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Bard thoughts

CaszGamerMD·3/14/2015, 3:29:50 AM·1 votes·987 views

So i Main ADC/ Support, i have a fair amount of understanding about the lane, Bard obviously made to be a support that aids the jungler i think is a great idea. after play a few games ive come to a few conclusions. y'all can help back me up or correct me.

HE IS WEAK AF!

ok well next lets explain it.

Passive, the chimes/meeps are great it can give bard a load of power but only late game... AND with that brings me to my first change idea: make chimes pop up faster, closer to Bard (jungle-wise, i get my chimes in the other teams jungle early game making me weak or vulnerable) and give him scaling Exp. the flat 20xp rate SUCKS! it needs to be scaled with lvl or time or based on how many he has gotten... the Exp is nice to make it so you dont fall behind when you chime gather but with only 20 xp per chime you fall of fast.

Q, the only damage Bard does is with his Q, which i feel has a low range for the first hit and a low range for the second hit, most other champs out range him, so you get targeted, singled out or found in the jungle, your dead. what it need is a range increase and a bit more width.

W, doesnt heal a whole lot ever... unless you build SOLID AP, your heal is out done but most other heals.

E, nothing truly wrong here that i've seen

R, his r is cool, but to help with is lack of damage and not so strong heal, a nice thing for his R would to heal allies and damage foes affected. Just imagine a team fight, drop an ult on the fight and tables change! it may be a be op, but you can have it do damage/heal based off how many get affected. say 2 of your teammate and 3 of theres get hit, you heal your team 150 each, and damage them 100 each... it be more useful that way.

so there my thoughts, his basic attack can get strong with meeps help but if you lack in chimes then your useless. but if you get chimes you fell behind and more or less find yourself dead from the jungler

Bard has potential, i love him! but he needs a LOT of fixing PLEASE Riot, your Bards only hope!

2 Comments

DisasterSola3/14/2015, 3:38:00 AM1 votes

His passive is early game XP to supplement what you lose by roaming. If youre trying to rely on them to get you to level 18, youre doing it beyond wrong.

Q: Bard himself is MEANT to get into the fray. His Q has a strong slow, decent range for a medium range champ, and has a conditional stun. W: Are you serious? You dont think his heal does much? You are, clearly, NOT leveling him properly. His heal, like ALL others, is meant for the early and mid game. Bards heals can easily hit 300 on a support budget. You need to let them sit for 10 seconds, and then they almost double in strength. E: Good. :P R: His R is a pantheon sized AoE stasis. If used properly, its functionally the same thing as a stun.

You seem to now understand that bard is a support. Supports should neither have damage nor kill potential. their job - their ENTIRE job - is to secure kills and ward off ganks. Do you play morgana by chance? Or karma? Or any damage-oriented mage primary support? Bard is similar to sona. Hes mostly about his utility rather than his damage.

That being said, Bard IS weak. Hes a strong support with a great deal of opportunity in his kit to SET UP plays, save allies, and make utlity plays. (Like stasising dragon for a 5-man assault, which results in your team taking dragon). Giving him damage would break him, and make him something like thresh. Which no one wants.