Bard vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Bard
based on 10,274 Bard vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Bard vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Bard vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Bard
Tips for Playing as Bard against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Bard vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Bard in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some strategic Bard vs. Lux matchup stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between the two. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lux’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Lux..
Bard typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Lux. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Bard and Lux
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Who is Better, Bard or Lux?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Bard usually wins when facing off against Lux, with a 53.7% win rate. Thus, Bard makes a great counter to Lux.
While Bard does have a higher winrate than Lux, when facing one another, Bard also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Bard into Luxas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Bard has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lux. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Bard vs Lux 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 Lux. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Bard against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Bard to counter Lux during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Bard often racks up less CS as Lux. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, 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, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Bard versus Lux build include Kaenic Rookern, Trailblazer, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Bard combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Lux than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 53.7% when countering Lux with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of annihilating Lux as Bard, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Bard vs Lux fights, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.7% win rate overall.
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