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How to Win Dr. Mundo vs Bard Counter MatchupDr. Mundo is in the a tier of champions

Dr. Mundo vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Dr. Mundo in LoLDr. Mundo is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Dr. Mundo

based on 2,035 Dr. Mundo vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our database, Dr. Mundo fought Bard in 2035 games. With so many games with Dr. Mundo vs Bard provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce useful data and a solid build to defeat Bard. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Dr. Mundo fights Bard in only 2.6% of his matches.

Dr. Mundo vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Dr. Mundo has done a dismal job of beating Bard. On average, he wins a lowly 47.9% of the time the champions face each other in. In Dr. Mundo against Bard matches, Dr. Mundo’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Bard.

Best Dr. Mundo vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Rejuvenation BeadGiant's Belt

Core Dr. Mundo Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Titanic HydraSunfire AegisSpirit VisageJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Dr. Mundo to level upq
>
Second ability for Dr. Mundo to level upe
>
Last skill for Dr. Mundo to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Dr. Mundo's passive ability p
Dr. Mundo's q ability q
Dr. Mundo's w ability w
Dr. Mundo's e ability e
Dr. Mundo's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Bard as Dr. Mundo

Tips for Playing as Dr. Mundo against Bard

Cleavers are a powerful tool for killing neutral monsters. Instead of returning to base, farm neutral monsters until your ultimate can heal you.

A well-timed Sadism can bait enemy champions into attacking you even when they lack the damage to finish you.

Spirit Visage will increase the healing done by your ultimate and lower cooldowns on all of your abilities.

Advice to Win Against Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Dr. Mundo vs Bard Counter Stats

Dr. Mundo Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Bard Image
4
< Kills >
2.6
5.3
< Deaths >
4.8
6
< Assists >
13.8
0.93
< Killing Sprees >
0.56
171
< Minions Killed >
30
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.51
8,964
< Physical Damage >
3,258
14,351
< Magic Damage >
8,752
562
< True Damage >
1,135
23,877
< Damage Dealt >
13,146
47,038
< Damage Taken >
21,138
11,299
< Gold Earned >
8,899
2.57
< Towers >
1.77
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
15,615
< Total Healing >
6,659
14,667
< Experience >
11,291
16
< Vision Score >
58
8
< Wards Placed >
25
262
< Time Dealing CC >
512

How to Counter Bard with Dr. Mundo in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several vital Dr. Mundo vs. Bard counter stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. Dr. Mundo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Bard’s ratio of NaN, showing that Dr. Mundo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Bard..

Dr. Mundo usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Bard. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Dr. Mundo and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Dr. Mundo
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Dr. Mundo
Bard

Who is Better, Dr. Mundo or Bard?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Dr. Mundo usually loses when trying to fight Bard, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Dr. Mundo makes a bad counter for Bard.

While Dr. Mundo does have a lower win rate than Bard, when facing one another, Dr. Mundo also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Dr. Mundo into Bard.

Furthermore, Dr. Mundo has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Bard. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Dr. Mundo vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Dr. Mundo is a garbage counter for Bard. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Dr. Mundo against Bard.

Additional Information for Dr. Mundo Players

How We Calculated Our Dr. Mundo vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Dr. Mundo, we analyzed 2,035 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 Bard as Dr. Mundo 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 Dr. Mundo to counter Bard during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Dr. Mundo often gets much more CS as Bard. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Dr. Mundo versus Bard build include Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Dr. Mundo combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Bard than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Dr. Mundo had an average winrate of 47.9% when playing against Bard with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Bard as Dr. Mundo, Dr. Mundo players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Magical Footwear, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Dr. Mundo vs Bard counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Bard as Dr. Mundo are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.