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

Syndra vs Sivir

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

based on 1,219 Syndra vs Sivir matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League games every week. Within our database, Syndra fought Sivir 1219 times. Including so many games with Syndra vs Sivir gives us confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening data and a recommended build to shatter your foe. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Syndra is forced to battle against Sivir in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Syndra vs Sivir Matchup Summary

Syndra does a average job of countering Sivir. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Syndra versus Sivir rounds, Syndra’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Sivir.

Best Syndra vs Sivir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

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
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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
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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Guide to Countering Sivir as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Sivir

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 Sivir

When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.

Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.

Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.

Syndra vs Sivir Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
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7
< Kills >
5.3
5.6
< Deaths >
5.9
6.5
< Assists >
8.2
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
186
< Minions Killed >
202
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.58
892
< Physical Damage >
19,074
20,957
< Magic Damage >
599
1,898
< True Damage >
362
23,748
< Damage Dealt >
20,035
18,517
< Damage Taken >
20,287
12,580
< Gold Earned >
12,353
1.96
< Towers >
2.62
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,935
< Total Healing >
5,255
15,123
< Experience >
13,517
20
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
391
< Time Dealing CC >
30

How to Counter Sivir with Syndra in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several strategic Syndra vs. Sivir matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sivir’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Sivir..

Syndra usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Sivir. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Syndra and Sivir

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Sivir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Sivir

Who is Better, Syndra or Sivir?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Syndra usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sivir, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Syndra makes an ok counter to Sivir.

While Syndra does have a higher winrate than Sivir, when on opposite teams, Syndra also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Syndra into Siviras her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash 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 Sivir. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Sivir matchups, Syndra is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Syndra is a decent counter to Sivir. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Syndra against Sivir.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Sivir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sivir as Syndra, we analyzed 1,219 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 Sivir 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 in order to counter Sivir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Sivir. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Syndra versus Sivir build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Syndra included at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs. Sivir than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Syndra had an average win rate of 50.2% battling Sivir with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Sivir as Syndra, you should use 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 we have analyed for Syndra vs Sivir counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.2% winrate overall.

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