MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Bard vs Mel
How often does Bard beat Mel in Support?
Bard into Mel in Support: 56% observed win rate across 776 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Bard behind by 375 gold.
Does Bard counter Mel?
The numbers say yes: across 776 ranked Support games into Mel, Bard takes 56% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Mel's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Mel: the Bard game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Bard at 64% across 295 games. Flip the lead and Bard falls to 51% across 481.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 64% | 295 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 51% | 481 |
| First blood | 59% | 278 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 153 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 49% | 190 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 66% | 150 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 68% | 59 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:26 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:10. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Bard's Support build, with receipts
Into Mel specifically, Bard finishes Dead Man's Plate first most often: 55.4% over 195 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.