TFT Set 17.6
Bard, a 5-cost Meeple unit in TFT Set 17

Bard

5 Magic Caster 
Ultra Friendly Object
Summon a flying saucer over the current target that lasts 4 seconds. Each second it deals 240 / 360 / 3000 Ability Power magic damage to the target, plus 135 / 205 / 1500 Ability Power magic damage split between all enemies within 1 hex. The saucer deals 30% increased damage to Tanks.

If an enemy under the UFO dies, Bard has a 15 / 20 / 100% chance to abduct them and create a 1-star copy on your bench.

Meep bonus: On combat start, grant the nearest ? Meeple allies an additional Meep.
Augmented Duration
5
Damage Per Second
Ability Power
Split Damage Per Second
Ability Power
Secondary Hex Range
1
Tank Damage Increase
0.3
Abduct Chance
0.15 / 0.2 / 1
Meeple Allies
–

Traits

  • Conduit 
    Innate: Conduits gain 20% additional Mana from all sources.

Your team gains Mana Regen, increased for Conduits.
  • Meeple 
    Meeple attract Meeps that empower Meeple abilities in meepy ways. They also gain bonus Health.

Cloning time = Champion cost

Bard enables

  • Bench

    The offboard storage row (default 9 slots) where unfielded champions and held items sit between rounds. Augments may expand bench slots, populate it with new units, randomize its contents, or scale rewards off whether it's empty or full — distinct from on-field summons.

  • Summon

    Adds a unit to the field — temporary or permanent. Covers ability summons (pets and minions like Fizz's Mega Meeps), trait-spawned minions and relics (Shepherd's Bia and Bayin, Bulwark's placeable relic, Primordian Swarmlings), resurrect/revive of fallen allies, and bench-to-field arrivals (the Thresh's Lantern artifact flings a benched unit onto the board). Summon-buff augments scale these. Bench refers to expanding bench slots, not the act of summoning; clone refers to making an exact copy of an existing unit, not summoning a new entity.