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Syndra with Xin Zhao

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How to Synergize Syndra and Xin Zhao

based on 3,185 Syndra with Xin Zhao pairs
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Syndra has gone into battle with Xin Zhao in 3185 recent, competitive games. By pooling so much complete data directly from the hosts of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can produce robust, accurate builds to help Syndra play with Xin Zhao. It is relatively rare for Syndra to play with Xin Zhao as teammates. This pairing has only happened in about 3.7% of games with Syndra.

Syndra Xin Zhao Synergy Summary

Syndra does a ok job of playing alongside Xin Zhao. On average, she wins an acceptable 50.4% of matches the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Syndra when playing with Xin Zhao by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Syndra vs Xin Zhao 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 DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameVoid StaffZhonya's HourglassSeraph's Embrace

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 FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic 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
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Syndra and Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Syndra with Xin Zhao

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 Xin Zhao Will Play

Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.

Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.

Syndra Xin Zhao Synergy Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Xin Zhao Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.8
5.7
< Deaths >
5.9
6.4
< Assists >
6.6
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
181
< Minions Killed >
183
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
875
< Physical Damage >
889
20,360
< Magic Damage >
20,713
1,803
< True Damage >
1,861
23,038
< Damage Dealt >
23,465
17,606
< Damage Taken >
18,305
12,249
< Gold Earned >
12,371
1.87
< Towers >
1.85
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,669
< Total Healing >
1,730
14,443
< Experience >
14,748
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
374
< Time Dealing CC >
384

How to Play with Xin Zhao as Syndra in LoL

The Syndra Xin Zhao synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xin Zhao, 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 Xin Zhao. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Xin Zhao helps Syndra perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Syndra is paired with Xin Zhao, she gets a barely noticable drop in her full damage output. This change could indicate that Xin Zhao does not provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Syndra is played alongside Xin Zhao on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Xin Zhao.

Additionally, when Syndra plays with Xin Zhao on the same team, she usually takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Xin Zhao does a decent job of protecting Syndra during team fights.

Synergies between Syndra and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Syndra
Xin Zhao

Is Syndra better when played alongside Xin Zhao?

There is no ideal companion for Syndra that will always be her best synergy. Yet, Xin Zhao is a decent teammate for Syndra. By being on the same team as Syndra, he increases their win rate by 1.7% to 50.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a good bond between Syndra and Xin Zhao that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Xin Zhao has a much lower diffuclty than Syndra. That means Syndra players don't need to be cautious when finding Xin Zhao allies to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting alongside, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. When paired, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by aligning Syndra and Xin Zhao together, you will not be giving your side a great deal of crowd control. We recommend you include other champions on your team that offsets this disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Xin Zhao ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra Xin Zhao Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Syndra and Xin Zhao, we analyzed 3,185 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 Xin Zhao 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 in order to pair well with Xin Zhao during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to prioritize in your Syndra and Xin Zhao synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Syndra bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better as an ally of Xin Zhao than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Syndra boasted an average winrate of 50.4% helping carry Xin Zhao with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating your oponents, Syndra players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for this team composition, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Xin Zhao with Syndra are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.