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

Syndra vs Elise

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

based on 616 Syndra vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Elise as Syndra resulted from an examination of 616 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This matchup is somewhat rare. Syndra encounters Elise in only 0.7% of her games.

Syndra vs Elise Matchup Summary

Syndra has done a good job of beating Elise. On average, she wins a terrific 52.6% of matches the champions face one another in. In Syndra vs Elise rounds, Syndra’s team is 0.2% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood versus Elise.

Best Syndra vs Elise 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

ShadowflameSeraph's EmbraceZhonya'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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W
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Guide to Countering Elise as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Syndra vs Elise Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Elise Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.4
6
< Deaths >
6.4
6.7
< Assists >
7.6
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
179
< Minions Killed >
29
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.39
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.42
872
< Physical Damage >
1,224
20,330
< Magic Damage >
16,104
1,692
< True Damage >
1,342
22,895
< Damage Dealt >
18,670
18,009
< Damage Taken >
29,381
12,221
< Gold Earned >
11,569
1.94
< Towers >
1.5
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
1,667
< Total Healing >
13,258
14,478
< Experience >
12,925
20
< Vision Score >
26
10
< Wards Placed >
7
384
< Time Dealing CC >
172

How to Counter Elise with Syndra in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several critical Syndra vs. Elise matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Elise’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Elise..

Syndra normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Elise. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Syndra and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Elise

Who is Better, Syndra or Elise?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Syndra usually wins when trying to fight Elise, with a 52.6% win rate. Thus, Syndra makes a good counter to Elise.

While Syndra does have a higher win rate than Elise, when on opposite teams, Syndra also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Syndra into Eliseas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Elise matchups, Syndra is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Syndra is an above average counter for Elise. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Syndra against Elise.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Syndra, we analyzed 616 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 Elise 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 in order to counter Elise 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra typically racks up much more CS compared to Elise. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Syndra versus Elise build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Syndra incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs. Elise than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Syndra boasted an average winrate of 52.6% battling Elise with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Elise as Syndra, you 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 Elise face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Elise as Syndra are shown for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.