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How to Synergize Hwei with Bard on the Same TeamHwei is in the b tier of champions

Hwei with Bard

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

How to Synergize Hwei and Bard

based on 3,862 Hwei with Bard pairs
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Hwei has gone into battle with Bard in 3862 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much complete data straight from the hosts of League, we have complete confidence that we can produce high-quality, insightful builds to help Hwei synergize with Bard. It is relatively rare for Hwei to play alongside Bard on the same side. This has only happened in approximately 2.2% of rounds with Hwei.

Hwei Bard Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Bard. Typically, they wins a lowly 48.1% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Hwei when playing alongside Bard by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Hwei vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentHorizon Focus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotGhost PoroUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Hwei's passive ability p
Hwei's q ability q
Hwei's w ability w
Hwei's e ability e
Hwei's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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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 Hwei and Bard

Tips for Playing as Hwei with Bard

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

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.

Hwei Bard Synergy Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Bard Image
6.1
< Kills >
5.4
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
8.3
< Assists >
8.7
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
177
< Minions Killed >
142
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,036
< Physical Damage >
967
23,577
< Magic Damage >
21,847
439
< True Damage >
559
25,053
< Damage Dealt >
23,374
19,019
< Damage Taken >
18,866
11,560
< Gold Earned >
10,950
1.93
< Towers >
1.84
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,752
< Total Healing >
1,707
14,508
< Experience >
13,651
18
< Vision Score >
27
9
< Wards Placed >
13
664
< Time Dealing CC >
571

How to Play with Bard as Hwei in LoL

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

Overall, Hwei sees a very large drop in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Bard. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Bard helps Hwei perform worse in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Hwei is an ally to Bard, they observes a noticable increase in their full damage dealt. This change may signal that Bard helps provide cover for them to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Hwei is played together with Bard on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when they plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing alongside Bard.

Additionally, when Hwei plays with Bard on the same side, they usually receives a little more damage than when they fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Bard does a poor job of covering Hwei in teamfights.

Synergies between Hwei and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Hwei
Bard

Is Hwei better when played alongside Bard?

There is no one best champion pairing for Hwei that will 100% of the time be their #1 synergy. Yet, Bard is a decent teammate for Hwei. By locking into the same team as Hwei, he increases their win rate by 2.1% to 48.1%. This shows that there is a good bond between Hwei and Bard that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Bard has a lower difficulty than Hwei. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Bard teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a lower level of skill to do well with you.

Working cooperatively, Hwei players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. When paired, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by bringing Hwei and Bard together, you probably will not be providing your team very much engage potential. Plan to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in their kit.

Regardless of your Bard ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei Bard Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Hwei and Bard, we analyzed 3,862 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 Hwei 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 learn all of the intricacies of Hwei in order to synergize with Bard during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to focus on in your Hwei and Bard synergy build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Hwei bought at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better when fighting alongside Bard than with most other common builds. In fact, Hwei had an average win rate of 48.1% helping carry Bard with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Ghost Poro, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for this champion pairing, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.1% winrate overall.

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