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

Syndra vs Pantheon

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How to Beat Pantheon as Syndra

based on 3,748 Syndra vs Pantheon matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Pantheon as Syndra resulted from an analysis of 3748 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Syndra fights Pantheon in only 4.3% of her games.

Syndra vs Pantheon Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Syndra has done a dismal job of countering Pantheon. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.4% of games the champs face one another in. In Syndra versus Pantheon games, Syndra’s side is 0.2% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood against Pantheon.

Best Syndra vs Pantheon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffLuden's Companion

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 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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Pantheon as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Pantheon

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 Pantheon

Pantheon's Aegis Assault makes him invulnerable from the front. Get behind him or wait it out.

Grand Starfall gives several seconds of warning before Pantheon arrives. Use this time to get out of the way or to form a plan to deal with him.

Be careful near Pantheon if your health is low - a thrown Comet Spear executes low health enemies.

Syndra vs Pantheon Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Pantheon Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.7
6.8
< Assists >
7.1
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
180
< Minions Killed >
107
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.41
886
< Physical Damage >
18,611
20,793
< Magic Damage >
817
1,800
< True Damage >
1,187
23,480
< Damage Dealt >
20,616
18,645
< Damage Taken >
26,348
12,393
< Gold Earned >
11,316
1.85
< Towers >
1.65
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,652
< Total Healing >
5,174
14,709
< Experience >
13,125
20
< Vision Score >
32
10
< Wards Placed >
14
383
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Pantheon with Syndra in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some critical Syndra versus Pantheon counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pantheon’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Pantheon..

Syndra typically has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Pantheon. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Syndra and Pantheon

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Pantheon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Pantheon

Who is Better, Syndra or Pantheon?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Syndra usually loses when facing off against Pantheon, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Syndra makes a bad counter for Pantheon.

While Syndra does have a lower win rate than Pantheon, when they face off with one another, Syndra also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Syndra into Pantheonas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Syndra also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pantheon. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Pantheon matchups, Pantheon is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Syndra is a somewhat poor counter for Pantheon. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Syndra against Pantheon.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Pantheon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pantheon as Syndra, we analyzed 3,748 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 Pantheon 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 Pantheon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra often gets more CS as Pantheon. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Syndra versus Pantheon build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Syndra included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Pantheon than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Syndra boasted an average win rate of 48.4% battling Pantheon with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Pantheon 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. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Syndra vs Pantheon clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

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