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the Dark Sovereign

Syndra Mid build & stats

Mage B 2,168 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
49.9%
Pick rate
8.1%
Ban rate
12.7%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
Master
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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 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
2,800 gold
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 gold
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
2,650 gold
8,950 gold
72.7% WR 11 games

Boots

Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
1,000 gold
61.1% 54 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
66.7% WR
15 games · 1% 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
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
62.5% 8 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 49.9% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (2,168 games).
  • Most common core: Rabadon's Deathcap → Shadowflame → Luden's Echo — 59% win rate over 100 games.
  • Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 51% of games with a 50% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Vladimir (68% over 25 games). Hardest: Vel'Koz (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
64.3% WR
14 games · 1% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
69.2% WR
13 games · 1% pick
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Cosmic Drive
Cosmic Drive
58.3% WR
12 games · 1% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
50.2% WR
225 games · 10% pick
Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
50.0% WR
156 games · 7% pick
Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
61.1% WR
54 games · 2% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Banshee's Veil Banshee's Veil
 61.5% 1% (13)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 60.2% 5% (98)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 56.0% 6% (134)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 55.7% 4% (88)
Hextech Rocketbelt Hextech Rocketbelt
 55.6% 6% (124)
Cryptbloom Cryptbloom
 53.5% 2% (43)
Luden's Echo Luden's Echo
 52.9% 7% (157)
Cosmic Drive Cosmic Drive
 50.6% 4% (79)
Blackfire Torch Blackfire Torch
 50.0% 12% (264)
Void Staff Void Staff
 50.0% 2% (46)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 48.6% 3% (72)
Imperial Mandate Imperial Mandate
 45.0% 2% (40)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
54.7% WR
53 games · 2% 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
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
42.4% WR
33 games · 2% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Triple Tonic Cosmic Insight
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
26.3% WR
19 games · 1% 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. 46.8%12% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 54.4%4% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 55.7%3% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 55.6%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 50.7%17% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 50.7%3% pick
  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 54.5%1% 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.