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.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Bard ahead by 186 gold.
Bard at 15:00
- Gold: +186
- CS: -8
- XP: +199
Typical gap to Lissandra, from 78 games that reached 15:00.
Does Bard counter Lissandra?
No counter here: Bard sits at 56% over 78 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
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 26.1-26.12.
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.