Bard with Xerath
How to Synergize Bard and Xerath
based on 1,908 Bard with Xerath pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Bard Xerath Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Bard and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Bard with Xerath
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 Xerath Will Play
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Bard Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Bard in LoL
The Bard Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Xerath helps Bard perform worse in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Bard plays on the same team as Xerath, he observes a marginal improvement in his total damage output. This could demonstrate that Xerath supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Bard is played alongside Xerath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Xerath.
Additionally, when Bard plays with Xerath on the same team, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Xerath does a poor job of covering Bard during team fights.
Synergies between Bard and Xerath
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Is Bard better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no one best champion pairing for Bard that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. However, overall, Xerath is a decent ally for Bard. By being on the same side as Bard, he raises their win rate by 1.6% to 53.9%. This signals that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Bard and Xerath that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.
Xerath has a lower difficulty than Bard. That means Bard players don't need to be careful when lining up Xerath teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.
Working cooperatively, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Conversely, by pairing Bard and Xerath together, you may not be giving your other teammates enough AD. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in their playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Xerath ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Bard in order to synergize with Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to master additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The best finished items to have in your Bard and Xerath synergy build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Bard included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Xerath than with most other typical builds. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 53.9% when playing alongside Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of annihilating 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 rune combinations players chose for Bard and Xerath pairings, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.9% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Xerath with Bard are displayed for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.