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Bard vs Twisted Fate

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How to Beat Twisted Fate as Bard

based on 4,517 Bard vs Twisted Fate matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
3.38
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Twisted Fate as Bard resulted from an analysis of 4517 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Bard fights Twisted Fate in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Bard vs Twisted Fate Matchup Summary

Bard does a good job of countering Twisted Fate. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.6% of games the champions face each other in. In Bard vs Twisted Fate rounds, Bard’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Twisted Fate.

Best Bard vs Twisted Fate Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBoots of Swiftness

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernBloodsongImperial Mandate

Optional Items

RedemptionMorellonomiconKnight's VowShurelya's Battlesong

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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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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Guide to Countering Twisted Fate as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Twisted Fate

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 Twisted Fate

Focus on dodging Wild Cards early when your champion doesn't have the hit points to afford getting hit.

If you have low Health, use Destiny as an indicator to run to safety. It will give you a head start in escaping any possible ganks.

Bard vs Twisted Fate Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Twisted Fate Image
2.7
< Kills >
5.6
5
< Deaths >
6.6
14.2
< Assists >
7.8
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
29
< Minions Killed >
173
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.5
2,997
< Physical Damage >
2,890
7,945
< Magic Damage >
18,398
1,033
< True Damage >
786
11,975
< Damage Dealt >
22,075
21,292
< Damage Taken >
22,402
8,947
< Gold Earned >
12,514
1.74
< Towers >
2.18
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,576
< Total Healing >
3,051
11,305
< Experience >
14,466
62
< Vision Score >
18
27
< Wards Placed >
9
483
< Time Dealing CC >
178

How to Counter Twisted Fate with Bard in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some vital Bard versus Twisted Fate matchup statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Twisted Fate’s ratio of NaN, showing that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Twisted Fate. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Bard typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Twisted Fate. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Bard and Twisted Fate

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Twisted Fate
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Twisted Fate

Who is Better, Bard or Twisted Fate?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Bard usually wins when facing off against Twisted Fate, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Bard makes a good counter to Twisted Fate.

While Bard does have a higher winrate than Twisted Fate, when they face off with one another, Bard also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Bard into Twisted Fateas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Bard vs Twisted Fate matchups, Bard is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Bard is a good counter to Twisted Fate. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Bard against Twisted Fate.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Twisted Fate Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Twisted Fate as Bard, we analyzed 4,517 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 Twisted Fate 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Bard in order to counter Twisted Fate during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard often gets a lot less CS relative to Twisted Fate. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Bard versus Twisted Fate build include Kaenic Rookern, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Twisted Fate than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 52.6% battling Twisted Fate with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Twisted Fate as Bard, Bard players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Bard vs Twisted Fate face-offs, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Twisted Fate as Bard are presented for every ranked division. To scope the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.