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the Dark Sovereign

Syndra Mid build & stats

Mage S 1,803 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
51.0%
Pick rate
10.1%
Ban rate
27.7%

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
400 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
48.4% 450 games

Build in this order

Blackfire Torch 1
Blackfire Torch
2,800 g
Hextech Rocketbelt 2
Hextech Rocketbelt
2,650 g
Zhonya's Hourglass 3
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 g
8,700 g
81.8% WR 11 games

Boots

Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
1,250 g
57.5% 73 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
61.3% WR
62 games · 3% pick
Summon Aery
Summon Aery

Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.

Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Transcendence Transcendence
Scorch Scorch
Legend: Haste Legend: Haste
Cut Down Cut Down
Shards AS AF HP

Summoner spells

Flash Ghost 54.5% 167 games

Max order

Dark Sphere Q Force of Will W Scatter the Weak E 51.2% 389 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Syndra

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Syndra wins 51.0% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (1,803 games).
  • Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Cosmic Drive → Rabadon's Deathcap — 46% win rate over 24 games.
  • Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 56% of games with a 50% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Annie (81% over 16 games). Hardest: Pantheon (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 28% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Blackfire Torch 1
Blackfire Torch
Cosmic Drive 2
Cosmic Drive
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
45.8% WR
24 games · 1% pick
Luden's Echo 1
Luden's Echo
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
20.0% WR
20 games · 1% pick
Stormsurge 1
Stormsurge
Imperial Mandate 2
Imperial Mandate
Shadowflame 3
Shadowflame
66.7% WR
15 games · 1% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
48.4% WR
450 games · 25% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
51.6% WR
923 games · 51% pick
Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
50.1% WR
531 games · 29% pick
Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
52.2% WR
247 games · 14% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
60.4% 3% (53)
58.2% 25% (455)
55.4% 12% (224)
55.3% 14% (255)
55.2% 18% (317)
53.4% 28% (513)
52.5% 22% (404)
52.0% 26% (475)
51.6% 30% (547)
51.0% 16% (296)
50.9% 57% (1,020)
49.0% 11% (192)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
49.6% WR
137 games · 8% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Transcendence Transcendence
Scorch Scorch
Cosmic Insight Cosmic Insight
Triple Tonic Triple Tonic
Shards AS AF HP
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
51.8% WR
114 games · 6% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Legend: Haste Cut Down
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
54.4% WR
103 games · 6% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Triple Tonic Cosmic Insight

Keystones

  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 50.0%56% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 54.1%23% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 53.4%15% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 36.7%3% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 50.9%86% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 54.5%9% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 46.9%2% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Dark Sphere Q Force of Will W Scatter the Weak E 51.2%389 games
Dark Sphere Q Scatter the Weak E Force of Will W 30.0%10 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (48%), Q → W → E (49%).

  • PTranscendent

    Syndra collects Splinters of Wrath from gaining levels and damaging enemies which upgrade her abilities.Dark Sphere: Syndra can hold an additional chargeForce of Will: Bonus true damage.Scatter the Weak: Increased width...

  • QDark Sphere

    Syndra conjures a Dark Sphere dealing magic damage. The sphere remains and can be manipulated by her other powers.

  • WForce of Will

    Syndra picks up and throws a Dark Sphere or enemy minion dealing magic damage and slowing the Move Speed of enemies.

  • EScatter the Weak

    Syndra knocks enemies and Dark Spheres back dealing magic damage. Enemies hit by Dark Spheres become stunned.

  • RUnleashed Power

    Syndra bombards an enemy Champion with all of her Dark Spheres.