Bard, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
48.1%
Pick Rate
2.2%
Ban Rate
2.2%

Bard vs Soraka

Bard F TierSupportMage
Patch
26.22
Games
4,287
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Nov 14, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Bard vs Soraka (Support): Bard wins 50.4% of 129 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: +178). Patch 26.22 build & runes.

Bard – League of Legends champion iconBard50.4%
No clear favoriteLow confidence · 129 games · Patch 26.21–26.22
49.6%SorakaSoraka – League of Legends champion icon

Current data slightly favors Bard, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Bard wins 50.4% of 129 games (95% range 41.9–58.9%).

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.

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Bard – League of Legends champion icon
Bard
50.4%
VS
Soraka
49.6%
Soraka – League of Legends champion icon

Who wins Bard vs Soraka?

No clear favoriteLow confidence

Bard wins 50.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 41.9% and 58.9% (95% range).

Expected
48.0%
From both champions' overall Support win rates
Matchup effect
+2.4 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
129 games
Lane: Support · Patch 26.21–26.22
vs patch 26.21
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Not enough games on both patches

Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 14

The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (129 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (83 games).

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Bard, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Bard wins 50.4% of 129 games (95% range 41.9–58.9%).
  • Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 48.0% 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: 178 gold ahead of Soraka at 15 minutes on average (81 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
  • Bard players pick Flash + Ignite far more often against Soraka: 52.4% of their other Support games, 65.1% 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 Soraka 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 Soraka Laning Stats

BardSoraka

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
+178
Bard ahead
95% range +13 to +343
XP difference
−157
Within the margin of error
95% range −330 to +16
CS difference
−2.8
Soraka ahead
95% range −4.3 to −1.4
1.38
Kills before 15 min
0.64
2.44
Deaths before 15 min
2.23
0.05
Solo kills before 15 min
0.00
6.0%
First blood
3.6%

Whole-game averages

0.9
CS / min
0.9
427
DMG / min
212
8,392
Gold / game
7,959
226
Heal / min
948
533
DMG Mitigated / min
263
1.6
CC / min
1.2

Bard vs Soraka Win Rate by Game Length

Bard's win rate against Soraka 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.

Too few games
Under 20 min
9 games
Too few games
20–25 min
20 games
50.0%
25–30 min
28 games
Too few games
30–35 min
11 games
Too few games
35+ min
15 games
Bard vs Soraka95% rangeBard usual (Support)

No game length stands out: Bard's results against Soraka in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Bard vs Soraka 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.

  1. Lane (15 min)BardBard gold at 15: +178
  2. First itemSorakaBard: 15.8 min · Soraka: 13.2 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesEvenBard wins 50.0% of 48 games
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Bard Changes Against Soraka

Choices Bard players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.

  • Flash – League of Legends summoner spellIgnite – League of Legends summoner spell
    Flash + IgniteSummoner spells
    Usually
    52.4%
    vs Soraka
    65.1%
    +12.7 pts42.6% WR here
  • Morellonomicon – League of Legends item
    Usually
    1.3%
    vs Soraka
    6.0%
    +4.8 pts
  • Zhonya's Hourglass – League of Legends item
    Usually
    0.6%
    vs Soraka
    4.8%
    +4.3 pts

Best Bard Build vs Soraka

Usual Bard build (Support)

70.0% win rate · 60 games

Against Soraka

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 23 Bard games against Soraka 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 15.8 min (median of 42 games).
  • Soraka usually completes Moonstone Renewer first, at 13.2 min (median of 68 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 Soraka

Usual Bard runes (Support)

Electrocute – League of Legends runeElectrocute
Domination
Cheap Shot – League of Legends runeDeep Ward – League of Legends runeTreasure Hunter – League of Legends rune
Inspiration
Magical Footwear – League of Legends runeJack Of All Trades – League of Legends rune
Attack Speed (offense) – League of Legends runeMove Speed (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

51.4% win rate · 360 games

Against Soraka

Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.

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Bard matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. 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

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 Soraka FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22

Who wins Bard vs Soraka?

Current data slightly favors Bard, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Bard wins 50.4% of 129 games (95% range 41.9–58.9%).

What is Bard's win rate against Soraka?

Bard wins 50.4% of 129 Support games against Soraka on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 41.9–58.9%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 48.0% would be expected.

Does Bard counter Soraka?

Not clearly. Bard wins 50.4% of 129 games against Soraka, and the 95% range (41.9–58.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Bard or Soraka?

Bard usually wins the lane: 178 gold ahead of Soraka at 15 minutes on average (81 games with a 15-minute snapshot).

Does Bard outscale Soraka?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Soraka strongest against Bard?

Soraka is measurably ahead in: First item.

What should Bard build against Soraka?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Bard's usual Support core: Mikael's Blessing, Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow. The biggest change against Soraka: Morellonomicon (1.3% usually, 6.0% here).

What runes should Bard use against Soraka?

Use Bard's usual Electrocute page (Domination + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Soraka: Flash + Ignite (52.4% usually, 65.1% here).