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His engage is pretty straight forward, but very dangerous. If you or your adc get hit by it, there is a big chance you die or have to burn summoners. Apart from his w-q combo, there is not alot he can do in Lane. You HAVE to abuse his weak level 1, to get him in a position where he is too low to engage/the wave is in a bad spot to engage for him.
Alistar will usually get Mobi Boots as soon as he can and roam around the Map. Try to not get outroamed. Alistar is weak if he is playing from behind, but impossible for Bard to Match if you are just reacting to his roams and always to late. Try to be active around the Map, or abuse his Roams to dive the enemy adc with your jungler.
Brand
Brand usually isnt too much of an Issue. His Poke is annoying, but as soon as you land one stun on him he will die. If you dont feel like the Lane is winnable, you can always try to roam. There is no way Brand should be able to match your Roams
Blitzcrank
Blitzcrank Lanes are usually very straight forward. If you get hooked it will be a Bad Lane for you. Dont get hooked, and Blitz is a useless Champ.
Braum
Braum Lanes are probably one of the most boring Matchups. You usually dont have too much killpressure, unless the enemy Bot Lane makes a big mistake or your jungler ganks.
Try to roam, your Roams are much stronger than his are.
Janna
Janna is annoying on the first few Levels, because she just outranges you. If you can get a stun on her she will usually be dead.
After Level 6 u can usually straight up Ult-Q her and she should be dead as well.
Most Janna Players are very aggresive and will try to perma W you. If she ever misssteps you should be able to punish her for it.
If Janna ever gets behind there is no way you should lose to her.
Karma
Karma is pretty annoying, because she will pretty much always have Priority on Lane, and Bard really doest like being pushed under tower. Your Roams are much stronger than hers.
Leona
Respect her level 2 and Level 6 and you should be fine. Leona snowballs very hard. If you fall behind in the early its probably GG. Try to harass her while she is Level 1. If you go even in Lane, or even get ahead there is no way Leona wins. You straight up outscale her
Lulu
She has a lot of Peel for her ADC, and has better Poke than you do. She will outscale you because of how much she buffs her ADC. You either get you Jungler to help you win Lane, or roam and win the Game on other Lanes
Lux
She can be annoying, but just hit her with a Q or your R and shes dead.
Maokai
His Sapling are super annoying and give him a lot of control over the Map. His engage in Lane is stronger than yours.
Morgana
Get hit by a Q in Lane and there is a big chance you die.
Her E really fucks with your catch potential. Your Roams are better than hers, so just stick to that
Nami
She splashes you with Water sometimes in the Lane, but just hit a Q or R and she is dead.
Nautilus
He is very strong in early 2 v 2 fights, If you get hit by his Q you die. You outscale him. If your carry gets hit by his combo its often a good idea to just Ult your ADC
Pyke
Care for his early levels, he is super strong. If he doesnt get free kills early hes useless. His roaming is very strong.
Rakan
Dont get hit by his W and you are fine. Hold your Q until he dashes to his adc, and you should be able to hit a free stun on both of them
Rell
If you or you ADC get hit by the W you are dead. Dodge the engage and then kill her while she is not on her horse or whatever that is.
Senna
Dont chill in Lane, she outranges you., either perma kill her with your Jungler or just roam. Senna will never ever match your roams.
Seraphine
Its an easy matchup. Sadly the Champ is broken.Just abuse her with your jungler or Roam
Sona
Q her and she dies, its that simple. Dont let the game get to late game
Soraka
Just Q it. Dont let the Game go to Late Game.
Taric
Havent Played versus him once in over 2000 Bard Games lol
Thresh
There is a reason i ban Thresh every Game. His Lantern really fucks with your Catch Potential, and his Laning is stronger than yours.
Yuumi
If you can win the 2 v 2, abuse it. If you cant win the 2 v 2, permaroam. You HAVE to get a lead on her in the first 15 minutes, because she will just sit on the most fed Teammate as soon as Teamfighting starts.
Zilean
His Scaling is good, but there is no reason he should win Lane against you. You either beat them 2 v 2 on bot, or outroam him.
Zyra
If you are passive it will be a hard Lane. If you hit a stun on her she will die. If Bot Lane doesnt seem winnable just perma roam on her.
Aphelios
He is good on 2 v 2´s, but he is screwed if you leave him alone.
Ashe
You can usually fight Level 1 with her. You have very good Catch Potential together. Just dont Ult on her Ult (never happened to me btw)
Caitlyn
She has high Range and a good Lane. If you hit a Q or R she cna just Trap the enemy. Play with her, and dont ignore her. If you get ahead its a free win.
Draven
You can always win 2 v 2 with Draven, but he will require your Attention all the time. If you win Lane its free, if you lose it its GG. Coinflip it :D
Ezreal
High Range, Safe Lane. Allows you to permaroam usually.
Kalista
I mean having Kalista makes you autowin Lane usually. Shes weak on her own. Play with her. Make the Game fast, she usually gets outscaled pretty hard. Just permafight in Lane
Kai'Sa
Low Range. Laning not so good. Not the best syngery with Bard
Jhin
Very nice to get catches around the Map. has good follow up on your CC
Jinx
Broken Champ ATM. Not perfect syngery with Bard, because she doesnt have the best Laning. She can put her E when you R someone so thats kinda nice i suppose
Lucian
You usually always win 2 v 2 with Lucian. Hes kinda meh Bot Lane though.
Samira
She has Low Range, so you will usually get Poked down. If you get ahead its a free game. Better pick an all in Support with her,
Miss Fortune
Good Lane, and hitting a Stun Past Level 6 always means a kill for you. Dont Ult when she is Ulting (also never happened to me)
Sivir
You can usually leave her alone in Lane and Permaroam
Twitch
yeah just dont
Tristana
Tristana is very strong, but there are many supports that just go better with her. Will require you to play around her.
Vayne
Low range, bad Lane. Not ideal. If you stun an emeny against a Wall it should always be a free kill
Xayah
Very good for all ins, and shes pretty fine on her own after Level 6
Varus
High Range, but weak on his own.
Senna
Really dislike playing with Senna, will require you to permanently play around her
Synergies
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Aphelios
He is good on 2 v 2´s, but he is screwed if you leave him alone.
Ashe
You can usually fight Level 1 with her. You have very good Catch Potential together. Just dont Ult on her Ult (never happened to me btw)
Caitlyn
She has high Range and a good Lane. If you hit a Q or R she cna just Trap the enemy. Play with her, and dont ignore her. If you get ahead its a free win.
Draven
You can always win 2 v 2 with Draven, but he will require your Attention all the time. If you win Lane its free, if you lose it its GG. Coinflip it :D
Ezreal
High Range, Safe Lane. Allows you to permaroam usually.
Kalista
I mean having Kalista makes you autowin Lane usually. Shes weak on her own. Play with her. Make the Game fast, she usually gets outscaled pretty hard. Just permafight in Lane
Kai'Sa
Low Range. Laning not so good. Not the best syngery with Bard
Jhin
Very nice to get catches around the Map. has good follow up on your CC
Jinx
Broken Champ ATM. Not perfect syngery with Bard, because she doesnt have the best Laning. She can put her E when you R someone so thats kinda nice i suppose
Lucian
You usually always win 2 v 2 with Lucian. Hes kinda meh Bot Lane though.
Samira
She has Low Range, so you will usually get Poked down. If you get ahead its a free game. Better pick an all in Support with her,
Miss Fortune
Good Lane, and hitting a Stun Past Level 6 always means a kill for you. Dont Ult when she is Ulting (also never happened to me)
Sivir
You can usually leave her alone in Lane and Permaroam
Twitch
yeah just dont
Tristana
Tristana is very strong, but there are many supports that just go better with her. Will require you to play around her.
Vayne
Low range, bad Lane. Not ideal. If you stun an emeny against a Wall it should always be a free kill
Xayah
Very good for all ins, and shes pretty fine on her own after Level 6
Varus
High Range, but weak on his own.
Senna
Really dislike playing with Senna, will require you to permanently play around her
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