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

Syndra vs Kayle

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

based on 2,484 Syndra vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Kayle as Syndra resulted from an examination of 2484 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Syndra encounters Kayle in only 2.9% of her rounds.

Syndra vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Syndra does a pathetic job of beating Kayle. On average, she wins a lowly 46.8% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Syndra vs Kayle rounds, Syndra’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Kayle.

Best Syndra vs Kayle 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 DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceVoid StaffLuden's CompanionZhonya'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 FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Kayle as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Kayle

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 Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Syndra vs Kayle Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
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6.9
< Kills >
5.6
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
6.4
< Assists >
5.4
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
185
< Minions Killed >
200
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.59
895
< Physical Damage >
6,591
20,933
< Magic Damage >
13,536
1,790
< True Damage >
515
23,618
< Damage Dealt >
20,642
18,056
< Damage Taken >
23,702
12,497
< Gold Earned >
12,701
1.97
< Towers >
2.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
1,785
< Total Healing >
7,567
14,893
< Experience >
15,918
20
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
386
< Time Dealing CC >
251

How to Counter Kayle with Syndra in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several critical Syndra vs. Kayle matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kayle..

Syndra typically has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Kayle. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Syndra and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Kayle

Who is Better, Syndra or Kayle?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Syndra usually loses when taking on Kayle, with a 46.8% win rate. As a result, Syndra makes a poor counter to Kayle.

While Syndra does have a lower winrate than Kayle, when on opposite teams, Syndra also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Syndra into Kayleas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Syndra is a garbage counter for Kayle. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Syndra against Kayle.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Syndra, we analyzed 2,484 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 Kayle 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Syndra to counter Kayle during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Kayle. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Syndra versus Kayle build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Syndra combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better against Kayle than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Syndra had an average win rate of 46.8% battling Kayle with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Kayle as Syndra, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Syndra vs Kayle counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.8% winrate overall.

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