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Bard vs Hecarim

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How to Beat Hecarim as Bard

based on 2,837 Bard vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
55.3 %
K/D/A
3.47
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Hecarim as Bard resulted from an examination of 2837 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Bard is forced to battle against Hecarim in only 2.6% of his matches.

Bard vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Bard has done a great job of beating Hecarim. Normally, he wins a whopping 55.3% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Bard against Hecarim rounds, Bard’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Bard vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBoots of Swiftness

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerLocket of the Iron SolariBloodsong

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongRedemptionImperial MandateForce of Nature

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 SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Hecarim

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 Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Bard vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
55.3 %
VS
Win Rate
44.7 %
Hecarim Image
2.8
< Kills >
6.5
4.9
< Deaths >
6.3
14.2
< Assists >
7.8
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
30
< Minions Killed >
34
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.5
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.32
3,110
< Physical Damage >
14,300
8,167
< Magic Damage >
2,709
1,089
< True Damage >
786
12,368
< Damage Dealt >
17,796
20,877
< Damage Taken >
41,278
8,976
< Gold Earned >
12,081
1.91
< Towers >
1.1
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
6,532
< Total Healing >
21,264
11,393
< Experience >
14,067
62
< Vision Score >
19
27
< Wards Placed >
5
480
< Time Dealing CC >
231

How to Counter Hecarim with Bard in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some valuable Bard versus Hecarim counter stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Hecarim. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Bard normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Hecarim. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Bard and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Hecarim

Who is Better, Bard or Hecarim?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Bard usually wins when playing against Hecarim, with a 55.3% win rate. Thus, Bard makes a fantastic counter for Hecarim.

While Bard does have a much higher win rate than Hecarim, when they face off with one another, Bard also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Bard into Hecarimas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Bard vs Hecarim 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 teammates during teamfights.

Bard is a great counter to Hecarim. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Bard against Hecarim.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Bard, we analyzed 2,837 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 Hecarim 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 Hecarim during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Hecarim. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Bard versus Hecarim build consist of Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Bloodsong. When Bard bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Hecarim than with most other typical builds. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 55.3% when playing against Hecarim with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Hecarim as Bard, Bard players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Bard vs Hecarim LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 55.3% winrate overall.

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