Bard
Strongest when games end at 20–25 minutes (53%). On average behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes (−37 gold).
- Win rate
- 48.8%
- ±3.8 · role avg 50.0%
- Tier
- C
- #36 of 53
- Pick rate
- 10.1%
- ban 6.9%
- Games
- 654
- ranked solo/duo
- Win rate
- vs expected
- CS at 10
- Solo kills
- First blood
Bard support wins 48.8% of 654 ranked games in KR, rank 36 of 53 support champions (tier C). Most players finish Locket of the Iron Solari first, at about 11:54.
What most Bard players run
Locket of the Iron Solari 12:07 · 59% · 370 games 
Boots of Swiftness 11:48 · 74% of games 
Mikael's Blessing 21:29 · 34% · 84 games 
Bandlepipes 28:54 · 28 of 128 games Best when games end at 20–25′
Win rate by when the game ended. Faded: under 30 games. Icons: when each item is usually finished. Watch out for Senna, Yuumi, Leona
Hard Easy Points above or below what both champions' overall win rates predict. Every opponent, minute by minute →First tower: 72% against 26%
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: share of team damage, damage, 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
Locket of the Iron Solari › Boots of Swiftness › Mikael's Blessing › Bandlepipes 62.5%8 games Boots of Swiftness › Locket of the Iron Solari › Bandlepipes › Mikael's Blessing 42.9%7 games 
Locket of the Iron Solari › Boots of Swiftness › Mikael's Blessing › Knight's Vow 28.6%7 games Knight's Vow › Boots of Swiftness › Locket of the Iron Solari › Bandlepipes 16.7%6 games 
Boots of Swiftness › Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Bandlepipes 20.0%5 games Boots of Swiftness › Locket of the Iron Solari › Bandlepipes › Knight's Vow 100.0%4 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
Redemption 78%9 Knight's Vow 60%42 Locket of the Iron Solari 54%48 Dead Man's Plate 53%19 Mikael's Blessing 45%51 Bandlepipes 36%47 Against teams with mixed damage
Redemption 71%7 Bandlepipes 67%21 Locket of the Iron Solari 64%36 Mikael's Blessing 59%41 Knight's Vow 52%27 
Protoplasm Harness 40%5 Dead Man's Plate 38%13 Against teams with magic heavy damage
Dead Man's Plate 78%9 Redemption 75%8 
Shurelya's Battlesong 63%8 
Abyssal Mask 60%5 Bandlepipes 55%38 Mikael's Blessing 49%45 Protoplasm Harness 40%5 Against teams with no frontliner
Redemption 67%6 Locket of the Iron Solari 63%35 Mikael's Blessing 59%39 Dead Man's Plate 55%11 Knight's Vow 50%24 Bandlepipes 40%30 Protoplasm Harness 40%5 Against teams with one frontliner
Redemption 75%12 Knight's Vow 56%43 Dead Man's Plate 52%23 Protoplasm Harness 50%6 Locket of the Iron Solari 50%54 Bandlepipes 49%55 Mikael's Blessing 47%62 Against teams with two or more
Shurelya's Battlesong 83%6 Redemption 83%6 Bandlepipes 62%21 Dead Man's Plate 57%7 Locket of the Iron Solari 50%20 Mikael's Blessing 47%36 Knight's Vow 46%26 Against teams with little
Redemption 73%15 Locket of the Iron Solari 60%52 Mikael's Blessing 53%51 Knight's Vow 46%41 Bandlepipes 43%40 Dead Man's Plate 42%12 Protoplasm Harness 20%5 Against teams with some
Shurelya's Battlesong 75%8 Protoplasm Harness 67%6 Redemption 67%6 Dead Man's Plate 67%15 Bandlepipes 56%39 Knight's Vow 55%31 Mikael's Blessing 52%52 Against teams with a lot
Knight's Vow 57%21 Dead Man's Plate 50%14 Bandlepipes 48%27 Locket of the Iron Solari 46%24 Mikael's Blessing 44%34 Against teams with little
Shurelya's Battlesong 100%5 Redemption 83%6 Locket of the Iron Solari 61%33 Knight's Vow 59%41 Bandlepipes 51%41 Dead Man's Plate 50%18 Mikael's Blessing 45%40 Against teams with some
Redemption 80%10 Mikael's Blessing 54%59 Locket of the Iron Solari 51%49 Dead Man's Plate 50%16 Knight's Vow 44%25 Bandlepipes 44%32 Shurelya's Battlesong 40%5 Against teams with a lot
Dead Man's Plate 71%7 Redemption 63%8 Locket of the Iron Solari 52%27 Bandlepipes 52%33 Mikael's Blessing 50%38 Knight's Vow 48%27 Protoplasm Harness 40%5 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%618
Health Potion + Health Potion + Control Ward50.0%18
Ruby Crystal + Health Potion + Health Potion50.0%4Boots
Boots of Swiftness ~11:4851.7%482
Ionian Boots of Lucidity ~13:2438.4%73
Mercury's Treads ~15:4244.4%36Summoner spells
Flash + Heal48.4%525
Flash + Ignite52.7%110
Exhaust + Flash36.8%19Skills
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E48.9%618QEW48.3%29QWE47.0%558QEW61.6%73Laid 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 · 634 games 
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Inspiration · 67% win · 3 games 
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Precision · 50% win · 2 games 
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— Inspiration · 49% win · 379 games — 98%48% <1%100% — — 1%50% 92%49% — 8%48% Resolve · 43% win · 162 games — 23%42% — — 9%64% 89%41% 4%33% 7%33% 68%45% Sorcery · 60% win · 98 games — 1%0% 23%57% — 94%60% — 71%64% 10%50% — Domination · 40% win · 15 games 7%0% 13%50% — 7%0% — 73%45% — 93%36% 7%100% 
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<1%0% 10%52% 49%240 games 62%37 games 45%31 games 34%29 games 50%20 games Watch out for Senna, Yuumi, Leona
Good into Thresh, Neeko, Blitzcrank
Ahead at 15 against 13 of 17, wins 11 of them
Fewer than 10 games (23)
Taric 11% · 9
Milio 22% · 9
Shen 38% · 8
Elise 50% · 8
Renata Glasc 43% · 7
Lux 43% · 7
Poppy 14% · 7
Braum 57% · 7
Vel'Koz 50% · 6
Sylas 50% · 6
Seraphine 33% · 6
Maokai 0% · 5
Soraka 40% · 5
Swain 80% · 5
Rammus 75% · 4
Xerath 75% · 4
Skarner 25% · 4
Zyra 25% · 4
Galio 33% · 3
Sona 100% · 3
Nami 0% · 3
Taliyah 100% · 3
Hwei 33% · 3
Bard does better than expected here
Against Thresh, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 55% of games and wins 76% of those. When behind, Bard wins 29%.
About what you would expect
Against Lulu, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 60% of games and wins 71% of those. When behind, Bard wins 19%.
About what you would expect
Against Nautilus, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 49% of games and wins 52% of those. When behind, Bard wins 50%.
About what you would expect
Against Rell, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 52% of games and wins 63% of those. When behind, Bard wins 18%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Karma, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 61% of games and wins 65% of those. When behind, Bard wins 27%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Alistar, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 70% of games and wins 67% of those. When behind, Bard wins 11%.
About what you would expect
Against Camille, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 66% of games, and still wins 42% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 80%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Leona, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 66% of games and wins 53% of those. When behind, Bard wins 20%.
About what you would expect
Against Rakan, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 69% of games, and still wins 39% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 63%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Blitzcrank, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 64% of games and wins 75% of those. When behind, Bard wins 22%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Pyke, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 58% of games and wins 79% of those. When behind, Bard wins 30%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Senna, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 79% of games, and still wins 13% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 75%.
About what you would expect
Against Janna, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 53% of games and wins 78% of those. When behind, Bard wins 25%.
About what you would expect
Against Pantheon, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 71% of games, and still wins 42% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 80%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Neeko, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 44% of games and wins 71% of those. When behind, Bard wins 56%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Yuumi, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 64% of games and wins 67% of those. When behind, Bard wins 20%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Zilean, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 50% of games and wins 80% of those. When behind, Bard wins 40%.
Enemies that cost Bard games: Camille, Kindred, Vex, Zeri
Teammates that change Bard's games
Camille30% · exp. 47% −1723 games 
Yone36% · exp. 47% −1128 games 
Fiora37% · exp. 44% −830 games 
Gangplank63% · exp. 45% +1819 games 
Tryndamere53% · exp. 47% +615 games Pantheon50% · exp. 45% +520 games 
Kindred22% · exp. 46% −2318 games 
Viego35% · exp. 53% −1831 games Sylas32% · exp. 50% −1822 games Elise59% · exp. 42% +1717 games 
Naafiri69% · exp. 52% +1716 games 
Nidalee52% · exp. 42% +1146 games 
Vex24% · exp. 45% −2117 games 
Orianna33% · exp. 54% −2115 games 
Syndra40% · exp. 51% −1130 games Yone65% · exp. 48% +1734 games 
LeBlanc60% · exp. 50% +1015 games 
Locke53% · exp. 48% +532 games 
Zeri38% · exp. 49% −1126 games 
Ezreal45% · exp. 51% −553 games 
Jhin47% · exp. 51% −493 games 
Yunara60% · exp. 50% +1048 games 
Tristana57% · exp. 49% +844 games 
Lucian60% · exp. 51% +925 games 
Olaf34% · exp. 51% −1729 games 
Jayce36% · exp. 49% −1236 games 
Ambessa33% · exp. 47% −1424 games Pantheon71% · exp. 52% +1921 games Yone66% · exp. 50% +1532 games 
Malphite58% · exp. 46% +1219 games 
Hecarim37% · exp. 50% −1327 games 
Talon41% · exp. 53% −1227 games 
Jarvan IV33% · exp. 44% −1024 games 
Kha'Zix53% · exp. 36% +1619 games 
Qiyana56% · exp. 52% +539 games Galio41% · exp. 53% −1239 games 
Aurora33% · exp. 50% −1618 games LeBlanc65% · exp. 47% +1717 games 
Ekko62% · exp. 52% +1021 games 
Yasuo58% · exp. 49% +919 games Lucian38% · exp. 47% −916 games Jhin41% · exp. 46% −5123 games 
Xayah50% · exp. 57% −718 games 
Jinx73% · exp. 54% +2015 games 
Caitlyn58% · exp. 51% +7124 games Zeri57% · exp. 49% +935 games 
Dies about as often as most supports
Before 14 minutes Bard dies 2.5 times a game (average 2.7). 52% of those deaths involve the enemy jungler, against 50% for the average support. 11% are fair 1-v-1s.
Ganks and collapses both hit your half of bot lane
Ganks: 34% in your half of bot lane. Collapses: 47% in your half of bot lane. 1-v-1s: 35% 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 2:00–4:00 and 6:00–9:00, then every minute
Ward the river before 2:00 and 6:00. 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 jungle, 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 0.4 kills per death.
From 14 to 25 minutes: 0.9 kills per death in their half of mid against 0.1 in your jungle. Overall 0.3 kills per death.
After 25 minutes: 0.3 kills per death in their jungle against 0.1 in your jungle. Overall 0.2 kills per death.