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[8.6] SYNDRA MID [UPDATED EVERY PATCH]

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Runes:

Sorcery

Arcane Comet

Manaflow Band

Transcendence

Scorch

Inspiration

Magical Footwear

Cosmic Insight

Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Items

starting items

first buy

main build

full build

Ability Order

Syndra Passive Ability

More Syndra Counters

Introduction

Hello and thank YOU for clicking on this guide. I hope that this guide will help you understand the current meta/optimal build for . My name is RAPMONSTA2 and I create champion guides & stream on Twitch. I love League of Legends & also love to share my knowledge in the ever-changing world on the Summoner's Rift. I've been playing League of Legends since season 3. I am a Mid-lane main and my favorite champions include: , , , , , , and . I had a TON of fun making this guide for YOU. Any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, feel free to tune into my Twitch stream and ask in the chat.
Enough of the introduction and without further ado, let us get into the guide.

Champion Skin

Summoner Spells

is a must-have in order to make plays and get out of sticky situations.

will give you kill pressure in-lane and is a great choice against healers , such as and .

will help you get back to lane quicker so you don’t miss out on CS and XP. Also, you can use to other lanes and help turn ganks.

is a MUST when you are vs. Twisted Fate & other heavy-CC champions.

will help negate all-in potential from assassins, such as , , & etc.

is a better option than if you plan on roaming together with your jungler because you can your teammate in a 2v2 fight.

is a better option than in 1v1 situations, but is better than in 2v2 situations, as you can someone else.

is great if you need to kite and/or gap-close.

Ability Explanation

PASSIVE ABILITY

Transcendent (Passive): Each of Syndra’s abilities gain an additional effect at max rank.

Dark Sphere (Q):Syndra’s main damage spell. She conjures a sphere that deals magic damage and stays up for 6 seconds At max rank, Dark Spheres stays up for 8 seconds.

Force of Will (W):On the first cast, Syndra grabs a , enemy minion, or a non-epic monster for 5 seconds. On the second cast, Syndra can throw what she grabbed and deal magic damage while slowing any enemies that is hit. At max rank, will deal 20% bonus true damage.

Scatter the Weak (E): Syndra knocks back enemies and stuns those that are knocked back by a . At max rank, has a 50% wider range.

Unleashed Power (R): Syndra throws all of her s at a target enemy champion. Minimum of 3 spheres and a maximum of 7 spheres. At max rank, has an increased cast range.

Skill Sequence

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

> > >

We max first because it is our main damage source as well as our main source of wave clear. Second, we max , because it is our CC. Lastly, we max . Rank up whenever possible.

Runes

Arcane Comet: Arcane Comet is easily proc’d by any of Syndra’s spells. It packs a bigger punch, in terms of damage, than Aery.

Manaflow Band: Manaflow Band will give mana-sustain if you are running low on mana from using Dark Sphere too often. Nullifying Orb is an option if you are against an AP-assassin if you really need it.

Transcendence: Transcendence gives Syndra an additional 10% CDR at level 10, where she can throw down more Dark Spheres to get a harder hitting Unleashed Power.

Scorch: Scorch gives Syndra more damage in-lane, where Syndra is dominant and a lane-bully. Gathering Storm is too much of a gamble but if you feel like your games drag on, then Gathering Storm could be an alternative.

Cosmic Insight: Cosmic Insight on Syndra is great because Syndra is able to get 45% CDR with Blue Buff and keep her spell rotation on a minimal cooldown.

Magical Footwear: Why not get free boots at the 10 minute mark? But, you can choose Biscuit Delivery if you need more sustain in-lane.

Alternative Runes

Electrocute: An alternate to Arcane Comet could be Electrocute. It does more raw damage than the Sorcery Tree but offers less utility. If you are looking for more damage, then go Electrocute.

Nullifying Orb: Nullifying Orb is an alternative to Manaflow Band if you are against a burst-AP assassin. The magic shield from Nullifying Orb can help deal with the burst and it also scales with your AP.

Boots

When should I go ? If the enemy team has not yet built MR yet and for the extra magic penetration.

When should I go ? If the enemy team has multiple AD champions and/or if you are against an AD-assassin, such as , , , & etc.

When should I go ? If the enemy team has multiple AP champions and/or if you are against an AP-assassin, such as , , & etc.

When should I go ? It is rare to go but only if you REALLY NEED the movement speed.

When should I go ? If you plan to roaming a ton.

When should I go ? For the additional 10% CDR and the 10% CDR on your Summoner Spells.

Items

Void Staff

When should I go ? If they enemy team has multiple MR items, then is a great choice.

Liandry's Torment

When should I go ? If the enemy team has multiple champions with high-HP and/or building HP items. The burn from will help against champions with a lot of HP.

Morellonomicon

Does the enemy team has HP-healers/HP-sustaining champions? , , , , etc? The Grievous Wounds applied from ’s passive will considerably reduce the healing/HP-sustain.

Zhonya's Hourglass

When should I go ? is great against AD-matchups & burst assassins. Examples would be , , & . There is special case for . will completely negate ’s ult, . I highly recommend against as you can survive every time and its makes the matchup a lot easier.

Banshee's Veil

Are you against an AP-assassin or does the enemy team has multiple AP champions? If so, is a great choice. An example where you would go would be against mid with a jungle. Because of the nerf to in Patch 8.6, is a better MR item for ranged AP champions than .

Laning

is a very strong dueler and laner. You want to take advantage that she is a lane-bully and look for kills in-lane. Syndra has no major gap-closer except for her , so wave control is extremely important.

Pre-6: As Syndra, you are a very strong laner. Pre-6, you should be looking to poke with Q and auto-attacks as much as possible. A common window to land at a high success rate is when the enemy laner goes for CS. As soon as they walk forward to last hit CS, you should be looking to land your Q and squeeze in an auto-attack. You MUST abuse this concept in Ranged vs Melee matchups. If you don’t and let melee champions, like , just free farm without being poked down, they will just straight up kill you at their power points. By autoing/poking them down in-lane & forcing them to prematurely base, you delay their power spike until you have either the raw damage to kill them or have enough resistances to not get 1-shot.

Post-6 If you have been poking them down in-lane and constantly harassing them in-lane, there will be times in-lane where the enemy laner will not base when they are in lethal-range. Lethal-range, for those who don’t know, if when a champion is in danger of dying. This is where you can look to combo with , , , , & finally . Try to squeeze in as many s as possible as the more you have, the more damage your will do.

Roaming: In recent seasons in League of Legends, roaming has been a key part of winning games. Many times, it is just not enough to sit in-lane and win 1v1 to win the game. You need to actively look to roam and impact other lanes. Because is a lane bully, you’ll have many windows to roam. Look to roam when your laner bases and you are relatively healthy and have mana to fight. Also, look to roam with your jungler. This will help you jungler win the jungle matchup.

Summary

is an extremely fun champion to play! She can one-shot with her combo and it is really fun playing around her unique kit. If you have any comments, questions or queries about my guide, please don't hesitate to ask any questions. I would LOVE to answer any questions.

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- RAPMONSTA2