Wild Rift: BARD Build Guide (7.2A)
League of Legends: Wild Rift BARD, role - Mage / Support. Use the guidelines to take your BARD Wild Rift champion play style to the next level. Study in detail the build of items, runes, spells, skills that need to be developed in the first place. In order to find out what position BARD is in the rating table, go to the - Tier List page.
 54 (3.5) |  660 (120) |  8 (0.86) |
 0.75 (0.01) |  380 (50) |  10 (0.65) |
 355 (0) |  40 (5.5) |  36 (1.5) |
 175 (0) |
(PASSIVE) TRAVELER'S CALL
Chimes: Gains bonuses from chimes he attracts and collects on the map.
Automatically collects nearby chimes, gaining the following bonuses:
- 24% out-of-combat Movement Speed for 20 second(s) (max 10.stacks, up to 150%).
- 400 XP.
- Restores 12% max Mana.
Chimes remain for 10 minute(s).
Starting from 5 minutes into the game, gains 20 XP every 1 minute(s).
Meeps: Summons a meep that follows him around every 7 second(s) (max 1 meep(s)). Meeps empower him and grant additional effects based on the number of chimes collected:
- Consumes a meep to empower his attack, dealing bonus magic damage equal to 35 (35 + 40% 
) plus 12 (for every 3 chimes he has).
- When he has 3 chimes, he slows enemies by 25% for 1 second(s).
- 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.
(Q) COSMIC BINDING
10/9/8/7s 
60
Fires an energy bolt, dealing 80 magic damage (80/130/180/230 + 80% ) to the first enemy hit and slowing them by 60% for 1.1/1.3/1.5/1.7 second(s).
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 second(s); if a second enemy is struck, the bolt also deals the same damage to them.
(W) CARETAKER'S SHRINE
15s 70
Creates a Health shrine that grows and powers up to max efficiency after 5 second(s), granting 22.5% Movement Speed (22.5/25/27.5/30% + 0.05% ) for 1.5 second(s) and restoring at least 50 Health (50/80/110/140 + 30% ) to the first allied champion to enter.
The shrine restores 100 Health (100/150/200/250 + 60% ) after existing for 5 second(s).
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.
(E) MAGICAL JOURNEY
19/17.5/16/14.5s 30
Opens a one-way corridor through nearby terrain for 10 second(s). Both allied and enemy champions nearby can use the corridor by tapping the turret button.
Allies travel 50% faster than enemies.
(R) TEMPERED FATE
80/70/60s 100
Hurls magical protective energy to an area, placing all units and structures within into stasis for 2.5 second(s). While in stasis, they are invulnerable, untargetable,
and unable to act.
BARD Meta Overview — Ranks & Performance Analytics
This meta overview presents BARD’s ranked performance across different roles and skill tiers. The data includes tier placement, win rate, pick rate, ban rate, and short-term trends, allowing you to evaluate her current strength and draft priority. Statistics are synced with rank buckets and role selection, helping you understand where BARD performs best and how her impact changes in the evolving Wild Rift meta.
Confidence Low
Support BARD Build items and runes
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Support Line BARD. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Key items
Spectral Sickle (Attack champions and structures to gain bonus gold). Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy 
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Spectral Sickle
Attack champions and structures to gain bonus gold
This item is for support players. When equipped, it will reduce the gold you receive from killing minions and monsters. If there are multiples of this item within the party, only one of them can take effect at any given time.
Versatile: Gain 10 Attack Damage or 20 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Tribute: Gain 1 encircling energy orb(s) every 30 seconds (max 3 orbs). While near an ally, the actions below will trigger Tribute, consuming 1 energy orb(s) to grant you 65 gold and restore your Health 20-80:
1. Using abilities or attacks to damage enemy champions or structures.
2. Attacking minions below 65% Health. This also executes them, and the gold generated from the minion kills is given to the ally nearest to you. 3. A nearby minion is killed while you have 3 orbs. Upon triggering Tribute, the ally nearest to you gains Tribute stacks.
Sentry: Deal 1 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom.
Restraint: You do not earn gold generated from minion kills, but you earn gold equal to 50% of the bounty. The gold generated from your minion kills will be given to the ally nearest to you. Gold earned from monster kills is reduced by 50%.
Quest: Earn 750 gold with this item to transform it into Black Mist Scythe and bind you and the ally with the most Tribute stacks as Perfect Partners.
500
Black Mist Scythe
Attack champions and structures to gain bonus gold +10 Ability Haste
Versatile: Gain 14 Attack Damage or 28 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Soulcast: Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold, 25 Health and 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive); up to 250 Health and 20 Attack Damage, or 40 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom. When out of combat, gain 10% Movement Speed when you move toward your Perfect Partner. If you're more than 2,500 units apart, this bonus increases to 30%. 0
Black Mist Scythe TIPS: This item is designed for support players, granting passive bonuses to gold and stats. It reduces your gold from killing minions and monsters but provides 75 gold and 1 Soulforce stack every 60 seconds. Each Soulforce stack adaptively grants health, attack damage, or ability power, and at 10 stacks you gain a significant bonus to one of these stats. The item also increases your effectiveness in clearing vision by dealing extra damage to revealed enemy wards. Ideal for map-control–focused supports who want to help their team without worrying about farming; you’ll steadily generate resources and strengthen your utility for both protect and peel.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration
+25 Ability Power
+8 Magic Penetration
+75% Mana Regeneration
+45 Move Speed
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions. 1200
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.
Lich Bane
Attacks deal bonus damage aster ability casts +100 Ability Power +10 Ability Haste +5% Move Speed
Spellblade: Using an ability causes the next attack used within 10 seconds to deal bonus magic damage equal to 75% base AD 
+ 45% AP . (1.5s Cooldown) Damage is reduced vs structures. 2800
Lich Bane TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who weave abilities between their basic attacks. After casting a spell, your next attack is empowered with a powerful burst of bonus magic damage, greatly increasing your combo potential. The bonus movement speed also improves your mobility, making it easier to reposition and chase targets. An excellent choice for mobile mages, AP assassins, and hybrid champions who rely on short, high-damage ability rotations.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration +25 Ability Power +8 Magic Penetration +75% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions. 1200
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.
Spellslinger's Shoes
Deal bonus damage to minions +40 Ability Power +18 Magic Penetration +8% Magic Penetration +100% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% base Health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 22 bonus true damage to minions. 2200
Spellslinger's Shoes TIPS: These boots greatly increase your magic damage through a combination of Ability Power and both flat and percentage magic penetration. The high mana regeneration allows for frequent spell casting, while the bonus true damage to minions significantly improves wave clear. Champions without Mana instead gain increased health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong damage, constant lane pressure, and efficient farming.
Black Mist Scythe (Attack champions and structures to gain bonus gold) as your first item, followed by Boots of Mana (Grants Ability Power, Magic Penetration and Mana Regeneration) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Lich Bane (Attacks deal bonus damage aster ability casts).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in
Spellslinger's Shoes (Deal bonus damage to minions).
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
Black Mist Scythe
Attack champions and structures to gain bonus gold +10 Ability Haste
Versatile: Gain 14 Attack Damage or 28 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Soulcast: Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold, 25 Health and 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive); up to 250 Health and 20 Attack Damage, or 40 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom. When out of combat, gain 10% Movement Speed when you move toward your Perfect Partner. If you're more than 2,500 units apart, this bonus increases to 30%. 0
Black Mist Scythe TIPS: This item is designed for support players, granting passive bonuses to gold and stats. It reduces your gold from killing minions and monsters but provides 75 gold and 1 Soulforce stack every 60 seconds. Each Soulforce stack adaptively grants health, attack damage, or ability power, and at 10 stacks you gain a significant bonus to one of these stats. The item also increases your effectiveness in clearing vision by dealing extra damage to revealed enemy wards. Ideal for map-control–focused supports who want to help their team without worrying about farming; you’ll steadily generate resources and strengthen your utility for both protect and peel.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration +25 Ability Power +8 Magic Penetration +75% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions. 1200
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.
Lich Bane
Attacks deal bonus damage aster ability casts +100 Ability Power +10 Ability Haste +5% Move Speed
Spellblade: Using an ability causes the next attack used within 10 seconds to deal bonus magic damage equal to 75% base AD + 45% AP . (1.5s Cooldown) Damage is reduced vs structures. 2800
Lich Bane TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who weave abilities between their basic attacks. After casting a spell, your next attack is empowered with a powerful burst of bonus magic damage, greatly increasing your combo potential. The bonus movement speed also improves your mobility, making it easier to reposition and chase targets. An excellent choice for mobile mages, AP assassins, and hybrid champions who rely on short, high-damage ability rotations.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding
+200 Max Health +80 Ability Power +10 Ability Haste
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: This item is designed to counter shield-heavy champions. Your abilities significantly reduce the effectiveness of shields enemies receive, while the first hit can also weaken shields that are already active. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against shield-reliant compositions, allowing your team to break through enemy defenses and eliminate priority targets more effectively.
Banshee's Veil
Blocks an enemy ability +105 Ability Power
+40 Magic Resistance
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown) 3000
Banshee's Veil TIPS: This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability
+60 Armor +60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion. 3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Situational items
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding +200 Max Health +80 Ability Power +10 Ability Haste
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: This item is designed to counter shield-heavy champions. Your abilities significantly reduce the effectiveness of shields enemies receive, while the first hit can also weaken shields that are already active. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against shield-reliant compositions, allowing your team to break through enemy defenses and eliminate priority targets more effectively.
Morellonomicon
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +300 Max Health +75 Ability Power +15 Ability Haste
Affliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2650
Morellonomicon TIPS: This item is designed to counter champions with strong healing and sustain. Any magic damage you deal applies Grievous Wounds, greatly reducing the effectiveness of enemy healing and regeneration. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against teams that rely heavily on healing, lifesteal, or regeneration.
Morellonomicon — This item is designed to counter champions with strong healing and sustain. Any magic damage you deal applies Grievous Wounds, greatly reducing the effectiveness of enemy healing and regeneration. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against teams that rely heavily on healing, lifesteal, or regeneration.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding +200 Max Health +80 Ability Power +10 Ability Haste
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: This item is designed to counter shield-heavy champions. Your abilities significantly reduce the effectiveness of shields enemies receive, while the first hit can also weaken shields that are already active. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against shield-reliant compositions, allowing your team to break through enemy defenses and eliminate priority targets more effectively.
Redemption
Heal allies in an area +150 Max Health +50 Ability Power +50% Mana Regen +15 Ability Haste
+5% Heal and Shield Strength
Intervention (Active): Target a large area. After 2.5s, restore 150-350 Health (based on ally's level) to allied units and deal 10% of max as true damage to enemy champions. (60s Cooldown)
Can be cast while dead. 2600
Redemption TIPS: This item is designed to provide game-changing team support. Its active restores health to all allied units in a large area while dealing true damage to enemy champions, making it a powerful tool for turning the tide of teamfights. The ability to cast it even after death makes it especially valuable for supports who want to continue impacting fights even after being eliminated.
Redemption — This item is designed to provide game-changing team support. Its active restores health to all allied units in a large area while dealing true damage to enemy champions, making it a powerful tool for turning the tide of teamfights. The ability to cast it even after death makes it especially valuable for supports who want to continue impacting fights even after being eliminated.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding +200 Max Health +80 Ability Power +10 Ability Haste
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: This item is designed to counter shield-heavy champions. Your abilities significantly reduce the effectiveness of shields enemies receive, while the first hit can also weaken shields that are already active. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against shield-reliant compositions, allowing your team to break through enemy defenses and eliminate priority targets more effectively.
Shurelya's Battlesong
Grans allies Movement Speed +55 Ability Power +50% Mana Regeneration +20 Ability Haste +5% Move Speed
Inspiring Speech (Active): Grant nearby allies champions 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds. (60s Cooldown) 2600
Shurelya's Battlesong TIPS: This item greatly enhances your team's mobility. Its active grants nearby allied champions a burst of movement speed, allowing your team to engage fights, chase fleeing enemies, or disengage from dangerous situations more effectively. It is an excellent choice for supports and utility champions who excel at controlling the pace of teamfights and enabling their teammates.
Shurelya's Battlesong — This item greatly enhances your team's mobility. Its active grants nearby allied champions a burst of movement speed, allowing your team to engage fights, chase fleeing enemies, or disengage from dangerous situations more effectively. It is an excellent choice for supports and utility champions who excel at controlling the pace of teamfights and enabling their teammates.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding +200 Max Health +80 Ability Power +10 Ability Haste
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: This item is designed to counter shield-heavy champions. Your abilities significantly reduce the effectiveness of shields enemies receive, while the first hit can also weaken shields that are already active. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against shield-reliant compositions, allowing your team to break through enemy defenses and eliminate priority targets more effectively.
Mikael's Blessing
Dispels crowd control from an ally +300 Max Health +50% Mana Regen +15 Ability Haste +6% Heal and Shield Strength
Purify (Active): Remove all crowd control debuffs (excluding knock up and suppression) from an allied champion, grant them crowd control immunity for 0.2s, and heal them for 150–250 Health. (90s Cooldown) 2500
Mikael's Blessing TIPS: This item is designed to protect allies from crowd control. Its active removes most disabling effects from a targeted ally, instantly restores their health, and briefly grants immunity to further crowd control. It is an excellent choice for supports who want to keep their carries alive and ensure they can continue fighting through crucial moments.
Mikael's Blessing — This item is designed to protect allies from crowd control. Its active removes most disabling effects from a targeted ally, instantly restores their health, and briefly grants immunity to further crowd control. It is an excellent choice for supports who want to keep their carries alive and ensure they can continue fighting through crucial moments.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding +200 Max Health +80 Ability Power +10 Ability Haste
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: This item is designed to counter shield-heavy champions. Your abilities significantly reduce the effectiveness of shields enemies receive, while the first hit can also weaken shields that are already active. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against shield-reliant compositions, allowing your team to break through enemy defenses and eliminate priority targets more effectively.
Locket of the Iron Solari
Team shield +200 Max Health +30 Armor +30 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 250-370 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds. 2600
Locket of the Iron Solari TIPS: This item provides powerful team-wide protection during fights. Its active grants a shield to you and nearby allies, helping your team survive burst damage and reducing the impact of enemy engages. It is an excellent choice for tanks and supports who stay close to their teammates and want to maximize their team's survivability in teamfights.
Locket of the Iron Solari — This item provides powerful team-wide protection during fights. Its active grants a shield to you and nearby allies, helping your team survive burst damage and reducing the impact of enemy engages. It is an excellent choice for tanks and supports who stay close to their teammates and want to maximize their team's survivability in teamfights.
Banshee's Veil
Blocks an enemy ability +105 Ability Power +40 Magic Resistance
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown) 3000
Banshee's Veil TIPS: This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
Liandry's Torment
Abilities deal bonus damage +300 Max Health +70 Ability Power
Torment: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage for 3 seconds.
Madness: Deals 2% more damage for each second in combat against champions, capped at 6% after 3 seconds. 3000
Liandry's Torment TIPS: This item excels in extended fights. Your abilities and empowered attacks ignite enemies, dealing damage over time based on their maximum health, while your overall damage steadily increases the longer you remain in combat. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and AP bruisers who want to wear down even the toughest frontline champions.
Liandry's Torment — This item excels in extended fights. Your abilities and empowered attacks ignite enemies, dealing damage over time based on their maximum health, while your overall damage steadily increases the longer you remain in combat. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and AP bruisers who want to wear down even the toughest frontline champions.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability +60 Armor +60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion. 3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Knight's Vow
Redirect damage to yourself and restore Health +400 Max Health +40 Armor +10 Ability Haste
Pledge: While in combat, deal magic damage equal to 20–30 plus 1% of bonus Health per second for 5 second(s) to nearby enemies. Deals 125% damage against monsters and 200% damage against minions.
Sacrifice: Killing a neutral monster or an enemy deals magic damage equal to 30 plus 2% of bonus Health in an area around them. 2500
Knight's Vow TIPS: This item lets you act as a protective anchor for a designated ally: some of the damage they take is redirected to you, and you heal when that ally deals damage. Perfect for tanky supports and peel-focused bruisers who want to keep a carry safe — it provides a reliable way to soak focus, sustain through fights, and maintain teamfight presence.
Knight's Vow — This item lets you act as a protective anchor for a designated ally: some of the damage they take is redirected to you, and you heal when that ally deals damage. Perfect for tanky supports and peel-focused bruisers who want to keep a carry safe — it provides a reliable way to soak focus, sustain through fights, and maintain teamfight presence.Summoner Spells
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and 
Ignite (Ignites target enemy champion, dealing true damageand applying Grievous Wounds for the duration. Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing) as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 
) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Exhaust
Exhausts target enemy champion, reducing their Movement Speed by 35% and their damage dealt by 40% for 2.5 seconds.
Cooldown: 100s
Runes BUILD
Electrocute (Hitting a champion with successive attacks or abilities deals bonus adaptive damage.) as your keystone, followed by 
Empowered Attack (Empowers the next attack, causing it to deal bonus damage.), 
Chain Assault (Your attacks deal bonus adaptive damage after you hit an enemy champion with an ability.) and 
Zombie Ward (Takedowns on enemy wards spawn a Zombie Ward that grants vision and Adaptive Force.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Bone Plating (Reduces incoming damage.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Electrocute
Burst Damage
Within 3 seconds, hit the same enemy champion with 3 basick attacks or abilities to cause additional adaptive damage to the target.
Damage value: 40-210 () + 10% extra + 5%
Cooldown: 20-13s ()
Empowered Attack
Triggers on attack
Every 8 seconds, the next attack will be empowered, dealing 20-60 bonus adaptive damage () to anemy champions. Ranged champions deal 80% damage.
Chain Assault
Triggers on attack after hitting a target with an ability
Hitting an enemy champion with an active ability applies a mark to them, causing your next 2 attacks or active ability casts against them to deal bonus adaptive damage equal to (12-38 () + 3% bonus + 1.5%).
Cooldown: 15s
Zombie Ward
Vision control increases Attack Damage/Ability Power
Takedowns on enemy wards spawn a Zombie Ward in its place, granting vision of the surrounding area for 120 seconds. Additionally gain 3or 6(max 5 stacks). (Assists on enemy wards also grant stacks and spawn Zombie Wards.)
Bone Plating
Anti-Burst Damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 40s
Situational Runes
Bone Plating
Anti-Burst Damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 40s
Perseverance
Increase survivability when crowd controlled
Gain 10% Tenacity. Gain 10-15 Armor and Magic Resistance () for 1.5 seconds when mmobilized. Refresh duration time when immobilized multiple times.
Perseverance — The rune increases your tenacity by 10%. When immobilized, it grants you bonus armor and magic resistance for a short period. The effect refreshes if you are immobilized multiple times, making the rune especially useful for champions who often find themselves under crowd control. It is ideal for tanks and fighters, enhancing their survivability in fights when they are subjected to multiple crowd control effects.Skills Order
(Q) COSMIC BINDING
10/9/8/7s 60
Fires an energy bolt, dealing 80 magic damage (80/130/180/230 + 80% ) to the first enemy hit and slowing them by 60% for 1.1/1.3/1.5/1.7 second(s).
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 second(s); if a second enemy is struck, the bolt also deals the same damage to them.
(Q) COSMIC BINDING
(W) CARETAKER'S SHRINE
15s 70
Creates a Health shrine that grows and powers up to max efficiency after 5 second(s), granting 22.5% Movement Speed (22.5/25/27.5/30% + 0.05% ) for 1.5 second(s) and restoring at least 50 Health (50/80/110/140 + 30% ) to the first allied champion to enter.
The shrine restores 100 Health (100/150/200/250 + 60% ) after existing for 5 second(s).
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.
(W) CARETAKER'S SHRINE
(E) MAGICAL JOURNEY
19/17.5/16/14.5s 30
Opens a one-way corridor through nearby terrain for 10 second(s). Both allied and enemy champions nearby can use the corridor by tapping the turret button.
Allies travel 50% faster than enemies.
(E) MAGICAL JOURNEY
(R) TEMPERED FATE
80/70/60s 100
Hurls magical protective energy to an area, placing all units and structures within into stasis for 2.5 second(s). While in stasis, they are invulnerable, untargetable,
and unable to act.
(R) TEMPERED FATE
Support BARD Counters
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Support BARD. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
Threats
Synergies
Support BARD Counter Items
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Support BARD in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Magic Resist
Items with magic resistance can help you to survive against BARD combo.
Mercury's Treads
Increases Magic resist +150 Max Health +25 Magic Resistance
+15 Tenacity +45 Move Speed 1200
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots increase your Magic Resistance while making you more resilient to crowd control through Tenacity. The bonus Health and movement speed improve both survivability and mobility, allowing you to perform more effectively against magic damage and heavy-CC team compositions. They are an excellent choice for tanks, fighters, and any champion who needs to stay in the fight longer.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed +350 Max Health +60 Magic Resistance +5% Move Speed
Absorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds, max 4 stacks. Receiving damage from an enemy Champion will refresh the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 10% Movement Speed and reduce all incoming magic damage by 20%. 2750
Force of Nature TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain 
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown) 3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Kaenic Rookern
Gains a magic shield when out of combat +350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen +75 Magic Resistance
Magebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 70-180 + 10% of max Health. 2800
Kaenic Rookern TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need extra protection against magic damage, particularly when spending some time out of combat. It provides significant bonuses to health, regeneration, and magic resistance. The “Magebane” passive activates after 12 seconds without taking magic damage, granting you a magic shield that absorbs damage based on your maximum health. This allows you to safely recover between fights and confidently re-enter combat. It’s especially effective against teams heavy in AP damage.
Abyssal Mask
Reduces the Magic Resist of nearby enemies and increases yours +400 Max Health +55 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Unmake: Curse enemy champions within 600 units, reducing their Magic Resist by 5 plus 1.2% bonus, up to 25 Magic Resist. For each enemy champion cursed, gain 9 bonus Magic Resist. 3000
Abyssal Mask TIPS: This item is a solid anti-magic pickup: it boosts your magic resistance while reducing the magic resist of nearby enemies, making them easier to shred with spell damage. Great for tanks and frontliners who need to both soak magic damage and amplify their team’s ability to take down AP threats and durable targets.
Reduced 
Healing
Items with Grievous Wounds that can reduce BARD Healing effects.
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Executioner's Calling
Physical Damage reduces enemy healing +15 Attack Damage
Rend: Physical Damage inflicts 40% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds. Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 800
Oblivion Orb
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +35 Ability Power
Cursed Wounds: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions applies 40% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 800
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing +25 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate
+15% Attack Speed
Last Whisper: 
+30% Armor Penetration. Attacks that Critically Strike gain an additional 6% Armor Penetration.
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 3300
Mortal Reminder TIPS: This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
Chempunk Chainsword
Reduces enemy healing +400 Max Health +45 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Punishment: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2800
Chempunk Chainsword TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who face enemies with high sustain, such as Dr. Mundo, Soraka, and Yuumi, who have significant healing abilities. The "Punishment" effect applies Grievous Wounds, reducing the effectiveness of healing and regeneration by 50%, making this item effective against champions who rely on healing. It’s also useful against champions who rely on lifesteal, such as Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora, as it helps reduce the effectiveness of their healing.
Morellonomicon
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +300 Max Health +75 Ability Power +15 Ability Haste
Affliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2650
Morellonomicon TIPS: This item is designed to counter champions with strong healing and sustain. Any magic damage you deal applies Grievous Wounds, greatly reducing the effectiveness of enemy healing and regeneration. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against teams that rely heavily on healing, lifesteal, or regeneration.
Cleanse or Block Spells
Items with ability or property to cleanse or block negative spells.
Quicksilver Sash
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.25 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): When the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects. 1100
Quicksilver Sash TIPS: This enchant instantly removes most crowd control effects and briefly grants immunity to further disables. Once the effect ends, it provides increased resistance to crowd control and slows, helping you escape dangerous situations or continue fighting without interruption. It is an excellent choice against teams with heavy crowd control, allowing you to stay mobile and effective in crucial moments.
Seeker's Armguard
Turn invulnerable +20 Armor +35 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1200
Seeker's Armguard TIPS: This item combines Ability Power with extra defense, but its defining feature is the ability to become temporarily invulnerable. Its active effect lets you completely avoid lethal damage, dodge crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to return. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to survive burst damage and outplay opponents in critical teamfights.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Turn invulnerable +40 Armor +110 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown) 3300
Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.
Mercurial Scimitar
Dispels crowd control +45 Attack Damage
+10% Physical Vamp +40 Magic Resistance
Quicksilver Sash (Active): Removes all crowd control debuffs from you and grants immunity to crowd control for 0.25s.
Perseverance (Passive): When the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects. 3100
Mercurial Scimitar TIPS: This item is designed to counter crowd control. Its active removes most disabling effects and briefly grants immunity to follow-up control, while the passive provides additional resistance to crowd control and slows once the effect ends. It is an excellent choice for marksmen, fighters, and assassins who need to maintain their mobility and keep dealing damage against heavy-CC team compositions.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3000
Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Banshee's Veil
Blocks an enemy ability +105 Ability Power +40 Magic Resistance
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown) 3000
Banshee's Veil TIPS: This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
Cleanse
Removes disables (including spell debuffs) affecting your champion and grants immunity to disables for 0.25 seconds.
Cooldown: 110s
Support BARD Strengths and Weaknesses
Support BARD Strategy and Tactics
Wild Rift BARD Ability and Tips
TRAVELER'S CALL
COSMIC BINDING
CARETAKER'S SHRINE
MAGICAL JOURNEY
TEMPERED FATE
(PASSIVE) TRAVELER'S CALL
Chimes: Gains bonuses from chimes he attracts and collects on the map.
Automatically collects nearby chimes, gaining the following bonuses:
- 24% out-of-combat Movement Speed for 20 second(s) (max 10.stacks, up to 150%).
- 400 XP.
- Restores 12% max Mana.
Chimes remain for 10 minute(s).
Starting from 5 minutes into the game, gains 20 XP every 1 minute(s).Meeps: Summons a meep that follows him around every 7 second(s) (max 1 meep(s)). Meeps empower him and grant additional effects based on the number of chimes collected:
- Consumes a meep to empower his attack, dealing bonus magic damage equal to 35 (35 + 40% ) plus 12 (for every 3 chimes he has).
- When he has 3 chimes, he slows enemies by 25% for 1 second(s).
- 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.
Ability Tips
Video
(Q) COSMIC BINDING
10/9/8/7s 60
Fires an energy bolt, dealing 80 magic damage (80/130/180/230 + 80% ) to the first enemy hit and slowing them by 60% for 1.1/1.3/1.5/1.7 second(s).
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 second(s); if a second enemy is struck, the bolt also deals the same damage to them.
Ability Tips
Video
(W) CARETAKER'S SHRINE
15s 70
Creates a Health shrine that grows and powers up to max efficiency after 5 second(s), granting 22.5% Movement Speed (22.5/25/27.5/30% + 0.05% ) for 1.5 second(s) and restoring at least 50 Health (50/80/110/140 + 30% ) to the first allied champion to enter.
The shrine restores 100 Health (100/150/200/250 + 60% ) after existing for 5 second(s).
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.
Ability Tips
Video
(E) MAGICAL JOURNEY
19/17.5/16/14.5s 30
Opens a one-way corridor through nearby terrain for 10 second(s). Both allied and enemy champions nearby can use the corridor by tapping the turret button.
Allies travel 50% faster than enemies.
Ability Tips
Video
(R) TEMPERED FATE
80/70/60s 100
Hurls magical protective energy to an area, placing all units and structures within into stasis for 2.5 second(s). While in stasis, they are invulnerable, untargetable,
and unable to act.
Ability Tips
Video
Wild Rift BARD Skills Combo
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Wild Rift BARD Video
Watch here!A traveler from beyond the stars, Bard is an agent of serendipity who fights to maintain a balance where life can endure the indifference of chaos. Many Runeterrans sing songs that ponder his extraordinary nature, yet they all agree that the cosmic vagabond is drawn to artifacts of great magical power. Surrounded by a jubilant choir of helpful spirit meeps, it is impossible to mistake his actions as malevolent, as Bard always serves the greater good... in his own odd way.