Talk:Bard/@comment-33536623-20150903032545/@comment-4091261-20150915021651

Nazareadain got it on point. The power of comes in his small, consistent advantages. The consistency comes from and allows him to maintain aggression very frequently without much cost at all.

As I mentioned before, one of most overlooked assets is his ability to replenish mana. Every other support champion that has similar harassing gameplay comes with heavy mana costs to tie them down-- is no exception; however, ability to replenish his mana allows him to extend his pressure for a much longer time.

Due to this ability being innate, he does not need to invest in mana regeneration runes or even buy mana regeneration items. This allows to use other means, such as armor/magic resistance, to get an edge over his opponents. In other words, has the option to become much tankier, unlike  and.

The weakness to squishy champions like and  are assassins, as they can burst those supports down with extreme ease. on the other hand, can actually get away with buying a and  despite being a support mage. Although, due to obtaining a bit of damage from items like  and, he functions like a fighter, and fighters are known for beating up assassins. To top it off, the utility brings is particularly devastating against assassins:
 * A that interrupts an execution in time for back up to destroy the assassin, and maybe save the victim in the process. If not, forces a disengage from the enemy with the circle of doom that appears.
 * A that can potentially flank the enemy every 9 SECONDS.

But yes, can totally his his team, if he is up against a very tanky enemy comp. How is going to temper the fate of a 3k health juggernaut charging at a half-life marksman with just a 2.5 second stasis? That juggernaut, most likely, doesn't even care. In that scenario, and  are better candidates for supports due to having more convenient peeling maneuvers for their adc; although pin either of those two up against a full team of assassins, they are in for a world of hurt.