My team just got trolled and I had to Bard top vs Fiora
I won lane..then we won the game
Like, legit won lane vs fiora..as Bard.
I also played this a few times in normals once vs a swain top and once vs a rengar top. I won both times as well.
I think Bard might just be a pretty good solo laner. I know a lot of people hate him and don't find him worth much but I find him enjoyable and his kit offers a lot to the team.
I was able to bait Fiora who had full hp and was chasing me who had around 5% hp into my team with my portal.
I also set up perfect wombos with amumu/kat with my ult.
I'm not gonna claim this to be OP but I do think Bard can make a pretty good solo laner..if any questions on how this worked i'd be happy to answer
