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Bard Build, Runes & Counters for Coordinated 5v5

Team-focused Bard data from 1,311 Master+ coordinated 5v5 games, including Flex 5 and Ranked 5v5 data where available. This is not Solo Queue data. Bard has an observed 47.4% win rate as Support in the current sample.

Win rate
47.4%
Games
1,311
Patch
16.20
D
Role tier
Support
Master+ pool
SupportSupport
OverviewCounters

Bard Build

Items for the selected keystone (1167 games).

Summoner spells

46.4% WR · 645 games
FlashIgnite

Boots

Boots of Swiftness

Trinket

Oracle Lens

Items

Start
Stealth Ward
Health Potion2
48.4%
→
1st
Dead Man's Plate
47.9%
Alternatives
Locket of the Iron Solari47%
Mikael's Blessing50%
→
2nd
Locket of the Iron Solari
43.7%
Alternatives
Bandlepipes50%
Liandry's Torment45%
→
3rd
Bandlepipes
46.7%
→
4th
Mikael's Blessing
54.4%

Bard Skill Order

Traveler's Call
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Bard Runes

Most observed exact rune page per keystone.

45.3% WR · 246 games
Domination
Electrocute
Dark Harvest
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling
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Bard Counters

Who Bard beats and struggles against in Master+ coordinated games.

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Good against

Pyke
Pyke
+9.4%
131 games
Blitzcrank
Blitzcrank
+1.8%
151 games
Morgana
Morgana
+1.0%
58 games
Janna
Janna
+1.0%
192 games

Bad against

Leona
Leona
-10.4%
150 games
Sona
Sona
-7.9%
52 games
Neeko
Neeko
-7.2%
53 games
Rakan
Rakan
-6.9%
114 games

Best Teammates for Bard

Build around Bard Support: team style, supports and alternatives from Master+ coordinated games.

Best compo type for Bard

Hard Engage
Hard Engage

Start decisive fights and collapse before the opponent can reset.

Best ADCs with Bard

Caitlyn
Caitlyn
47.2%
726 games
Jhin
Jhin
47.3%
602 games
Ezreal
Ezreal
44.3%
473 games

If Bard is banned

Thresh
Thresh
52.1%
CC · Skirmish · Early game
Blitzcrank
Blitzcrank
50.8%
CC · Skirmish · Early game
Rakan
Rakan
51.7%
CC · Engage · Mobility
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Kit links for Bard

Stats are useful, but they don't always tell the whole story. These are kit synergies and natural counters.

Synergies

Ezreal
EzrealSynergy

Ezreal can safely absorb pressure while Bard roams, and Bard's pick tools give Ezreal long-range follow-up windows.

Jhin
JhinSynergy

Bard's roaming pressure and Tempered Fate create long-range pick windows that Jhin can follow with Deadly Flourish or Curtain Call.

Caitlyn
CaitlynSynergy

Bard gives Caitlyn pick threat and roaming pressure while Caitlyn controls lane through range, traps and wave pressure.

Natural counters

No curated counters yet for Bard.
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More stats on Bard

Is Bard a good team or soloQ champ?

Team≈SoloQ

Bard
Lee Sin
Qiyana
Jarvan IV
Wukong
Master+ ranked 5v5
47.4%
similar in both queues
Team 47.4%SoloQ 48.4%

Similar win rates

Bard converts similarly in SoloQ and Master+ team queues. The Master+ profile shows how the coordinated games look.

Bard vs other supports in Master+ teams
#1 = best among supports
Damage/min405
Bottom quarter#149 of 173
Role landmarks
Milio
low
Volibear
25%
Zaahen
50%
Ekko
75%
Karthus
top
Gold/min312
Bottom quarter#144 of 173
Role landmarks
Milio
low
Ornn
25%
Ryze
50%
Corki
75%
Jinx
top
Kill part.58.0%
Top quarter#12 of 173
Role landmarks
Kassadin
low
Lucian
25%
Kennen
50%
Locke
75%
Rell
top
CS/min0.90
Bottom quarter#171 of 173
Role landmarks
Yuumi
low
Neeko
25%
Hecarim
50%
Azir
75%
Xayah
top
Vision/min2.95
Top quarter#2 of 173
Role landmarks
Samira
low
Jhin
25%
Naafiri
50%
Blitzcrank
75%
FiddleSticks
top
Damage share11.2%
Bottom quarter#145 of 173
Role landmarks
Milio
low
Sejuani
25%
Ahri
50%
Viktor
75%
Karthus
top

Balance History

Bard Summoner's Rift changes from published LoL-Tracker patch notes.

  1. NERFEDPatch 26.189 Sept 2026

    Bard: Base Stats down.

How Bard Performs in Coordinated 5v5

Data-backed notes from the Bard Master+ sample on this page.

In LoL Tracker's Master+ coordinated sample on patch 16.20, Bard is tracked primarily as Support across 1,311 games with an observed 47.4% win rate. These results come from Flex 5 and Ranked 5v5 team games rather than standard Solo Queue.

Bard appears most frequently in Hard Engage drafts across 105 observed games in that style.

Matchup signal for Bard currently points to stronger published lanes into Pyke and tougher published lanes into Leona, using only medium-or-better coordinated samples.

PykeLeona