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How to Synergize Bard with Ezreal on the Same TeamBard is in the s tier of champions

Bard with Ezreal

How to Win With Bard and Ezreal Paired TogetherBard is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Bard and Ezreal

based on 8,987 Bard with Ezreal pairs
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
3.13
Pick Rate
8.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Bard has been on the same team as Ezreal in 8987 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much accurate data from the makers of League, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high quality, usable builds to help Bard play with Ezreal. It is common for Bard to play alongside Ezreal as allies. This pairing has taken place in approximately 8.3% of matches with Bard.

Bard Ezreal Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Bard has done a dismal job of teaming up with Ezreal. On average, he wins an acceptable 49.3% of matches the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Bard when fighting on the same team as Ezreal by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Bard vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Locket of the Iron SolariBloodsongImperial Mandate

Optional Items

RedemptionUnending DespairKaenic RookernDead Man's Plate

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

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
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
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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 Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Bard with Ezreal

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 Ezreal Will Play

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

Bard Ezreal Synergy Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Ezreal Image
2.8
< Kills >
2.8
5.2
< Deaths >
5
13.5
< Assists >
14
0.6
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
30
< Minions Killed >
30
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.51
2,956
< Physical Damage >
2,989
7,959
< Magic Damage >
8,081
1,070
< True Damage >
1,054
11,985
< Damage Dealt >
12,125
21,650
< Damage Taken >
21,346
8,966
< Gold Earned >
9,014
1.71
< Towers >
1.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,518
< Total Healing >
6,587
11,281
< Experience >
11,454
63
< Vision Score >
62
27
< Wards Placed >
27
503
< Time Dealing CC >
490

How to Play with Ezreal as Bard in LoL

The Bard Ezreal synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ezreal, 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 Ezreal. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Ezreal helps Bard perform worse in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Bard tries to synergize with Ezreal, he observes a little drop in his complete damage output. This change may signal that Ezreal doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Bard is played together with Ezreal on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Ezreal.

Moreover, when Bard plays with Ezreal on the same side, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Ezreal does a poor job of covering Bard in teamfights.

Synergies between Bard and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Bard
Ezreal

Is Bard better when played alongside Ezreal?

There is no one best companion for Bard that will no matter what be his #1 ally. However, Ezreal is a below average teammate for Bard. By being on the same team as Bard, he decreases their win rate by -3.0% to 49.3%. This shows that there is a negative strategic relationship between Bard and Ezreal that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Ezreal has a lower difficulty than Bard. That means Bard players don't need to be cautious when arranging Ezreal allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Working alongside, Bard players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by bringing Bard and Ezreal together, you may not be granting your team enough engage potential. Make sure to have other champs on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Ezreal ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard Ezreal Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Bard and Ezreal, we analyzed 8,987 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 Ezreal 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 to work well with Ezreal during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to have in your Bard and Ezreal synergy build include Locket of the Iron Solari, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Ezreal than with most other common item sets. In fact, Bard had an average win rate of 49.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ezreal with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, you should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for this team composition, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.3% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Bard and Ezreal cooperations tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using all rounds finished with both champs.