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

Bard with Janna

How to Win With Bard and Janna Paired TogetherBard is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Bard and Janna

based on 26 Bard with Janna pairs
Win Rate
57.7 %
K/D/A
3.23
Pick Rate
0.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Bard has been on the same team as Janna in 26 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much accurate data straight from the creators of League, we are sure that we can present to you high quality, insightful builds to help Bard play with Janna. It is very rare for Bard to play with Janna as teammates. This has only taken place in approx. 0.0% of rounds with Bard.

Bard Janna Synergy Summary

Bard does a great job of playing alongside Janna. On average, he wins a terrific 57.7% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to do better as Bard when playing alongside Janna by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Bard vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
BootsWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Boots of SwiftnessWinged Moonplate

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerSolstice SleighVigilant Wardstone

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorMikael's BlessingImperial MandateKaenic Rookern

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

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotZombie WardRelentless Hunter
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedMagic ResistArmor
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
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Bard and Janna

Tips for Playing as Bard with Janna

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 Janna Will Play

Timing Janna's ultimate can push enemies away from a wounded ally or even separate enemies.

Eye of the Storm can be used on allied turrets.

Quickly firing a Howling Gale without the charge up can be used to heavily disable the other team.

Bard Janna Synergy Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
57.7 %
VS
Win Rate
42.3 %
Janna Image
3.7
< Kills >
2.8
4.7
< Deaths >
5
11.5
< Assists >
14
0.85
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
69
< Minions Killed >
30
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.51
3,879
< Physical Damage >
2,989
9,475
< Magic Damage >
8,081
1,114
< True Damage >
1,054
14,468
< Damage Dealt >
12,125
22,576
< Damage Taken >
21,346
9,470
< Gold Earned >
9,014
1.58
< Towers >
1.79
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,598
< Total Healing >
6,587
12,422
< Experience >
11,454
37
< Vision Score >
62
17
< Wards Placed >
27
602
< Time Dealing CC >
490

How to Play with Janna as Bard in LoL

The Bard Janna synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Janna, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Janna. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Janna helps Bard perform poorer in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Bard is an ally to Janna, he observes a big jump in his complete damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Janna supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Bard is played together with Janna on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Janna. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Janna.

Moreover, when Bard plays with Janna on the same side, he typically receives more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Janna does a poor job of covering Bard during team fights.

Synergies between Bard and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Bard
Janna

Is Bard better when played alongside Janna?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Bard that will 100% of the time be his best ally. However, Janna is a great teammate for Bard. By locking into the same side as Bard, she improves their win rate by 5.4% to 57.7%. This demonstrates that there is a very strong bond between Bard and Janna that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Janna has a lower difficulty than Bard. That means Bard players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Janna teammates to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing together, Bard players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to support your allies. Together, these two may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.

In contrast, by aligning Bard and Janna together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates enough AD. Plan to have other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Janna ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard Janna Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Bard and Janna, we analyzed 26 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 Janna 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 work well with Janna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to have in your Bard and Janna synergy build include Trailblazer, Solstice Sleigh, and Vigilant Wardstone. When Bard incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Janna than with many other typical builds. In fact, Bard boasted an average win rate of 57.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Janna with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating your oponents, Bard players should use the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Relentless Hunter, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for this champion pairing, this blending of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 57.7% winrate overall.

If you need to get Bard with Janna cooperations tips and builds for a a specific division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all rounds played with both champions.