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How to Win Syndra vs Ahri Counter MatchupSyndra is in the a tier of champions

Syndra vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Syndra in LoLSyndra is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Syndra

based on 2,793 Syndra vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League matches each and every week. In our data, Syndra fought Ahri 2793 times. Including so many games with Syndra vs Ahri gives us faith in our capability to prepare informative data and a recommended build to smash your foe. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Syndra is forced to battle against Ahri in only 3.2% of her rounds.

Syndra vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Syndra does a ok job of beating Ahri. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.3% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Syndra vs Ahri rounds, Syndra’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Ahri.

Best Syndra vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeVoid StaffSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Syndra's passive ability p
Syndra's q ability q
Syndra's w ability w
Syndra's e ability e
Syndra's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Ahri

To maximize your ultimate's damage use it when there are many spheres on the battlefield.

After you hit an enemy champion with Force of Will follow up with Dark Sphere, they'll be slowed and have a hard time avoiding it.

Get one of your spells to rank 5 as quickly as possible, they gain powerful bonus effects at max rank.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Syndra vs Ahri Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Ahri Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.2
5.8
< Deaths >
5.6
6.2
< Assists >
7.1
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
182
< Minions Killed >
168
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
742
< Physical Damage >
1,237
20,971
< Magic Damage >
14,272
1,832
< True Damage >
4,832
23,545
< Damage Dealt >
20,342
18,001
< Damage Taken >
20,506
12,405
< Gold Earned >
11,206
1.88
< Towers >
1.85
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,717
< Total Healing >
4,821
14,763
< Experience >
14,278
20
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
10
379
< Time Dealing CC >
68

How to Counter Ahri with Syndra in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several valuable Syndra vs. Ahri matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Ahri..

Syndra typically has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Ahri. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Syndra and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Ahri

Who is Better, Syndra or Ahri?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Syndra usually fairs equally well when playing against Ahri, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Syndra makes an ok counter to Ahri.

While Syndra does have a higher win rate compared to Ahri, when they face off with one another, Syndra also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Syndra into Ahrias her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Syndra has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ahri. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Ahri matchups, Syndra is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Syndra is a decent counter to Ahri. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Syndra against Ahri.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Syndra, we analyzed 2,793 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 Ahri as Syndra 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

If you would like to truly master Syndra to counter Ahri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Ahri. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Syndra versus Ahri build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Syndra bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Ahri than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Syndra boasted an average win rate of 50.3% battling Ahri with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Ahri as Syndra, Syndra players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Syndra vs Ahri fights, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Syndra versus Ahri tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and guides given are computed using every game completed with these champs.