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

Bard vs Seraphine

How to Beat Seraphine as Bard in LoLBard is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Seraphine as Bard

based on 5,208 Bard vs Seraphine matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
3.53
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. In our dataset, Bard engaged Seraphine 5208 times. Using so many games with Bard vs Seraphine gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare useful stats and a recommended build to shatter Seraphine. This pairing is fairly uncommon. Bard encounters Seraphine in only 4.8% of his matches.

Bard vs Seraphine Matchup Summary

Bard has done a good job of countering Seraphine. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.4% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Bard against Seraphine rounds, Bard’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Seraphine.

Best Bard vs Seraphine Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernTrailblazerBloodsong

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskKnight's VowImperial 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

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedArmorMagic Resist
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 Seraphine as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Seraphine

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.

Bard vs Seraphine Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Seraphine Image
2.7
< Kills >
3.1
4.7
< Deaths >
5.6
13.9
< Assists >
11.9
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
0.66
30
< Minions Killed >
111
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.54
2,917
< Physical Damage >
1,526
7,802
< Magic Damage >
12,436
1,021
< True Damage >
453
11,741
< Damage Dealt >
14,415
21,053
< Damage Taken >
16,866
8,981
< Gold Earned >
9,933
1.79
< Towers >
2.29
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,594
< Total Healing >
4,136
11,351
< Experience >
11,766
62
< Vision Score >
40
27
< Wards Placed >
18
455
< Time Dealing CC >
249

How to Counter Seraphine with Bard in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some influential Bard vs. Seraphine matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences between the two. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Seraphine’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Seraphine..

Bard often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Seraphine. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Bard and Seraphine

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Seraphine
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Seraphine

Who is Better, Bard or Seraphine?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Bard usually wins when playing against Seraphine, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Bard makes a good counter to Seraphine.

While Bard does have a higher win rate compared to Seraphine, 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 Seraphineas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Bard has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Seraphine. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Bard vs Seraphine matchups, Bard is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Bard is a good counter to Seraphine. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Bard against Seraphine.

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

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 56% 13750 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56% 6573 GamesSennaSenna+ 56.4% 1554 GamesSeraphineSeraphine+ 56.6% 2216 Games

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Seraphine Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Seraphine as Bard, we analyzed 5,208 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 Seraphine 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 Seraphine Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Bard to counter Seraphine during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard usually accumulates a lot less CS relative to Seraphine. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Bard versus Seraphine build include Kaenic Rookern, Trailblazer, and Bloodsong. When Bard bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Seraphine than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Bard boasted an average winrate of 52.4% when playing against Seraphine with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Seraphine as Bard, Bard players should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Relentless Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Bard vs Seraphine face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.4% win rate overall.

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