Why does Bard's Heal cost so much? Someone talk to me.
Why does Bard's Heal cost so much? I have seen others ask this but I don't see the reason in the context of the rest of his kit. It starts at woefully lacking and builds to underwhelming to the tune of 100 mana. If you don't want me to use it just say so. What is the balance, Riot? Help me help you! I just want to understand. Was he not meant for solo queue or normals? Where am I supposed to practice him without pissing off others?
In closing I feel that Tempered Fate should do a sliver of damage even if it is 100/150/200 (+10% ap).
can lay down three heals at a time which can be accessed anywhere on the map, regardless of his current location, makes Caretaker's Shrine extremely powerful early on. Bard also spends very little mana on his other abilities when roaming (his E costs only 30 mana), so he needs a means of gating his roaming healing power even when at full mana, especially since he can restore it with chimes (it also adds an incentive to pick up chimes, since otherwise Bard could just sit in lane and spam shrines, thereby lowering the overall amount of interaction he could have with the enemy).
