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

Bard vs Udyr

How to Beat Udyr as Bard in LoLBard is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Udyr as Bard

based on 3,364 Bard vs Udyr matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
3.46
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Udyr as Bard resulted from an analysis of 3364 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Bard encounters Udyr in only 3.1% of his games.

Bard vs Udyr Matchup Summary

Bard does a ok job of countering Udyr. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Bard vs Udyr rounds, Bard’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Udyr.

Best Bard vs Udyr Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBoots of Swiftness

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerFrozen HeartBloodsong

Optional Items

Imperial MandateRedemptionKaenic RookernThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Bard to level upq
>
Second ability for Bard to level upw
>
Last skill for Bard to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
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
3
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 Udyr as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Udyr

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 Udyr

After using the more powerful, Awakened version of an ability, Udyr cannot Awaken other abilities for some time.

Udyr has limited ranged options, try to keep distance.

Bard vs Udyr Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Udyr Image
2.7
< Kills >
4.9
4.8
< Deaths >
5.7
13.9
< Assists >
7.1
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
30
< Minions Killed >
83
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.1
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,984
< Physical Damage >
7,340
7,879
< Magic Damage >
9,617
1,017
< True Damage >
800
11,881
< Damage Dealt >
17,757
20,821
< Damage Taken >
32,529
8,899
< Gold Earned >
11,388
1.75
< Towers >
1.87
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
6,552
< Total Healing >
13,420
11,282
< Experience >
14,103
62
< Vision Score >
19
27
< Wards Placed >
6
500
< Time Dealing CC >
2,067

How to Counter Udyr with Bard in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some influential Bard vs. Udyr counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Udyr’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Udyr. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Bard typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Udyr. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Bard and Udyr

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Udyr
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Udyr

Who is Better, Bard or Udyr?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Bard usually fairs equally well when taking on Udyr, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Bard makes an ok counter to Udyr.

While Bard does have a higher win rate than Udyr, when on opposite teams, Bard also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Bard into Udyras his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Bard vs Udyr matchups, Bard is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Bard is a decent counter to Udyr. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Bard against Udyr.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Udyr Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Udyr as Bard, we analyzed 3,364 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 Udyr 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Bard in order to counter Udyr during both the early game 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 shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard often picks up less CS relative to Udyr. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Bard versus Udyr build include Trailblazer, Frozen Heart, and Bloodsong. When Bard used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Udyr than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 50.7% when playing against Udyr with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Udyr 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 rune sets players picked for Bard vs Udyr face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.7% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Bard versus Udyr tips and counter stats for a a distinct division, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using every match finished with these champs.