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

Bard with Gwen

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

based on 2,290 Bard with Gwen pairs
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
3.22
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Bard has fought alongside Gwen in 2290 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much accurate data from the publishers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Bard synergize with Gwen. It is relatively rare for Bard to play alongside Gwen as teammates. This has only happened in about 2.1% of games with Bard.

Bard Gwen Synergy Summary

Bard has done a ok job of fighting on the same side as Gwen. On average, he wins an acceptable 50.7% of matches the champs play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Bard when fighting on the same team as Gwen by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Bard vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernBloodsongImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariForce of NatureSolstice Sleigh

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 SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Bard and Gwen

Tips for Playing as Bard with Gwen

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 Gwen Will Play

Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.

Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.

Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.

Bard Gwen Synergy Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Gwen Image
2.6
< Kills >
2.8
5
< Deaths >
5
13.5
< Assists >
14
0.54
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
30
< Minions Killed >
30
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.51
2,935
< Physical Damage >
2,989
7,718
< Magic Damage >
8,081
1,005
< True Damage >
1,054
11,659
< Damage Dealt >
12,125
21,008
< Damage Taken >
21,346
8,893
< Gold Earned >
9,014
1.6
< Towers >
1.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,411
< Total Healing >
6,587
11,329
< Experience >
11,454
62
< Vision Score >
62
27
< Wards Placed >
27
490
< Time Dealing CC >
490

How to Play with Gwen as Bard in LoL

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

When Bard plays on the same team as Gwen, he gets a little decrease in his full damage output. This difference may indicate that Gwen doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Bard is played together with Gwen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Gwen. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Gwen.

Additionally, when Bard plays with Gwen on the same team, he often takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Gwen does a decent job of protecting Bard in teamfights.

Synergies between Bard and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Bard
Gwen

Is Bard better when played alongside Gwen?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Bard that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. However, Gwen is a relatively poor teammate for Bard. By playing on the same side as Bard, she drops their win rate by -1.6% to 50.7%. This demonstrates that there is a harmful synergy between Bard and Gwen that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Gwen has a much lower diffuclty than Bard. That means Bard players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Gwen allies to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

Working on the same side, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by pairing Bard and Gwen together, you probably will not be granting your team enough engage. Plan to have other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Gwen ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard Gwen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Bard and Gwen, we analyzed 2,290 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 Gwen 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 learn all of the intricacies of Bard in order to synergize with Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to include in your Bard and Gwen synergy build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Gwen than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 50.7% helping carry Gwen with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing your oponents, Bard players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Relentless Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.

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