Morgana - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.0%
Pick Rate
5.3%

Morganavs Bard

ASupportMage
Patch26.3
Matches785,220
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedFeb 27, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Morgana vs Bard is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Morgana wins with a 57.7% win rate (+15.4%) over Bard based on 104 games. Morgana holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Morgana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Morgana vs Bard matchup.

Morgana Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Morgana 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 - 57.7% win rateBard(57.7%)
Morgana - 57.7% win rate in this matchup
Morgana
57.7% WR
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Bard vs Morgana matchup - 42.3% win rate
Bard
42.3% WR

Who Wins the Morgana vs Bard Matchup?

Morgana wins the Morgana vs Bard matchup
Winner
Morgana
Matches: 104
57.7%
Win Rate
42.3%
1.6
CS / min
1.1
634
DMG / min
479
10,342
Gold / game
9,778
165
Heal / min
240
409
DMG Mitigated / min
641
2.1
CC / min
1.6
61.9%
Early Game WR
38.1%
54.8%
Late Game WR
45.2%

Morgana vs Bard Matchup Summary

The Morgana vs Bard matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 104 recent matches analyzed, Morgana wins with a 57.7% win rate compared to Bard's 42.3%, giving Morgana a 15.4 percentage point advantage. Morgana dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Bard players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Bard leads by 308 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Morgana players can confidently pick into Bard and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Bard away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Morgana vs Bard Laning Phase Breakdown

Morgana wins the laning phase against Bard in League of Legends

Morgana is favored during the laning phase against Bard, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Morgana holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.6Morgana
1.1Bard
Morgana edges out Bard by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 7 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Morgana.
Damage
634Morgana
479Bard
Morgana heavily out-damages Bard by 155 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Bard should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Morgana's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,342Morgana
9,778Bard
Morgana earns 564 more gold per game than Bard, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Morgana slightly faster item completions.
Utility
2.1Morgana
1.6Bard
Morgana provides 0.5 seconds more crowd control per minute than Bard, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Morgana coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
574Morgana
882Bard
Bard vastly out-sustains Morgana, healing and mitigating 308 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Bard can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Morgana is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Morgana, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Morgana Build Against Bard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Bard, providing the mobility and stats Morgana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Morgana against Bard are Zhonya's Hourglass, Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Blackfire Torch. This combination gives Morgana an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 6 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Bard. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Morgana vs Bard matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Morgana
61.9%
+23.8% advantage
Morgana early game win rateMorgana61.9%
Bard early game win rateBard38.1%
Late Game
Morgana
54.8%
+9.7% advantage
Morgana late game win rateMorgana54.8%
Bard late game win rateBard45.2%

Morgana dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 61.9% win rate — a 23.8 percentage point lead over Bard. This lopsided early game means Morgana can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Morgana is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.8% win rate — 9.7 points above Bard. Extended games heavily favor Morgana, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Morgana holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Bard players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Morgana Runes Against Bard

Sorcery rune tree - Morgana primary runes vs BardSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Morgana rune vs BardManaflow Band - best Morgana rune vs BardTranscendence - best Morgana rune vs BardScorch - best Morgana rune vs Bard
Inspiration rune tree - Morgana secondary runes vs BardInspiration
Biscuit Delivery - best Morgana rune vs BardCash Back - best Morgana rune vs Bard
60.0% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Inspiration secondary allows Morgana to press their advantage against Bard, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Morgana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Morgana'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 Morgana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Morgana matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.3
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.84%5152.061310,28046.4%54.8%
47.18%3541.66029,35448.7%45.9%
53.01%3491.86069,84748.7%56.3%
55.23%3441.56139,86460.3%51.7%
50.44%3431.66249,88852.0%49.2%
47.08%3081.664210,21747.9%46.6%
50.64%2331.66109,86655.2%47.5%
54.87%2261.665410,13962.0%50.0%
43.06%2162.06249,94446.2%40.6%
48.21%1951.659610,40445.1%50.0%
53.13%1921.762610,07851.8%54.2%
54.59%1852.27249,98956.6%52.9%
46.20%1841.65689,78644.6%47.3%
48.00%1751.76219,74746.8%49.0%
49.42%1721.75719,93350.0%49.0%
50.00%1681.560810,30248.0%51.6%
51.33%1501.66139,38853.4%49.4%
55.03%1491.84818,76560.8%48.6%
50.76%1321.65769,26148.4%52.9%
54.20%1311.87269,97450.0%57.5%
44.27%1311.960710,29143.5%44.7%
50.78%1281.96199,82844.8%55.7%
42.98%1212.35859,31552.0%36.6%
55.37%1212.262510,12652.1%57.5%
57.69%1041.663410,34261.9%54.8%
50.50%1011.964210,27750.0%50.8%
44.44%991.56369,43146.7%42.6%
51.35%741.659110,09755.2%48.9%
51.43%705.477310,76551.4%51.5%
46.27%672.364510,76955.2%39.5%
53.73%671.666110,15054.2%53.5%
59.09%666.078710,06551.3%70.4%
53.85%651.664010,48560.9%50.0%
53.13%641.75739,31854.3%51.7%
51.56%641.659210,07963.0%43.2%
54.10%614.876910,79741.9%66.7%
61.67%602.970211,02761.9%61.5%
47.37%571.75889,85045.8%48.5%
50.00%541.563510,92454.5%46.9%
56.86%515.883112,14650.0%62.1%
46.00%501.97499,99647.8%44.4%
47.73%445.272410,46545.5%50.0%
47.73%445.984310,62152.4%43.5%
63.41%411.665410,16866.7%60.9%
60.98%415.578210,51954.5%68.4%
57.50%401.96339,36355.0%60.0%
64.10%391.268412,41561.5%65.4%
52.63%385.170310,76247.1%57.1%
61.11%363.671010,67564.3%59.1%
58.82%341.265511,21646.1%66.7%
67.65%342.06129,07566.7%68.4%
51.52%331.881311,75540.0%56.5%
51.61%313.771311,36453.9%50.0%
48.39%314.273812,49535.7%58.8%
61.29%313.584711,85466.7%60.0%
46.67%301.667310,83922.2%57.1%
56.67%304.26339,59752.9%61.5%
51.72%294.867111,36325.0%70.6%
48.28%293.482011,03040.0%57.1%
51.85%275.881712,25655.6%50.0%
53.85%266.488610,96557.1%50.0%
46.15%263.369611,24664.3%25.0%
40.00%255.989810,86961.5%16.7%
41.67%245.478011,15145.5%38.5%
50.00%241.877212,33660.0%42.9%
43.48%231.865410,26954.5%33.3%
60.87%233.085110,16157.1%66.7%
68.18%224.879210,85562.5%71.4%
40.91%223.46219,60433.3%50.0%
52.38%216.385511,36572.7%30.0%
40.00%205.077410,99425.0%50.0%
55.00%202.963310,59260.0%50.0%
57.89%194.882511,51655.6%60.0%
42.11%191.469613,29940.0%42.9%
68.42%191.272512,74887.5%54.5%
42.11%191.671412,35733.3%46.1%
63.16%195.072010,47942.9%75.0%
68.42%194.177310,35463.6%75.0%
27.78%183.776910,49114.3%36.4%
50.00%181.875511,76166.7%46.7%
38.89%181.669211,97450.0%30.0%
55.56%185.383511,01450.0%58.3%
29.41%171.471310,46525.0%33.3%
25.00%161.763610,28312.5%37.5%
53.33%151.572512,23766.7%44.4%
46.67%152.071811,67220.0%60.0%
46.67%155.375810,52622.2%83.3%
46.67%151.668912,70625.0%71.4%
35.71%141.365211,63633.3%37.5%
50.00%141.068011,22925.0%60.0%
53.85%132.666710,84050.0%55.6%
61.54%134.674612,47250.0%63.6%
61.54%132.177311,66666.7%57.1%
46.15%136.076111,27540.0%50.0%
58.33%123.282012,97675.0%50.0%
66.67%123.680710,87550.0%83.3%
33.33%123.95639,53520.0%42.9%
27.27%114.589712,0630.0%33.3%
45.45%114.677610,20475.0%28.6%
54.55%111.454410,05840.0%66.7%
50.00%101.672413,11075.0%33.3%
30.00%104.478412,55760.0%0.0%
40.00%101.75559,83150.0%33.3%
70.00%106.190013,09275.0%66.7%
50.00%105.083312,55575.0%33.3%
55.56%90.874712,08650.0%60.0%
55.56%93.46559,08325.0%80.0%
55.56%94.883812,905100.0%33.3%
33.33%91.275412,87366.7%16.7%
55.56%91.378613,05675.0%40.0%
55.56%91.264511,37666.7%50.0%
22.22%93.868011,2290.0%33.3%
62.50%83.272012,160100.0%50.0%
37.50%83.590411,746100.0%28.6%
87.50%81.672211,69075.0%100.0%
62.50%84.181912,392100.0%40.0%
50.00%80.978811,53225.0%75.0%
50.00%85.26109,56550.0%50.0%
37.50%85.562510,08233.3%50.0%
85.71%71.177012,925100.0%80.0%
57.14%75.369510,11966.7%50.0%
100.00%76.07779,258100.0%100.0%
71.43%71.272214,34033.3%100.0%
71.43%70.966911,93150.0%80.0%
57.14%72.273812,706100.0%40.0%
57.14%73.281911,33150.0%60.0%
57.14%71.676012,784100.0%40.0%
83.33%65.690412,4810.0%83.3%
83.33%65.375811,392100.0%75.0%
33.33%63.782112,06550.0%25.0%
33.33%64.17338,48325.0%50.0%
66.67%63.465111,671100.0%60.0%
33.33%62.785510,3190.0%66.7%
20.00%56.07809,94650.0%0.0%
40.00%51.455511,98150.0%33.3%
60.00%52.467811,92633.3%100.0%
60.00%53.488314,781100.0%50.0%
40.00%54.484510,28733.3%50.0%
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Morgana vs Bard - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Morgana do against Bard in League of Legends?

Morgana wins the Morgana vs Bard matchup with a 57.7% win rate compared to Bard's 42.3%, a 15.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 104 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.

How does Morgana do against Bard in the early game?

In the early game, Morgana has the advantage against Bard with a 61.9% win rate versus 38.1%. Morgana players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Morgana do against Bard in the late game?

In the late game, Morgana takes over the Morgana vs Bard matchup with a 54.8% win rate compared to 45.2%. Morgana scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Morgana vs Bard matchup?

Morgana wins the matchup against Bard with a 57.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 15.4 percentage point advantage means Morgana is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 104 games analyzed.

What is the best Morgana build against Bard?

The best Morgana build against Bard includes Zhonya's Hourglass, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Blackfire Torch with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Morgana runes against Bard?

The best Morgana runes against Bard use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 60.0% win rate in the Morgana vs Bard matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Morgana counter Bard?

Yes, Morgana has a favorable matchup against Bard with a 57.7% win rate. Morgana strongly counters Bard in lane based on current patch 26.3 data.

How do I play Morgana against Bard?

When playing Morgana against Bard, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.