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

Syndra with Kennen

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

based on 494 Syndra with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each week. Syndra has gone into battle with Kennen in 494 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much accurate data from the developers of League, we feel confident that we can produce high-quality, usable builds to help Syndra play with Kennen. It is very rare for Syndra to play alongside Kennen on the same team. This has only happened in approximately 0.6% of matches with Syndra.

Syndra Kennen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Syndra does a poor job of playing alongside Kennen. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.0% of matches the champs appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Syndra when fighting on the same team as Kennen by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Syndra vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeVoid StaffZhonya's Hourglass

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 ForceMagic Resist
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
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Syndra and Kennen

Tips for Playing as Syndra with Kennen

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 Kennen Will Play

You can land an initial Mark of the Storm debuff on an opponent with Thundering Shuriken, and then add to it with Electrical Surge.

Lightning Rush can be used to initiate fights with its Energy return component, allowing him to use other abilities afterward.

You can stun your opponents by inflicting 3 Marks of the Storm upon them.

Syndra Kennen Synergy Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Kennen Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.8
6.1
< Deaths >
5.9
7.3
< Assists >
6.6
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
188
< Minions Killed >
183
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
928
< Physical Damage >
889
21,335
< Magic Damage >
20,713
1,968
< True Damage >
1,861
24,231
< Damage Dealt >
23,465
19,204
< Damage Taken >
18,305
12,807
< Gold Earned >
12,371
2.02
< Towers >
1.85
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,868
< Total Healing >
1,730
15,318
< Experience >
14,748
21
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
395
< Time Dealing CC >
384

How to Play with Kennen as Syndra in LoL

The Syndra Kennen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kennen, 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 large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kennen. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kennen helps Syndra perform worse in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Syndra tries to synergize with Kennen, she sees a little increase in her full damage output. This difference could indicate that Kennen provides cover for her to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Syndra is played with Kennen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Kennen. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Kennen.

Moreover, when Syndra plays with Kennen on the same side, she on average receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Kennen does a poor job of protecting Syndra in teamfights.

Synergies between Syndra and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Syndra
Kennen

Is Syndra better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no ideal ally for Syndra that will no matter what be her ideal synergy. Yet, Kennen is a relatively poor ally for Syndra. By being on the same side as Syndra, he decreases their win rate by -1.7% to 47.0%. This clearly indicates that there is a bad strategic relationship between Syndra and Kennen that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Kennen has a much lower diffuclty than Syndra. That means Syndra players don't need to be very careful when lining up Kennen teammates to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Working together, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Combined, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by pairing Syndra and Kennen together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates very much tankyness. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Kennen teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Syndra and Kennen, we analyzed 494 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 Kennen 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 truly master Syndra in order to synergize with Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to have in your Syndra and Kennen synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Syndra included at least these three finished items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Kennen than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Syndra boasted an average winrate of 47.0% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Kennen with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, 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 sets that we analyzed for Syndra and Kennen pairings, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Kennen with Syndra are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.