Bard only has 1 useful ability and leaves his ADC 2v1 most of the laning phase

HV Frsty··2 votes·3,190 views

So, Bard only has one useful ability and that is his ultimate. Overall, as a support champion he leaves his ADC 2v1 because he relies on his roaming ability which leaves your ADC susceptible to being dove or just zoned every CS, making him useless all game. On top of this, his ganks are weaker than champions like: Nami, Annie, Thresh, Blitzcrank, Braum. His heal is weaker than Nami's, Sona's, Soraka's, and Taric's (Although Taric's is less mana efficient), his tunnel can be used by both teammates and enemies, being slower than Thresh's lantern, and allowing enemies to knock people out of the tunnel and damage them while inside the tunnel. The only useful ability he has is his ultimate, which if it's not positioned perfectly this is a useless ability anyway. It can be used to disengage a fight which is only good in certain situations. However, if you use the ultimate to avoid an ability like Ziggs' ultimate or Jinx ultimate, it sets up the enemy team to destroy your back line as soon as you're out of it JUST like Zhonya's.

Note: He is a fun champion to play, but overall an extremely weak one. Damage is subpar, heal is subpar, ganks are worse than other champions and that is what he excels at, and his team fighting is weak. Overall this champion needs to be MASSIVELY buffed or reworked to be viable competitively.

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Stars Shaper4 votes

The fact is that he is a pure support, not a mage/burster/CC support. ADCs have to learn that holding the lane is their job too. I always leave 3 shrines in safe positions and I never went too far from the lane. Yet all the ADCs thought their only job was to farm and ignored even the others' poke leaving me always manaless because I had to cast shrines directly on them since they refused to back to the ones I left in the nearing of our turret.

Ash Lockheart1 votes

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The fact is that he is a pure support, not a mage/burster/CC support. ADCs have to learn that holding the lane is their job too. I always leave 3 shrines in safe positions and I never went too far from the lane. Yet all the ADCs thought their only job was to farm and ignored even the others' poke leaving me always manaless because I had to cast shrines directly on them since they refused to back to the ones I left in the nearing of our turret.

All I have to say is as soon as i see the bard roam I combo that adc with my support and laugh.

Frost the Reaper2 votes

That's why bard shouldn't roam unless your gone. Also: bard should never roam while there is an enemy teemo. Why? I laid down 10 shrooms on one chime and insta-gibbed him every time :D

Ash Lockheart1 votes

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That's why bard shouldn't roam unless your gone. Also: bard should never roam while there is an enemy teemo. Why? I laid down 10 shrooms on one chime and insta-gibbed him every time :D

Really? Lol At least I know what happens now when I see a teemo going agenst a bard. Lol. Sorry I am just picturing that shroom and bard. Haha

Frost the Reaper2 votes

I kinda felt sorry for the poor guy: Then i realized he was worth 400 gold every time i killed him and got over it.

Stars Shaper2 votes

That's the exact reason because I was really careful to chose when to get dem chimes and never went too far.

I played a lot as ADC so I know how it feels to be alone in lane xD

Raptamei4 votes

"Kalista does no damage and is useless" -boards 1 day after release.

HV Frsty1 votes

But Kalista actually has an extremely useful kit, where as Bard does nothing better than any other support.

OhOkYea4 votes

Bard seems useless, but really most ADC mains are completely useless. I usually can't wait for laning phase to end so I can go support top/mid/jung instead

HV Frsty1 votes

Support is all about carrying the laning phase because ADC's are generally weak early game, with a few exceptions. You either survive the laning phase or completely lose it with Bard, you will never win laning phase.

Alljoy1 votes

You also said Rek'Sai seemed 'incredibly weak', so.. yeah.

HV Frsty1 votes

He did look weak on PBE.

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