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

Syndra vs Sylas

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

based on 2,654 Syndra vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. In our dataset, Syndra did battle with Sylas 2654 times. Having so many matchups for Syndra versus Sylas gives us confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening statistics and a supported build to shatter Sylas. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Syndra is forced to battle against Sylas in only 3.1% of her games.

Syndra vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Syndra has done a poor job of beating Sylas. On average, she wins a lowly 47.2% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Syndra vs Sylas matches, Syndra’s team is 0.2% less likely to get first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Syndra vs Sylas 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 DeathcapVoid StaffLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassStormsurgeSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Syndra vs Sylas Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Sylas Image
6.5
< Kills >
8.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.9
6.9
< Assists >
6.2
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.96
176
< Minions Killed >
129
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.41
975
< Physical Damage >
568
20,475
< Magic Damage >
21,315
1,788
< True Damage >
780
23,239
< Damage Dealt >
22,664
18,168
< Damage Taken >
30,581
12,096
< Gold Earned >
11,786
1.83
< Towers >
1.62
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,541
< Total Healing >
7,697
14,380
< Experience >
14,043
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
9
376
< Time Dealing CC >
277

How to Counter Sylas with Syndra in LoL

The stats shown here feature several vital Syndra against Sylas counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the two. As an example, Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Sylas..

Syndra normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Sylas. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Syndra and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Sylas

Who is Better, Syndra or Sylas?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Syndra usually loses when facing off against Sylas, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Syndra makes a poor counter for Sylas.

While Syndra does have a lower winrate than Sylas, when on opposite teams, Syndra also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Syndra into Sylasas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach 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 Sylas. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Sylas matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Syndra is a trash counter to Sylas. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Syndra against Sylas.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Syndra, we analyzed 2,654 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 Sylas 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 truly master Syndra to counter Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Sylas. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Syndra versus Sylas build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Luden's Companion. When Syndra combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Sylas than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Syndra had an average win rate of 47.2% when countering Sylas with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Sylas 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 runes players chose for Syndra vs Sylas counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sylas as Syndra are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.