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

Syndra vs Gragas

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

based on 1,489 Syndra vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Syndra came out of an evaluation of 1489 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This pairing is fairly rare. Syndra encounters Gragas in only 1.7% of her matches.

Syndra vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Syndra has done a ok job of beating Gragas. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Syndra vs Gragas rounds, Syndra’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Syndra vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameSeraph's Embrace

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 FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Gragas as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Syndra vs Gragas Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Gragas Image
7.1
< Kills >
6
6
< Deaths >
5.8
6.6
< Assists >
7.1
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
185
< Minions Killed >
108
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.63
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.4
927
< Physical Damage >
1,401
21,369
< Magic Damage >
18,223
1,889
< True Damage >
617
24,185
< Damage Dealt >
20,242
18,612
< Damage Taken >
30,358
12,581
< Gold Earned >
11,449
1.86
< Towers >
1.47
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
1,720
< Total Healing >
12,777
14,876
< Experience >
14,258
20
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
8
387
< Time Dealing CC >
416

How to Counter Gragas with Syndra in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several significant Syndra against Gragas counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Gragas..

Syndra typically has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Gragas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Syndra and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Gragas

Who is Better, Syndra or Gragas?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Syndra usually fairs equally well when playing against Gragas, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Syndra makes an ok counter for Gragas.

While Syndra does have a lower winrate than Gragas, when they face off with one another, Syndra also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Syndra into Gragasas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Syndra also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Gragas matchups, Gragas is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Syndra is a somewhat poor counter for Gragas. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Syndra against Gragas.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Syndra, we analyzed 1,489 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 Gragas 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 learn all of the intricacies of Syndra in order to counter Gragas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra often racks up more CS compared to Gragas. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Syndra versus Gragas build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Syndra included at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing Gragas than with many other common builds. In fact, Syndra had an average win rate of 49.8% when countering Gragas with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Gragas 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 combinations players used for Syndra vs Gragas face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.8% winrate overall.

If you want to view Syndra x Gragas tips and counter builds for a an individual skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every game played with these champs.