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Bard vs Rakan · Support
47.7% for Bard · 52.3% for Rakan across 88 Support duels. Builds and timelines right below. Data current as of September 21, 2026.
How the matchup was played
What matters first: spells, keystone, then game-by-game builds.
Latest clash
August 14, 2026 · LEC · 26.16 · 
GIANTX vs 
Team Vitality
Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.
ElectrocuteTaste of Blood · Deep Ward · Relentless Hunter · Magical Footwear · Cosmic Insight · Attack Speed · Move Speed · Health
Recent clash · builds + timeline
June 29, 2026 · MSI · 26.13 · 
Team Liquid vs 
Deep Cross Gaming
- 1
Ruby Crystal - 2
Cloth Armor - 3Kindlegem
- 4
Null-Magic Mantle - 5Locket of the Iron Solari
- 6Boots of Swiftness
- 7
Winged Moonplate - 8
Chain Vest
- 1Q
- 2W
- 3E
- 4Q
- 5Q
- 6R
- 7Q
- 8W
- 9Q
- 10W
- 11R
- 12W
- 13W
- 14E
ElectrocuteCheap Shot · Deep Ward · Relentless Hunter · Jack Of All Trades · Magical Footwear · Attack Speed · Move Speed · Health
- 1Kindlegem
- 2
Boots - 3
Forbidden Idol - 4Mikael's Blessing
- 5Ruby Crystal
- 6Null-Magic Mantle
- 7Mercury's Treads
- 8
Faerie Charm
- 1W
- 2Q
- 3E
- 4W
- 5W
- 6R
- 7W
- 8E
- 9W
- 10E
- 11R
- 12E
GuardianFont of Life · Second Wind · Unflinching · Deep Ward · Ultimate Hunter · Adaptive Force · Move Speed · Health
Recent clash · builds + timeline
May 4, 2026 · LEC · 26.09 · 
Movistar KOI vs 
Shifters
- 1Ruby Crystal
- 2Kindlegem
- 3Faerie Charm
- 4Forbidden Idol
- 5Mikael's Blessing
- 6Null-Magic Mantle
- 7Cloth Armor
- 8Locket of the Iron Solari
- 1Q
- 2W
- 3E
- 4Q
- 5Q
- 6R
- 7Q
- 8W
- 9Q
- 10W
- 11R
- 12W
ElectrocuteCheap Shot · Deep Ward · Relentless Hunter · Magical Footwear · Cosmic Insight · Attack Speed · Move Speed · Health
- 1Ruby Crystal
- 2Kindlegem
- 3Cloth Armor
- 4Null-Magic Mantle
- 5Zeke's Convergence
- 6Mercury's Treads
- 7
Glowing Mote - 8Faerie Charm
- 1Q
- 2E
- 3W
- 4W
- 5W
- 6R
- 7W
- 8E
- 9W
- 10E
- 11R
- 12E
- 13E
- 14Q
Unsealed SpellbookMagical Footwear · Biscuit Delivery · Cosmic Insight · Bone Plating · Unflinching · Attack Speed · Move Speed · Health
Recent clash
April 22, 2026 · LPL · 26.08 · 
Weibo Gaming vs 
Team WE
Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.
ElectrocuteCheap Shot · Deep Ward · Relentless Hunter · Magical Footwear · Cosmic Insight · Attack Speed · Move Speed · Health
Recent clash
April 19, 2026 · LCS · 26.08 · 
Dignitas vs Team Liquid
Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.
ElectrocuteCheap Shot · Deep Ward · Relentless Hunter · Magical Footwear · Cosmic Insight · Attack Speed · Move Speed · Health
Key facts
The figures worth remembering, read straight from the data — no editorial picking.
- The matchup favours Rakan, who wins 52.3% of the 88 duels.
- Seen from June 3, 2017 to August 14, 2026, across 14 competitions and 8 seasons.
- Most frequent in LEC: 20 duels, 50% for Bard.
- Overall, Bard sits at 52.3% across all its games and Rakan at 53.8% — the matchup is close to their usual level.
Year by year
Bars show how often the matchup occurred, the line the win rate of Bard.
duels par année winrate
By league
Win rate shown is that of Bard.
Both champions
Each champion's own record, all opponents included — useful to tell a good matchup from a simply strong champion.
Common questions
Short answers meant to stand on their own, out of context.
- Who wins between Bard and Rakan in Support?
- Over 88 direct duels in major leagues, Rakan wins 52.3% of the time.
- What spells and builds on Bard into Rakan?
- Builds, summoner spells, runes, purchase order and skill order from the latest clashes are detailed below — taken from games actually played in major leagues.
- How often does Bard face Rakan?
- 88 times between June 3, 2017 and August 14, 2026, across 14 competitions.
- Where is this matchup most common?
- In LEC, with 20 of the 88 duels and a 50% win rate for Bard.
Recent duels
The latest games where these two actually faced each other.
| Date | Leagues | Patch | Team | Players | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 14, 2026 | LEC | 26.16 | GIANTX vs Team Vitality |  Jun (Yoon Se-jun) ·  Fleshy | Rakan |
| June 29, 2026 | MSI | 26.13 | Team Liquid vs Deep Cross Gaming |  CoreJJ ·  ShiauC | Bard |
| May 4, 2026 | LEC | 26.09 | Movistar KOI vs Shifters |  Trymbi ·  Alvaro (Álvaro Fernández) | Rakan |
| April 22, 2026 | LPL | 26.08 | Weibo Gaming vs Team WE |  Erha ·  Hang | Rakan |
| April 19, 2026 | LCS | 26.08 | Dignitas vs Team Liquid |  IgNar · CoreJJ | Rakan |
| March 16, 2026 | FST | 26.05 |  Team Secret Whales vs  G2 Esports |  Labrov ·  Bie | Bard |
| March 2, 2026 | LPL | 26.03 | Weibo Gaming vs  Top Esports | Erha ·  fengyue | Bard |
| March 1, 2026 | LCK | 26.03 |  Gen.G vs  BNK FEARX |  Duro ·  Kellin | Bard |
| February 21, 2026 | LEC | 26.03 | GIANTX vs  Team Heretics | Jun (Yoon Se-jun) ·  Stend | Bard |
| February 20, 2026 | LCK | 26.03 |  Dplus Kia vs  DN SOOPers |  Career ·  Peter (Jeong Yoon-su) | Rakan |
Other duels for these champions
Same champions, other opponents — sorted by how often the matchup happens.
- Bard vs BraumSupport21354.9%
- Bard vs KarmaSupport18855.3%
Bard vs AlistarSupport16647.6%- Bard vs NautilusSupport12958.1%
- Bard vs ThreshSupport9252.2%
- Bard vs Tahm KenchSupport8645.3%
- Bard vs NeekoSupport8252.4%
- Bard vs LuluSupport5947.5%
- Bard vs LeonaSupport5667.9%
- Bard vs SeraphineSupport5350.9%
- Bard vs RellSupport4161%
- Rakan vs AlistarSupport59253.2%