LoL Champion Build Guides: Syndra

Syndra The Dark Sovereign

Find the best Syndra build guides for League of Legends S11 Patch 11.20. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Syndra build for the S11 meta. Learn more about Syndra's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

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Syndra Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Syndra we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Syndra, as determined by LeagueSpy's calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Syndra this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 11.20. However, if you are a new Syndra player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Syndra!

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Patch 11.20: 390461 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Domination

Sorcery

Second Best

54%

Win Rate 127 Games

Domination

Sorcery

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 928 Games

Sorcery

Inspiration

More Syndra Runes

Second Best

47%

Win Rate 4921 Games

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 859 Games

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 1571 Games

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 196 Games

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 4386 Games

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 1038 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

60%

Win Rate 81 Games

Passive Ability

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Domination

Sorcery

Second Best

Win Rate Games

Third Best

Win Rate Games

More Syndra Runes

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 101 Games

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 320 Games

! Small Sample Size Warning * There is either not a lot of games played on this champion or the builds vary greatly, we have provided the top build but it does not have a high confidence rating so use your own discretion.

Second Best

100%

Win Rate 2 Games

Third Best

Win Rate 1 Games

Second Best

42%

Win Rate 374 Games

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Passive Ability

Patch 11.20: 390473 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Sorcery

Inspiration

Second Best

59%

Win Rate 37 Games

Domination

Sorcery

Third Best

34%

Win Rate 29 Games

Sorcery

Inspiration

More Syndra Runes

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 345 Games

Second Best

46%

Win Rate 92 Games

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 247 Games

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46%

Win Rate 68 Games

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Second Best

33%

Win Rate 3 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

33%

Win Rate 3 Games

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Syndra Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Syndra guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Syndra Mid in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Syndra. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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CR is Counter Rating, which is a combination of multiple counter factors. Counters shown are for Syndra Syndra Mid

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Syndra Skins

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Find Syndra's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Syndra skins and chromas on Syndra's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Bewitching Syndra

Special Events

October 7, 2021

+ Wishlist

1350

Withered Rose Syndra

Special Events

February 11, 2021

Wishlist

1350

Pool Party Syndra

July 2, 2020

+ Wishlist

1350

Star Guardian Syndra

September 7, 2017

+ Wishlist

1350

SKT T1 Syndra

Special Events

July 5, 2017

+ Wishlist

1350

Snow Day Syndra

Special Events

December 10, 2015

+ Wishlist

1350

Queen of Diamonds Syndra

May 21, 2015

+ Wishlist

750

Atlantean Syndra

April 30, 2014

+ Wishlist

975

Justicar Syndra

September 13, 2012

+ Wishlist

975

Classic Syndra

Original

+ Wishlist

Syndra's Abilities

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Transcendent Syndra's Passive

Self

Each of Syndra's normal abilities gain an extra effect at max rank.

Dark Sphere: Deals +25% bonus damage to champions.
Force of Will: Deals an additional 20% bonus true damage.
Scatter the Weak: Cone width increased by 50%.
Unleashed Power: Increases range by 75.

Dark Sphere Syndra's Q Ability

800

60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80

Syndra conjures a dark sphere at a target location, dealing 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 (+65% of ability power) magic damage in an area. The sphere remains for 6 seconds and can be manipulated by Syndra's other abilities.

Once at max rank, Dark Sphere deals +25% damage to champions.

Force of Will Syndra's W Ability

Self

60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100

12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8

First Cast: Grabs a target dark sphere, enemy minion, or neutral monster.
Second Cast: Throw a grasped dark sphere or enemy at a target area. Enemies struck by the projectile take 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+70% of ability power) magic damage and are slowed by 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 % for 1.5 seconds.

Once at max rank, this ability deals an additional 20% of its damage as true damage.

Scatter the Weak Syndra's E Ability

700

18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14

Deals 85 / 130 / 175 / 220 / 265 (+60% of ability power) magic damage in a cone and knocks enemies away based on how close they are to Syndra. Dark spheres within the area-of-effect are also knocked back, dealing magic damage and stunning enemies in their path for 1.5 seconds.

At max rank, the cone's width is increased by 50%.

Unleashed Power Syndra's Ultimate (R) Ability

675

100

120 / 100 / 80 / 80 / 80

Draws upon Syndra's full cataclysmic power, harnessing all dark spheres to deal 90 / 140 / 190 (+20% of ability power) magic damage per sphere to an enemy champion. This spell will cause the three spheres floating about Syndra to become active, dealing a minimum of 270 / 420 / 570 (+60% of ability power) magic damage.

At max rank, Unleashed Power's cast range is increased by 75.

Questions About Syndra

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Latest Questions

Syndra Tips and Tricks?

Asked by BalkanGem on May 6, 2021

Hello! I really enjoy playing Syndra and i think i am doing pretty good but i think there is always some room for improvement! Can you give me your best tips and tricks for Syndra? It would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance and feel...

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Syndra tips and tricks?

Asked by SportJAK on May 4, 2021

Some tips for me to be better Syndra?

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Help me decide

Asked by HunterR345 on February 23, 2021

Hi guys! So basically I recently saw the new Withered Rose skins and I really like them. I currently have 1400RP and I want to buy one of them. I love playing Talon but I already have the Enduring Sword one. About Syndra, I just started playing...

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Who Should I Get?

Asked by BlackRoseGirl on May 31, 2020

Ok, so... I’m wondering which champion I should get next, I’ve got it narrowed down to Diana, Syndra, Lissandra, Orianna, and Fiora. I need a consistent pick who can hold her own and has consistent power in certain parts of the game, and isn’t...

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Who's easier and stronger

Asked on April 29, 2017

I need a new mage and right now, it's between Syndra and Lux. Both seem pretty strong but I need a good and easy champion to play/master with so... Which one should I get? UPDATE: I forgot to add Ahri to this question xd. So like now it's...

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Force of Will - double spheres

Asked by AnthosBlack on February 20, 2017

Dear colleagues) Does Syndra grab two spheres with her maxed Force of Will("W")? Does she take them automatically (if there are 2 or more) by pressing "W", or it needs additional mouse click on the second sphere?

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Is support Syndra viable?

Asked by aThrasher on August 10, 2015

Syndra's secondary role is support, but I've never seen anyone actually play her as support. Does it work? Has anyone tried this in S5?

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Can Scatter the Weak double-dip?

Asked by Kinen on May 30, 2013

Can enemies be damage by both a flung orb and the [[scatter the weak]] wave? I've found quite a lot of conflicting information about whether or not foes can be damaged twice by the ability, some resources say yes, none explicitly state no, but...

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Transcendent (PASSIVE)

Dark Sphere (Q)

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Force of Will (W)

Scatter the Weak (E)

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