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Bard with Fiddlesticks

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How to Synergize Bard and Fiddlesticks

based on 1,663 Bard with Fiddlesticks pairs
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
3.29
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Bard has fought alongside Fiddlesticks in 1663 recently played, competitive games. By pooling so much complete data straight from the hosts of League, we are totally sure that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Bard synergize with Fiddlesticks. It is relatively rare for Bard to play with Fiddlesticks as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 1.5% of games with Bard.

Bard Fiddlesticks Synergy Summary

Bard has done a ok job of synergizing with Fiddlesticks. Typically, he wins an acceptable 50.1% of rounds the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Bard when playing alongside Fiddlesticks by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Bard vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNull-Magic Mantle

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartImperial Mandate

Optional Items

ThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariKnight's VowTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Bard to level upq
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Second ability for Bard to level upw
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Last skill for Bard to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Bard's passive ability p
Bard's q ability q
Bard's w ability w
Bard's e ability e
Bard's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Bard and Fiddlesticks

Tips for Playing as Bard with Fiddlesticks

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.

Bard Fiddlesticks Synergy Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Fiddlesticks Image
2.9
< Kills >
2.8
5.2
< Deaths >
5
14.2
< Assists >
14
0.63
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
32
< Minions Killed >
30
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.51
3,120
< Physical Damage >
2,989
8,112
< Magic Damage >
8,081
1,073
< True Damage >
1,054
12,306
< Damage Dealt >
12,125
22,246
< Damage Taken >
21,346
9,220
< Gold Earned >
9,014
1.78
< Towers >
1.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,813
< Total Healing >
6,587
11,784
< Experience >
11,454
65
< Vision Score >
62
28
< Wards Placed >
27
493
< Time Dealing CC >
490

How to Play with Fiddlesticks as Bard in LoL

The Bard Fiddlesticks synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Fiddlesticks, 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 Fiddlesticks. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Fiddlesticks helps Bard perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Bard tries to synergize with Fiddlesticks, he observes a marginal improvement in his total damage dealt. This difference could signal that Fiddlesticks provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Bard is played together with Fiddlesticks on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Fiddlesticks.

Moreover, when Bard plays with Fiddlesticks on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Fiddlesticks does a poor job of protecting Bard in teamfights.

Synergies between Bard and Fiddlesticks

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Fiddlesticks
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Bard
Fiddlesticks

Is Bard better when played alongside Fiddlesticks?

There is no one best champion pairing for Bard that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. However, overall, Fiddlesticks is a not very good teammate for Bard. By playing on the same side as Bard, he decreases their win rate by -2.2% to 50.1%. This demonstrates that there is a harmful bond between Bard and Fiddlesticks that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Fiddlesticks has a lower difficulty than Bard. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Fiddlesticks allies to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Working together, Bard players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Together, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by bringing Bard and Fiddlesticks together, you may not be providing your other allies very much AD. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Fiddlesticks ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard Fiddlesticks Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Bard and Fiddlesticks, we analyzed 1,663 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 Bard with Fiddlesticks 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 learn all of the intricacies of Bard to pair well with Fiddlesticks during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to focus on in your Bard and Fiddlesticks synergy build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Fiddlesticks than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Bard boasted an average winrate of 50.1% helping carry Fiddlesticks with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this team composition, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.1% winrate overall.

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