Bard vs Sett
How to Beat Sett as Bard
based on 2,610 Bard vs Sett matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Bard vs Sett Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Sett as Bard
Tips for Playing as Bard against Sett
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 Sett Counter Stats
How to Counter Sett with Bard in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight some vital Bard vs. Sett matchup stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. As an example, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sett’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sett. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Bard normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Sett. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Bard and Sett
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Who is Better, Bard or Sett?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Bard usually wins when playing against Sett, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Bard makes a good counter for Sett.
While Bard does have a higher win rate compared to Sett, when on opposite teams, 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 Settas his relative depth means that 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 Sett. This 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 in League of Legends, in Bard vs Sett 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 team fights.
Bard is a good counter to Sett. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Bard against Sett.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Bard to counter Sett during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Bard typically picks up a lot less CS compared to Sett. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Bard versus Sett build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Bard incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Sett than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 52.7% when countering Sett with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Sett as Bard, Bard players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Relentless Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Bard vs Sett counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.7% winrate overall.
If you want to see Bard vs Sett tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using every game completed with both champions.