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Bard vs Quinn

How to Beat Quinn as Bard in LoLBard is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Quinn as Bard

based on 1,296 Bard vs Quinn matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
3.15
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Bard engaged Quinn in 1296 matches. Using so many games with Bard vs Quinn gives us confidence in our capability to produce enlightening stats and a solid build to wreck Quinn. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Bard encounters Quinn in only 1.2% of his games.

Bard vs Quinn Matchup Summary

Bard has done a good job of countering Quinn. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.1% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Bard against Quinn games, Bard’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Quinn.

Best Bard vs Quinn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernBloodsongImperial Mandate

Optional Items

TrailblazerFrozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

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

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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W
3
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 Quinn as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Quinn

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 Quinn

After being marked, move away from Quinn so she can't take advantage of it.

Keep tabs on Quinn's position. Behind Enemy Lines can enable Valor to cross the map very quickly and attack you by surprise.

When Quinn is using Behind Enemy Lines, damaging her removes her Move Speed bonus temporarily.

Bard vs Quinn Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
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2.9
< Kills >
6.9
5.3
< Deaths >
7
13.8
< Assists >
6.2
0.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
31
< Minions Killed >
159
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.4
2,946
< Physical Damage >
20,640
7,931
< Magic Damage >
1,400
1,007
< True Damage >
1,201
11,884
< Damage Dealt >
23,242
21,649
< Damage Taken >
23,499
9,020
< Gold Earned >
11,779
1.7
< Towers >
1.99
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,510
< Total Healing >
5,412
11,439
< Experience >
14,382
60
< Vision Score >
20
26
< Wards Placed >
8
483
< Time Dealing CC >
152

How to Counter Quinn with Bard in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several strategic Bard vs. Quinn counter statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Quinn’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Quinn. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Bard typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Quinn. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Bard and Quinn

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Quinn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Quinn

Who is Better, Bard or Quinn?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Bard usually wins when facing off against Quinn, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Bard makes a good counter to Quinn.

While Bard does have a higher winrate than Quinn, when facing one another, Bard also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Bard into Quinnas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Bard has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Quinn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Bard vs Quinn matchups, Bard is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Bard is a good counter for Quinn. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Bard against Quinn.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Quinn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Quinn as Bard, we analyzed 1,296 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 Quinn 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 in order to counter Quinn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard most often gets a lot less CS compared to Quinn. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Bard versus Quinn build include Kaenic Rookern, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Quinn than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 52.1% when playing against Quinn with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Quinn as Bard, Bard players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Relentless Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Bard vs Quinn fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.1% winrate overall.

If you need to get Bard vs Quinn tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using all rounds with data with both champions.