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How to Win Maokai vs Bard Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Maokai

based on 4,973 Maokai vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our database, Maokai faced off against Bard 4973 times. Using so many games with Maokai vs Bard provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative data and a recommended build to crush Bard. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Maokai encounters Bard in only 3.2% of his matches.

Maokai vs Bard Matchup Summary

Maokai does a ok job of countering Bard. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Maokai versus Bard games, Maokai’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Bard.

Best Maokai vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailIceborn GauntletKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Bard as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Bard

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

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.

Maokai vs Bard Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Bard Image
2.6
< Kills >
2.7
5.7
< Deaths >
5.2
12.4
< Assists >
13.9
0.52
< Killing Sprees >
0.57
46
< Minions Killed >
29
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,659
< Physical Damage >
3,070
11,360
< Magic Damage >
8,315
1,058
< True Damage >
1,113
14,078
< Damage Dealt >
12,498
27,721
< Damage Taken >
21,468
9,065
< Gold Earned >
8,885
1.44
< Towers >
1.66
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,630
< Total Healing >
6,427
11,062
< Experience >
11,167
49
< Vision Score >
62
20
< Wards Placed >
27
403
< Time Dealing CC >
496

How to Counter Bard with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some critical Maokai versus Bard matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Bard..

Maokai usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Bard. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Bard

Who is Better, Maokai or Bard?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually fairs equally well when facing off against Bard, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes an ok counter for Bard.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate than Bard, when facing one another, Maokai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Maokai into Bard.

Furthermore, Maokai has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Bard. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Maokai is a decent counter for Bard. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Maokai against Bard.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Maokai, we analyzed 4,973 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 Maokai 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

If you would like to truly master Maokai to counter Bard during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai typically accumulates more CS relative to Bard. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically 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 skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Maokai versus Bard build consist of Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Bard than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average winrate of 50.9% when playing against Bard with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Bard as Maokai, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Maokai vs Bard face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

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