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

Bard vs Rell

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

based on 1,446 Bard vs Rell matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
3.47
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. Within our dataset, Bard fought Rell 1446 times. With so many matchups for Bard vs Rell provides us confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening statistics and a solid build to suppress your opponent. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Bard fights Rell in only 1.3% of his games.

Bard vs Rell Matchup Summary

Bard does a great job of beating Rell. Normally, he wins a fantastic 54.4% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Bard versus Rell rounds, Bard’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Rell.

Best Bard vs Rell Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariTrailblazerSolstice 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 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
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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 Rell as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Rell

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 Rell Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Rell Image
2.9
< Kills >
1.8
5.1
< Deaths >
6.1
14.8
< Assists >
15.1
0.61
< Killing Sprees >
0.28
29
< Minions Killed >
27
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.44
2,995
< Physical Damage >
1,772
8,148
< Magic Damage >
5,115
1,085
< True Damage >
877
12,229
< Damage Dealt >
7,764
20,557
< Damage Taken >
21,770
9,043
< Gold Earned >
8,456
1.88
< Towers >
1.7
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,204
< Total Healing >
2,728
11,246
< Experience >
10,439
63
< Vision Score >
56
27
< Wards Placed >
24
494
< Time Dealing CC >
280

How to Counter Rell with Bard in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some strategic Bard versus Rell counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rell’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rell..

Bard often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Rell. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Bard and Rell

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Rell
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Rell

Who is Better, Bard or Rell?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Bard usually wins when trying to fight Rell, with a 54.4% win rate. Therefore, Bard makes a great counter for Rell.

While Bard does have a much higher winrate compared to Rell, when facing one another, Bard also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Bard into Rellas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Bard also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rell. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Bard is a great counter for Rell. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Bard against Rell.

Other Champion Matchups Against Bard

Bard Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.4% winrateTeemoTeemo48.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai49.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser49.1% winrate

Bard Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Rell Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rell as Bard, we analyzed 1,446 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 Rell 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.

Other Useful Resources

Bard Build Rell Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Bard to counter Rell during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Rell. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Bard versus Rell build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Rell than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Bard had an average win rate of 54.4% battling Rell with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Rell as Bard, Bard players should use 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 combinations players used for Bard vs Rell face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Rell as Bard are presented for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.