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How to Win Nami vs Bard Counter MatchupNami is in the a tier of champions

Nami vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Nami in LoLNami is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Nami

based on 3,474 Nami vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
3.19
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our database, Nami fought Bard in 3474 rounds. Using so many matchups for Nami vs Bard gives us faith in our ability to prepare informative statistics and a solid build to crush Bard. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Nami encounters Bard in only 3.2% of her games.

Nami vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nami has done a pathetic job of countering Bard. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.9% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Nami vs Bard rounds, Nami’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Bard.

Best Nami vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongArdent CenserImperial Mandate

Optional Items

RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterMikael's BlessingEchoes of Helia

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
>
Second ability for Nami to level upe
>
Last skill for Nami to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Bard as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Bard

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

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.

Nami vs Bard Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Bard Image
1.6
< Kills >
2.6
5.2
< Deaths >
4.8
15
< Assists >
13.6
0.27
< Killing Sprees >
0.56
23
< Minions Killed >
30
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.54
944
< Physical Damage >
2,986
8,865
< Magic Damage >
8,008
583
< True Damage >
1,059
10,393
< Damage Dealt >
12,054
16,265
< Damage Taken >
21,090
8,421
< Gold Earned >
8,971
2.31
< Towers >
1.87
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,226
< Total Healing >
6,609
10,675
< Experience >
11,397
61
< Vision Score >
64
26
< Wards Placed >
28
198
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Counter Bard with Nami in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some strategic Nami vs. Bard matchup stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Bard’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Bard..

Nami often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Bard. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nami and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Bard

Who is Better, Nami or Bard?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nami usually loses when taking on Bard, with a 46.9% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a bad counter for Bard.

While Nami does have a lower win rate compared to Bard, when on opposite teams, Nami also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Nami into Bard.

Moreover, Nami has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Bard. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nami 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 allies during teamfights.

Nami is a bad counter for Bard. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nami against Bard.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nami

Nami Loses Against

ZyraZyra45.5% winrateTeemoTeemo45.6% winrateFizzFizz45.7% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Nami Wins Against

SivirSivir55.9% winrateKalistaKalista54.3% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 53.4% 6433 GamesKayleKayle+ 53.5% 2990 GamesSennaSenna+ 53.6% 971 GamesTaricTaric+ 57.3% 82 Games

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Nami, we analyzed 3,474 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 Nami 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 Nami to counter Bard during both the lane 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 listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Bard. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need 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, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Nami versus Bard build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Ardent Censer, and Imperial Mandate. When Nami combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when facing Bard than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nami boasted an average win rate of 46.9% battling Bard with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Bard as Nami, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Nami vs Bard clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.9% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Nami x Bard tips and builds for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides given are computed using every game finished with both champs.