Level 1 Bard Stats
Health
660
Health Reg. (5s)
8
Mana
380
Mana Reg. (5s)
10
Armor
40
Magic Res.
36
Move Speed
355
Attack Dmg.
54
Attack Spd.
0.75
Bard's Abilities
Chimes: Gains bonuses from chimes he attracts and collects on the map. Automatically collets nearby chimes, gaining the following bonuses:
- 24% out-of-combat Movement Speed for 20 seconds (max 10 stacks, up to 150%)
- 400 XP
- Restores 12% max Mana
Chimes remain for 10 minutes. Starting form 5 minutes into the game, gains 20 XP every 1 minute.
Meeps: Summons a meep that follows him around every 7 seconds ( max 1 meep). Meeps empower him and grant additional effects based on the number of chimes collected:
- Consumes a meep to empower his attack, dealing 35 (+40% AP) plus 12 (for every 3 chimes he has) bonus magic damage.
- When he has 3 chimes, he slows enemies by 25% for 1 second.
- When he has 9 chimes, he strikes in an area around and behind the target.
- When he has 27 chimes, he strikes in an even larger area.
The spawn rate, slow effect, and max number of meeps following him scale with the number of chimes collected.
Fires an energy bolt, dealing 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 (+80% AP) magic damage to the first enemy hit and slowing by 60% for 1.1 / 1.3 / 1.5 / 1.7 seconds.
The bolt then continues onward for a short distance, If it hits a second enemy or a wall, both enemies are stunned for 1.1 / 1.3 / 1.5 / 1.7 seconds; if a second enemy is struck, the bolt also deals the same damage to them.
Creates a Health shrine that grows and powers up to max efficiency after 5 seconds, granting 22.5% / 25% / 27.5% / 30% (+0.05% AP) for 1.5 second and restoring at least 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 (+30% AP) Health to the first allied champion to enter. The shrine restores 100 / 160 / 220 / 280 (+60% AP) Health after existing for 5 seconds.
Charge: This ability has 2 charges.
Bard can have up to 3 shrines active at once. If an enemy champion enters a shrine, it will be crushed.
Opens a one-way corridor through nearby terrain for 10 seconds. Both allied and enemy champions nearby can use the corridor by tapping the turret button.
Allies travel 50% faster than enemies.
Bard Build Guide for Wild Rift
Bard's Item Build
Bard's Spells & Runes
Bard's Situational Items
Bard's Skill Order
Traveler's Call (Passive)
Bard's Counters
Nami
Senna
Zilean
Bard's Synergies
Jhin
Caitlyn
Varus
How to play Bard
Bard is a unique playmaking champion who can play in the Duo Lane as a support. He's one of the most versatile and powerful roaming supports. With his pick potential and utility, he has insane carry potential and can make a huge difference in teamfights. However, one misplaced Tempered Fate and you could lose the fight, so timing and aiming your abilities are crucial. With this build, Bard turns into a carry that can do a lot of damage with his auto attacks thanks to his meeps. Landing one Cosmic Binding can stun enemies for a long time and allow your team to follow up to help kill high-value targets.
Bard's Abilities
Traveler's Call (Passive)
During the game, Chimes will spawn around the map. When Bard collects these chimes, he'll gain bonuses including: out of combat movement speed, experience and restores some of his mana.
Meeps: Bard summons a meep that follows him every few seconds. Meeps empower Bard's basic attacks and grant additional effects based on the number of Chimes collected, such as slowing enemies and dealing area of effect damage. Collecting Chimes also increases the maximum amount of meeps that follow Bard and increases the slow effect.
Traveler's Call is a core part of Bard's kit; collecting Chimes is crucial to you being able to roam and carry during the game. Missing out on collecting Chimes will mean you miss out on a lot of damage.
Cosmic Binding (1)
Bard fires a straight line skillshot, dealing magic damage to the first enemy hit and slowing them for a second. The bolt then continues onward for a short distance. If it hits a second enemy or a wall, both enemies are stunned. If a second enemy is struck, the bolt also deals the same damage.
Cosmic Binding works on Minions, Monsters and Objectives, so you can use this to your advantage to stun enemy champions throughout the game.
Caretaker's Shrine (2)
Bard creates a Health Shrine that grows and powers up to max efficiency after 5 seconds, granting Movement Speed and restoring Health based on how long the Shrine has been able to grow.
There are two different ways you can use Caretaker's Shrine. The first is by placing the Health Shrine behind you in a safe position, waiting for it to grow to max efficiency, then collecting for the full heal amount. This is best used during the laning phase to help you and your marksman recover to full health. Or you can place it below you or an ally for movement speed. Even though you don't get as much healing, this is super underrated and can help a lot in teamfights.
Magical Journey (3)
Bard opens a one-way corridor through nearby terrain for a few seconds. Both allied and enemy champions nearby can use the corridor. Allies will travel 50% faster than enemies.
Magical Journey is one of Bard's strongest tools. It can be used to engage and flank enemy champions or to escape danger. When you travel through the corridor, and an enemy follows you, Bard can use Cosmic Binding to stun enemies against that terrain to help when trying to escape.
Tempered Fate (Ultimate)
Bard hurls a huge aoe projectile, placing all units and structures within into stasis for a few seconds. While in stasis, they are invulnerable, untargetable and unable to act. This affects turrets, minions, monsters, champions and even objectives.
This is Bard's make-or-break ability. You can use Tempered Fate at the start of a teamfight to try to stun enemy champions. When timed correctly, as soon as enemies come out of stasis, you'll be able to use Cosmic Binding to stun enemies further, making it easier for your team to follow up and kill them. However, when missing this ultimate or using it on an allied champion by accident, you could lose the game.
Bard Build Breakdown
Lich Bane empowers Bard's auto attacks after using an ability. This synergises well with Cosmic Binding, allowing Bard to deal a crazy amount of damage.
Infinity Orb helps Bard deal bonus damage to enemies that are low on health. This item combos incredibly well with Bard's combos and auto attacks.
Oceanid's Trident works great against supports that offer a lot of shielding. This can be built most games and help you and your teams damage.
For runes we have the following:
Electrocute has a unique interaction with Bard's Meeps. When auto-attacking, if Bard has a Meep following him, it will count as 2 stacks towards Electrocute, so all you'll need to do is land Cosmic Binding or another auto attack to deal additional damage.
Scorch increases the damage from Cosmic Binding, giving Bard more power throughout the game.
Empowered Attack increases Bard's auto attack damage every few seconds, which will significantly increase your damage output, especially when you can collect some Chimes.
When playing in the Duo Lane, everyone puts wards in the lane or in the river. So you can start with Sweeper and look to clear these wards early on to gain Ability Power. You can also clear wards when you are roaming, collecting your Chimes, and helping other lanes.
Since Bard is a very squishy champion that is at the forefront of engages, the enemy team will look to focus you to try and take you down. With Bone Plating, you'll take less damage to help keep you alive.
For Summoner Spells, Flash is a must on Bard. It's a great spell to get you out of bad situations or allows you to flash to engage and follow up on your Tempered Fate to stun enemies.
Ignite is the go-to 2nd spell for Bard as you want to look to take aggressive trades in the early game, and it can help you get a huge advantage and sometimes even kill enemies early on.
Early Game
Bard is one of the strongest Level 1 champions in the game. With your auto attacks, Electrocute and Cosmic Binding, you can win any trade early on and put enemies to half health before the minions arrive.
Before walking straight to the lane, make sure to hold back until your first chimes spawn. Collecting these chimes before the minions get to the lane means you can get Level 2 before anyone else in the lane, giving you a huge advantage. If you walk up too quickly, your chimes will spawn too far up for you to collect.
Caretaker's Shrine is best used behind your tower so you or your marksman can get additional healing on top of the fruit. Be sure to roam and collect Chimes in the early game, as the extra experience and mana restore can help you out a lot.
Late Game
During the Late Game, you should always look to try to engage and pick enemies off with Bard's Tempered Fate. It's one of the strongest teamfight ultimates in the game that can win you a fight and can also be followed up with Cosmic Binding to stun enemies, making it easier for your team to deal damage.
As a support, it is essential that you stay with your team at all times and help them during teamfights. When you can't look for engagements, peeling and keeping your carrys alive is the most important task.
Conclusion
Bard is one of the most unique champions in the game. He's not a tank, he's not an enchanter, he's just a unique playmaking support. Timing and laning your abilities will be the most important thing to master, and when you do, you'll be able to tell the difference and carry in your games.
Thank you for reading this guide! Feel free to follow me and ask any questions on:
Good luck on the rift summoners!
iTzSTU4RT
