Namivs Bard
Nami vs Bard is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Bard wins with a 52.2% win rate (+4.5%) over Nami based on 67 games. Nami wins the early laning phase while Bard scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nami build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nami vs Bard matchup.
Nami Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Nami 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 Nami vs Bard?
Nami wins 50.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 43.0% and 58.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 54.1% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −3.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 160 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- −5.8 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
- Nami vs Bard is an even matchup: Nami wins 50.6% of 160 games, and the 95% range (43.0–58.3%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 54.1% for Nami; 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 95, within the margin of error (158 games).
- Nami players pick Echoes of Helia far more often against Bard: 57.8% of their other Support games, 67.5% 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 Nami 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 Nami'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.
Nami vs Bard Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Nami vs Bard Win Rate by Game Length
Nami'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: Nami's results against Bard in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nami 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)EvenNami gold at 15: −95
- First itemNamiNami: 12.5 min · Bard: 15.0 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenNami wins 52.2% of 67 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenNami wins 46.4% of 84 games
What Nami Changes Against Bard
Choices Nami players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Echoes of HeliaItemUsually57.8%vs Bard67.5%+9.7 pts50.9% WR here
Imperial MandateItemUsually25.1%vs Bard18.1%−6.9 pts37.9% WR here
Best Nami Build vs Bard
Usual Nami build (Support)
100.0% win rate · 11 games
Against Bard
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 19 of 79 Nami games against Bard carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Nami's standard build instead.
- Nami usually completes Echoes of Helia first, at 12.5 min (median of 86 games).
- Bard usually completes Dead Man's Plate first, at 15.0 min (median of 65 games).
- Skill priority: W > E > Q — 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 Nami Runes vs Bard
Usual Nami runes (Support)
Summon Aery
64.5% win rate · 93 games
Against Bard
Summon Aery
52.8% win rate · 89 games
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Nami matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Nami'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 Nami build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Nami vs Bard FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Nami vs Bard?
Nami vs Bard is an even matchup: Nami wins 50.6% of 160 games, and the 95% range (43.0–58.3%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Nami's win rate against Bard?
Nami wins 50.6% of 160 Support games against Bard on patch 26.19 (95% range 43.0–58.3%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 54.1% would be expected.
Does Nami counter Bard?
Not clearly. Nami wins 50.6% of 160 games against Bard, and the 95% range (43.0–58.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Nami or Bard?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 95, within the margin of error (158 games).
Does Nami outscale Bard?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Bard strongest against Nami?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Bard is ahead of Nami beyond the margin of error.
What should Nami build against Bard?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Nami's usual Support core: Echoes of Helia, Ardent Censer, Locket of the Iron Solari. The biggest change against Bard: Echoes of Helia (57.8% usually, 67.5% here).
What runes should Nami use against Bard?
Summon Aery with Sorcery and Resolve — 52.8% over 89 games against Bard.