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the Dark Sovereign

Syndra Top build & stats

Mage 44 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
50.0%
Pick rate
0.3%
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

Built from single items

Start with

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
400 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
50.0% 6 games

Best three items so far

Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 g
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
2,800 g
Imperial Mandate
Imperial Mandate
2,400 g
8,400 g
66.7% WR each item separately

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 g
52.9% 17 games

Runes

Inspiration Inspiration + Sorcery Sorcery
66.7% WR
3 games · 7% pick
First Strike
First Strike

When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.

Magical Footwear Magical Footwear
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight Cosmic Insight
Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Transcendence Transcendence
Shards AS AF HP

Summoner spells

Flash Ghost 57.1% 14 games

Max order

Dark Sphere Q Force of Will W Scatter the Weak E 50.0% 6 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. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Syndra

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Syndra wins 50.0% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (44 games).
  • Take First Strike as keystone: picked in 45% of games with a 50% win rate.
  • Banned in 28% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
75.0% WR
4 games · 9% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.0% WR
6 games · 14% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
52.9% WR
17 games · 39% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
36.4% WR
11 games · 25% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
50.0% WR
10 games · 23% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
71.4% 16% (7)
66.7% 41% (18)
66.7% 14% (6)
60.0% 23% (10)
50.0% 27% (12)
50.0% 9% (4)
45.8% 55% (24)
41.7% 27% (12)
20.0% 11% (5)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Inspiration Inspiration + Sorcery Sorcery
66.7% WR
3 games · 7% pick
First Strike
First Strike

When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.

Magical Footwear Magical Footwear
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight Cosmic Insight
Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Transcendence Transcendence
Shards AS AF HP
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
50.0% WR
2 games · 5% pick
Summon Aery Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Cosmic Insight Triple Tonic
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
100.0% WR
2 games · 5% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Cosmic Insight Triple Tonic

Keystones

  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 50.0%45% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 46.2%30% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 62.5%18% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 48.1%61% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 57.1%32% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Dark Sphere Q Force of Will W Scatter the Weak E 50.0%6 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (50%).

  • 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.