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

Bard vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Bard in LoLBard is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Mordekaiser as Bard

based on 6,982 Bard vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
3.25
Pick Rate
6.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Mordekaiser as Bard resulted from an evaluation of 6982 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Bard fights Mordekaiser in only 6.4% of his matches.

Bard vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Bard does a poor job of countering Mordekaiser. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Bard vs Mordekaiser games, Bard’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Mordekaiser.

Best Bard vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWarden's Mail

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernTrailblazerBloodsong

Optional Items

Imperial MandateRedemptionForce of NatureKnight's Vow

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: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Bard vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Mordekaiser Image
2.7
< Kills >
6.9
5.1
< Deaths >
6
13.9
< Assists >
4.8
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
31
< Minions Killed >
160
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,950
< Physical Damage >
2,788
8,210
< Magic Damage >
21,286
1,027
< True Damage >
651
12,188
< Damage Dealt >
24,726
21,658
< Damage Taken >
31,961
9,025
< Gold Earned >
11,880
1.64
< Towers >
2.06
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,596
< Total Healing >
9,510
11,546
< Experience >
15,162
61
< Vision Score >
17
26
< Wards Placed >
8
492
< Time Dealing CC >
250

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Bard in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some strategic Bard against Mordekaiser counter statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the two. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Mordekaiser’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Mordekaiser. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Bard normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Mordekaiser. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Bard and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Bard or Mordekaiser?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Bard usually fairs equally well when playing against Mordekaiser, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Bard makes an ok counter for Mordekaiser.

While Bard does have a lower win rate than Mordekaiser, when facing one another, Bard also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Bard into Mordekaiseras his relative depth means that 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 Mordekaiser. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Bard vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Bard is a somewhat poor counter to Mordekaiser. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Bard against Mordekaiser.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Bard, we analyzed 6,982 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 Mordekaiser 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Bard in order to counter Mordekaiser 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.

Bard on average gets a lot less CS relative to Mordekaiser. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Bard versus Mordekaiser build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Trailblazer, and Bloodsong. When Bard included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Mordekaiser than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Bard had an average win rate of 49.1% when countering Mordekaiser with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Mordekaiser 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Bard vs Mordekaiser battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Mordekaiser as Bard are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.