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How to Win Jayce vs Syndra Counter MatchupJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce vs Syndra

How to Beat Syndra as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Syndra as Jayce

based on 1,312 Jayce vs Syndra matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Syndra as Jayce resulted from an examination of 1312 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Jayce fights Syndra in only 2.6% of his games.

Jayce vs Syndra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jayce has done a poor job of countering Syndra. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.9% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Jayce against Syndra games, Jayce’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Syndra.

Best Jayce vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaYoumuu's GhostbladeOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightMaw of MalmortiusSerylda's GrudgeHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Jayce's passive ability p
Jayce's q ability q
Jayce's w ability w
Jayce's e ability e
Jayce's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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E
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E

Guide to Countering Syndra as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Syndra

For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.

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.

Jayce vs Syndra Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Syndra Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.8
6.4
< Deaths >
5.6
5.9
< Assists >
6.6
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
191
< Minions Killed >
187
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.48
19,532
< Physical Damage >
816
4,031
< Magic Damage >
19,772
553
< True Damage >
1,743
24,118
< Damage Dealt >
22,332
21,841
< Damage Taken >
18,381
12,483
< Gold Earned >
12,435
2.51
< Towers >
1.9
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,875
< Total Healing >
1,862
14,969
< Experience >
14,829
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
10
131
< Time Dealing CC >
371

How to Counter Syndra with Jayce in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several valuable Jayce versus Syndra counter stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Syndra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Syndra..

Jayce often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Syndra. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jayce and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Syndra

Who is Better, Jayce or Syndra?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jayce usually loses when trying to fight Syndra, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Jayce makes a poor counter for Syndra.

While Jayce does have a lower win rate compared to Syndra, when they face off with one another, Jayce also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Jayce into Syndraas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Jayce also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Syndra. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Syndra matchups, Syndra is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Jayce is a bad counter for Syndra. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jayce against Syndra.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Syndra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Syndra as Jayce, we analyzed 1,312 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 Jayce 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Jayce to counter Syndra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Syndra. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Jayce versus Syndra build include Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Opportunity. When Jayce incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Syndra than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Jayce had an average winrate of 47.9% when playing against Syndra with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Syndra as Jayce, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Jayce vs Syndra battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.9% win rate overall.

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