Bard is a ranged support usually played Support on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Bard in ARAM: Bard excels at roaming and setting up plays with his portal and ultimate, so focus on collecting chimes to boost damage and mobility while using your CC to peel or engage for your team.
Bard ARAM Abilities
Bard collects chimes for mana, XP, and speed; his meeps empower attacks with bonus magic damage, area damage, and slow.
Bard fires a missile that slows the first enemy hit, then stuns if it hits a wall or a second enemy.
Bard places a healing shrine that powers up, then heals and speeds the first ally to touch it.
Bard opens a one-way portal through terrain that both allies and enemies can use.
Bard sends a wave that puts all units hit into stasis for a short duration.
Bard ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Bard excels at roaming and setting up plays with his portal and ultimate, so focus on collecting chimes to boost damage and mobility while using your CC to peel or engage for your team.
Tips
Use your W shrines to heal allies and provide a speed boost in tight ARAM fights.
Collect chimes to empower your auto attacks and gain movement speed for better positioning.
Place your E portal to help your team dodge skill shots or engage quickly.
Save your R ultimate to catch out key enemies or disengage from bad fights.
Use Q to stun enemies against terrain or minions for easy picks.
Combos
Q + auto attack: Stun an enemy against a wall or minion, then follow up with empowered meeps.
E + R: Portal behind enemies and ult to lock them down for a team fight.
W + Q: Place a shrine for speed, then Q to stun while chasing.
Bard ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Domination
Electrocute
Taste of Blood
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterSecondary — Precision
Triumph
Coup de GraceSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Lost Chapter
Core Items
- 1.
Luden's Echo - 2.
Sorcerer's Shoes - 3.
Lich Bane
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your champion scales well with attack speed
- you need consistent magic damage between spells
- enemy team is stacking health
Avoid when:
- you are building full burst mage
- your champion has no auto attack synergy
Options
Bard ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Bard in ARAM?
In ARAM, Bard typically builds core items like Luden's Echo, Sorcerer's Shoes, Lich Bane and Electrocute runes (Domination primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Bard in ARAM?
Take Electrocute in the Domination tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Bard in ARAM.
How do you play Bard in ARAM?
Bard excels at roaming and setting up plays with his portal and ultimate, so focus on collecting chimes to boost damage and mobility while using your CC to peel or engage for your team.
What is Bard's best combo in ARAM?
Q + auto attack: Stun an enemy against a wall or minion, then follow up with empowered meeps.
