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the Dark Sovereign

Syndra Mid build & stats

Mage A 302 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
52.0%
Pick rate
7.2%
Ban rate
12.2%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
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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

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
73.7% WR 19 games

Boots

Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
1,000 gold
65.0% 20 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
60.5% WR
43 games · 14% 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

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
60.0% 15 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 52.0% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (302 games).
  • Most common core: Rabadon's Deathcap → Zhonya's Hourglass → Shadowflame — 47% win rate over 19 games.
  • Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 44% of games with a 58% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Sylas (82% over 11 games). Hardest: Veigar (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

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
47.4% WR
19 games · 6% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
73.7% WR
19 games · 6% pick
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
40.0% WR
15 games · 5% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
51.5% WR
206 games · 68% pick
Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
54.3% WR
46 games · 15% pick
Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
65.0% WR
20 games · 7% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Banshee's Veil Banshee's Veil
 75.0% 4% (12)
Cryptbloom Cryptbloom
 68.4% 6% (19)
Imperial Mandate Imperial Mandate
 63.6% 7% (22)
Void Staff Void Staff
 60.0% 8% (25)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 57.3% 41% (124)
Hextech Rocketbelt Hextech Rocketbelt
 57.1% 16% (49)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 55.6% 56% (169)
Cosmic Drive Cosmic Drive
 54.5% 11% (33)
Blackfire Torch Blackfire Torch
 51.5% 33% (99)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 51.3% 26% (78)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 51.1% 30% (92)
Luden's Echo Luden's Echo
 49.7% 61% (185)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Inspiration Inspiration + Sorcery Sorcery
39.7% WR
63 games · 21% 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
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
60.5% WR
43 games · 14% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Cosmic Insight Triple Tonic
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
35.1% WR
37 games · 12% pick
Electrocute Taste of Blood Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Manaflow Band Transcendence

Keystones

  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 57.6%44% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 42.7%34% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 44.0%17% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 80.0%3% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 51.5%86% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 60.0%5% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 57.1%5% 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.