Bardvs Lulu
Bard vs Lulu is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Lulu wins with a 55.3% win rate (+10.6%) over Bard based on 47 games. Lulu holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Bard build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Bard vs Lulu matchup.
Bard Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Bard performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Bard vs Lulu?
Bard wins 51.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 42.9% and 60.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.7% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- +3.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 124 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- +1.6 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Bard, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Bard wins 51.6% of 124 games (95% range 42.9–60.2%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 47.7% for Bard; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Bard usually wins the lane: 244 gold ahead of Lulu at 15 minutes on average (124 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Bard players pick Mercury's Treads much less often against Lulu: 12.0% of their other Support games, 5.6% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Bard and Lulu played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Bard's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Bard vs Lulu Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Bard vs Lulu Win Rate by Game Length
Bard's win rate against Lulu by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Bard's results against Lulu in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Bard vs Lulu Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)BardBard gold at 15: +244
- First itemLuluBard: 14.3 min · Lulu: 13.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenBard wins 50.0% of 60 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenBard wins 52.7% of 55 games
What Bard Changes Against Lulu
Choices Bard players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually12.0%vs Lulu5.6%−6.4 pts
Ability Haste (offense)Stat shardUsually2.7%vs Lulu7.3%+4.5 pts
Knight's VowItemUsually2.9%vs Lulu7.3%+4.3 pts
Best Bard Build vs Lulu
Usual Bard build (Support)
78.9% win rate · 19 games
Against Lulu
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 7 of 49 Bard games against Lulu carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Bard's standard build instead.
- Bard usually completes Dead Man's Plate first, at 14.3 min (median of 64 games).
- Lulu usually completes Ardent Censer first, at 13.1 min (median of 74 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Bard Runes vs Lulu
Usual Bard runes (Support)
Electrocute
65.5% win rate · 29 games
Against Lulu
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Bard draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Bard matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Bard's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Bard build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Bard Matchups
Hardest for Bard
Easiest for Bard
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Bard vs Lulu FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Bard vs Lulu?
Current data slightly favors Bard, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Bard wins 51.6% of 124 games (95% range 42.9–60.2%).
What is Bard's win rate against Lulu?
Bard wins 51.6% of 124 Support games against Lulu on patch 26.19 (95% range 42.9–60.2%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 47.7% would be expected.
Does Bard counter Lulu?
Not clearly. Bard wins 51.6% of 124 games against Lulu, and the 95% range (42.9–60.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Bard or Lulu?
Bard usually wins the lane: 244 gold ahead of Lulu at 15 minutes on average (124 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Bard outscale Lulu?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Lulu strongest against Bard?
Lulu is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Bard build against Lulu?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Bard's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Redemption, Bandlepipes. The biggest change against Lulu: Mercury's Treads (12.0% usually, 5.6% here).
What runes should Bard use against Lulu?
Use Bard's usual Electrocute page (Domination + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Lulu: Ability Haste (offense) (2.7% usually, 7.3% here).