Who counters Bard Support?

On patch 26.19 the hardest Support matchups for Bard are Senna (32.31%), Lux (36.00%), Seraphine (43.88%). The percentage is Bard's win rate in that matchup.

Who does Bard Support counter?

On patch 26.19 Bard does best against Pyke (59.74%), Morgana (58.73%), Yuumi (56.94%).

Bard Support build and counters

Bard Support has a 48.5% win rate with 1.4% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier C. Based on our analysis of 2 431 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Bard on Support.

Last Updated September 29, 2026

Games 2 431

Win rate 48.5%

Tier C

Bard

Support · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games: 2 431
Wins: 1 179
Win rate: 48.5%
Pick rate: 1.4%
Ban rate: 1.08%
Difficulty: Hard

Bard Support stats

3 745

Physical Damage

7 917

Magic Damage

1 333

True Damage

12 995

Total Damage

25 760

Damage Taken

6 949

Healing

2.8

Kills

6.3

Deaths

15.5

Assists

1.1

Max Kill Spree

9 503

Gold

Minions Killed

0.4

Jungle CS

Bard Support Builds

Runes

Domination

Inspiration

Stat Shards

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Core Items

Item 4

100%

Item 5

100%

Item 6

100%

Item 7

100%

Skill Priority

Popularity0.37%Win rate33.33%

Popularity0.25%Win rate50%

Bard Support skill order

On patch 26.19 Bard Support most often maxes Q > W > E, used in 92.95% of games with a 49.60% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, W, E.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

Cosmic Binding
Caretaker's Shrine
Magical Journey

Win rate: 49.60%
Pick rate: 92.95%
Games: 2 016

Other options

Win rate 50.93%Pick rate 4.98%
Win rate 59.46%Pick rate 1.71%

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

Cosmic Binding
Caretaker's Shrine
Magical Journey

Win rate: 47.89%
Pick rate: 86.58%
Games: 2 084

Other options

Win rate 55.74%Pick rate 7.60%
Win rate 44.19%Pick rate 3.57%

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Bard Support counters

Bard Support struggles most against Senna (32.31%), Lux (36.00%), Seraphine (43.88%) and has the easiest time against Pyke (59.74%), Morgana (58.73%), Yuumi (56.94%). Percentages are Bard's win rate in each matchup, based on 2 431 ranked solo games of Bard in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Bard

Lowest Bard win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Bard's win rate.

Champions Bard counters

Highest Bard win rate in the lane matchup.

All Bard Support matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Bard's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

Opponent	Bard win rate	Games	Gold diff @15
Senna	32.31%	65	−402
Games 65 Gold diff @15 −402
Lux	36.00%	125	−360
Games 125 Gold diff @15 −360
Karma	43.37%	83	+8
Games 83 Gold diff @15 +8
Seraphine	43.88%	98	−87
Games 98 Gold diff @15 −87
Nautilus	44.64%	112	+64
Games 112 Gold diff @15 +64
Pantheon	46.15%	52	−355
Games 52 Gold diff @15 −355
Nami	46.23%	106	+132
Games 106 Gold diff @15 +132
Thresh	46.47%	170	+89
Games 170 Gold diff @15 +89
Blitzcrank	49.37%	79	+146
Games 79 Gold diff @15 +146
Lulu	49.64%	137	+262
Games 137 Gold diff @15 +262
Leona	50.47%	107	+306
Games 107 Gold diff @15 +306
Janna	51.79%	112	+134
Games 112 Gold diff @15 +134
Milio	52.05%	73	+409
Games 73 Gold diff @15 +409
Braum	53.57%	56	+358
Games 56 Gold diff @15 +358
Soraka	55.36%	56	+263
Games 56 Gold diff @15 +263
Yuumi	56.94%	72	+353
Games 72 Gold diff @15 +353
Morgana	58.73%	63	−3
Games 63 Gold diff @15 −3
Pyke	59.74%	77	−384
Games 77 Gold diff @15 −384

Bard in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Bard outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Bard Top

Win rate: 25%
Pick rate: 0%
Games: 8

Bard Jungle

Win rate: 45.31%
Pick rate: 0.04%
Games: 64

Skill max order

Win rate 50.00%

Bard Middle

Win rate: 50%
Pick rate: 0%
Games: 8

Bard Bottom

Win rate: 44.44%
Pick rate: 0.01%
Games: 9

Game duration popularity

Game length	Share of games
0–15 min	4.7%
16–20 min	4.4%
21–25 min	15.6%
26–30 min	32.2%
31–35 min	25.7%
36–40 min	11.3%
41+ min	6.2%

Win rate by game duration

Game length	Win rate
0–15 min	43%
16–20 min	52.8%
21–25 min	47.8%
26–30 min	49.5%
31–35 min	47.4%
36–40 min	48.5%
41+ min	51%

Win rate by objective secured

First Blood secured55.9%
First Dragon secured61.3%
First Herald secured63.6%
First Tower secured68.9%
First Baron secured76.9%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Bard Support?: On patch 26.19 the hardest Support matchups for Bard are Senna (32.31%), Lux (36.00%), Seraphine (43.88%). The percentage is Bard's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Bard Support counter?: On patch 26.19 Bard does best against Pyke (59.74%), Morgana (58.73%), Yuumi (56.94%).
What is the best Bard Support skill order?: On patch 26.19 Bard Support most often maxes Q > W > E, used in 92.95% of games with a 49.60% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, W, E.

How the Bard Support page is built

Where the data comes from

This Bard Support page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Bard in Support is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Bard performs in Support, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Bard in Support.

This Bard Support data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.

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