Bard vs Twitch
How to Beat Twitch as Bard
based on 4,573 Bard vs Twitch matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Bard vs Twitch Matchup Summary
Best Bard vs Twitch Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Twitch as Bard
Tips for Playing as Bard against Twitch
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 Twitch
Spell Shields won't block the damage from Deadly Venom, but they will block the effects Twitch can trigger with it.
If you suspect Twitch has left the lane, let your teammates know that Twitch is ''MIA.''
Twitch is fragile. Work with teammates to focus on him when you're able to catch him out of Camouflage.
Bard vs Twitch Counter Stats
How to Counter Twitch with Bard in LoL
The stats provided here underscore some critical Bard vs. Twitch matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Twitch’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Twitch. This observation is in large part fueled by 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 Twitch. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Bard and Twitch
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Who is Better, Bard or Twitch?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Bard usually wins when trying to fight Twitch, with a 53.2% win rate. Thus, Bard makes a great counter to Twitch.
While Bard does have a higher win rate compared to Twitch, when on opposite teams, Bard also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Bard into Twitchas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash 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 Twitch. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Bard vs Twitch 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.
Bard is a great counter to Twitch. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Bard against Twitch.
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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 Twitch during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Bard most often racks up a lot less CS relative to Twitch. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Bard versus Twitch build include Kaenic Rookern, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Twitch than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Bard had an average win rate of 53.2% battling Twitch with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Twitch as Bard, you should use 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 chose for Bard vs Twitch counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.2% winrate overall.
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