Yorick vs Syndra
How to Beat Syndra as Yorick
based on 1,867 Yorick vs Syndra matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Syndra Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Syndra Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Syndra as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Syndra
You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.
You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.
The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.
Advice to Win Against Syndra
Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.
Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.
At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.
Yorick vs Syndra Counter Stats
How to Counter Syndra with Yorick in LoL
The stats provided here show several strategic Yorick against Syndra matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Syndra’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Syndra..
Yorick typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Syndra. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Yorick and Syndra
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Who is Better, Yorick or Syndra?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yorick usually wins when trying to fight Syndra, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Yorick makes a good counter for Syndra.
While Yorick does have a higher winrate compared to Syndra, when facing one another, Yorick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Syndra.
Furthermore, Yorick has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Syndra. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Syndra matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Yorick is a decent counter to Syndra. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Syndra.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Yorick in order to counter Syndra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Syndra. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of 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 Yorick versus Syndra build include Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Yorick bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Syndra than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average winrate of 51.4% battling Syndra with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of defeating Syndra as Yorick, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Yorick vs Syndra counters, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.4% win rate overall.
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