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Syndra vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Syndra in LoLSyndra is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Syndra

based on 1,528 Syndra vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Annie as Syndra came out of an evaluation of 1528 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This matchup is somewhat rare. Syndra encounters Annie in only 1.8% of her matches.

Syndra vs Annie Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Syndra does a dismal job of countering Annie. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Syndra versus Annie games, Syndra’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Annie.

Best Syndra vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameSeraph's EmbraceVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Annie as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Annie

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 Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Syndra vs Annie Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Annie Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
6.4
< Assists >
8.1
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
182
< Minions Killed >
141
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.43
709
< Physical Damage >
676
20,540
< Magic Damage >
20,099
1,859
< True Damage >
1,152
23,109
< Damage Dealt >
21,928
18,581
< Damage Taken >
18,555
12,568
< Gold Earned >
11,078
1.86
< Towers >
1.73
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,692
< Total Healing >
1,719
14,701
< Experience >
13,887
20
< Vision Score >
23
10
< Wards Placed >
11
382
< Time Dealing CC >
228

How to Counter Annie with Syndra in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some vital Syndra against Annie matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Annie..

Syndra normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Annie. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Syndra and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Annie

Who is Better, Syndra or Annie?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Syndra usually loses when taking on Annie, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Syndra makes a bad counter to Annie.

While Syndra does have a lower winrate than Annie, when facing one another, Syndra also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Syndra into Annieas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Syndra has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Annie matchups, Annie 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 late stage team fights.

Syndra is a somewhat poor counter to Annie. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Syndra against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Syndra

Syndra Loses Against

FizzFizz42.4% winrateKledKled42.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai43.6% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.2% winrate

Syndra Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee56.5% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.2% winrateHweiHwei53.2% winrateLee SinLee Sin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Tahm KenchTahm Kench+ 52.2% 1985 GamesBardBard+ 52.2% 2623 GamesNilahNilah+ 52.3% 1289 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 52.8% 5130 Games

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Syndra, we analyzed 1,528 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 Annie 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Syndra to counter Annie during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra usually gets a similar amount of CS as Annie. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Syndra versus Annie build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Syndra bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Annie than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Syndra had an average winrate of 48.3% battling Annie with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Annie as Syndra, Syndra players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Syndra vs Annie counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.3% winrate overall.

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