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How to Synergize Akshan with Bard on the Same TeamAkshan is in the b tier of champions

Akshan with Bard

How to Win With Akshan and Bard Paired TogetherAkshan is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Akshan and Bard

based on 1,986 Akshan with Bard pairs
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Akshan has gone into battle with Bard in 1986 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the developers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high-quality, accurate builds to help Akshan synergize with Bard. It is relatively rare for Akshan to play alongside Bard as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 2.8% of rounds with Akshan.

Akshan Bard Synergy Summary

Akshan has done a good job of playing alongside Bard. Typically, they wins a fantastic 53.3% of games the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Akshan when playing with Bard by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akshan vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Guinsoo's RagebladeRapid FirecannonStormrazorLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akshan to level upq
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Second ability for Akshan to level upe
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Last skill for Akshan to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Akshan's passive ability p
Akshan's q ability q
Akshan's w ability w
Akshan's e ability e
Akshan's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Akshan and Bard

Tips for Playing as Akshan with Bard

Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”

Advice to Understand How Bard Will Play

Don't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways, and that your ultimate can also hit your allies!

Let your Caretaker's Shrines charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power.

It's important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey.

Akshan Bard Synergy Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Bard Image
8.6
< Kills >
8.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6.5
5.9
< Assists >
5.6
1.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
173
< Minions Killed >
167
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.44
19,613
< Physical Damage >
18,901
3,317
< Magic Damage >
3,201
1,172
< True Damage >
1,158
24,103
< Damage Dealt >
23,260
21,968
< Damage Taken >
21,909
12,816
< Gold Earned >
12,572
2.23
< Towers >
2.11
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,335
< Total Healing >
4,213
14,408
< Experience >
14,216
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
54
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Play with Bard as Akshan in LoL

The Akshan Bard synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Bard, compared to their overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how their gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Akshan sees a very large drop in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Bard. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Bard helps Akshan perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Akshan plays on the same team as Bard, they sees a small increase in their full damage dealt. This could indicate that Bard provides protection for them to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Akshan is played with Bard on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing with Bard.

Moreover, when Akshan plays with Bard on the same team, they typically receives a little more damage than when they plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Bard does a poor job of protecting Akshan during team fights.

Synergies between Akshan and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akshan
Bard

Is Akshan better when played alongside Bard?

There is no ideal companion for Akshan that will 100% of the time be their #1 teammate. Yet, Bard is a superb teammate for Akshan. By being on the same team as Akshan, he raises their win rate by 4.3% to 53.3%. This demonstrates that there is a strong synergy between Akshan and Bard that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Bard has a much greater difficulty compared to Akshan. That means you should be careful when lining up Bard comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much higher level of skill to do well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to provide utility and CC for your side. When paired, these champs may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.

Although, by aligning Akshan and Bard together, you probably will not be giving your team a great deal of sustained damage output. Make sure to have other champs on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Bard ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan Bard Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akshan and Bard, we analyzed 1,986 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Akshan with Bard comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Akshan in order to synergize with Bard during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to have in your Akshan and Bard synergy build include Wit's End, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Akshan included at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better when fighting alongside Bard than with most other common builds. In fact, Akshan boasted an average winrate of 53.3% helping carry Bard with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Akshan and Bard pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.3% win rate overall.

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