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Bard with Caitlyn

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How to Synergize Bard and Caitlyn

based on 11,388 Bard with Caitlyn pairs
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
3.26
Pick Rate
10.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the stats from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Bard has gone into battle with Caitlyn in 11388 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much accurate data from the publishers of LoL, we feel confident that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Bard synergize with Caitlyn. It is very common for Bard to play with Caitlyn as allies. This has taken place in about 10.5% of games with Bard.

Bard Caitlyn Synergy Summary

Bard does a good job of playing alongside Caitlyn. Normally, he wins an epic 52.9% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Bard when fighting on the same team as Caitlyn by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Bard vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerFrozen HeartImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenKnight's VowShurelya's BattlesongMorellonomicon

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: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
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
2
W
3
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 Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Bard with Caitlyn

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 Caitlyn Will Play

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Bard Caitlyn Synergy Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Caitlyn Image
2.7
< Kills >
2.8
5
< Deaths >
5
13.6
< Assists >
14
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
29
< Minions Killed >
30
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.51
2,918
< Physical Damage >
2,989
8,019
< Magic Damage >
8,081
1,045
< True Damage >
1,054
11,984
< Damage Dealt >
12,125
21,288
< Damage Taken >
21,346
8,996
< Gold Earned >
9,014
1.86
< Towers >
1.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,560
< Total Healing >
6,587
11,435
< Experience >
11,454
62
< Vision Score >
62
27
< Wards Placed >
27
489
< Time Dealing CC >
490

How to Play with Caitlyn as Bard in LoL

The Bard Caitlyn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Caitlyn, 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 Caitlyn. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Caitlyn helps Bard perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Bard is an ally to Caitlyn, he gets a barely noticable drop in his full damage dealt. This could indicate that Caitlyn doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that her participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Bard is played with Caitlyn on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Caitlyn.

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

Synergies between Bard and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Bard
Caitlyn

Is Bard better when played alongside Caitlyn?

There is no top companion for Bard that will always be his #1 teammate. Yet, Caitlyn is a very typical ally for Bard. By playing on the same side as Bard, she improves their win rate by 0.6% to 52.9%. This signals that there is only a small bond between Bard and Caitlyn that allows them to perform better together than without each other.

Caitlyn has a much lower diffuclty than Bard. That means Bard players don't need to be careful when enlisting Caitlyn teammates to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

When playing together, Bard players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by pairing Bard and Caitlyn together, you probably will not be granting your other allies very much cover. Make sure to have other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Caitlyn ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard Caitlyn Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Bard and Caitlyn, we analyzed 11,388 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 Caitlyn 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

If you would like to truly master Bard in order to synergize with Caitlyn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to focus on in your Bard and Caitlyn synergy build include Trailblazer, Frozen Heart, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard used at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Caitlyn than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Bard boasted an average winrate of 52.9% when playing alongside Caitlyn with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating your oponents, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Bard and Caitlyn pairings, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.9% winrate overall.

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