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

Syndra vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Syndra in LoLSyndra is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Cassiopeia as Syndra

based on 925 Syndra vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Cassiopeia as Syndra came out of an evaluation of 925 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Syndra encounters Cassiopeia in only 1.1% of her games.

Syndra vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Syndra has done a average job of countering Cassiopeia. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.1% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Syndra versus Cassiopeia matches, Syndra’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Cassiopeia.

Best Syndra vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeVoid StaffZhonya's Hourglass

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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E
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Syndra vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Cassiopeia Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.6
5.7
< Deaths >
6.2
7.1
< Assists >
6.2
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
188
< Minions Killed >
180
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.42
766
< Physical Damage >
500
22,859
< Magic Damage >
21,452
1,990
< True Damage >
314
25,615
< Damage Dealt >
22,266
18,182
< Damage Taken >
27,928
12,729
< Gold Earned >
11,856
1.95
< Towers >
1.82
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
1,752
< Total Healing >
7,308
15,064
< Experience >
15,482
21
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
381
< Time Dealing CC >
448

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Syndra in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some strategic Syndra against Cassiopeia matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cassiopeia’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Cassiopeia..

Syndra normally has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Cassiopeia. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Syndra and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Syndra or Cassiopeia?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Syndra usually fairs equally well when facing off against Cassiopeia, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Syndra makes an ok counter to Cassiopeia.

While Syndra does have a higher winrate compared to Cassiopeia, when on opposite teams, Syndra also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Syndra into Cassiopeiaas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Cassiopeia matchups, Syndra is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Syndra is a decent counter for Cassiopeia. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Syndra against Cassiopeia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Syndra

Syndra Loses Against

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Syndra Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Syndra, we analyzed 925 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 Cassiopeia 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

Syndra Build Cassiopeia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Syndra to counter Cassiopeia 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra usually gets a similar amount of CS as Cassiopeia. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Syndra versus Cassiopeia build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Syndra incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better versus Cassiopeia than with most other typical builds. In fact, Syndra boasted an average win rate of 50.1% when playing against Cassiopeia with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Cassiopeia as Syndra, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Syndra vs Cassiopeia counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.1% win rate overall.

If you need to get Syndra vs Cassiopeia tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all matches run with both champs.