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Bard with Aatrox

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How to Synergize Bard and Aatrox

based on 6,156 Bard with Aatrox pairs
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
3.52
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Bard has fought alongside Aatrox in 6156 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much relevant data from the makers of League, we feel confident that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Bard play with Aatrox. It is somewhat uncommon for Bard to play alongside Aatrox as allies. This pairing has only happened in about 5.7% of games with Bard.

Bard Aatrox Synergy Summary

Bard does a good job of teaming up with Aatrox. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.6% of rounds the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Bard when playing alongside Aatrox by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Bard vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongUnending DespairRedemptionImperial Mandate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Bard to level upq
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Second ability for Bard to level upw
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Last skill for Bard to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedArmorMagic Resist
Bard's passive ability p
Bard's q ability q
Bard's w ability w
Bard's e ability e
Bard's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Bard and Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Bard with Aatrox

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.

Advice to Understand How Aatrox Will Play

Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.

Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.

Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.

Bard Aatrox Synergy Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Aatrox Image
2.7
< Kills >
2.8
4.8
< Deaths >
5
14.2
< Assists >
14
0.58
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
29
< Minions Killed >
30
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.51
2,938
< Physical Damage >
2,989
7,857
< Magic Damage >
8,081
1,038
< True Damage >
1,054
11,834
< Damage Dealt >
12,125
20,555
< Damage Taken >
21,346
8,868
< Gold Earned >
9,014
1.89
< Towers >
1.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,382
< Total Healing >
6,587
11,101
< Experience >
11,454
63
< Vision Score >
62
27
< Wards Placed >
27
471
< Time Dealing CC >
490

How to Play with Aatrox as Bard in LoL

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

Overall, Bard sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aatrox. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Aatrox helps Bard perform poorer in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Bard plays on the same team as Aatrox, he gets a little decrease in his full damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Aatrox does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Bard is played alongside Aatrox on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Aatrox. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Aatrox.

Moreover, when Bard plays with Aatrox on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Aatrox does a decent job of protecting Bard during teamfights.

Synergies between Bard and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Bard
Aatrox

Is Bard better when played alongside Aatrox?

There is no one best companion for Bard that will always be his top teammate. Yet, Aatrox is a good teammate for Bard. By being on the same team as Bard, he improves their win rate by 1.3% to 53.6%. This shows that there is a somewhat important bond between Bard and Aatrox that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Aatrox has a much lower diffuclty than Bard. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Aatrox allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working alongside, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by bringing Bard and Aatrox together, you probably will not be giving your team enough magical damage output. Make sure to include other champs on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Aatrox ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard Aatrox Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Bard and Aatrox, we analyzed 6,156 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 Bard with Aatrox 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 Bard to pair well with Aatrox during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to build first in your Bard and Aatrox synergy build consist of Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Bard incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Aatrox than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Bard boasted an average win rate of 53.6% helping carry Aatrox with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.6% win rate overall.

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