BardMatchups Spreadsheet
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Optimized Bard builds, runes, skill orders, and matchup strategies — plus expert tips and guides for every Bard matchup. Brought to you by League of Matchups, your source for counter-picking insights.
| Matchup | Threat | Games | WR | ADC Gold @ 15 | ADC Gold Diff | Tips | |
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 Nami  | Easy | 1048 | 51% | -250 | -568 | 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. 50.83% WR 1,025 Matches Summoner Spells  50.33% WR 453 Matches Skill OrderQ 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. 1 5 7 8 9 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. 2 3 10 12 13 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. 4 14  R 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                      51.5% WR427 Matches       Starting Items  48.8% WR 363 Matches Core Items   50.0% WR 40 Matches 4th Item Options58.1% WR117 Matches  41.6% WR113 Matches 53.8% WR65 Matches 5th Item Options66.7% WR42 Matches  60.9% WR23 Matches 77.3% WR22 Matches 6th Item Options28.6% WR7 Matches 33.3% WR3 Matches 100.0% WR2 Matches Laning Phase (@15 min)Gold Diff+205 CS Diff-2 XP Diff+66 Ally Ganks1.81 Enemy Ganks1.87 KDA1 / 2 / 4 End of GameTotal Gold Diff+612 Total CS Diff+5 Total XP Diff0 KDA3 / 5 / 14 Split Push | |||||||
 Lulu | Easy | 886 | 49% | -242 | -666 | 💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip! | |
 Karma | Favored | 721 | 49% | -263 | -433 | 💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip! | |
 Thresh | Easy | 716 | 51% | -317 | -613 | 💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip! | |
 Milio | Easy | 677 | 49% | -94 | -617 | 💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip! | |
 Sona | Favored | 651 | 47% | +8 | -44 | 💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip! | |
 Nautilus | Easy | 538 | 52% | -442 | -739 | 💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip! | |
 Janna | Easy | 520 | 45% | -27 | -270 | 💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip! | |