This rune has been on almost every page I've run since it was changed to its current state, and I show no signs of stopping running it. Here's an honorable mention and a half: Presence of Mind. Ingenious Hunter synergizes perfectly with our typical Hextech-item builds. Ghost poro is better over eyeball collection (which absolutely blows btw) and zombie ward, since we probably aren't running sweeper or buying a control ward every back. Cheap shot adds damage to most if not all trades as Bard since our autos and Q both apply a slow, proccing the extra true damage. These three runes are the domination runes I have above, and there's a good reason for all three of them. Scorch adds damage to basically every trade you opt into, which is why it's so good on poke mages (which Bard can almost be) With electrocute, it doesn't fit the playstyle too much but it can still work. Scorch is good with comet or Aerie, in my opinion. It also helps with a bit of bonus AP if you get an extremely CDR heavy build.
Transcendence helps you get that extra little bit of CDR you always wanted to cap out your 40%. Wouldn't recommend unless you're vs a melee that you can hit easily with GLP.Īs for non-keystone runes, you probably want to opt into these: Glacial Augment Bard was more of a niche keystone, and with the 8.1 Glacial nerfs it's pretty awful now. See Aerie, except comet does a bit more damage now and can lead to some pretty unexpected kills early on. It's consistent, adds extra shielding to your healing and she won't let you down (unless she does.) I've never tried it personally, but plenty of people have vouched for its viability, so I'll include it.įor lanes where poke is a necessity, Aerie (yes, it's still Aerie to me and I won't ever say otherwise) is a solid option. Hail of Blades is a newer keystone that I've seen a lot of people run on Bard support, with varying success. While the cooldown is high, the damage is well worth it late game as you'll be able to burst down carries with ease. The obvious answers for keystones are.:Įlectrocute allows a lot of easy trades. Runes There's a lot of freedom with Bard's runes. Every player has their own opinion on Bard's best keystone/path, so forge one for yourself. Runes can also have a huge impact on your playstyle, which is why they're the next chapter below. These passive buffs are also the main source of your damage, as the passive has a decent AP scaling and is virtually spammable. ( these are detailed below (7.7 buffs and non-7.7 buffs) These, when picked up, grant a stacking temporary movement speed buff along with 12% of your maximum mana. However, you have trouble with some matchups, which are detailed based on your build chosen above.Ī lot of your sustain in lane also relies on your passive chimes. If you play this right, you should at least be on par with your enemy's CS and have a significantly better KDA than them. As much as you need items, your ADC needs them more. You don't need more than the assist gold as long as you take a little bit of CS or jungle camps along the way.
Roam top, bot, or even to the enemy jungle and kill everyone you can find, letting your team have the kills if they aren't a tank. Pressure the enemy laner with Q and auto attacks, a passive-empowered auto and Q will proc electrocute if you opt into it. Make time for chimes, as they are your main damage source and mana sustain. Stack W under tower, or in a line behind you while laning so you have an escape route. How do you do that? Well.īard's laning phase consists of these things: (Sorry Rengar.) Bard's roam potential is the main focus of his lane, so you want to try to chunk down your opponent and shove in the lane as much as possible in order to apply pressure in every lane at once. This is because he's able to roam to either top or bot in the same amount of time from the mid lane, and he's the king of the jungle. Bard mid is functionally better than every other role.
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