MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Bard vs Leblanc
How often does Bard beat Leblanc in Support?
Bard into Leblanc in Support: 57% observed win rate across 306 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Bard behind by 435 gold.
Does Bard counter Leblanc?
The numbers say yes: across 306 ranked Support games into Leblanc, Bard takes 57% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Leblanc's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Leblanc: the Bard game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Bard at 68% across 117 games. Flip the lead and Bard falls to 50% across 189.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 68% | 117 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 50% | 189 |
| First blood | 61% | 114 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 65% | 80 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 47% | 79 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 73% | 44 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:06 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:07. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Bard's Support build, with receipts
Into Leblanc specifically, Bard finishes Dead Man's Plate first most often: 69.2% over 52 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Bard core is Dead Man's Plate, Bandlepipes, Locket of the Iron Solari: 55.0% across 1,156 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Dead Man's Plate (23,902 games).
Skill plan: Bard players max Q first and take Q at level 1.