Maokaivs Bard
Maokai vs Bard is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Bard wins with a 53.9% win rate (+7.7%) over Maokai based on 13 games. Maokai wins the early laning phase while Bard scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Maokai vs Bard matchup.
Maokai Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Maokai 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 Maokai vs Bard?
Maokai wins 48.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 33.0% and 64.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.8% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −2.2 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 35 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Maokai vs Bard is an even matchup: Maokai wins 48.6% of 35 games, and the 95% range (33.0–64.4%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 50.8% for Maokai; 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 79, within the margin of error (35 games).
- Maokai players pick Health Scaling (flex) far more often against Bard: 45.8% of their other Support games, 65.7% 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 Maokai and Bard 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 Maokai'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.
Maokai vs Bard Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Maokai vs Bard Win Rate by Game Length
Maokai's win rate against Bard 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: Maokai's results against Bard in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Maokai vs Bard 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)EvenMaokai gold at 15: −79
- First itemMaokaiMaokai: 13.6 min · Bard: 14.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Maokai Changes Against Bard
Choices Maokai players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Health Scaling (flex)Stat shardUsually45.8%vs Bard65.7%+19.9 pts43.5% WR here
Adaptive Force (flex)Stat shardUsually44.7%vs Bard25.7%−19.0 pts
Usually53.0%vs Bard71.4%+18.4 pts32.0% WR here
Usually5.3%vs Bard17.1%+11.9 pts
Usually6.8%vs Bard17.1%+10.3 pts
Imperial MandateItemUsually2.7%vs Bard8.6%+5.9 pts
Best Maokai Build vs Bard
Usual Maokai build (Support)
76.2% win rate · 21 games
Against Bard
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 21 Maokai games against Bard carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Maokai's standard build instead.
- Maokai usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 13.6 min (median of 20 games).
- Bard usually completes Dead Man's Plate first, at 14.1 min (median of 20 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 Maokai Runes vs Bard
Usual Maokai runes (Support)
Aftershock
51.5% win rate · 549 games
Against Bard
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Maokai 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.
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Maokai matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Maokai'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 Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Maokai Matchups
Hardest for Maokai
Easiest for Maokai
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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Maokai vs Bard FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Maokai vs Bard?
Maokai vs Bard is an even matchup: Maokai wins 48.6% of 35 games, and the 95% range (33.0–64.4%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Maokai's win rate against Bard?
Maokai wins 48.6% of 35 Support games against Bard on patch 26.19 (95% range 33.0–64.4%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 50.8% would be expected.
Does Maokai counter Bard?
Not clearly. Maokai wins 48.6% of 35 games against Bard, and the 95% range (33.0–64.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Maokai or Bard?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 79, within the margin of error (35 games).
Does Maokai outscale Bard?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Bard strongest against Maokai?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Bard is ahead of Maokai beyond the margin of error.
What should Maokai build against Bard?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Maokai's usual Support core: Thornmail, Spirit Visage, Unending Despair. The biggest change against Bard: Locket of the Iron Solari (53.0% usually, 71.4% here).
What runes should Maokai use against Bard?
Use Maokai's usual Aftershock page (Resolve + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Bard: Health Scaling (flex) (45.8% usually, 65.7% here).