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How to Synergize Ziggs with Bard on the Same TeamZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs with Bard

How to Win With Ziggs and Bard Paired TogetherZiggs is in the s tier of champions
Mage
SupportMage

How to Synergize Ziggs and Bard

based on 1,563 Ziggs with Bard pairs
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Ziggs has gone into battle with Bard in 1563 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much complete data from the makers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can provide you with high-quality, insightful builds to help Ziggs play with Bard. It is relatively rare for Ziggs to play with Bard on the same team. This has only happened in approximately 2.8% of games with Ziggs.

Ziggs Bard Synergy Summary

Ziggs does a ok job of playing alongside Bard. Usually, he wins an acceptable 50.6% of games the champions try and work together in. If you want to play better as Ziggs when playing alongside Bard by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ziggs vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Horizon FocusSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Ziggs and Bard

Tips for Playing as Ziggs with Bard

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

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.

Ziggs Bard Synergy Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Bard Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.1
5.5
< Deaths >
5.8
7.8
< Assists >
7.9
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
183
< Minions Killed >
168
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.55
825
< Physical Damage >
798
24,602
< Magic Damage >
23,900
283
< True Damage >
363
25,710
< Damage Dealt >
25,063
17,255
< Damage Taken >
17,689
11,673
< Gold Earned >
11,503
2.94
< Towers >
2.86
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,524
< Total Healing >
1,554
13,741
< Experience >
13,572
17
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
256
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Play with Bard as Ziggs in LoL

The Ziggs 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, Ziggs 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 negative change shows that Bard helps Ziggs perform not as well in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Ziggs is paired with Bard, he sees a little increase in his complete damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Bard supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Ziggs is played together 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 synergisticly with Bard.

Additionally, when Ziggs plays with Bard on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Bard does a decent job of covering Ziggs during teamfights.

Synergies between Ziggs and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ziggs
Bard

Is Ziggs better when played alongside Bard?

There is no top synergy for Ziggs that will no matter what be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Bard is a decent companion for Ziggs. By locking into the same side as Ziggs, he increases their win rate by 2.5% to 50.6%. This demonstrates that there is a somewhat important bond between Ziggs and Bard that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Bard has a much greater difficulty compared to Ziggs. That means you need to be careful when enlisting Bard teammates to play with, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to do well with you.

Fighting together, Ziggs players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Together, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by pairing Ziggs and Bard together, you may not be granting your team much AD. Plan to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their abilities.

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

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs Bard Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ziggs and Bard, we analyzed 1,563 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 Ziggs 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

To truly master Ziggs in order to pair well with Bard during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The best items to include in your Ziggs and Bard synergy build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Bard than with many other common builds. In fact, Ziggs had an average win rate of 50.6% when playing alongside Bard with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for this team composition, this blending of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.6% winrate overall.

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