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Syndra, the Dark Sovereign, is a mage champion that is demanding to master. Across our 1620 analysed ranked games, Syndra is mostly played in Mid (73% of its games), and more rarely as ADC (27%), with a 53.0% win rate in that role: tier B among Mid champions (#27 of 42, ranked by win rate). Syndra's damage is mostly magic (90%): magic resistance items are therefore effective against this champion. Win rate stays steady whatever the game length (52.3% to 54.4%): a reliable pick in every phase of the game.
Updated Oct 10 2026 · Patch 26.22
Averages measured over 1190 Mid games played with Syndra, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.
Syndra is a burst mage who plays with her Dark Spheres: they last a few seconds and can be manipulated by her other abilities. Her passive collects Wrath Shards that upgrade her abilities in several tiers. She finishes targets by bombarding them with all her spheres.
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When: An enemy is within range of a Dark Sphere.
Place a sphere, then Scatter the Weak pushes it and the enemies: those hit by spheres are stunned. Force of Will throws a sphere or a minion to add damage and a slow.
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R
When: A carry is within range of all your spheres.
Build up Dark Spheres, stun with Scatter the Weak, then Unleashed Power bombards the champion with all your spheres. The more you have, the harder it hits.
See all 3 Syndra combos: key order, when to cast them, cooldowns →
Place Dark Spheres to harass from a distance and keep some in reserve for your ultimate: the more you have, the harder it hits. Force of Will can throw a sphere or an enemy minion, and slows whoever it hits.
The most-played core build is Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Echo (106 games, 50.0% win rate), usually with Spellslinger's Shoes (54.1% over 673 games).
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The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 128 games).
At 10 min: 3823 gold, 85 CS, 4996 XP. At 15 min: 6040 gold, 129 CS, 7689 XP.
Flash + Teleport53.7% · 1003 games
Flash + Ghost50.5% · 109 games
Flash + Barrier53.6% · 28 games
Flash + Ignite34.8% · 23 games
Manaflow Band96%
Transcendence89%
Scorch96%
Triple Tonic85%
Cosmic Insight75%
Magical Footwear59%Triple Tonic57%Cosmic Insight75%Manaflow Band91%Transcendence87%
Manaflow Band96%Transcendence68%Scorch97%
Cut Down98%
Legend: Haste98%For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).
We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Syndra's completed items and their win rate in each situation; "▲" marks an item that does at least 3 points better than its usual win rate.
Blackfire Torch
58.5% ▲
Shadowflame
45.6% ▼
Luden's Echo
43.3% ▼
Rabadon's Deathcap
54.5%
Stormsurge
56.8%
Hextech Rocketbelt
68.6% ▲The item that stands out most is Hextech Rocketbelt: 68.6% win rate, +8 points versus its usual win rate.
Blackfire Torch
50.0% ▼Luden's Echo
53.8% ▲Shadowflame
53.5%Rabadon's Deathcap
50.6% ▼
Zhonya's Hourglass
60.0% ▲Stormsurge
62.3% ▲The item that stands out most is Stormsurge: 62.3% win rate, +6 points versus its usual win rate.
Blackfire Torch
56.9%Luden's Echo
51.6%Rabadon's Deathcap
60.4% ▲Shadowflame
56.7% ▲Stormsurge
51.7% ▼Hextech Rocketbelt
60.6%The item that stands out most is Shadowflame: 56.7% win rate, +4 points versus its usual win rate.
Akali
Syndra: 36.4%22 games
Akali has the edge in 64% of the 22 Mid duels against Syndra. See the Akali guide.
Locke
Syndra: 38.1%42 games
Locke has the edge in 62% of the 42 Mid duels against Syndra. See the Locke guide.
Ekko
Syndra: 38.9%18 games
Ekko has the edge in 61% of the 18 Mid duels against Syndra. See the Ekko guide.
Sylas
Syndra: 39.1%23 games
Sylas has the edge in 61% of the 23 Mid duels against Syndra. See the Sylas guide.
Xerath
Syndra: 40.0%20 games
Xerath has the edge in 60% of the 20 Mid duels against Syndra. See the Xerath guide.
Fizz68.8% · 16 games
Zed60.0% · 20 games
Hwei52.9% · 17 games
Yone52.8% · 36 games
Galio52.4% · 21 gamesWin rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Syndra's matchups.
| Measure | Syndra | Mid average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold at 10 min | 3823 | 3783 | +40 |
| CS at 10 min | 85 | 77 | +8 |
| XP at 10 min | 4996 | 4838 | +158 |
| Gold at 15 min | 6040 | 5945 | +95 |
| CS at 15 min | 129 | 117 | +12 |
| XP at 15 min | 7689 | 7477 | +212 |
Measured over 128 Syndra games with a timeline; the average covers 72 champions played Mid in our ranked games.
Best result: long (over 35 min). Only groups of at least 30 games are shown. A gap of several points shows the phase where the champion is the most reliable.
| Role | Games | Win rate | CS/min | Gold/min | Most-built items |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADC | 430 | 56.7 % | 7.9 | 471 | |
Roles where we have at least 40 Syndra games.
Vel'Koz54.3 %
Kassadin54.0 %
Twisted Fate54.0 %
Lux53.0 %
Diana52.9 %
Katarina52.6 %
Anivia52.3 %
Aurelion Sol52.1 %The most-played core build is Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Echo (106 games, 50.0% win rate), usually with Spellslinger's Shoes (54.1% over 673 games).
Syndra's toughest matchups in Mid are Akali (36.4% win rate over 22 games), Locke (38.1% win rate over 42 games), and Ekko (38.9% win rate over 18 games).
Syndra posts its best win rates against Fizz (68.8%), Zed (60.0%), and Hwei (52.9%).
Win rate stays steady whatever the game length (52.3% to 54.4%): a reliable pick in every phase of the game.
The most-played rune page uses Arcane Comet with the Inspiration secondary tree (351 games, 49.9% win rate).
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