Syndra thoughts (?)

[quote=FalseoGod]So I've started dabbling a bit with Syndra on PBE (nothing super in-dept). She has that great zone capability feel that Zyra and Orianna bring, although she reduces her utility side for a more bursty one. One of the things I noticed is that she's a pretty nice ganker once you're used to her mechanics. Her E can really pick off a runner and help tearing him/her apart. It's basically grab a minion for slow, spam spheres and when they're running (if you think your ult wouldn't suffice), stun, Q, ult. The thing I'm most concerned about right now is her itemization tho. I'm thinking something similar to how I build Orianna or Zyra: Boots + Pots Double Doran's Rabadon's Mana Regen (Athene's perhaps) Rilay's or Zhonya's (all her spells are AoE, do she doesn't use Rylay's that well. On the other side, early RoA doesn't use much of her damage advantage/zone) Survivability item/void staff, stuff Since she has such a nice range, I assume Abyssal may not be too good on her. On the other hand, her nice CD's and AoE damage wouldn't make a WoTA a terrible item for the lane phase. Anyone deviated a lot from this? Thoughts? I'm curious.[/quote]

[quote=The Overmyynd]A really early wota probably not a great idea, since her mana isnt really crazy managable. But i def want max cdr on her (or as close as possible) to make dat ulti rival veigar. I believe an early athenes is a good choice, and that should solve your mana issues for most of the game. After that, its really up to you. You could go assassin spec with [[rabadon's deathcap]], [[void staff]], [[will of the ancients]] and [[deathfire grasp]], or survival spec with [[rod of ages]] and [[rylai's crystal scepter]]. I think that, like most mid champs, the items you build are going to be dependant on the situation. Early Double dorans=good decision almost no matter what, but I think this isn't going to be one of those champs i grab archangels on. And def not abyssal any more since it got nerfed. Morellos probs not a great idea unless you REALLY want that absolute 40% cdr. All of this just IMO, ofc.[/quote]

[quote=MrCuddowls]She is weird as fuck But adaptable[/quote]

[quote=Buranri]I didn't get a chance to play a lot with her, but I played about 10 minutes of lane in a bot game. Impressions... really mana hungry. That's always a pain, but something that's easy to overcome. My instinct would be to bring her Q to level 2 or 3, perhaps, then max R>W>E>Q. The point or two early will help bring the cooldown a bit and make clearing minion waves easier. Her W takes a bit of getting used to, and I may finally have to bring out smartcast for her. The E is a great tool for escaping. No ideas on item builds yet, but I think I might pick her up as a mid once she's officially out.[/quote]

[quote=FalseoGod][quote=MrCuddowls] She is weird as fuck But adaptable [/quote] Like Catwoman? *_* Thanks for the feedback up until now =) Yeah, I agree that her mana issues are probably the greatest problem about her, but makes sense. Laning demands some care with these. Also thought about CDR, but usually blue buff + elixir already helps, and Athene's pretty much core on her (or archangel's, but seems to delay her). I thought about Rabadon's coz she seems very focused on single-target disposal even though she has tons of AoE. There's also the "what to max" question, I've been doing Q>W>E, but W has a lot more damage (with a higher mana cost), although it's a lot more predictable. I'll probably keep it like that for now though.[/quote]

[quote=Jpikachu1999]I usually go Boots > 2x Doran's > Chalice > Revolver, seems to solve most mana problems early on, even more so if you get blue, plus it gives you nice sustain. I like maxing Q first, it's your main poke and all of your other spells use it anyways. Plus, 15% extra damage from her passive is nice :3 Her ult is fun, so funny to see like 8 Q balls out on the battlefield after you use it. I've been going something like this: [[Ionian boots of lucidity]] (Get [[Sorceror's Shoes]] early) [[Athene's Unholy Grail]] [[Will of the Ancients]] [[Rabadon's Deathcap]] [[Void staff]] Having trouble deciding between [[Rylai's Crystal Scepter]] and [[Zhonya's Hourglass]]. The spammable slow on Q is nice, as is the health from Rylai's, but Zhonya's has that active.[/quote]

[quote=TheJohn]I tryed WotA, but it was kinda useless imo, the heal isn't great enough to keep me alive CDR + mana is a good combo, and some damage too[/quote]

[quote=IceCreamy]I was thinking [[Sorcerer's Shoes]] [[Rabadon's Deathcap]] [[Athene's Unholy Grail]] [[Void Staff]] is core. Situational: [[Will of the Ancients]] / [[Zhonya's Hourglass]] / [[Deathfire Grasp]] (get early [[Kage's Lucky Pick]]) / [[Lich Bane]] [[Rod of Ages]] is a bad item on almost every champion (I'd only buy it on [[Anivia]], [[Singed]] and jungle [[Nunu]], while [[Morgana]] and [[Amumu]] are considerations) and [[Rylai's Crystal Scepter]] seems measly because W slows, E is a stun and her abilities are AoE. Of course I take [[Ignite]] + [[Flash]]. Masteries are a standard 21-0-9 while good runes would be MPen Marks, Armor or HP/lvl Seals, AP/lvl or MR/lvl Glyphs and AP or MS Quints.[/quote]

[quote=throatslasher]This champion seems to be all about cooldown reduction. And honestly, to me, she seems really underpowered. Either her ult+aoe stun will be broken, or she'll just fall to pieces if she gets cc'd in the middle of her combo.[/quote]

[quote=Anastasios]I played only 1 game with her, but it seems really hard to stun someone with your e. And every time i use W i feel like i'm flailing stuff aroung with a gravity gun. The good thing though is that you can pick up Heimer's turrets. I agree with throatslasher that she feels pretty underwhelming.[/quote]