Bard Counters
Champions that beat Bard
- Blitzcranksupport
Rocket Grab (Q) reaches 1079 range, beyond Cosmic Binding (Q)'s 950. Bard has no dash after a hook lands, and Power Fist (E) plus Static Field (R) chains a silence-stun combo that forces the lane to play 1v2 for 30 seconds.
- Galiosupport
Shield of Durand (W) tankiness absorbs Cosmic Binding (Q) damage and Justice Punch (E) closes the gap to taunt Bard while he has no dash. Hero's Entrance (R) global engage punishes him whenever he roams and leaves the ADC alone.
- Lulusupport
Whimsy (W) polymorph is point-and-click and turns Bard into a critter during the Magical Journey (E) tunnel windup. Help, Pix! (E) shields the ADC through Cosmic Binding (Q) and Wild Growth (R) knocks him off any dive.
- Pantheonsupport
Pantheon all-ins at level 2-3 punish Bard's weak early stats. Comet Spear (Q) plus Shield Vault (W) stun bleed Bard faster than a rank-1 Caretaker's Shrine (W) can refill him, and Aegis Assault (E) blocks Cosmic Binding (Q).
- Threshsupport
Death Sentence (Q) reaches 1075 range, well past Cosmic Binding (Q)'s 950. Flay (E) knocks Bard out of his Cosmic Binding angle on the wall, and The Box (R) walls off Magical Journey (E) tunnel escapes.
Champions Bard beats
- Alistarsupport
Tempered Fate (R) freezes Alistar mid Headbutt (W) dash. Magical Journey (E) tunnel disengages every commit, and Cosmic Binding (Q) stun lands during the Pulverize (Q) cast point before the knock-up resolves.
- LeBlancmid
Tempered Fate (R) interrupts Distortion (W) mid-jump on the return cast and locks LeBlanc in stasis before the second hop fires. Cosmic Binding (Q) wall-stun then kills her before Mimic (R) is back up to chain damage.
- Morganasupport
Dark Binding (Q) reaches 1250 to Cosmic Binding's 950, so you answer only after she has thrown and missed, and then the wall-stun on her squishy frame is lethal. Tempered Fate (R) freezes her mid Soul Shackles (R) tether so the chain stun never resolves.
- Nautilussupport
Nautilus relies on Dredge Line (Q) hook plus Depth Charge (R) commit. Dredge Line reaches 1150 to Cosmic Binding's 950, so you sit behind minions and punish the miss, and Tempered Fate (R) freezes him mid Depth Charge (R) chase so the bounce stuns never land.
- Rellsupport
Bard's Magical Journey E opens a wall portal that bypasses Crash Down's landing position, neutralising Rell's only ranged engage path. Tempered Fate R stasis freezes the pulled targets out of Magnet Storm ticks.
- Seraphinesupport
Cosmic Binding (Q) stuns Seraphine before Beat Drop (E) lands, and Tempered Fate (R) stasis cancels her Encore (R) mid-channel. Bard chimes give him a roam-speed advantage that lets him collect a level and item lead while Seraphine stays planted in lane.
- Sorakasupport
Soraka's only lockdown is Equinox (E), which silences and roots only when the zone expires, and she has no dash. Cosmic Binding (Q) into a wall-stun pins her at 950 range, then the Caretaker's Shrine (W) speed-up lets the ADC walk up for the kill.
- Zacsupport
Magical Journey E opens a wall portal that bypasses E landing zone, repositioning the ADC out of Stretching Strikes Q pull range. Tempered Fate R stasis-locks Zac mid-air during Elastic Slingshot E charge, and Caretaker's Shrine W heals provide trade sustain.
