Bard vs Milio SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Bard into Miliomedium

Overview

Use brush control to threaten wall stuns and create engage angles for your ADC.
Prioritize crashing waves before roaming to keep ADC safe from Milio's poke and shield.
Maintain river vision to track Milio's roam timer and protect mid pressure.

Trade around cooldowns, holding engage until your ADC can follow up after a wall stun.
Use shrines to sustain your ADC through Milio's extended poke and shield trades.
Hold for picks or to stall enemy engage, ensuring your ADC can capitalize on follow-up.

Respect knockback range as it denies your engage and threatens your ADC's positioning.
Watch for cleanse timing to avoid wasting your on targets who can negate your CC.
Avoid roaming when the wave is frozen or your ADC is vulnerable to poke and extended trades.

Contest level 2 with your ADC if you can land stun from brush for strong trades.
Deny Milio brush access to limit his anti-engage and poke opportunities.
Use wave crashes to create roam windows with while your ADC stays safe.

Level 2 unlocks + for strong stun and sustain trades; use this to pressure Milio's shield.
Level 3 grants for roam paths; crash wave first then impact mid or jungle with your ADC safe.
Level 6 enables pick or disengage setups; coordinate with ADC and river vision for maximum impact.

Convert brush control and stuns into denied enemy ADC positioning and follow-up kills.
Use roams after wave crashes to create numbers advantages and pressure mid or jungle.
Establish deep river vision and coordinate ultimates to stall dives and secure dragon objectives.

Tactical tip

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