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Bard vs Alistar

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How to Beat Alistar as Bard

based on 2,031 Bard vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
3.62
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our database, Bard engaged Alistar in 2031 matches. Including so many games with Bard versus Alistar provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide informative data and a recommended build to destroy your rival. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Bard has to counter Alistar in only 1.9% of his matches.

Bard vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Bard has done a good job of beating Alistar. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.1% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Bard versus Alistar matches, Bard’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Alistar.

Best Bard vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowImperial MandateKaenic RookernThornmail

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 ForceArmor
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Alistar

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 Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Bard vs Alistar Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Alistar Image
2.8
< Kills >
1.9
4.8
< Deaths >
6.1
14.6
< Assists >
13.2
0.6
< Killing Sprees >
0.32
28
< Minions Killed >
32
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.43
3,330
< Physical Damage >
1,284
8,841
< Magic Damage >
6,926
1,152
< True Damage >
931
13,324
< Damage Dealt >
9,141
19,932
< Damage Taken >
25,641
8,859
< Gold Earned >
8,195
1.86
< Towers >
1.67
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0
6,192
< Total Healing >
8,789
11,025
< Experience >
10,030
63
< Vision Score >
55
27
< Wards Placed >
24
509
< Time Dealing CC >
250

How to Counter Alistar with Bard in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several valuable Bard against Alistar counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Alistar..

Bard normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Alistar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Bard and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Alistar

Who is Better, Bard or Alistar?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Bard usually wins when facing off against Alistar, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Bard makes a great counter for Alistar.

While Bard does have a higher win rate than Alistar, when they face off with one another, Bard also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Bard into Alistaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Bard also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Alistar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Bard vs Alistar matchups, Bard is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Bard is a great counter to Alistar. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Bard against Alistar.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Bard, we analyzed 2,031 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 Alistar 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 Alistar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Alistar. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Bard versus Alistar build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Bard incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Alistar than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Bard boasted an average win rate of 53.1% when countering Alistar with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Alistar as Bard, you should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Relentless Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Bard vs Alistar counters, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.1% winrate overall.

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