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How to Win Irelia vs Syndra Counter MatchupIrelia is in the b tier of champions

Irelia vs Syndra

How to Beat Syndra as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Syndra as Irelia

based on 2,313 Irelia vs Syndra matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our data, Irelia faced off against Syndra in 2313 rounds. Having so many games with Irelia versus Syndra gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide informative statistics and a pro build to defeat Syndra. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Irelia has to counter Syndra in only 2.3% of her games.

Irelia vs Syndra Matchup Summary

Irelia has done a decent job of countering Syndra. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Irelia vs Syndra games, Irelia’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Syndra.

Best Irelia vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Titanic HydraTerminusWit's EndDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Syndra as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Syndra

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

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.

Irelia vs Syndra Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Syndra Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.5
6.7
< Deaths >
5.9
4.8
< Assists >
7
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
212
< Minions Killed >
179
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.44
15,453
< Physical Damage >
964
6,233
< Magic Damage >
19,659
707
< True Damage >
1,904
22,394
< Damage Dealt >
22,528
31,399
< Damage Taken >
17,629
13,095
< Gold Earned >
12,119
2.35
< Towers >
1.81
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,916
< Total Healing >
1,619
15,290
< Experience >
14,511
17
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
10
111
< Time Dealing CC >
375

How to Counter Syndra with Irelia in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several vital Irelia against Syndra matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Syndra’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Syndra..

Irelia normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Syndra. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Syndra

Who is Better, Irelia or Syndra?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually wins when playing against Syndra, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Irelia makes a good counter for Syndra.

While Irelia does have a higher winrate compared to Syndra, when they face off with one another, Irelia also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Irelia into Syndra.

Additionally, Irelia has some amount of CC and other utility, 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 isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Syndra matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Irelia is a decent counter for Syndra. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Irelia against Syndra.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

TaricTaric43.5% winrateNilahNilah45.3% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.8% winrate

Irelia Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateHweiHwei55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Syndra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Syndra as Irelia, we analyzed 2,313 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 Irelia 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

Irelia Build Syndra Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Irelia to counter Syndra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Syndra. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Irelia versus Syndra build consist of Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better countering Syndra than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Irelia boasted an average winrate of 51.6% when playing against Syndra with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Syndra as Irelia, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Irelia vs Syndra matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Syndra as Irelia are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.