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Vi vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Vi in LoLVi is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Vi

based on 3,005 Vi vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Bard as Vi resulted from an examination of 3005 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Vi is forced to battle against Bard in only 2.8% of her games.

Vi vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vi does a pathetic job of beating Bard. On average, she wins a lowly 46.9% of games the champs fight one another in. In Vi against Bard rounds, Vi’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Bard.

Best Vi vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageTrinity ForceDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vi to level upq
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Second ability for Vi to level upe
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Last skill for Vi to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
3
Q
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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 Bard as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Bard

A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.

Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.

Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

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.

Vi vs Bard Counter Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Bard Image
6.2
< Kills >
2.8
6.3
< Deaths >
5
7.8
< Assists >
14.2
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
0.6
33
< Minions Killed >
31
1.69
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.52
16,231
< Physical Damage >
3,022
89
< Magic Damage >
8,128
901
< True Damage >
1,061
17,221
< Damage Dealt >
12,212
30,161
< Damage Taken >
21,430
11,589
< Gold Earned >
9,087
1.31
< Towers >
1.83
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,240
< Total Healing >
6,597
13,508
< Experience >
11,526
23
< Vision Score >
62
6
< Wards Placed >
27
289
< Time Dealing CC >
512

How to Counter Bard with Vi in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several critical Vi versus Bard counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Bard. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Vi usually has a much larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes more damage than Bard. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vi and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Bard

Who is Better, Vi or Bard?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vi usually loses when trying to fight Bard, with a 46.9% win rate. Therefore, Vi makes a poor counter to Bard.

While Vi does have a lower win rate compared to Bard, when facing one another, Vi also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Vi into Bard.

Moreover, Vi has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Bard. 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 in League of Legends, in Vi vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Vi is a trash counter for Bard. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vi against Bard.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vi

Vi Loses Against

BardBard46.9% winrateTaricTaric46.9% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateLilliaLillia47.6% winrate

Vi Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.8% winrateZeriZeri57.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.6% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai57.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Vi, we analyzed 3,005 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 Vi 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 Vi in order to counter Bard during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi often racks up a similar amount of CS as Bard. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Vi versus Bard build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Vi bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better versus Bard than with many other common item sets. In fact, Vi boasted an average winrate of 46.9% battling Bard with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Bard as Vi, you should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Vi vs Bard face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Bard as Vi are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.