Bard Support: build, runes and counters — Patch 26.22

01

Runes

Resolve

Inspiration

Runes +

48.8% WR · 67.6% PR · 4.1K

Rune page split

Guardian67.6%48.8%
Guardian23.9%47.9%
Grasp of the Undying5.7%52.3%
Stormraider's Surge1.8%50.3%
Deathfire Touch0.7%48.4%
First Strike0.3%47.7%

02

Build

Build path over time: each item appears at the minute the average player of this rank completes it, based on accumulated gold.

0′5′10′15′20′25′

1.0′

3.9′

10.7′

16.3′

21.5′

1World Atlasmin 1.0 · p75 1.0
2Health Potionmin 1.0 · p75 1.0
3Crimson Luciditymin 3.9 · p75 3.5
4Echoes of Heliamin 10.7 · p75 9.9
5Moonstone Renewermin 16.3 · p75 15.3
6Knight's Vowmin 21.5 · p75 20.2

p75: the minute the top 25% by gold complete it.

Core build

46.3% WR · 53.2% PR · 3.2K
51.0% WR · 27.0% PR · 1.6K
49.0% WR · 15.8% PR · 949

Summoner spells

50.2% WR · 55.7% PR · 3.3K
47.2% WR · 35.5% PR · 2.1K

Starting items

52.6% WR · 80.0% PR · 4.8K

Boots

Crimson Lucidity59.3%50.2%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity32.5%47.6%

Situational

Mikael's Blessing45.9%3.9K
Redemption51.1%1K
Staff of Flowing Water53.4%645
Shurelya's Battlesong51.8%268
Hextech Rocketbelt51.4%94
Imperial Mandate49.1%80

03

Skill order

50.1% WR · 57.7% PR · 3.5K

Cosmic Binding
Magical Journey
Caretaker's Shrine

Skill order
Abilities	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10	Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Level 16	Level 17	Level 18
Q	Q	—	—	Q	Q	—	Q	—	Q	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
W	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	W	W
E	—	E	—	—	—	—	—	E	—	E	—	E	E	—	—	—	—	—
R	—	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—

Skill order split

Q › E › W57.7%50.1%
Q › W › E33.9%52.1%

04

Matchups

Lane opponents Bard struggles against (red bank) and beats (blue bank). Open any of them to see the matchup.

Struggles against

Beats

05

Top players

The highest-LP Support players with enough Bard games this patch, and what they build.

Premium

See what the best Bard players build

The top player ranking and their one-trick builds are part of ULTY Premium.

Top players

06

Farming per minute

Average CS of Bard Support players and what the top 25 % achieve, minute by minute.

Sample dataThe stats pipeline isn't running yet: these numbers are test data and don't reflect real games.

050100

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1510152025303540

CS, gold and level at minutes 10, 15, 20 and 30
Min	CS	p75	Gold	Level
10	10.9	12.3	3,307	8.1
15	17.3	19.5	5,201	10.3
20	23.7	26.7	7,365	11.9
30	36.5	41.2	12,504	14.2

Farming per minute

07

Patch	Win rate	Pick rate	Ban rate
26.15	52.6%	0.8%	4.2%
26.16	51.5%	0.8%	2.2%
26.17	51.7%	0.9%	1.2%
26.18	51.5%	0.9%	2.1%
26.19	52.2%	0.9%	2.2%
26.20	52.9%	0.8%	5.0%
26.21	52.1%	0.9%	2.3%
26.22	52.0%	0.9%	3.9%

Abilities	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10	Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Level 16	Level 17	Level 18
Q	Q	—	—	Q	Q	—	Q	—	Q	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
W	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	W	W
E	—	E	—	—	—	—	—	E	—	E	—	E	E	—	—	—	—	—
R	—	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—

Abilities	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10	Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Level 16	Level 17	Level 18
Q	Q	—	—	Q	Q	—	Q	—	Q	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
W	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	W	W
E	—	E	—	—	—	—	—	E	—	E	—	E	E	—	—	—	—	—
R	—	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—

Abilities	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10	Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Level 16	Level 17	Level 18
Q	Q	—	—	Q	Q	—	Q	—	Q	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
W	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	W	W
E	—	E	—	—	—	—	—	E	—	E	—	E	E	—	—	—	—	—
R	—	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—