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How to Win Twisted Fate vs Bard Counter MatchupTwisted Fate is in the a tier of champions

Twisted Fate vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Twisted Fate in LoLTwisted Fate is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Twisted Fate

based on 4,517 Twisted Fate vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our database, Twisted Fate engaged Bard in 4517 games. Including so many matchups for Twisted Fate versus Bard gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a solid build to annihilate your foe. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Twisted Fate is forced to battle against Bard in only 3.2% of his rounds.

Twisted Fate vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Twisted Fate has done a dismal job of countering Bard. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.4% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Twisted Fate against Bard matches, Twisted Fate’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Bard.

Best Twisted Fate vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Hextech AlternatorLost Chapter

Core Twisted Fate Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameRapid FirecannonBanshee's VeilVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Twisted Fate to level upq
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Second ability for Twisted Fate to level upw
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Last skill for Twisted Fate to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Twisted Fate's passive ability p
Twisted Fate's q ability q
Twisted Fate's w ability w
Twisted Fate's e ability e
Twisted Fate's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Bard as Twisted Fate

Tips for Playing as Twisted Fate against Bard

Twisted Fate is viable as an Attack Damage or Ability Power character, letting him fit on many different team compositions.

Stealth characters often escape a battle with very low hit points. Take advantage of Destiny's ability to reveal stealthed units to finish them off.

Coordinate with your allies for the best time to use Destiny to ambush enemies.

Advice to Win Against Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Twisted Fate vs Bard Counter Stats

Twisted Fate Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Bard Image
5.6
< Kills >
2.7
6.6
< Deaths >
5
7.8
< Assists >
14.2
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
0.57
173
< Minions Killed >
29
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.5
2,890
< Physical Damage >
2,997
18,398
< Magic Damage >
7,945
786
< True Damage >
1,033
22,075
< Damage Dealt >
11,975
22,402
< Damage Taken >
21,292
12,514
< Gold Earned >
8,947
2.18
< Towers >
1.74
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,051
< Total Healing >
6,576
14,466
< Experience >
11,305
18
< Vision Score >
62
9
< Wards Placed >
27
178
< Time Dealing CC >
483

How to Counter Bard with Twisted Fate in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some important Twisted Fate versus Bard matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between this set of champions. Twisted Fate’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Twisted Fate may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Bard..

Twisted Fate typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Bard. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Twisted Fate and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Twisted Fate
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twisted Fate
Bard

Who is Better, Twisted Fate or Bard?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Twisted Fate usually loses when facing off against Bard, with a 47.4% win rate. As a result, Twisted Fate makes a poor counter to Bard.

While Twisted Fate does have a lower win rate compared to Bard, when they face off with one another, Twisted Fate also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Twisted Fate into Bardas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Twisted Fate has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Bard. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Twisted Fate vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Twisted Fate is a bad counter to Bard. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Twisted Fate against Bard.

Additional Information for Twisted Fate Players

How We Calculated Our Twisted Fate vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Twisted Fate, we analyzed 4,517 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 Bard as Twisted Fate 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 truly master Twisted Fate in order to counter Bard 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 stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twisted Fate typically racks up much more CS compared to Bard. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Twisted Fate versus Bard build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Twisted Fate bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Bard than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Twisted Fate had an average win rate of 47.4% when playing against Bard with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Bard as Twisted Fate, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Twisted Fate vs Bard LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.4% win rate overall.

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