Keria’s Bard Build Guide: How to Dominate Your Ranked Games
If you want to dominate your ranked games in the 2023 League of Legends World Championship, take inspiration from Keria’s immaculate Bard play in T1’s upset victory over JD Gaming. Learn how to play the Wandering Caretaker like a pro and increase your chances of winning.
Bard is a unique and challenging champion in League, which is why many players tend to overlook him. Currently, his pick rate sits at just 2.5 percent in this patch, according to League stat tracking site U.GG.
However, during T1’s domination in the semifinals against JDG, Keria’s Bard was phenomenal. While he generally follows the recommended Bard builds on U.GG, there are slight differences in his runes and items that you can apply to your own games.
Bard Runes and Items
In his games against tanks, Keria chose the following runes from the Resolve tree:
- Guardian
- Font of Life
- Bone Plating
- Unflinching
In addition, he used the Domination tree runes:
- Zombie Ward
- Relentless Hunter
While we don’t have the specific details of Keria’s offensive, flex, and defense options in each game, typical choices for Bard in League matches include:
- Offensive (Attack Speed)
- Flex (Adaptive Force)
- Defense (Armor)
Against Lulu, Keria made a slight deviation by swapping Font of Life for Shield Bash. This provides bonus adaptive damage for your next basic attack after gaining a shield. It’s an alternative worth considering in your ranked games.
Runes are important, but don’t forget about summoner spells. Keria consistently used Flash and Ignite. As for items, regardless of the enemy composition, he built:
- Shard of True Ice
- Locket of the Iron Solari
- Ionian Boots of Lucidity
- Knight’s Vow
Bard Build Variations
While Keria’s Bard build differs from the U.GG recommendations of Boots of Swiftness, Deadman’s Plate, and support items like Redemption, it’s worth experimenting with variations. Keria’s success with his build makes it worth considering, even if you may not achieve the same level of performance.
Preparing for the Future
As League changes with every patch, it’s important to be open to trying new things, especially with the 2024 preseason approaching. Keep an eye on Keria’s Bard build and see if it continues to have an impact in League ranked games and the Worlds 2023 Finals, where T1 will face off against Weibo Gaming on Nov. 19.
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