Is Bard good in Patch 26.13?

Bard is C tier Support in Patch 26.13 with a 49.4% win rate, 6.2% pick rate, and 3.8% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Bard Support after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Support role.

What is the best build for Bard Support?

The best Bard Support build in Patch 26.13 uses Dead Man's Plate, Locket of the Iron Solari, Bandlepipes with the Electrocute keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Bard Support is C tier with 49.4% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Bard in Patch 26.13 include Nautilus (46.5% Bard win rate), Thresh (46.9% Bard win rate), Senna (47.0% Bard win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Bard?

To climb with Bard Support in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Counter ganking, Diving, and Contesting mid push. Counter ganking: Counter ganking is about predicting enemy actions and assessing skirmish potential. Diving: Trying to kill enemy under tower can be very risky.

SUPPORT · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play BardSupport Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Bard Support build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Bard is C tier Support with 49.4% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Electrocute + Dead Man's Plate, Locket of the Iron Solari. Hardest matchup: Nautilus (46.5% win rate for Bard). Key patterns to practice: Counter ganking, Diving, and Contesting mid push.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeC#25of 36 Support champions

Win rate49.4%vs 49.9% role avg

Pick rate6.2%11th most picked Support

Ban rate3.8%

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Bard Support Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (6.2% pick rate, 49.3% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

49.3% WR

DominationPRIMARY

ElectrocuteKEYSTONE

Cheap Shot

Deep Ward

Treasure Hunter

InspirationSECONDARY

Magical Footwear

Jack Of All Trades

SHARDS

Electrocute · Cheap Shot · Deep Ward · Treasure Hunter + Magical Footwear · Jack Of All Trades

Summoner spells

Flash

Ignite

Skill order

EMax Q first

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28101213

31415

611

Item build

6.2% pick

Starting

Health Potion + Health Potion

Core build

Dead Man's Plate

Locket of the Iron Solari

Bandlepipes

Boots

Boots of Swiftness

Situational

Dead Man's Plate

Bloodsong

Locket of the Iron Solari

Bandlepipes

Solstice Sleigh

Liandry's Torment

Bard Support meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Bard holds a 49.4% win rate in the Support role on Patch 26.13, 0.6 points below the Support role average of 49.9%. That is the 25th highest win rate of 36 Support champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 6.2% pick rate (11th most played in the role) and a 3.8% ban rate, Bard rarely gets banned, so the pick is almost always available in champion select.

Bard Support held steady at C tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At C tier, Bard is a mains-only pick this patch: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Champion select decides a lot of Bard Support games. The hardest matchups this patch are Nautilus (46.5% win rate for Bard) and Thresh (46.9% win rate for Bard): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Karma (51.8%) and Nami (50.6%) are the matchups to look for, where Bard wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Bard Support

Pick Bard Support in patch 26.13 only as a comfort pick: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Bard Support guide

Bard support runs on Cosmic Binding (Q), Caretaker's Shrine (W), and Traveler's Call (passive): fire Cosmic Binding to slow the first champion hit and stun it if the missile then clips a wall or a second enemy, drop Caretaker's Shrine so the first ally to reach it heals and speeds up, and let meeps from Traveler's Call add magic damage to every auto along the way.

The build

Rune page: Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Deep Ward, and Treasure Hunter (Domination), with Magical Footwear and Jack Of All Trades (Inspiration). Summoners: Flash and Ignite. Skill order maxes Cosmic Binding (Q) first, then Caretaker's Shrine (W), with Magical Journey (E) last. Starter: two Health Potions, into Boots of Swiftness. Core build: Dead Man's Plate, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Bandlepipes, with Bloodsong, Solstice Sleigh, and Liandry's Torment as later options.

Ability mechanics

Cosmic Binding (Q) fires a missile that slows the first enemy struck and keeps traveling, stunning that target if it then hits a wall or a second enemy. Caretaker's Shrine (W) reveals a health shrine that powers up over time, then heals and speeds up whichever ally touches it first. Magical Journey (E) opens a one-way portal through nearby terrain that either team can use, and Tempered Fate (R) sends spirit energy to a location that puts every champion, minion, monster, and turret it hits into stasis.

Matchups

Hardest matchups by win rate: Nautilus, Thresh, Senna, Pyke, Lulu. Best matchups: Karma, Nami, Seraphine.

Other Support champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Bard counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Bard good in Patch 26.13?: Bard is C tier Support in Patch 26.13 with a 49.4% win rate, 6.2% pick rate, and 3.8% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Bard Support after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Support role.
What is the best build for Bard Support?: The best Bard Support build in Patch 26.13 uses Dead Man's Plate, Locket of the Iron Solari, Bandlepipes with the Electrocute keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Bard Support is C tier with 49.4% win rate this patch.
Who counters Bard?: Champions that counter Bard in Patch 26.13 include Nautilus (46.5% Bard win rate), Thresh (46.9% Bard win rate), Senna (47.0% Bard win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Bard?: To climb with Bard Support in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Counter ganking, Diving, and Contesting mid push. Counter ganking: Counter ganking is about predicting enemy actions and assessing skirmish potential. Diving: Trying to kill enemy under tower can be very risky.