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

Bard vs Yone

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

based on 6,387 Bard vs Yone matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
3.41
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Yone as Bard resulted from an analysis of 6387 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Bard encounters Yone in only 5.9% of his games.

Bard vs Yone Matchup Summary

Bard does a good job of countering Yone. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.8% of games the champs face each other in. In Bard against Yone games, Bard’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Yone.

Best Bard vs Yone Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerBloodsongImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongForce of NatureKaenic RookernKnight's Vow

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Yone as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Yone

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 Yone Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Yone Image
2.8
< Kills >
6.4
4.9
< Deaths >
6.9
13.9
< Assists >
4.9
0.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
31
< Minions Killed >
184
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.4
2,953
< Physical Damage >
15,873
7,819
< Magic Damage >
4,771
1,014
< True Damage >
2,907
11,786
< Damage Dealt >
23,552
21,127
< Damage Taken >
25,709
8,969
< Gold Earned >
12,251
1.77
< Towers >
2
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,568
< Total Healing >
5,817
11,481
< Experience >
14,944
60
< Vision Score >
16
26
< Wards Placed >
8
501
< Time Dealing CC >
213

How to Counter Yone with Bard in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several vital Bard against Yone counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yone’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Yone. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Bard normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Yone. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Bard and Yone

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Yone
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Yone

Who is Better, Bard or Yone?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Bard usually wins when taking on Yone, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Bard makes a good counter to Yone.

While Bard does have a higher winrate than Yone, when facing one another, Bard also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Bard into Yoneas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Bard vs Yone 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 team members during teamfights.

Bard is a good counter to Yone. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Bard against Yone.

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

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 56% 13750 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56% 6573 GamesSennaSenna+ 56.4% 1554 GamesSeraphineSeraphine+ 56.6% 2216 Games

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Yone Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yone as Bard, we analyzed 6,387 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 Yone 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 Yone Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Bard to counter Yone during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard on average racks up a lot less CS compared to Yone. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Bard versus Yone build include Trailblazer, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Yone than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 52.8% when playing against Yone with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Yone as Bard, Bard players should take 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 sets players chose for Bard vs Yone face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Yone as Bard are presented for every ranked division. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.