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the Dark Sovereign

Syndra Mid build & stats

Mage S 120 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
57.5%
Pick rate
8.6%
Ban rate
15.4%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Finish these three

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 gold
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
2,750 gold
9,450 gold
75.0% WR 8 games

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
1,100 gold
58.7% 92 games

Runes

Inspiration Inspiration + Sorcery Sorcery
46.9% WR
32 games · 27% pick
First Strike
First Strike

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

Inspiration Inspiration
Glacial Augment Unsealed Spellbook First Strike
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Teleport
58.3% 103 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 57.5% of games as Mid on patch 16.16 (120 games).
  • Most common core: Rabadon's Deathcap → Shadowflame → Luden's Echo — 75% win rate over 8 games.
  • Take First Strike as keystone: picked in 42% of games with a 54% win rate.
  • Banned in 15% 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
8 games · 7% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
62.5% WR
8 games · 7% pick
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Cosmic Drive
Cosmic Drive
40.0% WR
5 games · 4% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
58.7% WR
92 games · 77% pick
Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
50.0% WR
14 games · 12% pick
Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
66.7% WR
6 games · 5% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
81.8% 9% (11)
75.0% 10% (12)
69.0% 24% (29)
68.8% 40% (48)
64.9% 31% (37)
62.9% 29% (35)
62.5% 7% (8)
59.1% 18% (22)
58.2% 56% (67)
52.9% 57% (68)
50.0% 3% (4)
33.3% 5% (6)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Inspiration Inspiration + Sorcery Sorcery
46.9% WR
32 games · 27% pick
First Strike
First Strike

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

Inspiration Inspiration
Glacial Augment Unsealed Spellbook First Strike
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
37.5% WR
16 games · 13% pick
Electrocute Taste of Blood Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Manaflow Band Transcendence
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
60.0% WR
5 games · 4% pick
Summon Aery Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight

Keystones

  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 54.0%42% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 64.9%31% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 38.9%15% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 70.0%8% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 58.3%86% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 44.4%8% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 40.0%4% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • 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.