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How to Synergize Twitch with Bard on the Same TeamTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch with Bard

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How to Synergize Twitch and Bard

based on 3,846 Twitch with Bard pairs
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Twitch has been on the same team as Bard in 3846 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much complete data from the developers of League, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high-quality, usable builds to help Twitch play with Bard. It is relatively rare for Twitch to play with Bard on the same team. This has only taken place in approximately 2.6% of rounds with Twitch.

Twitch Bard Synergy Summary

Twitch does a average job of playing alongside Bard. Normally, he wins an acceptable 50.4% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Twitch when playing alongside Bard by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Twitch vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeRecurve Bow

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapBanshee's VeilNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

ShadowflameTerminusExperimental HexplateStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Twitch and Bard

Tips for Playing as Twitch with Bard

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

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.

Twitch Bard Synergy Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
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7.9
< Kills >
8.5
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
7
< Assists >
7.2
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
1.95
155
< Minions Killed >
145
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
15,759
< Physical Damage >
16,091
2,980
< Magic Damage >
3,405
4,042
< True Damage >
4,373
22,781
< Damage Dealt >
23,870
21,757
< Damage Taken >
21,811
11,955
< Gold Earned >
12,216
1.96
< Towers >
2
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,007
< Total Healing >
4,894
12,962
< Experience >
12,728
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
9
333
< Time Dealing CC >
311

How to Play with Bard as Twitch in LoL

The Twitch 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, Twitch sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Bard. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Bard helps Twitch perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Twitch is an ally to Bard, he gets a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This difference could indicate that Bard does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Twitch is played with Bard on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Bard.

Moreover, when Twitch plays with Bard on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Bard does a decent job of protecting Twitch in team fights.

Synergies between Twitch and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Twitch
Bard

Is Twitch better when played alongside Bard?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Twitch that will always be his top synergy. However, Bard is a very typical teammate for Twitch. By locking into the same team as Twitch, he increases their win rate by 0.4% to 50.4%. This proves that there is only a small bond between Twitch and Bard that results in them performing better together than alone.

Bard has a greater difficulty than Twitch. That means you need to be careful when arranging Bard comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to play well with you.

When playing cooperatively, Twitch players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by aligning Twitch and Bard together, you will not be granting your other allies a great deal of engage potential. Make sure to include other champs on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Bard ally, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch Bard Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Twitch and Bard, we analyzed 3,846 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 Twitch 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 Twitch to work well with Bard during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to get in your Twitch and Bard synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Banshee's Veil, and Nashor's Tooth. When Twitch used at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Bard than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Twitch had an average winrate of 50.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Bard with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating your oponents, Twitch players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this team composition, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Twitch and Bard cooperations tips and stats for a a particular player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using every game completed with these champions.