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How to Synergize Mordekaiser with Bard on the Same TeamMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions

Mordekaiser with Bard

How to Win With Mordekaiser and Bard Paired TogetherMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Mordekaiser and Bard

based on 7,059 Mordekaiser with Bard pairs
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Mordekaiser has been on the same team as Bard in 7059 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much relevant data from the hosts of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Mordekaiser play with Bard. It is relatively rare for Mordekaiser to play alongside Bard on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approximately 2.7% of games with Mordekaiser.

Mordekaiser Bard Synergy Summary

Mordekaiser does a great job of fighting on the same side as Bard. On average, he wins a terrific 54.3% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Mordekaiser when fighting on the same team as Bard by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Mordekaiser vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothRylai's Crystal ScepterRiftmaker

Optional Items

Unending DespairSpirit VisageKaenic RookernHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Mordekaiser and Bard

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser with Bard

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

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.

Mordekaiser Bard Synergy Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Bard Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.1
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
4.9
< Assists >
4.8
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
159
< Minions Killed >
155
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,789
< Physical Damage >
2,761
20,802
< Magic Damage >
20,856
608
< True Damage >
623
24,200
< Damage Dealt >
24,240
31,773
< Damage Taken >
31,909
11,908
< Gold Earned >
11,873
2.12
< Towers >
2.08
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,537
< Total Healing >
9,528
15,099
< Experience >
15,194
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
245
< Time Dealing CC >
248

How to Play with Bard as Mordekaiser in LoL

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

When Mordekaiser plays on the same team as Bard, he gets a little decrease in his full damage dealt. This change may signal that Bard does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Mordekaiser is played with Bard on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Bard. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Bard.

Moreover, when Mordekaiser plays with Bard on the same team, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Bard does a decent job of covering Mordekaiser in team fights.

Synergies between Mordekaiser and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Mordekaiser
Bard

Is Mordekaiser better when played alongside Bard?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Mordekaiser that will always be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Bard is a decent ally for Mordekaiser. By locking into the same side as Mordekaiser, he increases their win rate by 1.8% to 54.3%. This proves that there is a somewhat important synergy between Mordekaiser and Bard that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Bard has a much greater difficulty compared to Mordekaiser. That means Mordekaiser players should be careful when finding Bard teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a much greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Working together, Mordekaiser players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by aligning Mordekaiser and Bard together, you will not be providing your side a lot of sustained damage output. Plan to have other champs on your team that offsets this hole in their capabilities.

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

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser Bard Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Mordekaiser and Bard, we analyzed 7,059 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 Mordekaiser 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 learn all of the intricacies of Mordekaiser in order to pair well with Bard during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to have in your Mordekaiser and Bard synergy build include Nashor's Tooth, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Riftmaker. When Mordekaiser included at least these three items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Bard than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Mordekaiser had an average winrate of 54.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Bard with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.3% winrate overall.

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