Any bard mains? I need help!

Simpumba·Jun 1, 2016·2 votes·756 views

What are some tips and tricks you can give me as a bard support? Should I leave bot to get chimes? Are chimes not that important that i should group right when my team does? Etc, what to build? Thanks!

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ShrimpleyPibblesJun 2, 20163 votes

The other guy got the chimes down perfectly so I'll cover the abilities.

When going for Q's, if possible try to hit a minion first if you're looking just to stun the adc. The adc normally will disregard it as a missed skillshot and forget that it hits twice, making it a lot easier to stun. Also, your q, after hitting a target, will travel half of its original length prior to contact with the target, so a point blank q on a minion will actually cause the skillshot to travel a shorter distance.

For your W, try to keep at least one shrine back by the tower as much as you can, just in case you or your adc takes some big poke and need to heal up. Don't forget that you can also click directly on a champion to heal and speed them up immediately!

Your E, my favorite ability in the game, has so many uses its insane. One of my favorites is setting up ganks using it. If your jungler is with you, try leaving your adc in lane alone and letting their bot push, then have you and your jungler walk into the entrance to the enemy jungle and throw a tunnel through that wall, sandwiching their adc and support. One of the more commonly known tricks with your e is if you go through the tunnel, and an enemy chases you through it, throw a q back at them and it's a completely free and nearly guaranteed stun. If you're running away from enemies through the jungle, throw an e on the wall and walk towards it, but don't go through it. A lot of times enemies will automatically assume you're going through the tunnel and go through it themselves, allowing you to escape.

Your ult is essentially an aoe zhonyas. Your goal for using it, a lot of times, is to use it as if the enemies all had zhonyas and pressed it accidentally. You want to put yourself in the mind of someone with zhonyas and imagine what situations you would say "SHIT I didn't mean to zhonyas oh no oh no oh no". THAT is the perfect time to ult them. You're also able to use your ult to block off an escape route by throwing it far enough in front of enemies that it won't hit them unless they keep running, therefore forcing them to turn and fight. If you and your adc are wanting to towerdive, ult the tower to make that dive a LOT easier. If a teammate gets caught out but your team isn't too far away, ult them and give them a bit of time for the team to catch up and hopefully save them.

I hope these tips help at least a little bit, and I hope you enjoy playing Bard as much as I do!

Have fun! Bard

Kai GuyJun 2, 20162 votes

Ahoy! Use chimes for mp, don't bail to get them every spawn as they last 10 min. First two spawns can be manipulated a bit to be closer to bot lane by hanging out near your tower. DO keep an eye every 50 seconds for where your next set spawns and try to remember what ones are oldest. Idealy you want to snag chimes when your oom, roaming to gank, placing wards or returning to lane, try to plot your paths for max collection and move speed chains. Also its best to only move out if ya got the ability to upgrade the meep passive. can only grab 2? but need 4? don't bother unless oom. Also know your jungler, some junglers get hella good start from you taking and placing W 3 times then backing, you can also cast it 4th time on them, but has to be placed directly on jungler so you do not cause any other W to expire, if you do run this start grab the starting chimes for exp so you can get Q via level 2 faster. Also know your tunnels, fountain to inhibitor, and inhibi to 2nd tower on top and bot and both sides of map, also know them both directions so you can journey under pressure. Melee champions can be juked with a E if your hugging a wall and they are on your ass. just E move close to it and alot of times they will take the journey and you can just waltz away. Bard is awesome, have fun!