Bard vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Bard
based on 2,198 Bard vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Bard vs Gwen Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Bard
Tips for Playing as Bard against Gwen
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 Gwen
Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.
Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.
Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.
Bard vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Bard in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several strategic Bard against Gwen matchup stats that can help us understand the differences between the two. For instance, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gwen. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Bard often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Gwen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Bard or Gwen?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Bard usually wins when facing off against Gwen, with a 53.9% win rate. As a result, Bard makes a great counter for Gwen.
While Bard does have a higher win rate compared to Gwen, when on opposite teams, Bard also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Bard into Gwenas his relative depth means 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 Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Bard vs Gwen matchups, Bard is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Bard is a great counter for Gwen. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Bard against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Bard in order to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Bard usually racks up a lot less CS relative to Gwen. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Bard versus Gwen build include Kaenic Rookern, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Gwen than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 53.9% when countering Gwen with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Gwen as Bard, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Bard vs Gwen matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.9% winrate overall.
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