Bard vs Swain: Support Matchup, Patch 26.20
Data updated 8h agoPatch 26.2015,156,095 ranked games analyzed
Bard46.8%
Bard win rate
Unfavoured
SwainBard 46.8%53.2% Swain
675 ranked games · patch 26.20
Bard vs Swain in Support is a difficult matchup for Bard on patch 26.20. Across 675 ranked games, Bard wins 46.8% of the time. Swain out-scales Bard, so Bard wants to press its lead before 40 minutes. Bard typically builds 
Dead Man's Plate, 
Locket of the Iron Solari, 
Bandlepipes. Swain rushes 
Rylai's Crystal Scepter, 
Liandry's Torment, 
Zhonya's Hourglass.
Scaling comparison
Each champion's own win rate by game length this patch, across all its games in the lane.
BardSwainLane tips
- 01Bard wins only 46.8% into Swain: play safe, prioritise farm, and scale rather than forcing early fights.
- 02Bard is mechanically demanding, practice its combos before first-picking it into this lane.