BardMatchups
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| Matchup | Threat | Games | WR | ADC Gold @ 15 | ADC Gold Diff | Tips | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nami | Easy | 2,079 | 48% | -372 | -703 | You will hard lose laning phase in terms of trading but level 6 onwards the lane just turns in your favor so use R often in 2v2 and also outroam her | |
Skill Priority Q Cosmic Binding Bard fires a missile which will slow the first enemy struck, and continue onward. If it strikes a wall, it will stun the initial target; if it strikes another enemy, it will stun them both.  W Caretaker's Shrine Reveals a Health shrine which powers up over a short time, disappearing after healing and speeding up the first ally that touches it.  E Magical Journey Bard opens a portal in nearby terrain. Allies and enemies alike can take a one-way trip through that terrain by moving into the portal. 48.8% WR 2,024 Matches Summoner Spells  48.1% WR 830 Matches Skill OrderCosmic Binding Bard fires a missile which will slow the first enemy struck, and continue onward. If it strikes a wall, it will stun the initial target; if it strikes another enemy, it will stun them both. 1 4 5 7 9 Caretaker's Shrine Reveals a Health shrine which powers up over a short time, disappearing after healing and speeding up the first ally that touches it. 2 8 10 12 13 Magical Journey Bard opens a portal in nearby terrain. Allies and enemies alike can take a one-way trip through that terrain by moving into the portal. 3  Tempered Fate Bard sends spirit energy arcing to a location, putting all champions, minions, monsters, and turrets hit into stasis for a brief time. 6 11 Bard vs Nami Runes                     49.2% WR1,244 Matches       Starting Items  48.1% WR 638 Matches Core Items   42.9% WR 175 Matches 4th Item Options54.7% WR276 Matches  48.7% WR193 Matches 59.1% WR193 Matches 5th Item Options62.9% WR89 Matches 56.4% WR78 Matches 59.5% WR42 Matches 6th Item Options72.7% WR11 Matches 85.7% WR7 Matches 66.7% WR3 Matches Laning Phase (@15 min)Gold Diff+169 CS Diff-1 XP Diff+6 Ally Ganks1.77 Enemy Ganks1.96 End of GameTotal Gold Diff+510 Total CS Diff+5 Split Push | |||||||
 Thresh | Favored | 1,413 | 49% | -513 | -843 | ||
 Karma | Favored | 1,160 | 53% | -354 | -325 | ||
 Sona | Favored | 989 | 49% | +14 | -144 | ||
 Nautilus | Favored | 962 | 51% | -486 | -941 | ||
 Lulu | Easy | 851 | 49% | -158 | -868 | ||
 Senna | Very Hard | 710 | 50% | -83 | +105 | ||
 Leona | Easy | 678 | 51% | -347 | -572 | You can outplay Leona and she won't see it coming. Whenever Leona E's a target, she ends up behind them. You want to abuse this by baiting Leona to engage on you when you're nearby a wall and Q backwards so it guarantee stuns before Leona can use her Q stun. Level 1 play extremely aggressive as she can't do much, level 2-5 outplay with the trading pattern mentioned earlier, level 6 onwards is pretty skill dependent with ultimates | |