Sylas vs Syndra
How to Beat Syndra as Sylas
based on 2,654 Sylas vs Syndra matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Syndra Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Syndra Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Syndra as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Syndra
Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.
Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.
Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.
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.
Sylas vs Syndra Counter Stats
How to Counter Syndra with Sylas in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some important Sylas versus Syndra counter statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Syndra’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Syndra..
Sylas typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Syndra. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Sylas and Syndra
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Who is Better, Sylas or Syndra?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually wins when facing off against Syndra, with a 52.8% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes a good counter for Syndra.
While Sylas does have a higher win rate than Syndra, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Sylas into Syndra.
Moreover, Sylas has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Syndra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Syndra matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Sylas is an above average counter for Syndra. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Syndra.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Sylas in order to counter Syndra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Syndra. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Sylas versus Syndra build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Syndra than with many other common item sets. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 52.8% battling Syndra with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Syndra as Sylas, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Sylas vs Syndra LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.8% winrate overall.
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