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

Bard with Kha'Zix

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How to Synergize Bard and Kha'Zix

based on 3,418 Bard with Kha'Zix pairs
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
3.32
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Bard has gone into battle with Kha'Zix in 3418 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much accurate data directly from the hosts of League, we are confident that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Bard synergize with Kha'Zix. It is relatively rare for Bard to play alongside Kha'Zix on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 3.1% of games with Bard.

Bard Kha'Zix Synergy Summary

Bard has done a decent job of fighting on the same side as Kha'Zix. Usually, he wins an acceptable 51.8% of the time the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Bard when fighting on the same team as Kha'Zix 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 Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWarden's Mail

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongKnight's VowRedemptionBloodsong

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: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningUnflinching
Attack SpeedArmorHealth 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
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 Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Bard with Kha'Zix

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 Kha'Zix Will Play

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

Bard Kha'Zix Synergy Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Kha'Zix Image
2.7
< Kills >
2.8
5
< Deaths >
5
13.9
< Assists >
14
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
30
< Minions Killed >
30
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.51
2,891
< Physical Damage >
2,989
8,063
< Magic Damage >
8,081
1,079
< True Damage >
1,054
12,034
< Damage Dealt >
12,125
21,389
< Damage Taken >
21,346
9,017
< Gold Earned >
9,014
1.76
< Towers >
1.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,677
< Total Healing >
6,587
11,525
< Experience >
11,454
64
< Vision Score >
62
28
< Wards Placed >
27
499
< Time Dealing CC >
490

How to Play with Kha'Zix as Bard in LoL

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

When Bard tries to synergize with Kha'Zix, he sees a barely noticable drop in his complete damage dealt. This change could signal that Kha'Zix does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Bard is played together with Kha'Zix on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kha'Zix.

Moreover, when Bard plays with Kha'Zix on the same side, he typically receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may mean that Kha'Zix does a poor job of protecting Bard in team fights.

Synergies between Bard and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Bard
Kha'Zix

Is Bard better when played alongside Kha'Zix?

There is no top ally for Bard that will always be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Kha'Zix is a very typical companion for Bard. By locking into the same side as Bard, he lowers their win rate by -0.5% to 51.8%. This signals that there is only a small bond between Bard and Kha'Zix that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

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

Working together, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by aligning Bard and Kha'Zix together, you probably will not be providing your team very much magical damage output. Make sure to have other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Kha'Zix teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard Kha'Zix Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Bard and Kha'Zix, we analyzed 3,418 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 Kha'Zix 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 Kha'Zix during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to have in your Bard and Kha'Zix synergy build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard used at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Kha'Zix than with many other common item sets. In fact, Bard boasted an average win rate of 51.8% helping carry Kha'Zix with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.8% winrate overall.

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