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

Bard vs Fizz

How to Beat Fizz as Bard in LoLBard is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Fizz as Bard

based on 5,300 Bard vs Fizz matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
3.17
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Bard faced Fizz 5300 times. Including so many matchups for Bard versus Fizz provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a recommended build to suppress your opposition. This pairing is somewhat uncommon. Bard fights Fizz in only 4.9% of his rounds.

Bard vs Fizz Matchup Summary

Bard has done a ok job of countering Fizz. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champs battle one another in. In Bard versus Fizz matches, Bard’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Fizz.

Best Bard vs Fizz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernLocket of the Iron SolariBloodsong

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskDead Man's PlateShurelya's BattlesongImperial Mandate

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 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 Fizz as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Fizz

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 Fizz

Fizz's attacks becomes more deadly for a few seconds after he uses his empowered attack - keep him away while his trident is glowing!

Fizz is a slippery target when his abilities are not on cooldown - bait him into using them early and follow up with crowd control or hard-hitting attacks!

Bard vs Fizz Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Fizz Image
2.9
< Kills >
9.2
5.3
< Deaths >
6.2
13.9
< Assists >
5.5
0.61
< Killing Sprees >
2.09
30
< Minions Killed >
160
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.4
2,970
< Physical Damage >
2,744
8,079
< Magic Damage >
18,998
1,076
< True Damage >
1,185
12,126
< Damage Dealt >
22,927
21,276
< Damage Taken >
21,807
9,064
< Gold Earned >
12,509
1.71
< Towers >
1.68
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,230
< Total Healing >
2,681
11,471
< Experience >
14,208
61
< Vision Score >
17
27
< Wards Placed >
8
472
< Time Dealing CC >
166

How to Counter Fizz with Bard in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several significant Bard vs. Fizz matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Fizz’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Fizz. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Bard usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Fizz. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Bard and Fizz

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Fizz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Fizz

Who is Better, Bard or Fizz?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Bard usually fairs equally well when playing against Fizz, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Bard makes an ok counter to Fizz.

While Bard does have a higher winrate than Fizz, when they face off with one another, Bard also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Bard into Fizzas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Bard is a decent counter to Fizz. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Bard against Fizz.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Fizz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fizz as Bard, we analyzed 5,300 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 Fizz 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 in order to counter Fizz during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard usually gets a lot less CS as Fizz. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling 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 surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Bard versus Fizz build include Kaenic Rookern, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Bloodsong. When Bard used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Fizz than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Bard boasted an average win rate of 50.5% battling Fizz with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Fizz 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. Of all the rune builds players chose for Bard vs Fizz fights, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.

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