Talk:Bard/@comment-4091261-20150531011308/@comment-5002589-20150604103627

http://matchhistory.euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/EUW1/2135162209/28143897?tab=stats

^ That there is an example of how well Bard can do. I had the largest amount of champion damage by far, and all due to my constant harassment of them at all stages of the game.

The match played out like this:

Early game: Constantly poking the ADC and support until they were forced to leave the lane. My carry can then farm safely for a couple of minutes while I collect some chimes and gank mid. This gave our team the effective power of two junglers while also granting our carry solo experience for quite some time early on, giving them a massive lead over our opponents.

Mid game: With the first tier turrets mostly gone, both the carry and I roam constantly helping the other lanes. With Bard's ganking potential being stupidly good when combined with a carry's damage, the other lanes that had been struggling a little began to catch up. I also started to build damaging items such as Lich Bane (and later Ludens) in combination with Frost Queen's Claim and Sightstone.

Late game: At this point, I simply roamed the map looking for people to pick off. With Lich Bane and Ludens synergizing so well with Bard, I was doing the most damage in the game and could happily solo anyone on their team. After picking someone off, with or without the help of my teammates, we pushed hard, eventually winning the game.

TL;DR, Bard is not bad. At all. He has the potential to do a disgusting amount of damage on par with people like Veigar, while having the most diverse kit in the game as far as ganks and roaming is concerned.