Vanguard Bard
Fast 9 Primary
Tier
Required
Econ
Item
Combat
Flex
Formula
Example
Main ▾
Main
Midgame Board
Leona 3
Lvl7
1
Lvl9
1
Traits
1
Commander
1
1
Doomer
1
1
Party Animal
1
4
Vanguard
2 > 4 > 6
3
Shepherd
3 > 5 > 7
2
Conduit
2 > 3 > 4 > 5
2
Dark Star
2 > 4 > 6 > 9
2
Voyager
2 > 3 > 4 > 5 > 6
1
Space Groove
1 > 3 > 5 > 7 > 10
2
Meeple
3 > 5 > 7 > 10
1
Anima
3 > 6
1
Psionic
2 > 4
1
Stargazer
3 > 5 > 7 > 8 > 9 > 10
9 
105 1
1
1
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Comp Variations
Flex
Meepsie
Vex
Lvl7
Midgame Board
Lvl
Lvl
Lvl9
Leona 3
Tips & Tricks
- Best played from AP opener winstreak. If you have Arbiter that provides you Leona copies, can play around the Leona version with Leona 3. Otherwise play standard with Nunu. If you do not streak enough or do not have enough gold for Level 9, play for Vanguard LeBlanc instead.
- Understanding the midgame for this comp is important. The 3 primary carries you can play around are Zoe, Viktor, and Karma. Since you should be playing this from econ Arbiter, the best carry is Viktor 2 > Zoe 2 > Karma 1. The comp is better if your (2) Psionic item is Drone or Implant.
- The comp wants to play Vex + Bard duo, but it's difficult to fit Vex on Level 9. The best unit to drop is Pyke which means losing Psionic and a Voyager. It's a big tradeoff, but could be worth if you have Vex items.
- Technically this comp can be played with Nunu instead of Leona, but the Leona line is much easier to winstreak with and get to Level 9.
Strong Conditions
+2 Tier Conditions S → OP
+1 Tier Conditions S → S+
Economy Strategy
Fast 9
- Without econ augment, fast 9 is almost impossible without win-streak.
- Level to 4 if you have upgrades and a good item to place on one of those upgrades.
- Level to 5, unless on 3-loss streak.
- Level to 6 if on 4+ win streak (scout to see if necessary in high elo) or can stay above 40g.
- Level to 6, unless you would go below 30g. If you have to stay level 5 due to low gold (rare), then level to 6 on 3-5.
- Level to 7 if you can stay above 30g, otherwise stay level 6.
- Level to 7, or 8 if you can stay above 30g.
- Level to 8. Main difference from Fast 8 is how much you roll on 8. Ideally you are high HP and don't need to roll at all. Otherwise, roll for acceptable board and accumulate gold afterward.
- Level to 9 if you are rich enough to roll 40g+. Generally only possible with economy augment or encounter.
- Level to 9 if you can roll 40g+ or if low HP.
- Level to 9 and roll for important 5-costs. For the remainder of game, roll until you hit your 2 star itemized units. Can consider level 10 after hitting.
VexNunu & WillumpSonaDoomer
Vex
5
5Default
Best-in-Slot
Alt Build 1
Alt Build 2
Patch Changes
LeonaNERF
Armor4540
Armor4540NERF
Magic Resist4540
Magic Resist4540default Ability
Previous
Patch 17.3
Gain 420/480/620/760 () Shield for 4 seconds. Bash the current target, dealing 226/339/509/867 () magic damage and stunning them for 1.75/1.75/2/2.25 seconds.
) Shield for 4 seconds. Bash the current target, dealing 226/339/509/867 () magic damage and stunning them for 1.75/1.75/2/2.25 seconds.Gain 420/480/620/760 () Shield for 4 seconds. Bash the current target, dealing 196/294/441/753 () magic damage and stunning them for 1.75/1.75/2/2.25 seconds.
) Shield for 4 seconds. Bash the current target, dealing 196/294/441/753 () magic damage and stunning them for 1.75/1.75/2/2.25 seconds.hero Ability
Previous
Patch 17.3
Gain 200/240/280/320 () Shield for 2 seconds, then dash up to 3 hexes to strike the most enemies in a line, prioritizing Tanks. The first enemy hit takes 286/488/860/1303 (
) physical damage and is stunned for 1/1.25/1.5/1.75 seconds. Additional targets take 180/270/405/385 () physical damage.
) Shield for 2 seconds, then dash up to 3 hexes to strike the most enemies in a line, prioritizing Tanks. The first enemy hit takes 286/488/860/1303 () physical damage and is stunned for 1/1.25/1.5/1.75 seconds. Additional targets take 180/270/405/385 () physical damage.Gain 200/240/280/320 () Shield for 2 seconds, then dash up to 3 hexes to strike the most enemies in a line, prioritizing Tanks. The first enemy hit takes 258/437/769/1172 () physical damage and is stunned for 1/1.25/1.5/1.75 seconds. Additional targets take 200/300/480/820 () physical damage.
) Shield for 2 seconds, then dash up to 3 hexes to strike the most enemies in a line, prioritizing Tanks. The first enemy hit takes 258/437/769/1172 () physical damage and is stunned for 1/1.25/1.5/1.75 seconds. Additional targets take 200/300/480/820 () physical damage.
17.3▾
17.3
17.2b
A → S
Board changed
Before
After
Board removed (Variation: Vex)
Removed
Board added (Variation: Leona 3)
Added
PykePykePykePykeOpener added: Arbiter Vanguard::Conduit
Flex
Leona
Tip changed from Best played when you have an Arbiter that provides you Leona copies at the end of combat so you can have 3-star Leona while pushing levels or Combat Arbiter + Worth the Wait Leona. → Best played from AP opener winstreak. If you have Arbiter that provides you Leona copies, can play around the Leona version with Leona 3. Otherwise play standard with Nunu. If you do not streak enough or do not have enough gold for Level 9, play for Vanguard LeBlanc instead.
Tip changed from If you have a combat Arbiter, play LeBlanc over Meepsie. Do not play Arbiter on your final board if your Arbiter effect is getting Leona copies (the 1g a round is not worth the loss in combat power). → Technically this comp can be played with Nunu instead of Leona, but the Leona line is much easier to winstreak with and get to Level 9.
Removed 
Radiant Gargoyle Stoneplate with tier modifier +3
Radiant Gargoyle Stoneplate with tier modifier +3Removed 
Soraka's Miracle with tier modifier +1
Soraka's Miracle with tier modifier +1Removed 
Lightshield Crest with tier modifier +1
Lightshield Crest with tier modifier +1Removed 
The Indomitable with tier modifier +1
The Indomitable with tier modifier +1Removed Tip: Technically this comp can be played with Nunu instead of Leona, but the Leona line is much easier to winstreak with and get to Level 9.
Arbiter VanguardArbiter 2Vanguard 2Formula
Flex
Flex
Example
Teemo
TeemoFormula
Flex
Example
Honestly strong comp but got out tanked by lulu reroll build (pantheon + maokai 3 stars) and i had solo plate leona 3 star with 3 stoneplates. could it be possible to try and fit this backline into a chunckier frontline.
this position get destroyed by Yi and Riven
Fixed-ish. Still need to use your head, but generally just want to avoid the tank that walks up on the right side from being too far from the main tank so that when the Yi finishes killing it, he moves to main tank. Also censored your comment, sorry lol
you are right and it remains B tier unless bard gets better burst
Great comp to cap out teemo reroll if on win streak/good econ augment. Keep playing teemo 3 until you hit vex 2 and and zoe 3 can be played over bard 2
Brother, i love your site. But this comp sucks ass, just change bard to vex