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How to Win Bard vs Kindred Counter MatchupBard is in the s tier of champions

Bard vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Bard in LoLBard is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Bard

based on 2,037 Bard vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
3.46
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Kindred as Bard came out of an evaluation of 2037 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Bard fights Kindred in only 1.9% of his rounds.

Bard vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Bard does a average job of beating Kindred. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champs battle one another in. In Bard vs Kindred games, Bard’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Bard vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernBloodsongImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariFrozen HeartForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Bard to level upq
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Second ability for Bard to level upw
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Last skill for Bard to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningUnflinching
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Bard's passive ability p
Bard's q ability q
Bard's w ability w
Bard's e ability e
Bard's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Kindred

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.

Advice to Win Against Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Bard vs Kindred Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Kindred Image
2.8
< Kills >
6.3
4.8
< Deaths >
6.8
13.8
< Assists >
7.3
0.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
30
< Minions Killed >
39
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.43
2,943
< Physical Damage >
14,931
7,819
< Magic Damage >
3,956
961
< True Damage >
1,327
11,724
< Damage Dealt >
20,215
20,930
< Damage Taken >
30,215
8,881
< Gold Earned >
11,816
1.76
< Towers >
1.57
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
6,576
< Total Healing >
16,500
11,113
< Experience >
13,141
60
< Vision Score >
23
26
< Wards Placed >
6
479
< Time Dealing CC >
223

How to Counter Kindred with Bard in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some significant Bard versus Kindred counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kindred. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Bard usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Kindred. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Bard and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Kindred

Who is Better, Bard or Kindred?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Bard usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kindred, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Bard makes an ok counter to Kindred.

While Bard does have a higher winrate than Kindred, when facing one another, Bard also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Bard into Kindredas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Bard has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Bard vs Kindred matchups, Bard is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Bard is a decent counter for Kindred. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Bard against Kindred.

Other Champion Matchups Against Bard

Bard Loses Against

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Bard Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani57.1% winrateZeriZeri56.7% winrateHweiHwei56.6% winrate

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Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Bard, we analyzed 2,037 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 Kindred as Bard 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 learn all of the intricacies of Bard to counter Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kindred. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Bard versus Kindred build include Kaenic Rookern, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Kindred than with most other typical builds. In fact, Bard had an average win rate of 50.8% when playing against Kindred with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Kindred as Bard, Bard players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Bard vs Kindred matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.

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