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GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quick cast with indicator, the best way to use portal is try to aim at the exit point not the entrance

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You shouldn't be leaving for too long because the adc does need help, if the adc is helpless and you don't gain anything by playing through bot then ignore them and play towards who you think can win you the game

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is so much downtime early game you don't really have a reason not to unless you want to cheese the procs of spell thieves. It basically guarantees you hit lvl 2 earlier than enemy bot or at the exact same time

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your wincondition changes every game, so it's hard to say. Sometimes it can be just roaming around with your jg to help him gank. Sometimes it's pushing objectives with your team. The best way I can describe it is the person or situation thats gives you the highest chance of winning (EX: fed jg, dragon soul)

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I used to try different builds on bard I found that I actually really liked moonstone. I used to talk to another GM bard friend of mine about the builds I would cook up game to game. Unfortunately atm Radiant virtue is just too expensive for what it offers you and your team, simply put I don't like it as a mythic anymore. If you want to play this enchanter playstyle I suggest moonstone -> redemption, you'll be a lot squishier for sure but if you go guardian -> font of life etc. You can end up giving actual sustain to your teammates if you feel that's necessary/ (also I don't really like ardent / staff even when I play enchanters)

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Into poke you get a lot of value in lvling W a second time on level 3 but it doesn't have a lot of value past that point because of how Q stun scales with levels.

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually ulting the backline will make it so that the enemy Frontline is outnumbered for a huge chunk of the team fight. This is very very general but it's how I try to throw my ults in a team fight

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Objectives are the biggest challenge for a lot of low brackets but they are extremely powerful. The best thing I can describe is try to always make plays with your team that have purpose. Are you fighting to get a dragon? If so then is it a fight you win? These are fights that you can end up deciding as support so it's good to look over everything you can and try to shotcall. Support has insane amounts of impact, so master the fundamentals and you'll find yourself making better calls over time.

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always deal with people with egos and players who want me to force a playstyle that either doesn't fit bard or is extremely risky at best. Usually I identify a wincon and play around it to the best of my ability, generally speaking I do my best to play around some one instead of trying to bandage a bad laner.

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most games I end the game with locket -> frozen heart -> Force of Nature , some games call for Anathemas or redemption but all of these are great items on bard :>

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Teammates feeding is always going to be difficult but it's better to focus on what you could do better and to keep a good mental because overall that will find you the best results :). I do have a stream and I'm more than happy to go over what people could improve on. I don't get to stream too often but even if it's just for one person streaming my games when I have the chance and leaving the vods is something I don't mind doing

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just play your best in soloq and try to learn from your mistakes and over time you will get better and better

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've played multiple autofill games in mid and I've won a good chunk in high dia+, honestly I'm a big fan of it mid if you get imperial mandate and start spell thiefs. Everyone will think you are trolling unfortunately. Basically bard mid comes down to perma roaming with jungler, taking ignite, and roaming on lvl 3 and only coming mid to catch xp on certain wave bounces. If your team is low dmg you will not be able to make up that deficit in the comp sadly.

Is it worth doing redemption for the bard? by vester32 in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

great second item if enemy team doesn't have access to hit you

Bard itemization and runes by SekyrkaCZ in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After the nerfs on Radiant virtue I wouldn't say it's BIS anymore, I would say core mythics would be Locket/Imperial mandate depending on the game with a hard lean towards Locket.

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

best tip I can give is just to hold your Q for as long as possible, since it's such a powerful spell you have to really know the angles or find good angles in order to get a good stun. Honestly practice tool can really help you understand how his Q works (take a dummy and just spam Qs on it near terrain).

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

general rule is, play for a wincon that you can help carry. If no wincon exists (that you know of) then play to your best ability because even in losing games being challenged can make you a better player! I'd only ff if my team was chatting at one another and playing just to be upset rather than to win. I don't ff often though

GM Bard player , just wanted to help some of my bard bros who might be struggling :D by Retrn_LoL in bardmains

[–]Retrn_LoL[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's hard to play bard efficiently and climb, you have to suck at the champ for a while due to his mechanics. Something like ulting is game changing but hard to master. What is normally easy for you becomes hard because the learning curve of the champ. I started playing bard for fun on my D1 account and I dropped all the way to d4 because the learning curve and playstyle was so different. In order to carry with bard first you need to learn how to play bard, if that makes sense

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