Talk:Bard/@comment-8506165-20150325045212/@comment-8506165-20150325154156

Because it's incredibly poor stat-wise until it's finished - Catalyst and Blasting Wand do not make you strong in lane which is important on bot. Even when it is finished, it's got to ramp up for 10 minutes, meaning you want to finish it early which isn't easy on a support budget unless you delay Sightstone, which is obviously a terrible idea. And when it is finished, you're almost 3k gold into your build with an item that gives you 60 AP, 450 health and 450 mana, with nothing that particularly helps you support your team. No auras, actives... nada. And on Bard specifically; he scales poorly with AP.

Shall I continue, or is that enough?