MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Lux vs Bard
Lux vs Bard in Support: who wins more often?
Across 2,063 ranked games in Support, Lux beats Bard in 46% of them. Observed from real matches — the sample size sits next to the rate, here and on every number below.
By 15 minutes the median game has Lux ahead by 138 gold.
Does Lux counter Bard?
Not on this sample. Bard wins 54% of the 2,063 ranked Support games counted here, a gap that clears the noise band. {{champion}} players still take it in the right spots — the conditional rates below show which ones, each printed with its own game count.
Your Lux game plan against Bard
With a 300-gold lead at 10:00, Lux wins 52% of 1,081 games in this matchup. Down 300 at the same mark, the rate drops to 38% over 980.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 52% | 1,081 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 38% | 980 |
| First blood | 49% | 811 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 51% | 728 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 46% | 1,481 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 53% | 380 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 63% | 106 |
In the median game here, the first death comes near 4:53 and level 6 lands around 8:38. Until your spike is online, treat the all-in window with respect.
Lux in Support: the items that actually get built
Into Bard specifically, Lux finishes Luden's Echo first most often: 48.2% over 666 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame: 50.0% across 56 games.
The most-finished Lux core is Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame: 49.7% across 2,311 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 Luden's Echo (25,534 games).
Skill plan: Lux players max E first and take E at level 1.