- +10 Ability Haste
Versatile: Gain 14 Attack Damage or 28 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Soulcast: Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold, 25 Health and 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive); up to 250 Health and 20 Attack Damage, or 40 Ability Power (Adaptive).
- +15 Ability Power
- +100% Mana Regeneration
- +45 Move Speed.
Magic Break: +8% Magic Penetration.
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus physical damage to minions.
- +80 Ability Power
- +7% Magic Penetration
- +10 Ability Haste
Bane: +5% Move Speed.
Spellblade: Using an ability causes the next attack used within 10 seconds to deal bonus magic damage equal to 75% base AD + 50% AP . (1.5s Cooldown) Damage is reduced vs structures.
- +250 Max Health
- +75 Ability Power
- +7% Magic Penetration
Torment: Damaging abilities or empowered attacks deal 0.6-3% () of the target's max Health as bonus magic damage over 3 seconds.
- +200 Max Health
- +75 Ability Power
- +7% Magic Penetration
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values.
- +60 Armor
- +60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion.
PASSIVE: Basic attacks and abilities generate stacks on enemy champions hit, up to one per attack or cast. Applying 3 stacks to a target within a 3 second period causes them to be struck by lightning, dealing them 40 - 194 (based on level) (+35% bonus AD) (+20% AP) Adaptive damage. ADAPTIVE DAMAGE: Deals either physical or magic damage depending on your bonus statistics, defaulting based on the origin of the effect. Cooldown: 20-13 seconds
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Every 8 seconds, the next attack will be empowered, dealing 35 - 50 bonus adaptive damage. Ranged champions deal 80% damage.
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Hitting an enemy champion with an active ability applies a mark to them, causing your next 2 attacks or active ability casts against them to deal 20 - 35 (+5% bonus AD +2.5% bonus AP) bonus adaptive damage. (15 second cooldown)
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Takedowns on enemy wards spawn a Zombie Ward in its place, granting vision of the surrounding area for 120 seconds. Additionally gain 4 Attack Damage or 8 Ability Power (max 5 stacks). (Assists on enemy wards also grant stacks and spawn Zombie Wards.)
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Blocks damage from the next triggering champion attack and 2 more attacks.
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Flash
IgniteSource: [[Sources/web-pages/2026-05-26-wrmeta-bard-build-7.1e|WR Meta]] · sampling: Diamond / Master / Challenger (Legendary tier).
Situational item swaps (explicit):
- Morellonomicon — instead of Liandry's Torment when the enemy team relies on healing
- Crown of the Shattered Queen — instead of Amaranth's Twinguard against champions with key abilities that can be blocked (e.g. Ashe, Lux, Morgana)
Counters / threats: Maokai, Vel'Koz, Nami, Karma, Senna (Extreme)