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How to Win Ezreal vs Bard Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Ezreal

based on 6,336 Ezreal vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Ezreal fought Bard 6336 times. Having so many games with Ezreal versus Bard gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare informative data and a supported build to shatter your opponent. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Ezreal fights Bard in only 2.8% of his matches.

Ezreal vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal does a terrible job of beating Bard. On average, he wins a lowly 45.0% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Ezreal against Bard games, Ezreal’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Bard.

Best Ezreal vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Ravenous HydraSpear of ShojinFrozen HeartNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
>
Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Bard as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Bard

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Bard Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
45 %
VS
Win Rate
55 %
Bard Image
6.4
< Kills >
2.7
5.7
< Deaths >
4.9
6.7
< Assists >
13.9
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
0.58
179
< Minions Killed >
30
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.51
16,756
< Physical Damage >
2,980
7,283
< Magic Damage >
8,000
663
< True Damage >
1,066
24,702
< Damage Dealt >
12,047
20,285
< Damage Taken >
21,818
11,913
< Gold Earned >
8,981
2.32
< Towers >
1.83
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,482
< Total Healing >
6,984
12,654
< Experience >
11,470
16
< Vision Score >
62
8
< Wards Placed >
27
97
< Time Dealing CC >
488

How to Counter Bard with Ezreal in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some important Ezreal against Bard matchup statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Bard’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Bard. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Ezreal usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Bard. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Bard

Who is Better, Ezreal or Bard?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when taking on Bard, with a 45.0% win rate. Thus, Ezreal makes a poor counter to Bard.

While Ezreal does have a much lower winrate compared to Bard, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ezreal into Bardas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Ezreal is a trash counter for Bard. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ezreal against Bard.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Ezreal, we analyzed 6,336 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 Ezreal 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 learn all of the intricacies of Ezreal in order to counter Bard during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal most often gets much more CS as Bard. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Ezreal versus Bard build include Muramana, Trinity Force, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Ezreal combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Bard than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ezreal had an average win rate of 45.0% when countering Bard with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Bard as Ezreal, Ezreal players should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Ezreal vs Bard clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Bard as Ezreal are presented for all ranked divisions. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.