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How to Win Bard vs Corki Counter MatchupBard is in the s tier of champions

Bard vs Corki

How to Beat Corki as Bard in LoLBard is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Corki as Bard

based on 1,355 Bard vs Corki matchups
Win Rate
56.4 %
K/D/A
3.52
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our database, Bard faced off against Corki 1355 times. Including so many games with Bard versus Corki gives us faith in our capacity to provide actionable data and a supported build to suppress Corki. This pairing is somewhat rare. Bard has to counter Corki in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Bard vs Corki Matchup Summary

Bard does a great job of countering Corki. Normally, he wins a whopping 56.4% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Bard vs Corki matches, Bard’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Corki.

Best Bard vs Corki Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernBloodsongImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Solstice SleighLocket of the Iron SolariTrailblazerFrozen Heart

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

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Corki as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Corki

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 Corki

Watch out for Corki's Missile Barrage. They deal splash damage, so you can get hit even when hiding behind minions.

Corki is vulnerable after he uses his Valkyrie or Special Delivery, so try switching focus to him if he uses them to enter a fight.

Bard vs Corki Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
56.4 %
VS
Win Rate
43.6 %
Corki Image
2.8
< Kills >
6.6
5
< Deaths >
6.3
14.8
< Assists >
6.9
0.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
31
< Minions Killed >
191
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.38
3,173
< Physical Damage >
3,862
8,235
< Magic Damage >
22,487
1,114
< True Damage >
1,008
12,523
< Damage Dealt >
27,357
22,249
< Damage Taken >
22,368
9,214
< Gold Earned >
12,766
1.86
< Towers >
1.92
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,233
< Total Healing >
3,328
11,730
< Experience >
14,730
66
< Vision Score >
18
28
< Wards Placed >
9
514
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Counter Corki with Bard in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several influential Bard vs. Corki matchup statistics that can help you understand the differences between the two. For instance, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Corki’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Corki. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Bard typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Corki. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Bard and Corki

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Corki
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Corki

Who is Better, Bard or Corki?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Bard usually wins when facing off against Corki, with a 56.4% win rate. Thus, Bard makes a fantastic counter for Corki.

While Bard does have a much higher winrate than Corki, when facing one another, Bard also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Bard into Corkias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Bard vs Corki 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Bard is a great counter for Corki. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Bard against Corki.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Corki Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Corki as Bard, we analyzed 1,355 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 Corki 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

To truly master Bard in order to counter Corki during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard usually picks up a lot less CS as Corki. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Bard versus Corki build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Corki than with most other common builds. In fact, Bard boasted an average win rate of 56.4% when countering Corki with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Corki as Bard, Bard players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Bard vs Corki LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 56.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Corki as Bard are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.