Bard vs Fiddlesticks
How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Bard
based on 1,772 Bard vs Fiddlesticks matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Bard vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary
Best Bard vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Bard
Tips for Playing as Bard against Fiddlesticks
Don't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways, and that your ultimate can also hit your allies!
Let your Caretaker's Shrines charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power.
It's important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey.
Bard vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats
How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Bard in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight several critical Bard against Fiddlesticks counter stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Fiddlesticks. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Bard normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Fiddlesticks. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Bard and Fiddlesticks
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Who is Better, Bard or Fiddlesticks?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Bard usually wins when facing off against Fiddlesticks, with a 53.2% win rate. As a result, Bard makes a great counter to Fiddlesticks.
While Bard does have a higher win rate than Fiddlesticks, when on opposite teams, Bard also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Bard into Fiddlesticksas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Bard has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. 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 one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Bard vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Bard is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Bard is a great counter to Fiddlesticks. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Bard against Fiddlesticks.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Bard in order to counter Fiddlesticks during both the laning 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 displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Bard most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Fiddlesticks. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Bard versus Fiddlesticks build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Fiddlesticks than with most other typical builds. In fact, Bard boasted an average win rate of 53.2% when countering Fiddlesticks with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing Fiddlesticks as Bard, Bard players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Bard vs Fiddlesticks counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.2% win rate overall.
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