Rework Bard into a Jungler

arrownacks·11/14/2015, 1:16:05 PM·4 votes·856 views

When I look at Bard, I see a peaceful free spirit who wants to roam around and collecting chimes and I think his kit reflects this, but in practice you can't really get away with it and, as such, he is designated to being a bottom lane support. I think support is completely all wrong for Bard. For one, he doesn't have as much impact as other supports in lane and, secondly, it seems all wrong for his character. Bard's character doesn't really reflect the lane-bully who toots his horn at bot laners all day and occasionally drops heal shrines for the adc. No, Bard wants to be free to run around the map.

This is where I propose a rework to make Bard into a jungler. I want his gameplay to be about collecting chimes and befriending jungle monsters. As a jungler, make it so he gains significantly more EXP from chimes and instead of KILLING jungle monsters for more exp and gold income he plays music for them and they dance for a few seconds, Bard then gains exp and gold for this. After, this puts the jungle camp on a cooldown so Bard has to run around to another camp and make friends with them. Then, between all that, Bard can supply all lanes with heal shrines and gank.

Such changes would make Bard such a truly cool unique champion. This is how Bard should've been all along.

12 Comments

ElysMustache11/14/2015, 1:50:46 PM3 votes

One of the worst ideas I've seen posted on the boards, honestly.

PIMPSMOOTH11/14/2015, 1:23:13 PM3 votes

Neat concept!

[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Big Lincoln11/14/2015, 1:29:31 PM2 votes

no thanks, i like my support as-is. he's 100% functional

if you want to play him in the jungle then do it with his current kit

Oglaf11/19/2016, 8:51:24 PM2 votes

So basically Ivern

WinningRainbow11/14/2015, 1:20:21 PM2 votes

That really does make sense if you think about it. Bard players always get flamed for leaving bot to collect chimes, but as jungle they'd be able to do it without getting flamed for it.

Oglaf11/19/2016, 8:56:01 PM1 votes

Damn, I've been tricked by a Necromancer.

...again.

PIMPSMOOTH11/14/2015, 6:31:03 PM1 votes

I like this because every other game I play Bard in a normal the ADC has a complete meltdown when I roam five yards to get chimes, doesn't matter if I leave 3 heals for him - he gets himself killed by going yolo 1v2 thinking those heals and his summoner heal makes him Super Man.

arrownacks11/19/2016, 8:50:45 PM1 votes

LOL. Riot stole my idea and made my Jungle Bard concept into Ivern. That's fine, but it would be nice if I were credited for it somewhere.