MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Bard vs Nami
How often does Bard beat Nami in Support?
Bard into Nami in Support: 52% observed win rate across 5,888 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 228 gold.
Bard at 15:00
- Gold: +228
- CS: -2
- XP: +46
Typical gap to Nami, from 5,863 games that reached 15:00.
Does Bard counter Nami?
The count says yes: across 5,888 ranked Support games into Nami, Bard takes 52%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Bard.
Beating Nami: the Bard game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Bard at 59% across 3,530 games. Flip the lead and Bard falls to 40% across 2,356.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 59% | 3,530 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 40% | 2,356 |
| First blood | 58% | 2,246 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 2,273 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 49% | 1,953 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 1,543 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 72% | 661 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:54 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:55. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Bard's Support build, with receipts
Into Nami specifically, Bard finishes Dead Man's Plate first most often: 51.9% over 1,807 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Dead Man's Plate, Bandlepipes, Locket of the Iron Solari: 56.8% across 81 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 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.