Support Matchup

Seraphine vs Bard

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Seraphine

Seraphine

the Starry-Eyed Songstress
Support
Seraphine Support Overall Win Rate
50.45%

Matchup Win Rate

50.1%
Seraphine vs Bard Wins
49.9%
Bard vs Seraphine Wins
Bard

Bard

the Wandering Caretaker
Support
Bard Support Overall Win Rate
51.13%

Seraphine vs Bard - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Seraphine Support vs Bard Support - Who is stronger?

Seraphine and Bard are evenly matched in Support (50.1% win rate) based on 585 games. The outcome comes down to player skill.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Seraphine Support vs Bard Support in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Seraphine (4.9% pick rate, 15th most popular out of 52 Support champions) versus Bard (5.7%, 12th place). These two support titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Optimize for consistency: Guardian paired with Font of Life (57.5% win rate, 8.7% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Rylai's Crystal Scepter > Ardent Censer > Zhonya's Hourglass with Ionian Boots of Lucidity delivers 70%+ win rate against Bard.

Lane wins, vision lags: While winning the matchup (50.13%), Seraphine trails in vision control (0.94 vs 0.96 wards/min). Better map coverage could unlock even greater team advantages. Quality over quantity: Seraphine wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (446 vs 466/min), the 50.1% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Intriguing anomaly: Seraphine wins the matchup (50.1%) despite a lower KDA (2.80 vs 3.00). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Seraphine vs Bard - Support Stats Comparison

Seraphine Support
Seraphine Support
Versus
Bard Support
Bard Support
ATierS
50.1%Matchup Winrate49.9%
50.45%Role Winrate51.13%
#22Winrate Rank#14
4.9%Pickrate5.7%
2.8Average KDA3.0
313Gold per Minute303
0.94Wards per Minute0.96
446Damage per Minute466

How to Beat Bard as Seraphine (Support)

While statistically Seraphine is slightly stronger than Bard as support, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

The magic damage that Seraphine deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Bard has mixed damage, be careful as it may be harder to defend if the opponent gets ahead or plays aggressively.

Consider the excellent vision control demonstrated by Bard, ranking 11th (versus 14th for Seraphine) in ward placement among supports. This means the opponent provides better map vision for their team. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (3.0 versus 2.8) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Seraphine Support versus Bard Support matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Seraphine player to maintain constant pressure on Bard, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Seraphine vs Bard: Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
53.2% Win Rate73.1% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
53.2% Win Rate73.1% Pick Rate

Seraphine vs Bard: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Summon Aery Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 - 50 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Empowering or protecting allies with abilities sends Aery to them, shielding them for 30 - 100 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.

Summon Aery

Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 -…

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Secondary Path
Resolve
Font of Life
Font of Life Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Revitalize
Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

54.1% Win Rate46.1% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Guardian
GuardianGuard allies within 350 units of you, and allies you target with spells for 2.5s. While Guarding, if you or the ally take more than a small amount of damage over the duration of the Guard, both of you gain a shield for 1.5s.

Cooldown: 90 - 40 seconds
Shield: 45 - 120 + 12.5% of your ability power + 8% of your bonus health
Proc Threshold: 90 - 250 postmitigation damage

Guardian

Guard allies within 350 units of you, and allies you target with spells for 2.5s. While G…

Font of Life
Font of Life Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Revitalize
Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

57.5% Win Rate8.7% Pick Rate

Seraphine vs Bard: Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.0% Win Rate90.6% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed

Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
51.7% Win Rate78.6% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
59.0% Win Rate9.0% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed

53.2% Win Rate3.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
Bandleglass Mirror
Bandleglass Mirror (900 gold) 20 Ability Power
100% Base Mana Regen
10 Ability Haste

->
Echoes of Helia
Echoes of Helia (2200 gold) 35 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen

Soul Siphon
Damaging a champion grants a Soul Shard, up to 2.
Healing or Shielding an ally consumes all Soul Shards to restore Health and deal magic damage to the nearest enemy champion per Shard.
Moonstone Renewer
Moonstone Renewer (2200 gold) 25 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen

Starlit Grace
Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
Redemption
Redemption (2300 gold) 200 Health
15 Ability Haste
100% Base Mana Regen
10% Heal and Shield Power

Intervention
Restore 200 - 400 Health to allied champions and deal 10% max Health true damage to enemy champions after 2.5 seconds.
72.0% Win Rate9.4% Pick Rate
Final Build

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Control Ward
Control Ward (75 gold) Consume
Places a Control Ward that grants vision and reveals enemy Stealth Wards, traps and Camouflaged enemies.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
50.3% Win Rate2.4% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
99.5% Win Rate0.5% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed

Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
66.4% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
59.0% Win Rate9.0% Pick Rate
Core Build
Blasting Wand
Blasting Wand (850 gold) 45 Ability Power
->
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter (2600 gold) 65 Ability Power
400 Health

Rimefrost
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Ardent Censer
Ardent Censer (2200 gold) 45 Ability Power
10% Heal and Shield Power
125% Base Mana Regen
4% Move Speed

Sanctify
Healing or Shielding an ally enhances you both for 6 seconds, granting 25% Attack Speed and 20 magic damageOn-Hit.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor


Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
99.6% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate
Final Build
Other Items

Seraphine vs Bard: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
High Note Seraphine deals damage in an area.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Surround Sound Seraphine Shields and Hastes nearby allies. If she is already Shielded she will Heal nearby allies as well.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Beat Drop Seraphine deals damage and impairs the movement of enemies in a line.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Encore Seraphine deals damage and charms enemies hit, refreshing the range with every allied or enemy champion hit.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
45.0% Win Rate27.7% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
High Note Seraphine deals damage in an area.
Q
Q
Q
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R
W
Surround Sound Seraphine Shields and Hastes nearby allies. If she is already Shielded she will Heal nearby allies as well.
W
W
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W
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R
E
Beat Drop Seraphine deals damage and impairs the movement of enemies in a line.
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Encore Seraphine deals damage and charms enemies hit, refreshing the range with every allied or enemy champion hit.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
85.6% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate

Playing Against Bard

  • Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.
  • You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.
  • Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!