Arena Companion — Builds, Augments and Matchups

Patch 26.18Arena build

Bard

supportmage

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Bard.

Arena tier

Top 3

43.5%

Avg. place

3.79

Pick rate

8.1%

Ban rate

3.9%

KDA

2.37

Games

42,901

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Sword of Blossoming Dawn

35% pick · 15K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Puppeteer

15% pick · 6.5K games

Round 4

Core item

Nashor's Tooth

34% pick · 14K games

Round 6

Core item

Rabadon's Deathcap

26% pick · 11K games

Round 9

Core item

Guinsoo's Rageblade

11% pick · 1.8K games

Round 11

Late game

Wooglet's Witchcap

5.0% pick · 738 games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

First-Aid Kit
4867 games
11.0%
ADAPt
3577 games
8.0%
Desecrator
2431 games
6.0%
Witchful Thinking
2482 games
5.8%

Gold

Quest: Angel of Retribution
8409 games
20.0%
Marksmage
6299 games
15.0%
Dark Blessing
4460 games
10.0%
Transmute: Prismatic
3151 games
7.3%

Prismatic

Protein Shake
5112 games
12.0%
Jeweled Gauntlet
3756 games
9.0%
Feel the Burn
3280 games
8.0%
Righteous Fury
3285 games
7.7%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Bard, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Puppeteer

15% pick · 6510 games

Runecarver

13% pick · 5714 games

Empyrean Promise

10% pick · 4155 games

Night Harvester

8.0% pick · 3355 games

Reality Fracture

7.0% pick

Moonflair Spellblade

6.0% pick

Cruelty

6.0% pick

Eleisa's Miracle

5.0% pick

Dragonheart

5.0% pick

Reaper's Toll

7.0% pick

Everfrost

6.0% pick

Sanguine Gift

5.0% pick

Innervating Locket

4.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Berserker's Greaves

32% pick · 14K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

23% pick · 9.8K games

Sorcerer's Shoes

9.0% pick · 3.8K games

Mercury's Treads

9.0% pick · 3.8K games

Plated Steelcaps

4.0% pick · 1.8K games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Power

51% pick · 8K games

Juice of Vitality

23% pick · 3.6K games

Cappa Juice

17% pick · 2.6K games

Juice of Haste

9.0% pick · 1.3K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Nashor's Tooth

34% pick · 14K games

Round 6 options

Rabadon's Deathcap

26% pick · 11K games

Round 9 options

Guinsoo's Rageblade

4.0% pick · 1.8K games

Wooglet's Witchcap

2.0% pick · 738 games

Moonstone Renewer

1.0% pick · 627 games

Jak'Sho, The Protean

1.0% pick · 561 games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Bard in the source sample.

Xin Zhao

50% Top 3 · +6.0

702 games

Sett

50% Top 3 · +6.0

856 games

Singed

49% Top 3 · +5.7

695 games

Sion

48% Top 3 · +4.7

711 games

Zed

48% Top 3 · +4.3

711 games

Swain

48% Top 3 · +4.3

730 games

Jinx

48% Top 3 · +4.0

682 games

Mordekaiser

47% Top 3 · +3.0

717 games

Katarina

46% Top 3 · +2.5

766 games

Tristana

46% Top 3 · +2.5

856 games

Caitlyn

46% Top 3 · +2.2

767 games

Kai'Sa

46% Top 3 · +2.0

733 games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Bard's Arena results.

Cho'Gath

42% Top 3

5.5K games

Sion

42% Top 3

5.7K games

Swain

43% Top 3

5.8K games

Sett

43% Top 3

6.5K games

Tristana

44% Top 3

6.4K games

Jhin

44% Top 3

6.4K games

Ornn

44% Top 3

6.3K games

Twisted Fate

45% Top 3

6.1K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Quest: Angel of Retribution · Marksmage · Protein Shake

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

36.06 · 42,901 games

Patch 26.18Arena build

Bard

supportmage

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Bard.

Arena tier

Top 3

43.5%

Avg. place

3.79

Pick rate

8.1%

Ban rate

3.9%

KDA

2.37

Games

42,901

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Sword of Blossoming Dawn

35% pick · 15K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Puppeteer

15% pick · 6.5K games

Round 4

Core item

Nashor's Tooth

34% pick · 14K games

Round 6

Core item

Rabadon's Deathcap

26% pick · 11K games

Round 9

Core item

Guinsoo's Rageblade

11% pick · 1.8K games

Round 11

Late game

Wooglet's Witchcap

5.0% pick · 738 games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

First-Aid Kit
4867 games
11.0%
ADAPt
3577 games
8.0%
Desecrator
2431 games
6.0%
Witchful Thinking
2482 games
5.8%

Gold

Quest: Angel of Retribution
8409 games
20.0%
Marksmage
6299 games
15.0%
Dark Blessing
4460 games
10.0%
Transmute: Prismatic
3151 games
7.3%

Prismatic

Protein Shake
5112 games
12.0%
Jeweled Gauntlet
3756 games
9.0%
Feel the Burn
3280 games
8.0%
Righteous Fury
3285 games
7.7%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Bard, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Puppeteer

15% pick · 6510 games

Runecarver

13% pick · 5714 games

Empyrean Promise

10% pick · 4155 games

Night Harvester

8.0% pick · 3355 games

Reality Fracture

7.0% pick

Moonflair Spellblade

6.0% pick

Cruelty

6.0% pick

Eleisa's Miracle

5.0% pick

Dragonheart

5.0% pick

Reaper's Toll

7.0% pick

Everfrost

6.0% pick

Sanguine Gift

5.0% pick

Innervating Locket

4.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Berserker's Greaves

32% pick · 14K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

23% pick · 9.8K games

Sorcerer's Shoes

9.0% pick · 3.8K games

Mercury's Treads

9.0% pick · 3.8K games

Plated Steelcaps

4.0% pick · 1.8K games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Power

51% pick · 8K games

Juice of Vitality

23% pick · 3.6K games

Cappa Juice

17% pick · 2.6K games

Juice of Haste

9.0% pick · 1.3K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Nashor's Tooth

34% pick · 14K games

Round 6 options

Rabadon's Deathcap

26% pick · 11K games

Round 9 options

Guinsoo's Rageblade

4.0% pick · 1.8K games

Wooglet's Witchcap

2.0% pick · 738 games

Moonstone Renewer

1.0% pick · 627 games

Jak'Sho, The Protean

1.0% pick · 561 games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Bard in the source sample.

Xin Zhao

50% Top 3 · +6.0

702 games

Sett

50% Top 3 · +6.0

856 games

Singed

49% Top 3 · +5.7

695 games

Sion

48% Top 3 · +4.7

711 games

Zed

48% Top 3 · +4.3

711 games

Swain

48% Top 3 · +4.3

730 games

Jinx

48% Top 3 · +4.0

682 games

Mordekaiser

47% Top 3 · +3.0

717 games

Katarina

46% Top 3 · +2.5

766 games

Tristana

46% Top 3 · +2.5

856 games

Caitlyn

46% Top 3 · +2.2

767 games

Kai'Sa

46% Top 3 · +2.0

733 games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Bard's Arena results.

Cho'Gath

42% Top 3

5.5K games

Sion

42% Top 3

5.7K games

Swain

43% Top 3

5.8K games

Sett

43% Top 3

6.5K games

Tristana

44% Top 3

6.4K games

Jhin

44% Top 3

6.4K games

Ornn

44% Top 3

6.3K games

Twisted Fate

45% Top 3

6.1K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Quest: Angel of Retribution · Marksmage · Protein Shake

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

36.06 · 42,901 games