Bard Mid: build, runes and counters — Patch 26.22

01

Runes

Resolve

Domination

Runes +

50.4% WR · 50.6% PR · 690

Rune page split

Aftershock50.6%50.4%
Guardian26.0%47.7%
Aftershock15.7%46.8%
Deathfire Touch4.2%48.1%
Summon Aery2.5%49.2%
Stormraider's Surge0.8%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′

4.2′

10.5′

15.7′

20.4′

1Doran's Ringmin 1.0 · p75 1.0
2Health Potionmin 1.0 · p75 1.0
3Crimson Luciditymin 4.2 · p75 3.9
4Echoes of Heliamin 10.5 · p75 9.8
5Moonstone Renewermin 15.7 · p75 14.7
6Knight's Vowmin 20.4 · p75 19.2

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

Core build

49.4% WR · 58.5% PR · 797
46.9% WR · 29.6% PR · 404
47.8% WR · 9.5% PR · 129

Summoner spells

48.8% WR · 52.6% PR · 717
54.0% WR · 37.9% PR · 517

Starting items

49.7% WR · 45.5% PR · 620
50.4% WR · 43.6% PR · 594

Boots

Crimson Lucidity55.7%47.1%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity35.4%48.6%

Situational

Mikael's Blessing51.0%748
Redemption51.7%338
Staff of Flowing Water51.5%190
Shurelya's Battlesong47.5%43
Hextech Rocketbelt48.5%19
Imperial Mandate46.9%18

03

Skill order

48.5% WR · 69.6% PR · 949

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 › W69.6%48.5%
Q › W › E24.3%49.1%

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 Mid 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 Mid 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.

0175350

293

1510152025303540

CS, gold and level at minutes 10, 15, 20 and 30
Min	CS	p75	Gold	Level
10	59.2	66.9	3,372	8.6
15	97.0	109.6	5,450	11.0
20	136.8	154.6	7,842	12.8
30	216.9	245.1	13,442	15.1

Farming per minute

07

Patch	Win rate	Pick rate	Ban rate
26.15	49.9%	0.2%	0.2%
26.16	50.7%	0.2%	0.2%
26.17	50.9%	0.2%	0.3%
26.18	49.5%	0.2%	0.3%
26.19	50.3%	0.2%	0.2%
26.20	49.9%	0.2%	0.2%
26.21	50.3%	0.2%	0.3%
26.22	50.5%	0.2%	0.2%

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	—	—