Bard needs something changed

Omnem Occido·Mar 16, 2015·3 votes·508 views

I know it's early, but I was playing Bard just a little bit ago, and, well, he feels lacking. I feel like he should be able to get up to 2 stacks of his W, or his W's cooldown is reduced by collecting chimes. If his play style feeds off of roaming, then cater to that style a little more. Also, for someone who roams all of the time, he has no natural vision abilities. That's a problem. Rek'sai is a roaming jungle, and she has a wonderful vision ability, because otherwise, she would be blind to things happening around her, and she'd get caught out all the time. I think that there is too much negative for his passive. He already is leaving his adc, and then he has to play with the risk of getting caught out by the enemy team? And for what? So his Meeps, his own passive, can become relevant? Sorry, Bard right now just is too much risk and not enough reward.

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Omnem OccidoMar 16, 20152 votes

Also, while a cool concept, Bard's ult just doesn't feel effective. I think that to be more effective, it ought to freeze enemy cooldowns as well.

SIaytonMar 16, 20152 votes

The whole idea of him roaming to me is funny because when he roams, what does he do? Provide a mediocre gank with his Q slow? MAYBE ult them and have them use a movement ability to dodge it? Place a relatively weak healing shrine at the cost of leaving his ADC alone and risking getting caught out wandering?

I agree that there's not enough reward in playing bard. They easily could have condensed Q and E together in one skill and given him another combat ability. He's just so bare bones right now.

DJ Di0Mar 16, 20152 votes

what if chimes gave vision to Bard? Nothing huge, maybe like 200 units.

Omnem OccidoMar 20, 20151 votes

Update: Bard is officially a bad support. Why? He doesn't make any phase of the game better for his ADC. His kit doesn't flow together at all, and he "falls" off way too early. His playstyle is, while a neat concept, useless for the team as a whole. His ult is such a terrible idea. It is not instantly acting, so even if you stop Katarina's channel, she is still getting the kill on you and your adc by the time it lands, it prevents damage to enemies even if it isn't intended by the player to do that.