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Bard Counters
Looking for the best pick against Bard? Mage support with crowd control and poke. Solid against engage and poke. Below are the champions that counter Bard the hardest, and the champions Bard beats.
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Best counters against Bard
TaricSupport
SonaSupport
MaokaiSupport
SennaSupport
Tahm KenchSupport
ThreshSupport
SylasMid
EliseJungle
Bard is strong against
How to counter Bard
Bard is a roaming utility support who lives off moving around the map collecting chimes and hunting picks with his Q (which stuns when it pushes you into a wall) and his stasis ultimate. Because he spends so much time away from lane, he gets punished by supports that exploit his absences, win trades when he is present, or block his engage.
- Maokai — His sustain and roots win lane trades and punish Bard when he returns from roams; he wears him down with poke.
- Thresh — He out-ranges Bard with his own hook and out-utilities him — a higher-impact support that wins the pick duels.
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Frequently asked questions
Who counters Bard?
The champions that counter Bard best right now are Taric, Sona, Maokai. They have favorable matchups against Bard by win rate.
What lane does Bard play?
Bard is mainly played as Support, currently C tier with a 49.0% win rate.