9 Knight's Vow 55%56 Against teams with one frontliner
Shurelya's Battlesong 82%11 Hextech Rocketbelt 71%7 Imperial Mandate 69%13 Kaenic Rookern 67%12 
Randuin's Omen 63%8 Protoplasm Harness 62%13 Knight's Vow 57%94 Against teams with two or more
Abyssal Mask 86%7 Hextech Rocketbelt 80%5 Liandry's Torment 67%27 Redemption 65%20 Shurelya's Battlesong 63%8 Bandlepipes 63%48 Kaenic Rookern 60%5 Against teams with little
Abyssal Mask 83%12 Hextech Rocketbelt 80%5 Shurelya's Battlesong 78%9 Kaenic Rookern 77%13 Imperial Mandate 64%11 Locket of the Iron Solari 57%138 Redemption 56%32 Against teams with some
Kaenic Rookern 78%9 Protoplasm Harness 67%9 Shurelya's Battlesong 64%11 Dead Man's Plate 63%32 Hextech Rocketbelt 60%5 Bandlepipes 55%91 Locket of the Iron Solari 52%122 Against teams with a lot
Morellonomicon 80%5 Shurelya's Battlesong 71%7 Protoplasm Harness 71%7 Liandry's Torment 69%35 Hextech Rocketbelt 67%6 Redemption 65%23 
Frozen Heart 57%7 Against teams with little
Shurelya's Battlesong 82%11 Protoplasm Harness 75%8 Imperial Mandate 67%6 Redemption 65%23 Knight's Vow 59%80 Liandry's Torment 59%41 Zeke's Convergence 54%41 Against teams with some
Kaenic Rookern 88%8 Hextech Rocketbelt 86%7 Abyssal Mask 80%10 Imperial Mandate 64%11 Protoplasm Harness 63%8 Zeke's Convergence 62%34 Redemption 60%30 Against teams with a lot
Kaenic Rookern 82%11 Abyssal Mask 64%11 Liandry's Torment 58%36 Dead Man's Plate 58%26 Mikael's Blessing 53%76 Knight's Vow 52%58 Locket of the Iron Solari 49%103 Teams are grouped by their champions' usual damage, toughness, healing and crowd control, from all games.
Start, boots, spells, skills
Starting items
Health Potion + Health Potion48.7%1573
Health Potion + Health Potion + Control Ward52.2%23
Ruby Crystal + Health Potion + Health Potion62.5%8Boots
Boots of Swiftness ~12:0651.1%990Mercury's Treads ~16:0648.0%200
Plated Steelcaps ~15:1850.9%171Summoner spells
Flash + Heal48.3%1004
Flash + Ignite50.9%529
Exhaust + Flash44.3%106Skills
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E49.2%1560QEW45.5%66QWE48.6%1433QEW50.4%139Laid out like the game: the most picked rune in each row is in colour. Hover or tap a rune for its name, description and numbers.
Domination · 49% win · 1,582 games 
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Resolve · 45% win · 33 games 
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Sorcery · 42% win · 12 games 
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Inspiration · 44% win · 9 games 
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Precision · 67% win · 6 games 
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33%100% Inspiration · 48% win · 1,136 games — 97%48% <1%50% <1%60% — 3%41% 66%48% — 33%50% Sorcery · 52% win · 238 games — 3%43% 14%56% 4%78% 91%51% <1%100% 76%53% 12%43% — Resolve · 48% win · 232 games <1%100% 17%43% — 1%0% 9%62% 88%48% 7%59% 7%31% 70%50% Domination · 40% win · 25 games 12%33% 8%50% — 4%0% — 76%42% 4%0% 72%39% 24%50% Precision · 73% win · 11 games — 27%100% — 45%100% 55%50% — 18%0% 45%80% 9%100% 
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1%42% 29%50% 47%373 games 55%214 games 49%88 games 44%79 games 58%69 games Watch out for Rakan, Nami, Maokai
Good into Janna, Blitzcrank, Braum
Ahead at 15 against 18 of 35, wins 7 of them
Fewer than 10 games (13)
Shen 33% · 9
Xerath 88% · 8
Tahm Kench 38% · 8
Galio 50% · 6
Amumu 50% · 6
Taliyah 60% · 5
LeBlanc 25% · 4
Skarner 25% · 4
Rammus 75% · 4
Nidalee 75% · 4
Shaco 100% · 3
Jarvan IV 67% · 3
Hwei 33% · 3
Bard does better than expected here
Against Thresh, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 53% of games and wins 73% of those. When behind, Bard wins 23%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Nautilus, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 49% of games and wins 51% of those. When behind, Bard wins 45%.
About what you would expect
Against Lulu, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 55% of games and wins 68% of those. When behind, Bard wins 25%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Rell, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 59% of games and wins 62% of those. When behind, Bard wins 36%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Janna, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 48% of games, and still wins 45% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 77%.
About what you would expect
Against Karma, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 60% of games and wins 64% of those. When behind, Bard wins 28%.
About what you would expect
Against Alistar, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 68% of games and wins 58% of those. When behind, Bard wins 20%.
About what you would expect
Against Leona, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 56% of games and wins 56% of those. When behind, Bard wins 32%.
About what you would expect
Against Pyke, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 53% of games, and still wins 32% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 74%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Rakan, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 51% of games and wins 45% of those. When behind, Bard wins 29%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Senna, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 78% of games, and still wins 32% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 64%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Blitzcrank, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 64% of games and wins 69% of those. When behind, Bard wins 38%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Nami, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 58% of games and wins 38% of those. When behind, Bard wins 32%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Sona, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 57% of games, and still wins 38% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 39%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Yuumi, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 74% of games and wins 61% of those. When behind, Bard wins 40%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Camille, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 61% of games, and still wins 50% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 86%.
About what you would expect
Against Zilean, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 59% of games and wins 55% of those. When behind, Bard wins 29%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Pantheon, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 68% of games, and still wins 47% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 89%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Soraka, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 41% of games, and still wins 9% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 69%.
About what you would expect
Against Seraphine, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 63% of games, and still wins 41% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 70%.
About what you would expect
Against Milio, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 48% of games and wins 67% of those. When behind, Bard wins 31%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Braum, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 76% of games and wins 63% of those. When behind, Bard wins 50%.
About what you would expect
Against Renata Glasc, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 67% of games and wins 69% of those. When behind, Bard wins 0%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Poppy, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 59% of games, and still wins 38% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 22%.
About what you would expect
Against Neeko, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 50% of games and wins 45% of those. When behind, Bard wins 45%.
About what you would expect
Against Lux, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 50% of games, and still wins 55% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 45%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Elise, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 73% of games, and still wins 36% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 50%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Taric, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 60% of games, and still wins 11% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 67%.
About what you would expect
Against Vel'Koz, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 60% of games, and still wins 44% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 67%.
About what you would expect
Against Swain, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 64% of games, and still wins 33% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 60%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Zoe, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 38% of games, and still wins 60% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 50%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Zyra, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 75% of games and wins 78% of those. When behind, Bard wins 0%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Maokai, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 42% of games, and still wins 40% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 14%.
About what you would expect
Against Sylas, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 60% of games, and still wins 33% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 75%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Morgana, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 60% of games and wins 67% of those. When behind, Bard wins 25%.
Enemies that cost Bard games: Renekton, Kindred, Fizz, Viktor
Teammates that change Bard's games
Renekton35% · exp. 50% −1552 games 
Urgot38% · exp. 51% −1321 games 
Singed38% · exp. 48% −1029 games 
Dr. Mundo74% · exp. 50% +2423 games 
Gangplank60% · exp. 46% +1443 games 
Sion68% · exp. 52% +1628 games 
Kindred31% · exp. 45% −1432 games Taliyah29% · exp. 46% −1717 games 
Zac31% · exp. 48% −1616 games 
Talon61% · exp. 47% +1570 games 
Naafiri67% · exp. 51% +1630 games Nidalee56% · exp. 44% +1263 games 
Fizz14% · exp. 43% −2921 games 
Vex33% · exp. 45% −1233 games 
Yasuo38% · exp. 46% −956 games 
Zed60% · exp. 49% +1155 games 
Akshan59% · exp. 48% +1127 games Hwei58% · exp. 49% +933 games 
Viktor29% · exp. 49% −1934 games 
Ziggs27% · exp. 42% −1526 games 
Draven38% · exp. 47% −1040 games 
Lucian57% · exp. 49% +956 games 
Kalista55% · exp. 48% +664 games 
Sivir60% · exp. 52% +825 games Yasuo30% · exp. 50% −2030 games 
Jayce38% · exp. 48% −1074 games 
Olaf42% · exp. 50% −848 games 
Gwen77% · exp. 51% +2622 games 
Corki65% · exp. 44% +2117 games 
Akali67% · exp. 49% +1724 games 
Rengar39% · exp. 52% −1338 games Zac33% · exp. 50% −1718 games 
Xin Zhao40% · exp. 51% −1120 games Naafiri61% · exp. 47% +1428 games 
Wukong63% · exp. 52% +1151 games 
Kayn61% · exp. 49% +1236 games 
Aurelion Sol18% · exp. 45% −2717 games 
Diana21% · exp. 45% −2419 games 
Aurora33% · exp. 49% −1743 games 
Kassadin68% · exp. 45% +2325 games 
Ekko61% · exp. 52% +1044 games 
Lissandra62% · exp. 53% +1037 games Lucian37% · exp. 49% −1330 games 
Smolder32% · exp. 45% −1322 games 
Xayah43% · exp. 54% −1128 games Hwei73% · exp. 52% +2115 games Kalista63% · exp. 50% +1316 games 
Zeri54% · exp. 48% +652 games 
Dies about as often as most supports
Before 14 minutes Bard dies 2.5 times a game (average 2.6). 49% of those deaths involve the enemy jungler, against 47% for the average support. 11% are fair 1-v-1s.
Ganks and collapses both hit your half of bot lane
Ganks: 32% in your half of bot lane. Collapses: 47% in your half of bot lane. 1-v-1s: 30% in your half of bot lane.
Each square takes the colour of the most common kind of death there; brighter = more deaths. Red-side games are flipped, so the map always reads from the blue side.What kills Bard
Ganks come at 3:00 and 5:00–10:00, then every minute
Ward the river before 3:00 and 5:00. From 10:00, keep vision up: ganks come every minute.
Deaths involving the enemy jungler, per 100 games, by minute. Narrow bars: Bard; wide light bars behind them: the average. Highlighted: the laning peaks.Wins fights in their half of bot lane, loses them in your jungle
Wins fights in their half of mid, loses them in your jungle
Wins fights in their half of mid, loses them in your jungle
Before 14 minutes: 0.9 kills per death in their half of bot lane against 0.2 in your jungle. Overall 0.5 kills per death.
From 14 to 25 minutes: 1.1 kills per death in their half of mid against 0.2 in your jungle. Overall 0.4 kills per death.
After 25 minutes: 0.5 kills per death in their half of mid against 0.1 in your jungle. Overall 0.3 kills per death.