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How to Win Twitch vs Bard Counter MatchupTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Twitch in LoLTwitch is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Twitch

based on 4,573 Twitch vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Bard as Twitch came out of an analysis of 4573 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Twitch is forced to battle against Bard in only 3.0% of his matches.

Twitch vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Twitch has done a terrible job of countering Bard. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.8% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Twitch vs Bard matches, Twitch’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Bard.

Best Twitch vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeDagger

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapBanshee's VeilNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

Wit's EndLord Dominik's RegardsInfinity EdgeGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Guide to Countering Bard as Twitch

Tips for Playing as Twitch against Bard

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

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.

Twitch vs Bard Counter Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
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7.9
< Kills >
2.8
6.6
< Deaths >
5
7.1
< Assists >
14.3
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
0.6
151
< Minions Killed >
31
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.52
16,261
< Physical Damage >
3,036
3,500
< Magic Damage >
7,974
4,965
< True Damage >
1,074
24,727
< Damage Dealt >
12,085
21,488
< Damage Taken >
21,737
12,113
< Gold Earned >
9,131
1.96
< Towers >
1.83
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,709
< Total Healing >
6,779
12,632
< Experience >
11,571
21
< Vision Score >
63
10
< Wards Placed >
27
314
< Time Dealing CC >
495

How to Counter Bard with Twitch in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some important Twitch versus Bard matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences between this set of champions. Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Bard’s ratio of NaN, showing that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Bard. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Twitch normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Bard. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Twitch and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twitch
Bard

Who is Better, Twitch or Bard?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Twitch usually loses when playing against Bard, with a 46.8% win rate. As a result, Twitch makes a poor counter for Bard.

While Twitch does have a lower win rate compared to Bard, when on opposite teams, Twitch also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Twitch into Bard.

Additionally, Twitch also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Bard. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Twitch 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 teammates during late stage team fights.

Twitch is a garbage counter for Bard. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Twitch against Bard.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Twitch, we analyzed 4,573 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 Twitch 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

To truly master Twitch to counter Bard during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twitch often accumulates much more CS as Bard. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Twitch versus Bard build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Banshee's Veil, and Nashor's Tooth. When Twitch combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Bard than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Twitch had an average winrate of 46.8% battling Bard with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Bard as Twitch, Twitch players should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Twitch vs Bard LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.8% winrate overall.

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