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How to Synergize Braum with Bard on the Same TeamBraum is in the a tier of champions

Braum with Bard

How to Win With Braum and Bard Paired TogetherBraum is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Braum and Bard

based on 20 Braum with Bard pairs
Win Rate
40 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
0.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the stats from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each week. Braum has fought alongside Bard in 20 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much complete data straight from the creators of LoL, we are confident that we can present to you high-quality, accurate builds to help Braum synergize with Bard. It is very rare for Braum to play with Bard on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approximately 0.0% of games with Braum.

Braum Bard Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Braum does a terrible job of teaming up with Bard. Normally, he wins a lowly 40.0% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Braum when playing with Bard by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Braum vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWinged Moonplate

Core Braum Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorAbyssal MaskKaenic RookernHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Braum to level upq
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Second ability for Braum to level upe
>
Last skill for Braum to max outw

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingOvergrowth
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Braum's passive ability p
Braum's q ability q
Braum's w ability w
Braum's e ability e
Braum's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Braum and Bard

Tips for Playing as Braum with Bard

Glacial Fissure leaves a powerful slow zone, position it well to split teamfights and slow the enemy approach.

Leap in front of squishy friends and shield them from projectiles with Unbreakable.

Work with your allies to stack Concussive Blows, encourage them to basic attack marked targets.

Advice to Understand How Bard Will Play

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.

Braum Bard Synergy Stats

Braum Image
Win Rate
40 %
VS
Win Rate
60 %
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2.2
< Kills >
1.7
6.7
< Deaths >
5.5
10
< Assists >
14.9
0.3
< Killing Sprees >
0.28
78
< Minions Killed >
28
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.51
2,828
< Physical Damage >
1,502
7,154
< Magic Damage >
6,445
529
< True Damage >
717
10,512
< Damage Dealt >
8,664
25,447
< Damage Taken >
23,025
8,707
< Gold Earned >
8,452
1.4
< Towers >
1.87
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,729
< Total Healing >
3,368
11,603
< Experience >
10,534
31
< Vision Score >
55
14
< Wards Placed >
24
265
< Time Dealing CC >
293

How to Play with Bard as Braum in LoL

The Braum Bard synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Bard, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Braum sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Bard. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Bard helps Braum perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Braum is an ally to Bard, he observes a very large increase in his total damage output. This difference may signal that Bard provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Braum is played with Bard on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Bard.

Moreover, when Braum plays with Bard on the same side, he usually takes significantly more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Bard does a poor job of covering Braum during teamfights.

Synergies between Braum and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Braum
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Braum
Bard

Is Braum better when played alongside Bard?

There is no perfect synergy for Braum that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. However, Bard is a very bad ally for Braum. By locking into the same side as Braum, he drops their win rate by -11.4% to 40.0%. This clearly indicates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit strategic relationship between Braum and Bard that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Bard has a much greater difficulty compared to Braum. That means Braum players need to be very careful when enlisting Bard allies to fight alongside, as they will need a much higher level of skill to work well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Braum players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to tank a lot of damage. When paired, these two will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

In contrast, by grouping Braum and Bard together, you will not be giving your side very much AD. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Bard ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Braum Players

How We Calculated Our Braum Bard Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Braum and Bard, we analyzed 20 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 Braum with Bard 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 Braum in order to synergize with Bard during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to gather a few extra 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 most crucial items to prioritize in your Braum and Bard synergy build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Braum combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Bard than with many other common item sets. In fact, Braum boasted an average win rate of 40.0% when playing alongside Bard with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing your oponents, Braum players should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 40.0% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Braum and Bard cooperations tips and builds for a an individual rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every match completed with both champs.