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How to Win Annie vs Bard Counter MatchupAnnie is in the a tier of champions

Annie vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Annie

based on 1,674 Annie vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Bard as Annie resulted from an evaluation of 1674 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Annie has to counter Bard in only 2.7% of her matches.

Annie vs Bard Matchup Summary

Annie has done a average job of countering Bard. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Annie against Bard games, Annie’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Bard.

Best Annie vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's TormentMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Annie to level upq
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Second ability for Annie to level upw
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Last skill for Annie to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Annie's passive ability p
Annie's q ability q
Annie's w ability w
Annie's e ability e
Annie's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Bard as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Bard

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

Advice to Win Against Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Annie vs Bard Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Bard Image
6
< Kills >
2.6
6.3
< Deaths >
4.9
8.1
< Assists >
13.3
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.56
137
< Minions Killed >
30
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.49
908
< Physical Damage >
2,750
20,342
< Magic Damage >
7,628
1,239
< True Damage >
1,002
22,490
< Damage Dealt >
11,381
18,000
< Damage Taken >
20,911
10,736
< Gold Earned >
8,865
1.74
< Towers >
1.69
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,613
< Total Healing >
6,400
13,352
< Experience >
11,212
23
< Vision Score >
61
10
< Wards Placed >
26
229
< Time Dealing CC >
470

How to Counter Bard with Annie in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several vital Annie versus Bard counter statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Bard. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Annie often has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Bard. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Bard

Who is Better, Annie or Bard?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when facing off against Bard, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes an ok counter to Bard.

While Annie does have a lower winrate than Bard, when on opposite teams, Annie also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Annie into Bard.

Moreover, Annie has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Bard. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Annie vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Annie is a somewhat poor counter for Bard. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Bard.

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Annie, we analyzed 1,674 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Bard as Annie comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Annie in order to counter Bard during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie typically racks up much more CS as Bard. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Annie versus Bard build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Bard than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average winrate of 49.5% when playing against Bard with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Bard as Annie, Annie players should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Annie vs Bard counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.5% winrate overall.

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