N'oubliez pas que les ennemis peuvent eux aussi emprunter vos Routes magiques et que votre ultime peut toucher vos alliés !
Laissez vos Dons du gardien se charger : ils rendent beaucoup plus de PV une fois leur potentiel max atteint.
Il est important de collecter des carillons pour améliorer les attaques des Meeps, mais ne négligez pas votre partenaire de voie ! Tentez de faire une irruption fracassante sur votre voie en emmenant un allié sur votre Route magique.
Dévastation est très pratique pour éliminer rapidement les sbires et harceler les champions ennemis.
Demandez à vos alliés de vous signaler quand utiliser Requiem pour des effets optimisés sur plusieurs voies.
The Bard Karthus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Karthus, 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 Karthus. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Karthus helps Bard perform poorer in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Bard is an ally to Karthus, he gets a small increase in his total damage output. This difference could signal that Karthus helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Bard is played alongside Karthus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Karthus.
Moreover, when Bard plays with Karthus on the same team, he typically receives more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Karthus does a poor job of covering Bard during team fights.
There is no one best champion pairing for Bard that will 100% of the time be his top ally. However, overall, Karthus is a relatively poor ally for Bard. By playing on the same team as Bard, he decreases their win rate by -2.4% to 49.9%. This proves that there is a negative bond between Bard and Karthus that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Karthus has a lower difficulty than Bard. That means Bard players don't need to be careful when arranging Karthus allies to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing cooperatively, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Together, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
Conversely, by bringing Bard and Karthus together, you may not be giving your other teammates much anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to include other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Karthus ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
To truly master Bard in order to pair well with Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most important finished items to have in your Bard and Karthus synergy build consist of Rookern kaénique, Cœur gelé, and Traîneau du solstice. When Bard included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Karthus than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 49.9% when playing alongside Karthus with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Bard players should take the Jeu de jambes, Triomphe, Légende : ténacité, Baroud d'honneur, Conditionnement, and Surcroissance runes from the Précision and Volonté rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this team composition, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.
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