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How to Synergize Bard with Kai'Sa on the Same TeamBard is in the s tier of champions

Bard with Kai'Sa

How to Win With Bard and Kai'Sa Paired TogetherBard is in the b tier of champions
SupportMage
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How to Synergize Bard and Kai'Sa

based on 4,343 Bard with Kai'Sa pairs
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
3.22
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Bard has fought alongside Kai'Sa in 4343 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the hosts of LoL, we are confident that we can showcase robust, accurate builds to help Bard play with Kai'Sa. It is somewhat uncommon for Bard to play with Kai'Sa as teammates. This has only taken place in approx. 4.0% of games with Bard.

Bard Kai'Sa Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Bard does a below average job of playing alongside Kai'Sa. On average, he wins an acceptable 48.9% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to play better as Bard when playing alongside Kai'Sa by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Bard vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernBloodsongImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongKnight's VowDead Man's PlateFrozen Heart

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
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Bard and Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Bard with Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa Will Play

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Bard Kai'Sa Synergy Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Kai'Sa Image
2.6
< Kills >
2.8
5.1
< Deaths >
5
13.8
< Assists >
14
0.54
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
29
< Minions Killed >
30
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.51
2,882
< Physical Damage >
2,989
7,973
< Magic Damage >
8,081
1,030
< True Damage >
1,054
11,886
< Damage Dealt >
12,125
21,255
< Damage Taken >
21,346
8,903
< Gold Earned >
9,014
1.67
< Towers >
1.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,494
< Total Healing >
6,587
11,423
< Experience >
11,454
62
< Vision Score >
62
27
< Wards Placed >
27
476
< Time Dealing CC >
490

How to Play with Kai'Sa as Bard in LoL

The Bard Kai'Sa synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kai'Sa, 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 Kai'Sa. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kai'Sa helps Bard perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Bard tries to synergize with Kai'Sa, he observes a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Kai'Sa does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that her support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Bard is played with Kai'Sa on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Kai'Sa. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kai'Sa.

Additionally, when Bard plays with Kai'Sa on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Kai'Sa does a decent job of protecting Bard in team fights.

Synergies between Bard and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Bard
Kai'Sa

Is Bard better when played alongside Kai'Sa?

There is no top ally for Bard that will 100% of the time be his top teammate. Yet, Kai'Sa is a terrible ally for Bard. By being on the same side as Bard, she decreases their win rate by -3.4% to 48.9%. This clearly indicates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit strategic relationship between Bard and Kai'Sa that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Kai'Sa has a much lower diffuclty than Bard. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Kai'Sa teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to work well with you.

Working together, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by pairing Bard and Kai'Sa together, you probably will not be providing your side much crowd control. Plan to include other champions on your team that fills this gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Kai'Sa ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard Kai'Sa Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Bard and Kai'Sa, we analyzed 4,343 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 Kai'Sa 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 in order to work well with Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Bard and Kai'Sa synergy build include Kaenic Rookern, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Kai'Sa than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Bard boasted an average winrate of 48.9% when playing alongside Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Bard players should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Relentless Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Bard and Kai'Sa pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.9% winrate overall.

If you want to see Bard and Kai'Sa synergy tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and tips and suggestions displayed are computed using all matches with data with these champs.