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How to Synergize Trundle with Bard on the Same TeamTrundle is in the s tier of champions

Trundle with Bard

How to Win With Trundle and Bard Paired TogetherTrundle is in the s tier of champions
FighterTank
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How to Synergize Trundle and Bard

based on 6,038 Trundle with Bard pairs
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
1.76
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each week. Trundle has fought alongside Bard in 6038 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much complete data straight from the creators of League, we are completely sure that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Trundle synergize with Bard. It is relatively rare for Trundle to play with Bard on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 2.5% of rounds with Trundle.

Trundle Bard Synergy Summary

Trundle has done a good job of synergizing with Bard. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.6% of games the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Trundle when fighting on the same team as Bard by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Trundle vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordVampiric Scepter

Core Trundle Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraTrinity ForceWit's End

Optional Items

Frozen HeartExperimental HexplateHullbreakerDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Trundle's passive ability p
Trundle's q ability q
Trundle's w ability w
Trundle's e ability e
Trundle's ultimate ability r
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Q
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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 Trundle and Bard

Tips for Playing as Trundle with Bard

Use Subjugate to soften a powerful enemy tank or to create a target for your team to focus fire.

Trundle excels at fighting within his Frozen Domain. Try to draw enemies onto it.

Chomp is good for lowering the physical damage of enemies; try to focus it on enemy physical damage dealers.

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.

Trundle Bard Synergy Stats

Trundle Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Bard Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
5.6
< Assists >
5.5
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
146
< Minions Killed >
143
0.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.5
0.83
< Inhibitors >
0.82
16,123
< Physical Damage >
15,758
2,408
< Magic Damage >
2,360
534
< True Damage >
546
19,065
< Damage Dealt >
18,664
36,411
< Damage Taken >
36,023
12,534
< Gold Earned >
12,372
3.54
< Towers >
3.4
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
16,808
< Total Healing >
16,624
14,587
< Experience >
14,565
18
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
8
332
< Time Dealing CC >
339

How to Play with Bard as Trundle in LoL

The Trundle 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, Trundle sees a large worsening in his 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 Trundle perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Trundle is an ally to Bard, he sees a small increase in his complete damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Bard supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Trundle is played with Bard on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Bard. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Bard.

Additionally, when Trundle plays with Bard on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Bard does a poor job of protecting Trundle in team fights.

Synergies between Trundle and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Trundle
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Trundle
Bard

Is Trundle better when played alongside Bard?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Trundle that will 100% of the time be his top ally. Yet, Bard is a very typical companion for Trundle. By locking into the same side as Trundle, he raises their win rate by 0.9% to 53.6%. This signals that there is a weak bond between Trundle and Bard that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Bard has a much greater difficulty compared to Trundle. That means you should be cautious when lining up Bard comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Together, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by grouping Trundle and Bard together, you probably will not be granting your other allies much magical damage output. Plan to have other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Bard ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Trundle Players

How We Calculated Our Trundle Bard Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Trundle and Bard, we analyzed 6,038 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 Trundle 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 Trundle in order to work well with Bard during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to include in your Trundle and Bard synergy build include Ravenous Hydra, Trinity Force, and Wit's End. When Trundle incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Bard than with many other typical builds. In fact, Trundle boasted an average winrate of 53.6% when playing alongside Bard with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.6% winrate overall.

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