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How to Synergize Syndra with Garen on the Same TeamSyndra is in the a tier of champions

Syndra with Garen

How to Win With Syndra and Garen Paired TogetherSyndra is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Syndra and Garen

based on 2,800 Syndra with Garen pairs
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Syndra has fought alongside Garen in 2800 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much great data from the creators of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can give you high quality, usable builds to help Syndra play with Garen. It is relatively rare for Syndra to play alongside Garen as allies. This has only taken place in about 3.2% of rounds with Syndra.

Syndra Garen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Syndra has done a dismal job of teaming up with Garen. On average, she wins an acceptable 48.6% of matches the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Syndra when playing with Garen by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Syndra vs Garen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceLuden's Companion

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

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
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 Synergizing Syndra and Garen

Tips for Playing as Syndra with Garen

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 Understand How Garen Will Play

Garen is only constrained by cooldowns, making items such as Black Cleaver very effective for him.

Garen's regeneration greatly increases if he can avoid receiving damage for several seconds.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. For effective trading, try to position such that only the enemy champion is hit.

Syndra Garen Synergy Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
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6.7
< Kills >
6.8
5.9
< Deaths >
5.9
6.6
< Assists >
6.6
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
178
< Minions Killed >
183
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
877
< Physical Damage >
889
21,094
< Magic Damage >
20,713
1,882
< True Damage >
1,861
23,853
< Damage Dealt >
23,465
18,440
< Damage Taken >
18,305
12,249
< Gold Earned >
12,371
1.8
< Towers >
1.85
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,781
< Total Healing >
1,730
14,651
< Experience >
14,748
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
386
< Time Dealing CC >
384

How to Play with Garen as Syndra in LoL

The Syndra Garen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Garen, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Syndra sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Garen. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Garen helps Syndra perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Syndra is paired with Garen, she observes a marginal improvement in her full damage dealt. This change may indicate that Garen supports by providing protection for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Syndra is played alongside Garen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Garen.

Moreover, when Syndra plays with Garen on the same side, she typically takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Garen does a poor job of protecting Syndra during team fights.

Synergies between Syndra and Garen

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Garen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Syndra
Garen

Is Syndra better when played alongside Garen?

There is no ideal ally for Syndra that will 100% of the time be her best teammate. However, overall, Garen is a very typical teammate for Syndra. By playing on the same team as Syndra, he decreases their win rate by -0.1% to 48.6%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Syndra and Garen that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Garen has a much lower diffuclty than Syndra. That means Syndra players don't need to be cautious when arranging Garen allies to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Playing on the same side, Syndra players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. When paired, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by aligning Syndra and Garen together, you will not be providing your side enough utility. We recommend you have other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Garen ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra Garen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Syndra and Garen, we analyzed 2,800 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Syndra with Garen comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Syndra to work well with Garen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to have in your Syndra and Garen synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Stormsurge. When Syndra combined at least these three great items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting alongside Garen than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Syndra boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when playing alongside Garen with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Syndra and Garen pairings, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.6% win rate overall.

If you need to view Syndra with Garen cooperations tips and stats for a a specific rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using every match completed with these champions.