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How to Win LeBlanc vs Bard Counter MatchupLeBlanc is in the b tier of champions

LeBlanc vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as LeBlanc in LoLLeBlanc is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as LeBlanc

based on 1,925 LeBlanc vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
43.9 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our database, LeBlanc did battle with Bard 1925 times. Having so many games with LeBlanc vs Bard provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a solid build to smash Bard. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. LeBlanc has to counter Bard in only 3.2% of her rounds.

LeBlanc vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, LeBlanc has done a awful job of countering Bard. Typically, she wins a lowly 43.9% of games the champions fight one another in. In LeBlanc vs Bard games, LeBlanc’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Bard.

Best LeBlanc vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core LeBlanc Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLuden's CompanionVoltaic CycloswordStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
LeBlanc's passive ability p
LeBlanc's q ability q
LeBlanc's w ability w
LeBlanc's e ability e
LeBlanc's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Q
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Bard as LeBlanc

Tips for Playing as LeBlanc against Bard

Using Distortion can help your positioning to land Ethereal Chains.

You can chain Sigil of Malice and Ethereal Chains to prevent characters with blink from escaping for up to 4 seconds.

Distortion allows you to be aggressive with your other spells while being able to return to safety.

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.

LeBlanc vs Bard Counter Stats

LeBlanc Image
Win Rate
43.9 %
VS
Win Rate
56.1 %
Bard Image
7.2
< Kills >
2.8
5.3
< Deaths >
5.1
6.2
< Assists >
13.7
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
153
< Minions Killed >
31
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.56
2,899
< Physical Damage >
3,140
18,152
< Magic Damage >
8,251
845
< True Damage >
1,075
21,896
< Damage Dealt >
12,467
22,162
< Damage Taken >
21,230
11,453
< Gold Earned >
9,042
1.57
< Towers >
1.91
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,875
< Total Healing >
6,507
13,796
< Experience >
11,393
22
< Vision Score >
63
9
< Wards Placed >
27
56
< Time Dealing CC >
474

How to Counter Bard with LeBlanc in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several important LeBlanc vs. Bard matchup statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. LeBlanc’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that LeBlanc may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Bard. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

LeBlanc normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Bard. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between LeBlanc and Bard

Damage Types Compared

LeBlanc
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

LeBlanc
Bard

Who is Better, LeBlanc or Bard?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, LeBlanc usually loses when playing against Bard, with a 43.9% win rate. Therefore, LeBlanc makes a bad counter for Bard.

While LeBlanc does have a much lower winrate than Bard, when facing one another, LeBlanc also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking LeBlanc into Bardas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, LeBlanc also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Bard. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in LeBlanc vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

LeBlanc is a terribly counter to Bard. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as LeBlanc against Bard.

Other Champion Matchups Against LeBlanc

LeBlanc Loses Against

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LeBlanc Wins Against

OlafOlaf53.4% winrateYuumiYuumi52.8% winrateKindredKindred52.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee51.8% winrate

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Additional Information for LeBlanc Players

How We Calculated Our LeBlanc vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as LeBlanc, we analyzed 1,925 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 LeBlanc 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of LeBlanc to counter Bard during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

LeBlanc typically gets much more CS as Bard. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your LeBlanc versus Bard build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When LeBlanc combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Bard than with many other common item sets. In fact, LeBlanc had an average win rate of 43.9% when countering Bard with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Bard as LeBlanc, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for LeBlanc vs Bard counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 43.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Bard as LeBlanc are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.