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Bard Counters
Best and worst matchups for Bard in League of Legends — measured win rates from recent high-elo ranked games.
Win rates are live aggregates of ranked League of Legends matches from the last 30 days, recomputed daily. Per-matchup sample sizes are shown alongside every number.
Bard beats
 Smolder | 56.52% | 1,189 |
 Azir | 55.72% | 813 |
 Ashe | 53.84% | 1,952 |
 Yuumi | 53.81% | 2,362 |
 Ezreal | 53.75% | 4,891 |
 Xin Zhao | 53.33% | 1,292 |
 Trundle | 53.20% | 688 |
 Ryze | 53.10% | 1,420 |
 Nocturne | 52.55% | 1,077 |
 Seraphine | 52.51% | 2,346 |
 Miss Fortune | 52.33% | 1,716 |
 Mel | 52.33% | 923 |
Bard struggles against
 Elise | 44.10% | 2,671 |
 Ivern | 45.30% | 808 |
 Katarina | 45.86% | 2,704 |
 Warwick | 45.90% | 1,390 |
 Master Yi | 46.19% | 1,864 |
 Ahri | 46.21% | 3,681 |
 Kindred | 46.21% | 1,136 |
 Vex | 46.39% | 1,123 |
 Samira | 46.41% | 821 |
 Renata Glasc | 46.49% | 699 |
 Gangplank | 46.58% | 2,385 |
 Cassiopeia | 46.58% | 1,215 |
Frequently Asked Questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Bard in League of Legends?
- Bard's hardest measured counters right now are Elise (44.10% win rate for Bard), Ivern (45.30%) and Katarina (45.86%), from recent high-elo ranked matches.
- How do you counter Bard in LoL draft?
- Pick champions Bard loses to most often in high-elo solo queue: Elise (Bard wins only 44.10%), Ivern (45.30%), or Katarina (45.86%), and test the full 5v5 draft in the LoL Draft Predictor.
- Who does Bard counter in League of Legends?
- Bard wins most against Smolder (56.52%), Azir (55.72%) and Ashe (53.84%).
- How are Bard's matchup win rates calculated?
- All Bard counter numbers on batru.gg are observed head-to-head win rates from recent high-elo ranked matches, requiring at least 25 games before a matchup is featured.
Data updated Oct 25, 2026.