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

Syndra vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Syndra in LoLSyndra is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Syndra

based on 1,628 Syndra vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our database, Syndra battled Kindred 1628 times. Having so many games with Syndra vs Kindred provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening stats and a pro build to counter your opponent. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Syndra is forced to battle against Kindred in only 1.9% of her matches.

Syndra vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Syndra has done a poor job of beating Kindred. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.7% of games the champions fight one another in. In Syndra vs Kindred rounds, Syndra’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably won't get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Syndra vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeZhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Syndra to level upq
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Second ability for Syndra to level upw
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Last skill for Syndra to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Syndra vs Kindred Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Kindred Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.7
5.7
< Deaths >
6.6
6.5
< Assists >
7.1
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
178
< Minions Killed >
40
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
884
< Physical Damage >
14,165
20,405
< Magic Damage >
3,850
1,708
< True Damage >
1,210
22,998
< Damage Dealt >
19,226
17,910
< Damage Taken >
30,738
12,108
< Gold Earned >
12,070
1.86
< Towers >
1.6
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
1,701
< Total Healing >
16,884
14,391
< Experience >
13,462
20
< Vision Score >
23
10
< Wards Placed >
6
377
< Time Dealing CC >
220

How to Counter Kindred with Syndra in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several strategic Syndra against Kindred matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champs. Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kindred..

Syndra often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Kindred. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Syndra and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Kindred

Who is Better, Syndra or Kindred?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Syndra usually loses when trying to fight Kindred, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Syndra makes a poor counter for Kindred.

While Syndra does have a lower winrate than Kindred, when on opposite teams, Syndra also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Syndra into Kindredas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Kindred matchups, Kindred is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Syndra is a somewhat poor counter for Kindred. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Syndra against Kindred.

Other Champion Matchups Against Syndra

Syndra Loses Against

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Syndra Wins Against

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Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Syndra, we analyzed 1,628 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 Kindred 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Syndra to counter Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra most often picks up much more CS as Kindred. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Syndra versus Kindred build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Syndra combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Kindred than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Syndra boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when playing against Kindred with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Kindred as Syndra, Syndra players 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 sets players used for Syndra vs Kindred clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kindred as Syndra are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.