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Bard vs Lulu

Bard
vs
50.0%

over 6420 games

Lulu
Analyze a draft with Bard

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy shieldingHeavy CCHeavy poke

Build vs Lulu

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Bard: Dead Man's Plate, Locket of the Iron Solari, Bandlepipes, Boots of Swiftness, Bloodsong, Solstice Sleigh, Celestial Opposition, Mikael's Blessing.

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Dead Man's Plate
1
Locket of the Iron Solari
2
Bandlepipes
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Bloodsong
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot57%
FlashHeal34%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Bloodsong
Solstice Sleigh
Celestial Opposition
Mikael's Blessing
Liandry's Torment
Oblivion Orb
Redemption
Knight's Vow
Shurelya's Battlesong
Zeke's Convergence
Dark Seal
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
Imperial Mandate
Hextech Rocketbelt
Kaenic Rookern
Randuin's Omen
Frozen Heart
Morellonomicon
Force of Nature
Mejai's Soulstealer
Abyssal Mask
Bramble Vest
Thornmail
Protoplasm Harness
Serpent's Fang
Zhonya's Hourglass
Rapid Firecannon
53.9% WR180 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Deep WardDeep Ward
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Jack Of All TradesJack Of All Trades
Attack SpeedMove SpeedHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Lulu's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Pix, Faerie Companion (P)

Pix fires magical bolts of energy whenever the champion he's following attacks another enemy unit. These bolts are homing, but can be intercepted by other units.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s18s10s–
67s18s10s2m
97s18s10s2m
117s18s10s1m40
167s18s9s1m20
187s18s8s1m20

Playing as Bard

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Aim for a wall behind your target

    Line up Cosmic Binding (Q) with a wall or a second enemy behind your target: the missile then stuns every enemy hit.

  2. Freeze the fight with your R

    Cast Tempered Fate (R) to freeze a teamfight, or a tower during a dive: everything hit, allies included, goes into stasis.

  3. Roam through your portals

    Open Magical Journey (E) to roam or to get your team out: the portal crosses nearby terrain, but enemies can use it too.

  4. Collect your Chimes

    Collect the Traveler's Call (passive) Chimes whenever your lane allows: they give XP and mana, and enough Chimes add area damage and a slow to your Meeps.

Playing against Lulu

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Dodge her two bolts

    Dodge Glitterlance (Q): two bolts fly out, one from Lulu and one from Pix, and each one damages and heavily slows.

  2. Engage twice

    Engage in two steps: make her use Whimsy (W), then re-engage during its 18-second cooldown.

  3. Focus her if you can reach her

    If you can reach her, focus her in teamfights: Whimsy (W), Help, Pix! (E) and Wild Growth (R) are mostly there to protect her allies.

  4. Back off from her enlarged ally

    When Wild Growth (R) enlarges one of her allies near you, back off: anyone close to them is knocked into the air, then the aura slows them.

Other Bard matchups

Patch 16.21.1