Bard
Strongest when games end at 35–40 minutes (57%). On average ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes (+42 gold).
- Win rate
- 46.3%
- ±4.9 · role avg 50.0%
- Tier
- D
- #46 of 50
- Pick rate
- 6.5%
- ban 3.9%
- Games
- 400
- ranked solo/duo
- Win rate
- vs expected
- CS at 10
- Solo kills
- First blood
Bard support wins 46.3% of 400 ranked games in NA, rank 46 of 50 support champions (tier D). Most players finish Dead Man's Plate first, at about 13:54.
What most Bard players run
Boots of Swiftness 12:00 · 56% of games 
Dead Man's Plate 14:08 · 63% · 237 games 
Locket of the Iron Solari 22:18 · 42% · 74 games 
Bandlepipes 28:54 · 50% · 13 games 
Redemption 36:18 · 5 of 19 games Best when games end at 35–40′
Win rate by when the game ended. Faded: under 30 games. Icons: when each item is usually finished. Watch out for Sona, Karma, Zilean
Hard Easy Points above or below what both champions' overall win rates predict. Every opponent, minute by minute →First Baron: 79% against 27%
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: deaths, kill participation, assists, 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 38.5%13 games Boots of Swiftness › Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Redemption 57.1%7 games 
Dead Man's Plate › Zeke's Convergence › Mercury's Treads › Liandry's Torment 57.1%7 games Boots of Swiftness › Dead Man's Plate › Bandlepipes › Locket of the Iron Solari 57.1%7 games 
Boots of Swiftness › Dead Man's Plate › Locket of the Iron Solari › Knight's Vow 100.0%6 games 
Locket of the Iron Solari › Boots of Swiftness › Mikael's Blessing › 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
Frozen Heart 80%5 Bandlepipes 61%23 Locket of the Iron Solari 54%39 Knight's Vow 53%19 Redemption 50%16 Liandry's Torment 50%6 Mikael's Blessing 33%12 Against teams with mixed damage
Knight's Vow 73%15 Liandry's Torment 59%17 Mikael's Blessing 55%11 Bandlepipes 50%14 Redemption 50%8 Locket of the Iron Solari 47%32 Zeke's Convergence 43%14 Against teams with magic heavy damage
Kaenic Rookern 88%8 Locket of the Iron Solari 56%32 Redemption 55%11 Dead Man's Plate 55%11 
Imperial Mandate 50%8 Mikael's Blessing 48%21 Knight's Vow 44%18 Against teams with no frontliner
Kaenic Rookern 80%5 Dead Man's Plate 80%5 Knight's Vow 62%13 Locket of the Iron Solari 62%26 Redemption 50%6 Bandlepipes 47%17 Imperial Mandate 43%7 Against teams with one frontliner
Shurelya's Battlesong 80%5 Imperial Mandate 67%6 Kaenic Rookern 60%5 Mikael's Blessing 52%25 Locket of the Iron Solari 52%56 Knight's Vow 52%31 Liandry's Torment 48%25 Against teams with two or more
Redemption 67%6 Bandlepipes 63%8 Knight's Vow 63%8 Locket of the Iron Solari 43%21 Dead Man's Plate 43%7 Mikael's Blessing 40%5 Zeke's Convergence 33%6 Against teams with little
Kaenic Rookern 100%6 Knight's Vow 68%19 Locket of the Iron Solari 60%30 Mikael's Blessing 57%14 Redemption 56%9 Bandlepipes 45%11 Imperial Mandate 43%7 Against teams with some
Kaenic Rookern 60%5 Bandlepipes 52%27 Locket of the Iron Solari 50%36 Liandry's Torment 45%11 Knight's Vow 44%18 Zeke's Convergence 43%7 Redemption 43%14 Against teams with a lot
Redemption 58%12 Liandry's Torment 58%12 Knight's Vow 53%15 Locket of the Iron Solari 49%37 Bandlepipes 46%13 Dead Man's Plate 45%11 Mikael's Blessing 44%18 Against teams with little
Bandlepipes 55%20 Knight's Vow 55%20 Mikael's Blessing 54%13 Redemption 53%15 Locket of the Iron Solari 46%37 Liandry's Torment 43%14 Zeke's Convergence 23%13 Against teams with some
Kaenic Rookern 80%5 Bandlepipes 63%16 Zeke's Convergence 63%8 Knight's Vow 60%15 Imperial Mandate 60%5 Locket of the Iron Solari 57%37 Redemption 50%10 Against teams with a lot
Kaenic Rookern 80%5 Mikael's Blessing 56%16 Locket of the Iron Solari 55%29 Liandry's Torment 54%13 Knight's Vow 53%17 Redemption 50%10 Dead Man's Plate 50%8 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 Potion46.2%385
Health Potion + Health Potion + Control Ward66.7%3
Ruby Crystal + Health Potion + Health Potion100.0%2Boots
Boots of Swiftness ~12:0050.9%224
Plated Steelcaps ~16:1849.2%61Mercury's Treads ~17:0642.2%45Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite45.3%190
Flash + Heal51.7%172
Exhaust + Flash26.3%38Skills
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E46.1%388QEW55.6%9QWE47.3%357QEW34.8%23Laid 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 · 46% win · 379 games 
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Sorcery · 40% win · 5 games 
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Inspiration · 50% win · 4 games 
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Precision · 100% win · 2 games 
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50%100% Inspiration · 45% win · 295 games — 96%44% 1%33% 1%75% — 3%50% 47%46% — 52%45% Sorcery · 50% win · 72 games — 7%60% 4%33% 13%78% 81%48% — 82%49% 14%40% — Resolve · 53% win · 19 games 5%100% — — 16%0% 26%40% 58%73% 26%80% 5%0% 63%42% Domination · 38% win · 8 games 13%0% — — — — 88%43% 13%0% 38%33% 50%50% Precision · 50% win · 6 games — — — 33%100% 67%25% — 33%0% 50%67% 17%100% 
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3%70% 44%44% 44%88 games 44%63 games 50%28 games 42%26 games 39%18 games Watch out for Sona, Karma, Zilean
Good into Janna, Rell, Seraphine
Ahead at 15 against 9 of 15, wins 5 of them
Fewer than 10 games (22)
Soraka 56% · 9
Blitzcrank 50% · 8
Braum 43% · 7
Pantheon 71% · 7
Renata Glasc 67% · 6
Rakan 33% · 6
Maokai 33% · 6
Poppy 20% · 5
Zyra 60% · 5
Swain 40% · 5
Lux 20% · 5
Morgana 0% · 5
Milio 80% · 5
Tahm Kench 50% · 4
Camille 100% · 4
Neeko 0% · 4
Vel'Koz 75% · 4
Xerath 100% · 3
Galio 67% · 3
Taric 33% · 3
Sylas 33% · 3
Zoe 0% · 3
About what you would expect
Against Nautilus, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 55% of games and wins 44% of those. When behind, Bard wins 46%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Thresh, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 48% of games and wins 54% of those. When behind, Bard wins 21%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Nami, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 62% of games and wins 44% of those. When behind, Bard wins 30%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Janna, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 64% of games and wins 88% of those. When behind, Bard wins 44%.
About what you would expect
Against Lulu, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 68% of games and wins 67% of those. When behind, Bard wins 14%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Alistar, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 62% of games and wins 60% of those. When behind, Bard wins 50%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Pyke, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 67% of games, and still wins 30% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 60%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Karma, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 60% of games, and still wins 11% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 33%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Sona, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 63% of games, and still wins 10% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 17%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Rell, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 69% of games and wins 73% of those. When behind, Bard wins 40%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Senna, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 73% of games, and still wins 45% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 75%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Seraphine, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 62% of games, and still wins 63% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 60%.
Bard does better than expected here
Against Yuumi, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 67% of games and wins 50% of those. When behind, Bard wins 75%.
Bard does worse than expected here
Against Zilean, Bard is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 64% of games and wins 29% of those. When behind, Bard wins 25%.
About what you would expect
Against Leona, Bard is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 73% of games, and still wins 38% of those. When ahead, Bard wins 67%.
Enemies that cost Bard games: Jayce, Lee Sin, Yone, Kai'Sa
Teammates that change Bard's games
Jayce33% · exp. 45% −1215 games 
Fiora63% · exp. 46% +1716 games 
Darius60% · exp. 44% +1615 games 
Ambessa53% · exp. 45% +817 games 
Lee Sin38% · exp. 48% −1026 games 
Kha'Zix38% · exp. 45% −626 games 
Yone29% · exp. 45% −1721 games Sylas40% · exp. 48% −815 games 
Zed52% · exp. 42% +1021 games 
Syndra53% · exp. 47% +619 games 
Kai'Sa16% · exp. 47% −3119 games 
Draven31% · exp. 43% −1216 games 
Yunara39% · exp. 45% −623 games Jayce40% · exp. 47% −715 games Lee Sin27% · exp. 44% −1722 games Kha'Zix37% · exp. 48% −1127 games 
Qiyana40% · exp. 50% −1025 games 
Jarvan IV53% · exp. 45% +815 games 
Viktor37% · exp. 43% −619 games Yone43% · exp. 47% −521 games Syndra56% · exp. 46% +1116 games 
Ahri53% · exp. 46% +717 games 
Sivir33% · exp. 42% −815 games Yunara40% · exp. 47% −715 games Kai'Sa40% · exp. 45% −515 games 
Ezreal47% · exp. 42% +530 games 
Dies about as often as most supports
Before 14 minutes Bard dies 2.4 times a game (average 2.5). 44% of those deaths involve the enemy jungler, against 46% for the average support. 13% are fair 1-v-1s.
Ganks and collapses both hit your half of bot lane
Ganks: 32% in your half of bot lane. Collapses: 48% in your half of bot lane. 1-v-1s: 31% in their 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, 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: 1.4 kills per death in their half of mid against 0.2 in your jungle. Overall 0.4 kills per death.
After 25 minutes: 0.6 kills per death in their half of mid against 0.2 in your jungle. Overall 0.3 kills per death.