Best Bard Support Runes - League of Legends (Season 15)

Guardian Bard support currently holds a 49.6% win rate with a 26.2% pick rate (based on 11,259 matches) in Patch 15.3.

Primary Rune Path: Resolve

• Guardian (Keystone)
• Font of Life
• Conditioning
• Overgrowth

Secondary Rune Path: Domination

• Deep Ward
• Relentless Hunter

Strong Matchups:

• Xerath (55.4% WR)
• Blitzcrank (54.6% WR)
• Brand (53.7% WR)
• Soraka (53.3% WR)
• Alistar (52.1% WR)
• Zyra (52.0% WR)

Weak Matchups:

• Poppy (45.9% WR)
• Maokai (46.0% WR)
• Vel'Koz (47.9% WR)
• Pyke (48.0% WR)
• Senna (48.2% WR)
• Swain (48.3% WR)

Best ADC Synergies:

• Swain (57.9% WR)
• Seraphine (56.5% WR)
• Vayne (53.5% WR)
• Ziggs (53.4% WR)
• Zeri (53.0% WR)
• Aphelios (52.0% WR)

Essential Tips:

1. Collect Chimes when no minions are about to die to avoid losing XP
2. Harass melee champions with empowered auto-attacks during their last-hitting
3. Place health shrines (W) strategically - behind you and your ADC, out of enemy reach but easily accessible

These runes optimize Bard's roaming potential while maintaining lane presence and survivability. The Guardian keystone provides essential protection for both you and your allies during trades and engages.

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