MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Bard vs Nidalee
How often does Bard beat Nidalee in Support?
Bard into Nidalee in Support: 51% observed win rate across 149 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 behind by 323 gold.
Bard at 15:00
- Gold: -323
- CS: -4
- XP: +97
Typical gap to Nidalee, from 149 games that reached 15:00.
Does Bard counter Nidalee?
No counter here: Bard sits at 51% over 149 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 Nidalee: the Bard game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Bard at 67% across 54 games. Flip the lead and Bard falls to 42% across 95.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 67% | 54 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 95 |
| First blood | 53% | 45 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 40% | 43 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:12 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:13. 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.