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Bard vs Elise

How to Beat Elise as Bard in LoLBard is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Elise as Bard

based on 888 Bard vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
55 %
K/D/A
3.21
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our database, Bard did battle with Elise 888 times. Including so many matchups for Bard vs Elise provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide actionable stats and a pro build to destroy your opposition. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Bard fights Elise in only 0.8% of his games.

Bard vs Elise Matchup Summary

Bard has done a great job of countering Elise. Typically, he wins a whopping 55.0% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Bard vs Elise rounds, Bard’s side is 0.2% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Elise.

Best Bard vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBoots of Swiftness

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Locket of the Iron SolariBloodsongSolstice SleighTrailblazer

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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Guide to Countering Elise as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Bard vs Elise Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
55 %
VS
Win Rate
45 %
Elise Image
2.9
< Kills >
7.2
5.3
< Deaths >
6.6
14.1
< Assists >
7.5
0.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
30
< Minions Killed >
30
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.38
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.44
2,975
< Physical Damage >
1,289
7,839
< Magic Damage >
16,627
1,058
< True Damage >
1,461
11,872
< Damage Dealt >
19,378
21,657
< Damage Taken >
29,259
9,086
< Gold Earned >
11,425
1.86
< Towers >
1.49
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
6,588
< Total Healing >
12,900
11,411
< Experience >
12,713
63
< Vision Score >
26
27
< Wards Placed >
7
495
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Counter Elise with Bard in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several important Bard versus Elise counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between the two. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Elise’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Elise. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Bard normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Elise. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Bard and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Elise

Who is Better, Bard or Elise?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Bard usually wins when playing against Elise, with a 55.0% win rate. Therefore, Bard makes a great counter for Elise.

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

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

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

Bard is a great counter for Elise. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Bard against Elise.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Bard, we analyzed 888 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 Elise 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 learn all of the intricacies of Bard to counter Elise during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Elise. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Bard versus Elise build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Elise than with many other common builds. In fact, Bard boasted an average win rate of 55.0% when countering Elise with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of beating Elise 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 sets players chose for Bard vs Elise battles, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 55.0% winrate overall.

If you need to see Bard vs Elise tips and builds for a an individual rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every game played with these champions.