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Runes: COMET (EVEN MATCHUP)
1
2
3
4
Sorcery
Inspiration
+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+8 Magic Resist
Spells:
1
2
3
4
STANDARD
Flash
Teleport
Items
Ability Order R>Q>E>W
Transcendent (PASSIVE)
Syndra Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Extreme
Major
Even
Minor
Tiny
None
Low
Ok
Strong
Ideal
Irelia
Irelia has a ton of sustain and mobility so don't waste mana, go for big trades rather than poking non stop, especially after she gets vamp scepter. You can electrocute ignite and play for a one shot or just take phase rush TP and sit back and try not to die.
Lee Sin
Ideal
Strong
Ok
Low
None
Lee Sin
Champion Build Guide
Introduction
Hey guys I'm Shok, multi rank 1 challenger mid laner for LCO team Dire Wolves. I've played League professionally since 2017 and have been rank 1 in multiple seasons, as well as rank 13 on the NA ladder in season 9.
Syndra was one of the main champions I played when I reached challenger for the first time. In the current meta
Syndra is a bit hard to blind pick, but she's an extremely good counterpick and if mastered you should be able to win almost any matchup.
I upload regularly on YouTube, and stream occasionally on Twitch so feel free to follow me on either of those platforms :)
Season 10
Season 9
Season 9 NA


I upload regularly on YouTube, and stream occasionally on Twitch so feel free to follow me on either of those platforms :)
Season 10



Pros / Cons
PROS:
+ Really high snowball and carry potential
+ Insane CC in teamfights
+ Really good 2v2 and gank setup
+ High burst damage
+ Can catch people out easily
+ Extremely strong lane phase
CONS:
- Very immobile
- Countered by assassins
- Advanced mechanics
- High skill cap
- Weak from behind
Runes Explained
Domination Primary
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When playing ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Most of the time you will be getting a lot of kills and assists on ![]() ![]() |
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When you take domination primary the majority of the time you will want inspiration secondary and you have a lot of choices here. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Inspiration Primary
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The second setup is inspiration primary. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Mostly the same reasons as previously mentioned. It is worth noting that when taking inspiration primary you will most likely have ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Most of the time if you have inspiration primary you will be against very difficult lanes. The extra move speed from ![]() |
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Sorcery Primary
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Summs Explained
Summoner Spells
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I very rarely take ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Items Explained
Starting Items
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You have a couple viable starts on ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Early Game
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You almost always want to pick up a ![]() |
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Slightly lower in priority to ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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If you didn't start ![]() ![]() |
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Ideally you want to buy one of these every base, but if you can't get an important item because of it don't do it. ![]() ![]() |
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Boot Options
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It's important to buy ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Core Item Order
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After your items in the early game section you will want to complete ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Complete your tier two boot option either before or after your ![]() |
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For your second and third item (or third and fourth if you bought a situational item) you want to pick up both ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Situational Items
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At this point in your build you will probably be wanting to round it out with some situational items (if you haven't bought any already). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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You do apply grievous wounds pretty well on ![]() ![]() |
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If they have lots of tanks or if your team is heavy on AP (so the flat pen from ![]() ![]() |
Combos + Tips
Laning Phase


After level 6 you want to line up stuns by putting down 2 balls on the ground and Eing them with it. Refer to the combos video for an example. If you hit a stun with a couple of balls on the ground at level 6 you can almost 100-0 people, so any small chunk you get on them before that can put them in lethal. Do be careful of spamming Q on the wave as it can quickly run you oom before you have

Mid Game
Generally in the mid game you want to be able to pick up as much farm as possible.
Syndra is fairly strong in the side lane and pushes waves quickly. You can also farm camps pretty quickly on
Syndra which can accelerate you ahead of the clock in CS.
Try push side waves as far as you can before grouping, especially if you have
Teleport. Don't push too far if you don't have vision since
Syndra can be easily caught and killed. You can easily make picks and chunk before dragon fights so make sure you are there before to setup.
Syndra has really strong zone control so it will be very hard for the enemy team to walk into the dragon if you are already there.
Make sure to balance this with farming. Don't worry if you can't do this because it does take some practice. Just keep in mind that you want to both have high CS and be at objectives in time to fight them with your team.


Try push side waves as far as you can before grouping, especially if you have



Make sure to balance this with farming. Don't worry if you can't do this because it does take some practice. Just keep in mind that you want to both have high CS and be at objectives in time to fight them with your team.
Teamfighting and Skirmishing
In teamfights and skirmishes you want to be either killing off a key squishy target with your ult, or using your ult to setup a really big stun (refer to the combos video for an example). You can also save your E to counter key enemy engage as it's really hard for certain champs to engage on your team while you're holding your E.
Syndra is very vulnerable to getting engaged on so most of your teamfighting skill will come from your positioning and how well you use your E. If you don't have
Flash make sure to play the teamfight much more carefully.


Conclusion
Thank you for reading my
Syndra guide and I hope you guys learned something from it. If you have any questions you can ask here or message me directly.
I upload regularly on YouTube, and stream occasionally on Twitch so feel free to follow me on either of those platforms :)
If you're interested in individual coaching contact me on discord Shok#8163.

I upload regularly on YouTube, and stream occasionally on Twitch so feel free to follow me on either of those platforms :)
If you're interested in individual coaching contact me on discord Shok#8163.
[12.12] Shok's Challenger Syndra Guide - Play Like a Pro
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