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

Bard vs Thresh

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 Thresh (Support): Bard wins 42.8% of 428 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: +60). Patch 26.22 build & runes.

Bard – League of Legends champion iconBard42.8%
Strong Thresh advantageHigh confidence · 428 games · Patch 26.21–26.22
57.2%ThreshThresh – League of Legends champion icon

Thresh consistently wins this matchup across a large sample: Bard wins 42.8% of 428 games (95% range 38.2–47.5%).

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
42.8%
VS
Thresh
57.2%
Thresh – League of Legends champion icon

Who wins Bard vs Thresh?

Strong Thresh advantageHigh confidence

Bard wins 42.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 38.2% and 47.5% (95% range).

Expected
45.8%
From both champions' overall Support win rates
Matchup effect
−3.0 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
428 games
Lane: Support · Patch 26.21–26.22
vs patch 26.21
−6.5 pts
Within normal patch-to-patch noise

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 (428 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (279 games).

Key takeaways

  • Thresh consistently wins this matchup across a large sample: Bard wins 42.8% of 428 games (95% range 38.2–47.5%).
  • Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 45.8% for Bard; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 60, within the margin of error (275 games).
  • Bard players pick Mikael's Blessing far more often against Thresh: 18.2% of their other Support games, 27.6% 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 Thresh 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 Thresh Laning Stats

BardThresh

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
+60
Within the margin of error
95% range −32 to +153
XP difference
+38
Within the margin of error
95% range −51 to +128
CS difference
−4.0
Thresh ahead
95% range −5.0 to −3.1
1.21
Kills before 15 min
1.11
2.86
Deaths before 15 min
2.29
0.05
Solo kills before 15 min
0.03
8.2%
First blood
6.1%

Whole-game averages

1.0
CS / min
1.0
393
DMG / min
305
8,600
Gold / game
8,417
221
Heal / min
132
559
DMG Mitigated / min
872
1.8
CC / min
1.4

Bard vs Thresh Win Rate by Game Length

Bard's win rate against Thresh 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.

48.6%
Under 20 min
37 games
27.9%
20–25 min
43 games
40.2%
25–30 min
92 games
45.7%
30–35 min
70 games
37.8%
35+ min
37 games
Bard vs Thresh95% rangeBard usual (Support)

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

Bard vs Thresh 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)EvenBard gold at 15: +60
  2. First itemThreshBard: 14.6 min · Thresh: 13.6 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesThreshBard wins 36.3% of 135 games
  5. 30+ min gamesEvenBard wins 43.0% of 107 games

What Bard Changes Against Thresh

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

Best Bard Build vs Thresh

Usual Bard build (Support)

70.0% win rate · 60 games

Against Thresh

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 9 of 94 Bard games against Thresh 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 14.6 min (median of 122 games).
  • Thresh usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 13.6 min (median of 221 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 Thresh

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 Thresh

Electrocute – League of Legends runeElectrocute
Domination
Cheap Shot – League of Legends runeDeep Ward – League of Legends runeTreasure Hunter – League of Legends rune
Inspiration
Cosmic Insight – League of Legends runeMagical Footwear – League of Legends rune
Attack Speed (offense) – League of Legends runeMove Speed (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

46.2% win rate · 26 games

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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 Thresh FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22

Who wins Bard vs Thresh?

Thresh consistently wins this matchup across a large sample: Bard wins 42.8% of 428 games (95% range 38.2–47.5%).

What is Bard's win rate against Thresh?

Bard wins 42.8% of 428 Support games against Thresh on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 38.2–47.5%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 45.8% would be expected.

Does Bard counter Thresh?

No — it is the other way around: Bard wins only 42.8% of 428 games against Thresh, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.

Who wins lane, Bard or Thresh?

Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 60, within the margin of error (275 games).

Does Bard outscale Thresh?

Not measurably: Bard's win rate against Thresh in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.

When is Thresh strongest against Bard?

Thresh is measurably ahead in: First item, 20–30 min games.

What should Bard build against Thresh?

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 Thresh: Mikael's Blessing (18.2% usually, 27.6% here).

What runes should Bard use against Thresh?

Electrocute with Domination and Inspiration — 46.2% over 26 games against Thresh.