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How to Win Elise vs Syndra Counter MatchupElise is in the a tier of champions

Elise vs Syndra

How to Beat Syndra as Elise in LoLElise is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Syndra as Elise

based on 616 Elise vs Syndra matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our database, Elise engaged Syndra 616 times. Having so many games with Elise vs Syndra provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide actionable data and a pro build to shatter Syndra. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Elise is forced to battle against Syndra in only 2.2% of her matches.

Elise vs Syndra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Elise does a below average job of beating Syndra. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.4% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Elise against Syndra matches, Elise’s team is 0.2% more expected to get first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Syndra.

Best Elise vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Syndra as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Syndra

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

Advice to Win Against Syndra

Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.

Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.

At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.

Elise vs Syndra Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Syndra Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.9
6.4
< Deaths >
6
7.6
< Assists >
6.7
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
29
< Minions Killed >
179
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,224
< Physical Damage >
872
16,104
< Magic Damage >
20,330
1,342
< True Damage >
1,692
18,670
< Damage Dealt >
22,895
29,381
< Damage Taken >
18,009
11,569
< Gold Earned >
12,221
1.5
< Towers >
1.94
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
13,258
< Total Healing >
1,667
12,925
< Experience >
14,478
26
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
10
172
< Time Dealing CC >
384

How to Counter Syndra with Elise in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some influential Elise versus Syndra matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Syndra’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Syndra..

Elise normally has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Syndra. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Elise and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Syndra

Who is Better, Elise or Syndra?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Elise usually loses when facing off against Syndra, with a 47.4% win rate. As a result, Elise makes a bad counter to Syndra.

While Elise does have a lower win rate compared to Syndra, when facing one another, Elise also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Elise into Syndraas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Elise has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Syndra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Elise vs Syndra matchups, Syndra is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Elise is a trash counter for Syndra. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Elise against Syndra.

Other Champion Matchups Against Elise

Elise Loses Against

XerathXerath42.2% winrateNilahNilah43.3% winrateLeonaLeona43.8% winrateSettSett44% winrate

Elise Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee61.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.1% winrateKarthusKarthus54.6% winrateOlafOlaf54.4% winrate

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Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Syndra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Syndra as Elise, we analyzed 616 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Syndra as Elise comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Elise to counter Syndra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise often picks up a lot less CS compared to Syndra. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Elise versus Syndra build consist of Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise used at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Syndra than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Elise had an average winrate of 47.4% when playing against Syndra with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Syndra as Elise, Elise players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Elise vs Syndra counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.4% win rate overall.

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