MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Bard vs Lissandra
How often does Bard beat Lissandra in Support?
Bard into Lissandra in Support: 56% observed win rate across 78 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Bard ahead by 186 gold.
Does Bard counter Lissandra?
Too close for a counter call: Bard sits at 56% over 78 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Lissandra: the Bard game plan
Someone usually dies here around 5:16 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:35. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Bard's Support build, with receipts
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.