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Bard vs Katarina

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How to Beat Katarina as Bard

based on 3,974 Bard vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
3.09
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Bard resulted from an evaluation of 3974 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Bard has to counter Katarina in only 3.7% of his rounds.

Bard vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Bard does a decent job of countering Katarina. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of games the champions battle each other in. In Bard against Katarina games, Bard’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Katarina.

Best Bard vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartSolstice SleighImperial Mandate

Optional Items

RedemptionKnight's VowKaenic RookernForce 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 SpeedArmorHealth 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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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Bard vs Katarina Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Katarina Image
2.8
< Kills >
9.5
5.4
< Deaths >
6.9
13.9
< Assists >
5.6
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
2.11
30
< Minions Killed >
158
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.34
2,963
< Physical Damage >
2,134
7,934
< Magic Damage >
21,665
1,036
< True Damage >
1,008
11,934
< Damage Dealt >
24,807
21,246
< Damage Taken >
24,717
8,943
< Gold Earned >
12,198
1.79
< Towers >
1.45
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,031
< Total Healing >
3,306
11,279
< Experience >
14,065
61
< Vision Score >
16
26
< Wards Placed >
8
453
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Counter Katarina with Bard in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several strategic Bard versus Katarina matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Katarina. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Bard normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Katarina. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Bard and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Katarina

Who is Better, Bard or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Bard usually wins when taking on Katarina, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Bard makes a good counter for Katarina.

While Bard does have a higher win rate than Katarina, when on opposite teams, Bard also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Bard into Katarinaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Bard also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Katarina matchups, Bard is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Bard is a decent counter for Katarina. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Bard against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Bard

Bard Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.4% winrateTeemoTeemo48.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai49.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser49.1% winrate

Bard Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani57.1% winrateZeriZeri56.7% winrateHweiHwei56.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Bard, we analyzed 3,974 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 Katarina 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.

Other Useful Resources

Bard Build Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Bard in order to counter Katarina during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind 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 on average gets a lot less CS compared to Katarina. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Bard versus Katarina build consist of Frozen Heart, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Katarina than with most other common item sets. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 51.8% when countering Katarina with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Katarina 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 rune combinations players chose for Bard vs Katarina matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Katarina as Bard are given for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.