the Wandering Caretaker

Bard Build

DifficultyHigh

Role

SupportMage

Lane

Support

Roles and difficulty from the global official site, lane from the China-server official site

Bard Win Rate, Pick Rate, Ban Rate & Tier

Stats: League of Legends: Wild Rift (China) official stats (All ranks / Diamond+ / Master+ / Challenger / Rift Apex), as of 2026-10-13

SupportSupport
Rank tier	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Ban Rate	Tier
All ranks	43.1%	1.1%#34	0.4%	D
Diamond+	No data
Master+	No data
Challenger	52.5%	1.0%#32	0.1%	D
Rift Apex	53.5%	1.3%#30	0.2%	D

The tier list shows Master+ figures by default.

Popular Bard builds in game

Taken from the in-game loadout screen as of 2026-10-07. The pick count and win rate are shown exactly as the game reports them.

Build 1SupportWin rate 53.57%Picks 1,578

Runes

Skill Order (Lv 1 - 15)

Ult

Prioritize Skill 1, your main damage source with a Stun, then level Skill 2 for its ally healing and Movement Speed boost.

Bard Strengths

✓Skill 1 stuns when it hits a wall or a second enemy, giving strong pick potential
✓Skill 3's tunnels cut through terrain for unpredictable roams
✓Ult's stasis works both offensively and defensively for playmaking

Bard Weaknesses

×Chime collecting pulls him away from lane and strains his partner
×Ult freezes allies, enemies, and structures alike; misuse gets in your team's way
×Skill 2's heal takes 5 seconds to reach full power, so it is poor for emergencies

Bard Early Game

Collect passive Chimes regularly to keep up mana and XP, and poke with the Skill 1 stun and empowered attacks. Use the movement speed from Chimes to roam to mid and pressure the map from early on.

Bard Mid Game

Unpredictable ambushes and escapes with Skill 3 (Magical Journey) are Bard's strength. Take your jungler through walls for ganks the enemy does not expect. Before objective fights, freeze an isolated enemy with Ult to set up a catch.

Bard Late Game

In the late game, a single Ult (Tempered Fate) can decide the match. Freeze a fleeing enemy carry so your team can catch up, or neutralize a strong enemy engage. Read the fight and use it at the most effective moment.

Bard Teamfights

In teamfights, the ideal opener is using Ult to separate the enemy frontline from their backline and create a numbers advantage. Once the fight starts, land Skill 1 on two targets or a wall to chain stuns, and keep supporting your allies with healing and speed from Skill 2 shrines.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Poor roam timing and misfired Ult

Leaving your ADC under a pushing wave to go collect Chimes gets your ADC dived and loses the tower. Freezing your own allies with Ult and saving the enemy is another major mistake. Check the map and your team's situation before you move.

Bard Combos

Basic Trade

Slow with a Meep-empowered auto, then bounce Skill 1 into a second target or a wall for a 1.1s stun.

Engage

Put distant enemies in stasis with Ult, then time Skill 1 to stun as it ends.

Ult

Bard Skills

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%AP) 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.

Skill 1

Cosmic Binding

⏳ 10s

Fires an energy bolt, dealing 80 magic damage (80 + 80%AP) to the first enemy hit and slowing them by 60% for 1.1 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 second(s); if a second enemy is struck, the bolt also deals the same damage to them.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	10	9	8	7
Base Damage	80	130	180	230
Duration	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.7

Skill 2

Caretaker's Shrine

⏳ 15s

Creates a healing shrine that grows and powers up to max efficiency after 5 second(s), granting 22.5% Movement Speed (22.5% + 0.05%AP) for 1.5 second(s) and restoring at least 50 HP (50 + 30%AP) to the first allied champion to enter. The shrine restores 100 HP (100 + 60%AP) 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.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	15	14.5	14	13.5
MS	22.5%	25%	27.5%	30%
Heal	50	80	110	140

Skill 3

Magical Journey

⏳ 19s

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.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	19	17.5	16	14.5

Ult

Tempered Fate

⏳ 75s

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.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3
Cooldown	75	65	55

Bard Base Stats

League of Legends: Wild Rift (China) official champion library (patch 7.3, as of 2026-09-23), with the official global patch notes applied up to 7.3a

Official ratings

Damage1/3

Survivability1/3

Utility3/3

Difficulty2/3

A three-step guide set by the official champion library. For difficulty, a higher number means harder to play.

Level1

Health660LV15 2340

Mana380LV15 1080

Attack Damage54LV15 103

Armor40LV15 117

Magic Resist36LV15 57

Movement Speed355

Compare with every champion Open the damage calculator at LV1

Critical damage is 200% for every champion. These figures exclude items and runes.

Bard Patch History

Bard

Patch 7.1e

Buff

Caretaker's Shrine

Charge time15s at all ranks → 15/14.5/14/13.5s

Tempered Fate

Cooldown80/70/60s → 75/65/55s

Our take

Caretaker's Shrine now charges faster as it ranks up, saving 1.5s at rank 4. More shrines on the map as the game goes on means steadier lane sustain and better preparation before a roam. Tempered Fate comes back 5s sooner at every rank, which matters most when fights arrive back to back and a second cast becomes realistic. Since the ultimate serves both defence and offence, a shorter cooldown directly raises how often Bard can affect a fight.

Bard

Patch 7.1

Adjust

Tempered Fate

Landing indicator timingafter the cast → at the start of the cast

Our take

Tempered Fate takes time to land and covers a lot of ground, so how early the team can read where it will drop decides whether the follow-up connects. Showing the indicator the moment the cast begins gives everyone extra time to step clear of the zone or line their own abilities up on it. Bard's own power is unchanged; what improves is how cleanly his team can play around the ultimate.

Bard

Patch 7.0c

Nerf

Base Stats

Attack range550 → 500

Cosmic Binding (Skill 1)

Base damage90/140/190/240 → 80/130/180/230
Projectile speed reduced.
Projectile hitbox width narrowed.

Our take

Bard could harass and zone with almost no risk thanks to high damage on a long attack range. Losing 50 range means stepping forward to poke with basic attacks, which puts him within reach of the enemy marksman and support answering back. Skill 1 loses a flat 10 base damage and gets both slower and thinner, so throwing it loosely from max distance no longer connects. It has become an ability that has to be aimed from the right angle and the right distance.

Bard

Patch 6.3

Nerf

Cosmic Binding (Q)

Base damage120/160/200/240 → 90/140/190/240

Our take

The cut is largest at the lower ranks and disappears entirely at rank 4, so it targets Bard's early lane pressure rather than his late game. Poking an opponent down without committing is no longer close to free. Landing it where a teammate can follow up now matters more than simply hitting it often. Nothing but the base damage moved, so there is no need to rethink how Bard is played as a support.