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Bard with Shaco

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How to Synergize Bard and Shaco

based on 2,632 Bard with Shaco pairs
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
3.31
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Bard has gone into battle with Shaco in 2632 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much accurate data from the developers of League, we are confident that we can showcase robust, accurate builds to help Bard synergize with Shaco. It is relatively rare for Bard to play alongside Shaco as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 2.4% of rounds with Bard.

Bard Shaco Synergy Summary

Bard has done a decent job of teaming up with Shaco. On average, he wins an acceptable 51.6% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Bard when fighting on the same team as Shaco by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Bard vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Imperial MandateKnight's VowKaenic RookernThornmail

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 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
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Bard and Shaco

Tips for Playing as Bard with Shaco

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 Shaco Will Play

Using Deceive over terrain can help you make a clean escape.

Try getting items with on-hit effects. These will also benefit your Hallucination clone.

Backstab's damage can be increased with increased Critical Damage effects like Infinity Edge.

Bard Shaco Synergy Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
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2.8
< Kills >
2.8
5.2
< Deaths >
5
14.4
< Assists >
14
0.6
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
32
< Minions Killed >
30
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.51
3,140
< Physical Damage >
2,989
8,652
< Magic Damage >
8,081
1,138
< True Damage >
1,054
12,931
< Damage Dealt >
12,125
22,474
< Damage Taken >
21,346
9,279
< Gold Earned >
9,014
1.67
< Towers >
1.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,924
< Total Healing >
6,587
11,969
< Experience >
11,454
63
< Vision Score >
62
27
< Wards Placed >
27
536
< Time Dealing CC >
490

How to Play with Shaco as Bard in LoL

The Bard Shaco synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shaco, 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 Shaco. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Shaco helps Bard perform worse in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Bard is paired with Shaco, he sees a marginal improvement in his total damage dealt. This could signal that Shaco helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Bard is played alongside Shaco on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Shaco. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Shaco.

Moreover, when Bard plays with Shaco on the same team, he usually takes more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could mean that Shaco does a poor job of protecting Bard in team fights.

Synergies between Bard and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Bard
Shaco

Is Bard better when played alongside Shaco?

There is no one best ally for Bard that will no matter what be his top synergy. Yet, Shaco is a very typical ally for Bard. By playing on the same side as Bard, he lowers their win rate by -0.7% to 51.6%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small bond between Bard and Shaco that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Shaco has a lower difficulty than Bard. That means Bard players don't need to be careful when enlisting Shaco allies to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Together, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by bringing Bard and Shaco together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates a great deal of protection for burst damage. Plan to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Shaco ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard Shaco Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Bard and Shaco, we analyzed 2,632 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 Shaco 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 synergize with Shaco during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best items to use in your Bard and Shaco synergy build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Bard incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when paired up with Shaco than with most other typical builds. In fact, Bard boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Shaco with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Relentless Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Bard and Shaco pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Shaco with Bard are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.