MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Bard vs Lulu
How often does Bard beat Lulu in Support?
Bard into Lulu in Support: 52% observed win rate across 4,448 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Bard ahead by 259 gold.
Does Bard counter Lulu?
The numbers say yes: across 4,448 ranked Support games into Lulu, Bard takes 52% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Lulu's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Lulu: the Bard game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Bard at 60% across 2,690 games. Flip the lead and Bard falls to 40% across 1,756.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 60% | 2,690 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 40% | 1,756 |
| First blood | 59% | 1,739 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 58% | 1,634 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 50% | 1,338 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 1,164 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 72% | 503 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:39 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:49. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Bard's Support build, with receipts
Into Lulu specifically, Bard finishes Dead Man's Plate first most often: 53.3% over 1,318 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Dead Man's Plate, Bandlepipes, Locket of the Iron Solari: 51.6% across 62 games.
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.