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Bard vs Aatrox

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How to Beat Aatrox as Bard

based on 6,098 Bard vs Aatrox matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
3.26
Pick Rate
5.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Bard faced off against Aatrox in 6098 rounds. With so many matchups for Bard vs Aatrox provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a solid build to defeat Aatrox. This champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Bard encounters Aatrox in only 5.6% of his matches.

Bard vs Aatrox Matchup Summary

Bard does a decent job of countering Aatrox. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of matches the champs face each other in. In Bard vs Aatrox games, Bard’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Aatrox.

Best Bard vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerBloodsongImperial Mandate

Optional Items

MorellonomiconUnending DespairDead Man's PlateThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Bard's passive ability p
Bard's q ability q
Bard's w ability w
Bard's e ability e
Bard's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Aatrox

Don't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways, and that your ultimate can also hit your allies!

Let your Caretaker's Shrines charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power.

It's important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey.

Advice to Win Against Aatrox

Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.

Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.

Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.

Bard vs Aatrox Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Aatrox Image
2.6
< Kills >
5.6
5
< Deaths >
5.8
13.7
< Assists >
5.3
0.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
29
< Minions Killed >
169
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.39
3,032
< Physical Damage >
18,433
8,027
< Magic Damage >
3,901
1,073
< True Damage >
426
12,133
< Damage Dealt >
22,761
20,791
< Damage Taken >
35,844
8,777
< Gold Earned >
11,214
1.73
< Towers >
2.02
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,409
< Total Healing >
13,990
11,034
< Experience >
14,447
62
< Vision Score >
16
27
< Wards Placed >
8
461
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Counter Aatrox with Bard in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several valuable Bard against Aatrox matchup stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aatrox’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Aatrox. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Bard usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Aatrox. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Bard and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Aatrox

Who is Better, Bard or Aatrox?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Bard usually wins when trying to fight Aatrox, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Bard makes a good counter for Aatrox.

While Bard does have a higher win rate compared to Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Bard also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Bard into Aatroxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Bard vs Aatrox matchups, Bard is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Bard is a decent counter for Aatrox. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Bard against Aatrox.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Aatrox Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aatrox as Bard, we analyzed 6,098 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 Aatrox as Bard 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

If you would like to truly master Bard to counter Aatrox during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard on average picks up a lot less CS relative to Aatrox. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Bard versus Aatrox build include Trailblazer, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Aatrox than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Bard had an average win rate of 51.7% when countering Aatrox with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Aatrox as Bard, you should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Bard vs Aatrox battles, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Aatrox as Bard are shown for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.