Am I the only one that just cannot stand having Bard on my team?

U4fyn2vZzW·May 12, 2015·2 votes·337 views

He just feels soo ... useless and pointless considering other supports exist that can do his job better without leaving the adc vulnerable and do it better. Maybe it's just me and I haven't been with a good Bard yet.

5 Comments

TeemoJenkinsMay 12, 20153 votes

I feel the same way about Nasus / Ashe / Katarina / Master Yi - because the majority of experiences I have with people playing those champs is they play badly because they don't understand how to play the champ effectively.

The same is sadly true of Bard. I've seen 1 good in 4 matches... the rest was almost a constant feed fest. The ADC was in a constant 2v1, Bard was getting caught in the enemy jungle and killed ... what does this tell us? Same problem: People that are bad at champs play badly.

The one bard I had that was good wasn't good, he was godly. Stuns always hit, Ult perfectly timed, huge baron / dragon control with his portal. Bard is a champ that separates the chaff from the shaft in a HUGE way. He has a massive skill curve, is team comp dependent and requires good team play.

Solo Queue - Bard probably will never be great. Once the LCS decides to figure out how to use him, bard will be huge.

U4fyn2vZzWMay 12, 20152 votes

Yeah played another one with him and he was hilariously useless, got caught, got bursted, did nothing, I honestly am banning this champion from now on he's thrown to many games for me.

JoquanMay 12, 20151 votes

Charms are optional, You never pick up charms during lane phase. You do it when no action is going on, such as turret down and warded to make sure it is safe, so the ADC can get solo exp while you get those charms

QarekeoMay 13, 20151 votes

Personally, I save charms for whenever I need to go to the jungle for other reasons, such as warding, running/floating to save a teammate, or sneaking a Zz'rot Portal into a lane to split push it. It lets them pile up, you get to utilize the speed boost, and you don't have to worry about other players as much. It's also fun to get huge boosts of power, if not particularly efficient.