Finally they're starting to buff Bard even more.

This champion needs serious help. I haven't seen a single Bard in ranked do well in my diamond games because of his lack of impact in his kit. Every champion does better. I will use Nami for example. Her Q is a knockup meaning tenacity will not work AND it's a skill shot that can be aimed over anything meaning unlike Bards Q, you can just knockup anyone without having there to be another minion/monster/champion/terrain along with the missile speed faster than Bards Q So it's never situational. Nami heals way more than Bard. Even when you let Bards heal charge up all the way, nami still heals more AND it damages enemy. And guess what? She has it on a lower cooldown and low mana cost. Oh you can have 3 heal charges with bard at once? Well have fun wasting 300 mana level one and up putting them down. Hope you take care of them because they can be stepped on. And I also prefer Nami's ult over Bard ANY DAY. Bigger radius that covers the lane, knocks up and slows? Bard has a little tiny zhonya circle that does travel slightly faster but is easily dodged. Nami's ult has WAY more impact in teamfights than Bard's ult.

Here is my suggestion, Riot.

Buff his passive. His chimes is not worth roaming out of lane and the reward you get for picking them up is so unsatisfying. Increase the missile speed on his q, make his heal charge faster with a lower mana cost. and his ult... I don't even know lol.