Bard
This article covers how Bard plays in League of Legends Arena: interactions, bugs and patch changes. Builds and statistics are on Bard's ArenaSweats Pages build.
Overview
Arena changes
- I: Increased Chime spawn rate during combat.
- I: Chimes per upgrade changed to 4.
- I: AP ratio changed to 50% AP.
- W: Recharge timer changed to 10 seconds.
- W: Maximum number of shrines active changed to 33.
- W: Healing increased by 100%.
- E: Cooldown changed to 20 to 12 seconds.
- E: Ally dash speed multiplier changed to 150%.2
Chimes per Upgrade changed to 3 in patch 26.19 (was 4)3
ArenaSweats stats
ArenaSweats tierEmerald
- Top 3 %
- 42.0%
- Avg place
- 3.84
- Pick %
- 8.58%
- Ban %
- 4.44%
- Games
- 155,056
Most picked augments
Tips
- Stacking Bard's chimes near one another can damage an enemy who comes close; this is not very viable but can be fun to try.4
Interactions
- Bard's meep basic attacks may count as spells and can trigger Spellwake.5
- Bard's ultimate on an ally counts as a stun and grants Desecrator stacks.6
- Bard's ultimate on enemies applies a cosmetic stun that grants assists and can trigger effects such as Aftershock, Glacial, or Imperial; the indicator shows the stun instead of the stasis duration.7
Bugs
No verified information yet.
History
- In Arena, Traveler's Call has an increased chime spawn rate during combat, three chimes are needed per upgrade, and its AP ratio is 50% AP.283 Patch unknown
- In Arena, Caretaker's Shrine has a 10-second recharge timer, can have up to 33 active shrines, and has 100% increased healing.28 Patch unknown
- In Arena, Magical Journey has a 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 / 12-second cooldown and a 150% ally dash speed multiplier.8 Patch unknown
Earlier formats
- Angel of Retribution was taken on Bard and tried with different builds; support items gained value from their unique effects.10 8x2 duos
- Angel of Retribution was taken on Bard and tried with different builds; support items gained value from their unique effects.10 8x2 duos
- Enemies initially lacked vision of Bard's chimes; this was fixed in patch 13.14.11 4x2 duos
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Roles (CommunityDragon): support, mage
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League WikiLeague of Legends Wiki, Module:MapChanges/data/ar, revision 4091873
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Arena changes (wiki): I: Increased Chime spawn rate during combat. I: Chimes per upgrade changed to 4. I: AP ratio changed to 50% AP. W: Recharge timer changed to 10 seconds. W: Maximum number of shrines active changed to 33. W: Healing increased by 100%. E: Cooldown changed to 20 to 12 seconds. E:
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RiotRiot patch notes: League of Legends Patch 26.19 Notes > Arena > Champions
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Bard Passive - Traveler's Call Chimes per Upgrade: 4 ⇒ 3
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League WikiLeague of Legends Wiki: Arena > Mode-Specific Changes > List of mode overrides
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Bard | Traveler's Call Increased Chime spawn rate during combat. Chimes per upgrade changed to 4. AP ratio changed to 50% AP. Caretaker's Shrine Recharge timer changed to 10 seconds. Maximum number of shrines active changed to 33. Healing increased by 100%. Magical Journey Cooldown changed to 20 / 1
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RiotRiot patch notes: League of Legends Patch 26.15 Notes > Arena > Champions
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Bard W - Caretaker's Shrine Charge Time: 5 seconds ⇒ 2.5 seconds Move Speed Ability Power Ratio: 0.06% ⇒ 0.08%
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RiotRiot patch notes: Patch 13.14 notes > Arena > BUGFIXES
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Fixed a bug that was causing enemies to not have vision of Bard’s chimes
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