Malphite vs Bard
How to Beat Bard as Malphite
based on 4,148 Malphite vs Bard matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Bard Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Bard Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Bard as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Bard
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Bard Counter Stats
How to Counter Bard with Malphite in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some strategic Malphite vs. Bard matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Bard..
Malphite typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Bard. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Bard
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Who is Better, Malphite or Bard?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually loses when playing against Bard, with a 47.0% win rate. As a result, Malphite makes a poor counter to Bard.
While Malphite does have a lower win rate compared to Bard, when facing one another, Malphite also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Malphite into Bard.
Additionally, Malphite also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Bard. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Malphite is a trash counter for Bard. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Malphite against Bard.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to counter Bard during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite most often accumulates much more CS relative to Bard. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Malphite versus Bard build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Malphite bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Bard than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Malphite boasted an average win rate of 47.0% when countering Bard with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of beating Bard as Malphite, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Malphite vs Bard matchups, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Bard as Malphite are displayed for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.