Champion Analysis
Bard
111 games at a 53.1% win rate — that is how Bard performed in the Support role on patch 16.16. Professional appearances are limited to 13 games. The build and matchup numbers below come mostly from the 111-game solo queue sample. By sample size, the lane has been shared most often with Nautilus, Camille, Shen.
Against Blitzcrank, the record is 71.4% across 7 games, above the average. The sample points to a favorable lane in that matchup.
Bard111 games
Senna36 games
Shen35 games
Poppy33 games
Rell27 games
Jhin24 games
Nautilus24 games
Camille19 games
Galio19 games
Leona19 games
Braum16 games
Alistar15 games
Rakan15 games
Karma14 games
Milio14 games
Maokai13 games
Lulu11 games
Skarner10 games
Seraphine6 games
Gragas5 games
Pantheon5 games
Qiyana5 games
Sylas5 games
Blitzcrank4 games
Swain4 games
Morgana3 games
Neeko3 games
Pyke3 games
Yuumi3 games
Zed3 games
Fiora2 games
Kog'Maw2 games
Nami2 games
Sett2 games
Thresh2 games
Vel'Koz2 games
Zoe2 games
Elise1 games
Lux1 games
Renata Glasc1 games
Rengar1 games
Syndra1 games
Volibear1 games
Starting items
Starting purchase set excl. wards · lane diff 1–5m
- 53.1%×2
100% · 111 games
GoldCS1m-2.802m+4.7-0.53m-4.9-14m+0.7-1.35m-21-1.5
Mid items
Laning buys before core 1 · +1 to +5m after purchase
- Item 306752.0%
23.5% · 100 games
Avg 6.8m to buy
GoldCSAt purchase+0.1-2.1+1m-9-2.6+2m-5-2.9+3m-1.9-3.3+4m+21.5-3.8+5m-19.1-3.9 - Item 102848.0%
17.6% · 75 games
Avg 4.5m to buy
GoldCSAt purchase-49-1.8+1m-41-2+2m-58.1-1.8+3m-41.2-2.6+4m+10.5-3+5m-8.7-3.5 - Item 102951.6%
15.1% · 64 games
Avg 7.4m to buy
GoldCSAt purchase-82.1-2.1+1m-71.3-2.2+2m-145.5-2.7+3m-125-2.6+4m-107.2-2.8+5m-151.9-3.1 - Item 103343.9%
13.4% · 57 games
Avg 9.5m to buy
GoldCSAt purchase-243.6-2.6+1m-251.9-2.7+2m-268.2-3.2+3m-237-3.2+4m-205.7-3.4+5m-199.7-3.3 - Item 311455.8%
10.1% · 43 games
Avg 9.4m to buy
GoldCSAt purchase+145.8-4+1m+136-4.3+2m+172.8-4.7+3m+170.2-4.9+4m+166.3-5.2+5m+140.2-5.7 - Item 100446.7%
7.1% · 30 games
Avg 7.5m to buy
GoldCSAt purchase+32-3.3+1m+103.9-3.4+2m+112.6-3.5+3m+59.9-4.2+4m+17.5-4.7+5m+37.7-4.7
Core slots
Core 1·2·3 distribution · lane diff +0 to +5m after completion
Core 1· 108 games
- Item 319050.9%49.1% · 53 games
Avg 12.8m to complete
GoldCSAt completion-170.3-3.1+1m-109.8-2.9+2m-93.7-2.9+3m-82.6-3.2+4m-78-3.3+5m-23-4.5 - Item 322259.5%38.9% · 42 games
Avg 13.3m to complete
GoldCSAt completion+153.4-5.1+1m+142-5.2+2m+151.3-5.2+3m+90.9-5+4m+228.7-4.6+5m+197.3-4.8 - Item 315762.5%7.4% · 8 games
Avg 16.3m to complete
GoldCSAt completion-659.7-1.1+1m-567.2+1.5+2m-336.60+3m-264.2+1.4+4m-249.3+5+5m-694+1 - Item 374266.7%2.8% · 3 games
Avg 14.7m to complete
GoldCSAt completion-126-11.3+1m-130-9.7+2m-53.7-9.7+3m+209.7-10.7+4m+291.7-10.3+5m+521.5-14.5 - Item 25240.0%1.8% · 2 games
Avg 15.3m to complete
GoldCSAt completion-929.5-2.5+1m-1119.5-2.5+2m-441+7+3m-441+7+4m-481+7+5m-572+7
Core 2· 79 games
- Item 319069.2%49.4% · 39 games
Avg 22.6m to complete
GoldCSAt completion+814.3-3.3+1m+459.7+1.5+2m+1035+0.3 - Item 252447.4%24.1% · 19 games
Avg 22.4m to complete
GoldCSAt completion+388-5.3+1m+298.3-8.3+2m+420-10 - Item 322263.6%13.9% · 11 games
Avg 22.1m to complete
GoldCSAt completion+359.7-7+1m+376.7-7+2m+427-6.3 - Item 310925.0%5.1% · 4 games
Avg 24.9m to complete
- Item 802050.0%2.5% · 2 games
Avg 24.4m to complete
- Item 66200.0%1.3% · 1 games
Avg 20.6m to complete
- Item 3742100.0%1.3% · 1 games
Avg 20.4m to complete
- Item 4005100.0%1.3% · 1 games
Avg 24.7m to complete
- Item 3050100.0%1.3% · 1 games
Avg 21.7m to complete
Core 3· 23 games
- Item 252460.0%43.5% · 10 games
Avg 29.4m to complete
- Item 310950.0%17.4% · 4 games
Avg 31.2m to complete
- Item 310750.0%17.4% · 4 games
Avg 27.0m to complete
- Item 3742100.0%8.7% · 2 games
Avg 31.7m to complete
- Item 6620100.0%4.3% · 1 games
Avg 27.6m to complete
- Item 4005100.0%4.3% · 1 games
Avg 37.8m to complete
- Item 80200.0%4.3% · 1 games
Avg 32.7m to complete
Boots
Tier-2 boots adoption
51.0%
53 games56.6%
25.0%
26 games53.8%
12.5%
13 games53.8%
6.7%
7 games14.3%
4.8%
5 games40.0%
Skill order
Master priority · level-up distribution
- Q›W›E100 games54.0%
20 level-up orders merged
- Q›E›W11 games45.5%
5 level-up orders merged
Runes
Primary · secondary · shards
- Rune 8100+Rune 840029 games58.6%
Primary
Secondary
Shards
- Rune 8100+Rune 830021 games57.1%
Primary
Secondary
Shards
- Rune 8100+Rune 830017 games64.7%
Primary
Secondary
Shards
- Rune 8100+Rune 840015 games46.7%
Primary
Secondary
Shards
Stat shard combos
Win rate · adoption per 3-shard combo
| Shards | Games | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 56.8% | 79.3% | 88 | |
| 43.8% | 14.4% | 16 | |
| 50.0% | 3.6% | 4 | |
| 0.0% | 1.8% | 2 | |
| 0.0% | 0.9% | 1 |
Summoner spells
Spell pair distribution
- 78 games52.6%
- 22 games59.1%
- 11 games45.5%
Item path
Core purchase order
- →18 games77.8%
- 15 games46.7%
- →12 games41.7%
- 12 games25.0%
- →7 games85.7%
- →7 games71.4%




