Talk:Bard/@comment-26290243-20150528114207/@comment-5077844-20150529184239

Spellthief is better than coin during laning phase, mostly because Bard has an incredibly powerful lanepresence and will  leave his lane from time to time making coin less efficient

Late in the game, Talisman is the superior choice tho, mostly because (unless you play AP Bard) your damage is irrelevant and the speed really helps wth bard's lack of reliable utility.

Basically the best way would be to get the knife first and switch to Coin-line as soon as your poke/damage is not needed/relevant anymore