Syndra vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Syndra
based on 8,559 Syndra vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Syndra vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Syndra vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Syndra
Tips for Playing as Syndra against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Syndra vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Syndra in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some important Syndra against Caitlyn counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Caitlyn..
Syndra typically has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Syndra and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Syndra or Caitlyn?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Syndra usually fairs equally well when taking on Caitlyn, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Syndra makes an ok counter for Caitlyn.
While Syndra does have a lower win rate compared to Caitlyn, when facing one another, Syndra also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Syndra into Caitlynas 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Syndra is a somewhat poor counter for Caitlyn. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Syndra against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Syndra to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Syndra on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Caitlyn. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities 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 case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Syndra versus Caitlyn build include Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Syndra incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when facing Caitlyn than with most other common builds. In fact, Syndra had an average win rate of 49.9% when playing against Caitlyn with this build.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Caitlyn as Syndra, Syndra players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Syndra vs Caitlyn counter picks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.
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