Bard

SupportAPrangedteamfightpeelscaling

Data589 pro games·Jan 2022 – Jul 2026·patches 12.1–26.13·CBLOL, First Stand, LCK, LCO Split, LCP, LCS, LEC, LJL, LPL, LTA, MSI, PCS, VCS, Worlds· incl. international·Browse source →

Comp identity — Support

Leans Catch — its strongest of the five comp axes.

Plays like — nearest pentagon

Ranked by how close their five-axis heatmap looks — role-agnostic.

Where it thrives (5-comp fit)

Catchnatural · 60%
Protectworkable · 50%
Attackworkable · 30%
Bard follows up fast when the enemy missteps. Enough Protect and Attack sits in the kit to fall back and peel when the game goes defensive. Passive Meeps consume on basic attack for bonus magic damage, giving auto-attacks a scaling ability-damage component without being auto-attack-core.

Kit quirks

Passive Meeps consume on basic attack for bonus magic damage, giving auto-attacks a scaling ability-damage component without being auto-attack-core
Q (Cosmic Binding) stuns both the first and second target hit (through terrain or a second champion) — a rare double-stun skillshot
R (Tempered Fate) stasis-stuns an entire area ignoring normal CC immunity, hitting champions, minions, monsters, and even turrets

How Bard actually performs in ranked solo queue · 1365 weighted games