MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions

Bard vs Zed

How often does Bard beat Zed in Support?

Bard into Zed in Support: 42% observed win rate across 26 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.

By 15 minutes the median game has Bard behind by 449 gold.

Beating Zed: the Bard game plan

Someone usually dies here around 5:18 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:41. 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 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.