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How to Win Thresh vs Bard Counter MatchupThresh is in the a tier of champions

Thresh vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Thresh in LoLThresh is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Thresh

based on 4,578 Thresh vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.64
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Bard as Thresh resulted from an analysis of 4578 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Thresh is forced to battle against Bard in only 3.1% of his rounds.

Thresh vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Thresh does a below average job of countering Bard. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Thresh against Bard matches, Thresh’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Bard.

Best Thresh vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalMobility Boots

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernUnending DespairRedemption

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Thresh's passive ability p
Thresh's q ability q
Thresh's w ability w
Thresh's e ability e
Thresh's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Bard as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Bard

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

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.

Thresh vs Bard Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Bard Image
2
< Kills >
2.7
6.1
< Deaths >
5.4
14.1
< Assists >
14.2
0.35
< Killing Sprees >
0.55
33
< Minions Killed >
30
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,197
< Physical Damage >
2,824
7,373
< Magic Damage >
8,045
835
< True Damage >
1,045
9,406
< Damage Dealt >
11,915
21,445
< Damage Taken >
20,794
8,500
< Gold Earned >
8,959
1.81
< Towers >
1.81
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,254
< Total Healing >
6,098
10,376
< Experience >
11,264
59
< Vision Score >
63
25
< Wards Placed >
27
260
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Counter Bard with Thresh in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some influential Thresh against Bard counter stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Bard..

Thresh typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Bard. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Thresh and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Bard

Who is Better, Thresh or Bard?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Thresh usually loses when playing against Bard, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Thresh makes a bad counter to Bard.

While Thresh does have a lower win rate compared to Bard, when they face off with one another, Thresh also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Thresh into Bardas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Thresh also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Bard. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Thresh is a somewhat poor counter for Bard. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Thresh against Bard.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Thresh, we analyzed 4,578 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 Thresh 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Thresh to counter Bard during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Bard. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Thresh versus Bard build include Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Thresh incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Bard than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Thresh had an average winrate of 48.5% when playing against Bard with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Bard as Thresh, you should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Thresh vs Bard counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Bard as Thresh are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.