Bard vs Thresh Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Bard is a support/mage hybrid, Thresh a support/tank hybrid, and they meet in the Support lane. The sample behind this page is 5,550 games from patch 16.13.1, and Bard wins 46.9% of them. That is 3.1 points under even, which is why Thresh is listed among the champions Bard struggles into.
This is a ranged mirror in terms of reach — 500 versus 450 — so spacing matters less than ability timing.
Bard looks for Magical Journey (E); Thresh answers with Death Sentence (Q). Whoever spends Tempered Fate or The Box first hands the other a window.
Bard and Thresh overlap on mixed damage, so itemisation converges rather than splits. Starting health splits 630 to 620 in Bard’s favour, with armour at 34 against 33. By level 18 that becomes 2381 health and 119 armour for Bard against 2660 and 33 for Thresh. On autos alone the numbers read 52 AD for Bard and 56 for Thresh. Bard walks at 335 and Thresh at 330, so Bard dodges skillshots a fraction easier.
Stats for Thresh in this matchup are recalculated automatically for Support.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Thresh has the statistical edge. Bard wins 46.9% of the recorded games.
46.9% from Bard's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
5,550 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Bard build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Bard build page.