MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Bard vs Lux
How often does Bard beat Lux in Support?
Bard into Lux in Support: 54% observed win rate across 2,063 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Bard behind by 138 gold.
Does Bard counter Lux?
The numbers say yes: across 2,063 ranked Support games into Lux, Bard takes 54% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Lux's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Lux: the Bard game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Bard at 62% across 980 games. Flip the lead and Bard falls to 48% across 1,081.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 62% | 980 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 48% | 1,081 |
| First blood | 60% | 778 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 58% | 666 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 474 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 64% | 366 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 72% | 149 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:29 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:09. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Bard's Support build, with receipts
Into Lux specifically, Bard finishes Dead Man's Plate first most often: 55.5% over 589 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.