Bard Counters

Every figure here, covering both the champions Bard beats and the ones that beat Bard, comes from live ranked Support matchup data. At present, Bard has its weakest results against Poppy, Rell and Nautilus. Poppy is the hardest counter of the group: Bard wins only 42.0% of its 807 logged games against her. In the other direction, Mel, Yuumi and Sylas are matchups where Bard does well, so they are safer lanes to take on.

Each card lists Bard’s win rate in that matchup along with the number of games it is based on. A result drawn from tens of thousands of games deserves more trust than one resting on a few hundred. Easy, Even and Hard labels are assigned from the win rate alone: under 48% is Hard, over 52% is Easy. They help with reading the data but are not a separate statistic. The data covers ranked games at Emerald and above in all regions on patch 16.13.1, and it updates every 48 hours, so the rankings shift as the meta does. A counter table only tells part of the story, so pair it with the current Bard build for the best items and runes, or visit the Bard champion page for ability details and the full profile.