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the Dark Sovereign

Syndra Mid build & stats

Mage S 4,052 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
51.3%
Pick rate
9.7%
Ban rate
24.1%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

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 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
53.7% 309 games

Build in this order

Luden's Echo 1
Luden's Echo
2,750 gold
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
Zhonya's Hourglass 3
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 gold
9,200 gold
87.5% WR 8 games

Boots

Armored Advance
Armored Advance
1,200 gold
63.6% 11 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
61.4% WR
44 games · 1% pick
Summon Aery
Summon Aery

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

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash
60.0% 40 games

Max order

Dark Sphere Q Force of Will W Scatter the Weak E
57.3% 262 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 51.3% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (4,052 games).
  • Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Cosmic Drive → Rabadon's Deathcap — 51% win rate over 39 games.
  • Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 52% of games with a 51% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Mel (75% over 16 games). Hardest: Rumble (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 24% 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
64.0% WR
25 games · 1% pick
Stormsurge 1
Stormsurge
Imperial Mandate 2
Imperial Mandate
Shadowflame 3
Shadowflame
66.7% WR
15 games · 0% pick
Luden's Echo 1
Luden's Echo
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
28.6% WR
14 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
53.7% WR
309 games · 8% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
50.1% WR
998 games · 25% pick
Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
53.1% WR
505 games · 12% pick
Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
57.2% WR
243 games · 6% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
62.8% 1% (43)
56.6% 14% (560)
56.5% 9% (356)
56.4% 10% (406)
55.3% 8% (309)
54.5% 4% (178)
53.5% 16% (636)
52.5% 25% (1,007)
51.8% 8% (307)
51.2% 11% (432)
50.6% 13% (542)
50.5% 5% (194)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
51.1% WR
188 games · 5% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

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

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Inspiration Inspiration + Sorcery Sorcery
47.8% WR
136 games · 3% pick
First Strike Magical Footwear Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight Manaflow Band Transcendence
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
52.7% WR
91 games · 2% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Legend: Haste Cut Down

Keystones

  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 50.5%25% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 51.2%13% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 53.8%6% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 59.1%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 51.6%38% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 50.0%5% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 60.0%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Dark Sphere Q Force of Will W Scatter the Weak E 57.3%262 games
Dark Sphere Q Scatter the Weak E Force of Will W 12.5%8 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (53%), Q → W → E (53%), E → Q → W (67%).

  • 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.