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Bard vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Bard in LoLBard is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Bard

based on 3,619 Bard vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
3.29
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Sylas as Bard came out of an evaluation of 3619 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Bard has to counter Sylas in only 3.3% of his games.

Bard vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Bard has done a good job of beating Sylas. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.1% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Bard vs Sylas games, Bard’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Bard vs Sylas 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 RookernBloodsongImperial Mandate

Optional Items

RedemptionMorellonomiconTrailblazerLocket of the Iron Solari

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 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
2
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 Sylas as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Bard vs Sylas Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Sylas Image
2.7
< Kills >
7.9
5.2
< Deaths >
7.2
14.4
< Assists >
6.4
0.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
29
< Minions Killed >
128
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.36
2,999
< Physical Damage >
598
8,049
< Magic Damage >
21,384
1,044
< True Damage >
812
12,093
< Damage Dealt >
22,795
20,726
< Damage Taken >
30,250
8,914
< Gold Earned >
11,344
1.82
< Towers >
1.47
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,215
< Total Healing >
7,656
11,238
< Experience >
13,445
62
< Vision Score >
20
27
< Wards Placed >
9
466
< Time Dealing CC >
278

How to Counter Sylas with Bard in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several significant Bard against Sylas counter stats that may help you explain the differences between the two. For instance, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sylas. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Bard typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Sylas. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Bard and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Sylas

Who is Better, Bard or Sylas?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Bard usually wins when taking on Sylas, with a 53.1% win rate. Therefore, Bard makes a great counter for Sylas.

While Bard does have a higher win rate than Sylas, when they face off with one another, Bard also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Bard into Sylasas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Bard vs Sylas 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 teammates during teamfights.

Bard is a great counter to Sylas. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Bard against Sylas.

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 Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Bard, we analyzed 3,619 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 Sylas 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Bard to counter Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard often racks up a lot less CS as Sylas. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Bard versus Sylas build include Kaenic Rookern, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Sylas than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Bard had an average win rate of 53.1% when countering Sylas with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Sylas as Bard, you 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 runes we have analyed for Bard vs Sylas face-offs, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sylas as Bard are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.