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Pretty easy laning phase. In team fights, keep plenty of space from him, then ult his damage dealers when he engages so that your team stays alive.
Aphelios
Pretty easy laning against him. Try to ult him in teamfights so he can't deal damage.
Ashe
Annoying laning phase and can kite you very well. Try to dodge her W in lane.
Bard
Fight to see which Bard is superior. Remember to step on his shrines whenever its safe so you can disable them.
Blitzcrank
This is one matchup that you might need Guardian in. Give the Blitz lots of respect, never overextend. A very difficult matchup.
Brand
If you can successfully dodge his flame pillar, Brand isn't too bad. If you can't though, you're in for a bad time. You might need to ult your own team sometimes to save them from a Brand ult.
Braum
Pretty easy laning phase as you can just poke him out. Just remember to dodge his Q and this is a great matchup.
Caitlyn
Very rough lane. Avoid the traps and place the shrines far back so that she can't place traps on them. If she tries to step up to poke you out, you can go for a quick trade with q.
Draven
Another matchup I think it would be best to go Guardian. Play safe and respect his early game power.
Ezreal
Ezreal isn't that bad for Bard in laning phase, but he can easily dodge your ult and q with his e. Try and set him back early so isn't too strong late game.
Galio
Respect his engage potential if Galio is support. Go for trades after he uses E, but remember to stay out of his W range.
Gragas
Not too hard to dodge his abilities. Go for trades while he's retreating. Remember to respect his ult.
Janna
Dodge her abilities and it's not too bad. She can counter your engage with her ult though.
Jhin
Jhin is like a slightly less oppressive Caitlyn in lane. Try to place shrines further back so Jhin can't put traps on them.
Jinx
Try and pressure her early and she isn't too bad.
Kai'Sa
Similar to Jinx, try to put pressure on her early when she can't do as much.
Kalista
Might be difficult to hit the stun, but not too bad otherwise.
Karma
Has some poke in lane but you should outscale. Once she's caught out she's pretty easy to beat.
Leona
Respect her early game strength in lane. Play out of range of her abilities. Play safe and scale up against her.
Lucian
Play this lane super safe. Lucian can dodge Bard's stun while applying a lot of early pressure. Try to ult him to cancel his ult (or at least force him into a place where it's not effective).
Lulu
Try to put pressure on her and dodge her poke and she's not hard. Try to either ult her before she ults someone, or ult the person she ulted to shut them down.
Lux
An annoying matchup. Go for trades after she uses her abilities. I'd recommend going perfect timing here to avoid the burst she can provide.
Maokai
Stay away from bushes and try to poke him out without getting into his W range. Ult his team when he ults so that they can't follow up.
Miss Fortune
Respect her poke early on. Try to save your ult until she uses hers.
Morgana
Dodge her Q and it's not too bad. Try to bait out her spellshield with your Q before ulting.
Nami
Dodge her bubbles and W and it's not too bad of a matchup. Her ult can be a really good disengage tool though.
Nautilus
Respect his hook. Try to bait it out then go for trades. You outscale this one.
Pantheon
Play super safe early and you'll be ok, since you outscale him. It will be hard to leave your ADC alone early though.
Pyke
Respect his hook and save your Q for when he's retreating from an attempted trade to try to get some damage on him in return.
Rakan
Try to poke him early and ult his team when he tries to engage in a team fight.
Rell
Respect her engage early on. Ult her team when she ults your team.
Samira
Try to poke her out and apply pressure early so she doesn't become a menace late game.
Senna
A tough matchup. Can heal from any trades early and can kite you out. Also scales pretty well. Dodge her W and try to catch her out of position.
Seraphine
Dodge her abilities, then look for trades. Try to catch her with your ult before she can ult your team.
Sett
Don't underestimate the early pressure of Sett support. Stay away from bushes so that he can't Hexflash onto you and try to poke him out. Play safe until you outscale him.
Sivir
Sivir's not too bad. Dodge her poke then go for trades. Try to catch her out with your ult when spellshield is down.
Sona
Try to look for early trades before she scales up. Look to ult her in a teamfight so she can't heal her team or ult.
Soraka
Dodge her abilities in lane and try to roam a lot. Catch her out with your ult in a fight so she can't heal people.
Swain
Can poke you out early while staying healthy. Try to go for trades when his E is down. This is a really hard matchup for Bard.
Tahm Kench
You outscale him. Dodge his Q and it's not a hard matchup at all.
Taric
Similar to Braum and Tahm Kench. It's a pretty easy matchup. You can ult the enemies when Taric is ulting to essentially shut his ult down.
Thresh
Another matchup I would consider taking Guardian. Respect his hooks in lane and try to scale up. He can also place a lantern to have someone get out of your ult zone.
Tristana
A pretty difficult matchup. Try to punish her being too aggressive and play safe for the most part.
Twitch
If you catch him out with your ult, he's not too bad. Just dodge his abilities and don't let him win early game.
Varus
Dodge his poke and catch him out and he can't do much.
Vayne
Try to poke her out early and don't let her get a lead.
Vel'Koz
Dodge all of his abilities early and try to ult him when he's ulting. This is a pretty annoying lane.
Xayah
Dodge her abilities in lane and she's not too hard. Just keep in mind she can dodge your ult with her ult.
Xerath
Similar to Vel'Koz. An annoying poke matchup. Try to dodge his abilities then go in for a trade.
Yasuo
Can windwall your autos and Q. This matchup is pretty tough. Try to poke him out early and don't let him get a lead.
Yuumi
Annoying cat. Not much else.
Zilean
Dodge his bombs and try to catch him out with your ult. You can stun or ult someone by timing it right after he's done resurrecting them.
Zyra
Another annoying poke matchup. Ult her team when she's ulting your team. Try to dodge her abilities in lane.
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