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Bard

Bard Runes for Support, Patch 15.08

3 Tier
<font color='#FF9900'>Meeps:</font> Bard attracts lesser spirits that assist with his basic attacks to deal extra magic damage. When Bard has collected enough  <font color='#cccc00'>Chimes</font>, his meeps will also deal damage in an area and slow enemies hit.<br><br><font color='#FF9900'>Chimes:</font> Ancient <font color='#cccc00'>chimes</font> randomly appear for Bard to collect. These grant experience, restore mana, and provide out of combat Move Speed.
Cosmic BindingQ
Caretaker's ShrineW
Magical JourneyE
Tempered FateR

In patch 15.08, Support Bard was played in 65,096 games in emerald_plusEmerald + tier, with a 51.17% win rate and a 4.42% pick rate. Current rank of the champion is 3 Tier, and the most popular core items include Dead Man's Plate, Liandry's Torment, and Locket of the Iron Solari The most popular runes include Domination (Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Deep Ward, Relentless Hunter) for primary path and Sorcery (Celerity, Scorch) for secondary path. Bard strong against Ashe, Lux and Swain but weak against Bard include Maokai, Hwei, and Taric. Bard performs strongest at 0-25 minutes with a 52.88% win rate and weakest at 40+ minutes with a 49.38% win rate.

  • Win rate51.17%
  • Pick rate4.42%
  • Ban rate0.89%
Runes
DominationElectrocute
Sorcery
46.00%Pick rate54.46%Win rate
Rune build table
Domination
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
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Attack Speed
Adaptive Force
Health
73.66%165 Games
55.15%Win rate
Domination
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
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Attack Speed
Adaptive Force
Health Scaling
4.46%10 Games
30.00%Win rate
Domination
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
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health
1.34%3 Games
66.67%Win rate
Domination
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
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Attack Speed
Move Speed
Health
1.34%3 Games
33.33%Win rate
Domination
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
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Attack Speed
Health Scaling
Health Scaling
1.34%3 Games
66.67%Win rate