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How to Win Yuumi vs Bard Counter MatchupYuumi is in the b tier of champions

Yuumi vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Yuumi in LoLYuumi is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Yuumi

based on 2,224 Yuumi vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
42.6 %
K/D/A
4.35
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games every week. Within our database, Yuumi faced Bard 2224 times. With so many matchups for Yuumi vs Bard gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a solid build to obliterate your foe. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Yuumi encounters Bard in only 2.6% of her games.

Yuumi vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yuumi has done a awful job of countering Bard. On average, she wins a lowly 42.6% of games the champions face one another in. In Yuumi vs Bard games, Yuumi’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Bard.

Best Yuumi vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Yuumi Items

~22 Mins
Mikael's BlessingArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

RedemptionImperial MandateStaff of Flowing WaterZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yuumi to level upq
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Second ability for Yuumi to level upe
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Last skill for Yuumi to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveFont of LifeRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Yuumi's passive ability p
Yuumi's q ability q
Yuumi's w ability w
Yuumi's e ability e
Yuumi's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Bard as Yuumi

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.

Yuumi vs Bard Counter Stats

Yuumi Image
Win Rate
42.6 %
VS
Win Rate
57.4 %
Bard Image
1.5
< Kills >
2.5
3.7
< Deaths >
4.5
14.6
< Assists >
13.3
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
0.52
13
< Minions Killed >
29
0.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.57
324
< Physical Damage >
2,624
7,644
< Magic Damage >
6,656
686
< True Damage >
920
8,655
< Damage Dealt >
10,202
8,014
< Damage Taken >
19,806
7,901
< Gold Earned >
8,655
2.23
< Towers >
1.96
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,807
< Total Healing >
6,235
10,777
< Experience >
10,911
39
< Vision Score >
57
19
< Wards Placed >
24
175
< Time Dealing CC >
449

How to Counter Bard with Yuumi in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some valuable Yuumi vs. Bard counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between this set of champions. Yuumi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Bard’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yuumi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Bard..

Yuumi typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Bard. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yuumi and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Yuumi
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yuumi
Bard

Who is Better, Yuumi or Bard?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yuumi usually loses when taking on Bard, with a 42.6% win rate. Therefore, Yuumi makes a poor counter to Bard.

While Yuumi does have a much lower winrate than Bard, when facing one another, Yuumi also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Yuumi into Bard.

Moreover, Yuumi also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Bard. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Yuumi is a garbage counter for Bard. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Yuumi against Bard.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yuumi

Yuumi Loses Against

LeonaLeona39.4% winrateTrundleTrundle39.7% winrateUrgotUrgot39.8% winrateYasuoYasuo39.9% winrate

Yuumi Wins Against

GnarGnar51.5% winrateEzrealEzreal50.8% winrateQiyanaQiyana50.4% winrateKarthusKarthus49.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

VayneVayne+ 49.6% 6307 GamesSingedSinged+ 50.3% 2113 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.7% 4721 GamesTwitchTwitch+ 51% 6955 Games

Additional Information for Yuumi Players

How We Calculated Our Yuumi vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Yuumi, we analyzed 2,224 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 Yuumi 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

Yuumi Build Bard Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Yuumi to counter Bard during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yuumi on average racks up less CS relative to Bard. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They 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, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Yuumi versus Bard build consist of Mikael's Blessing, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Yuumi included at least these three items in her build, she did much better against Bard than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Yuumi boasted an average win rate of 42.6% battling Bard with this counter build.

To have the best chance of beating Bard as Yuumi, Yuumi players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Font of Life, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Yuumi vs Bard counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 42.6% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Yuumi x Bard tips and builds for a an individual skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using every game finished with both champions.