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Bard vs Urgot

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

based on 2,007 Bard vs Urgot matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
3.15
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Bard fought Urgot 2007 times. Using so many matchups for Bard vs Urgot gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable data and a pro build to crush Urgot. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Bard encounters Urgot in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Bard vs Urgot Matchup Summary

Bard has done a ok job of countering Urgot. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Bard against Urgot games, Bard’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Urgot.

Best Bard vs Urgot Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBoots of Swiftness

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Knight's VowBloodsongCelestial OppositionLocket 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

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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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Urgot as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Urgot

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 Urgot

If you are struck by Fear Beyond Death, do your best to avoid falling below the execution threshold (25% of your Maximum Health) until the effect times out.

Urgot relies heavily on blasting opponents with his legs, which have their own cooldowns and only detonate when he attacks in the direction they are facing. Avoid getting hit by multiple.

Urgot can deal and absorb tremendous amounts of damage with Purge, but slows himself while firing.

Bard vs Urgot Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Urgot Image
2.6
< Kills >
6.6
5.2
< Deaths >
5.8
13.8
< Assists >
5
0.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
31
< Minions Killed >
185
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.55
2,924
< Physical Damage >
20,125
8,144
< Magic Damage >
145
1,035
< True Damage >
1,820
12,104
< Damage Dealt >
22,091
21,624
< Damage Taken >
28,295
8,996
< Gold Earned >
12,524
1.71
< Towers >
2.64
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,562
< Total Healing >
5,322
11,482
< Experience >
15,336
62
< Vision Score >
20
27
< Wards Placed >
9
499
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Urgot with Bard in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several critical Bard versus Urgot matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Urgot’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Urgot. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Bard typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Urgot. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Bard and Urgot

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Urgot
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Urgot

Who is Better, Bard or Urgot?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Bard usually fairs equally well when playing against Urgot, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Bard makes an ok counter to Urgot.

While Bard does have a lower win rate than Urgot, when they face off with one another, Bard also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Bard into Urgotas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Bard vs Urgot matchups, Urgot is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Bard is a somewhat poor counter to Urgot. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Bard against Urgot.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Urgot Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Urgot as Bard, we analyzed 2,007 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 Urgot 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 to counter Urgot during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard usually picks up a lot less CS relative to Urgot. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Bard versus Urgot build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Urgot than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Urgot with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Urgot as Bard, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Bard vs Urgot clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.6% win rate overall.

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