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Syndra · Mid

Syndra Abilities and Combos

Abilities & combosData-drivenHardPatch 16.19.1
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This guide is assembled by the site from match data and the game's own information — nobody wrote it by hand. Official and community guides appear alongside it when they exist.

Overview

This guide goes through Syndra's kit ability by ability. The kit brings crowd control (stun) with Scatter the Weak. Its ultimate is Unleashed Power.

Strengths

  • High magic damage: Riot rates it 9/10 in magic.
  • Crowd control: Scatter the Weak applies a stun to set up kills.
  • Long attack range (550) for safe trades in lane.

Weaknesses

  • Fragile: Riot rates it 3/10 in defense.
  • No dash or blink in the kit: vulnerable to ganks without vision.

Build cheat sheet

Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.

Builds

Standard build

BalancedRecommended
Open build

When to use it

The default path: Cryptbloom, Archangel's Staff and Blackfire Torch give the ability power, magic penetration and ability haste this class relies on. Pick it when you have no reason to adapt. Built from Riot's item tags and the champion's class; Riot publishes no build statistics.

Where it's played

Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.

Summoner's RiftRed side · bottom leftBlue side · top right
  1. MidMain100% of matches

Starting items

Doran's RingHealth Potion

Core items

  1. 1Cryptbloom
  2. 2Archangel's Staff
  3. 3Blackfire Torch

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Situational

Zhonya's HourglassAgainst heavy physical damage.Banshee's VeilAgainst heavy magic damage.MorellonomiconCuts the enemy's healing.

Runes

Primary· Sorcery

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Summon AeryArcane CometStormraider's SurgeDeathfire Touch
Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm

Secondary· Inspiration

PrecisionDominationInspirationResolve
Hextech FlashtraptionMagical FootwearCash Back
Triple TonicTime Warp TonicBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightApproach VelocityJack Of All Trades

Shards

Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling

Summoner spells

  • Flash
  • Ignite

Abilities

  • TranscendentPassiveSyndra collects Splinters of Wrath from gaining levels and damaging enemies which upgrade her abilities. Dark Sphere : Syndra can hold an additional charge Force of Will : Bonus true damage. Scatter the Weak : Increased width and slows all targets Unleashed Power : Executes low health targetsPassive — slows. It works on its own: play around it.
  • QDark Sphere7s40/45/50/55/60 mpSyndra conjures a Dark Sphere dealing magic damage. The sphere remains and can be manipulated by her other powers.
    Cooldown
    7
    Cost
    40·45·50·55·60
    Range
    800
    Basic ability. Part of your regular rotation.
  • WForce of Will13/12/11/10/9s60/70/80/90/100 mpSyndra picks up and throws a Dark Sphere or enemy minion dealing magic damage and slowing the Move Speed of enemies.
    Cooldown
    13·12·11·10·9
    Cost
    60·70·80·90·100
    Range
    925
    Basic ability — slows. Part of your regular rotation.
  • EScatter the Weak15s50 mpSyndra knocks enemies and Dark Spheres back dealing magic damage. Enemies hit by Dark Spheres become stunned.
    Cooldown
    15
    Cost
    50
    Range
    650
    Basic ability — applies a stun. Save it for priority targets or to interrupt a channel.
  • RUnleashed PowerUltimate120/100/80s100 mpSyndra bombards an enemy Champion with all of her Dark Spheres.
    Cooldown
    120·100·80
    Cost
    100
    Range
    675
    Ultimate. Plan your fights around its cooldown.

Strategy

1The kit

The kit brings crowd control (stun) with Scatter the Weak.

  • Transcendent — Passive — slows. It works on its own: play around it.
  • [Q] Dark Sphere — Basic ability. Part of your regular rotation.
  • [W] Force of Will — Basic ability — slows. Part of your regular rotation.
  • [E] Scatter the Weak — Basic ability — applies a stun. Save it for priority targets or to interrupt a channel.
  • [R] Unleashed Power — Ultimate. Plan your fights around its cooldown.

2Skill order

Put a point in Unleashed Power at levels 6, 11 and 16. Between the basic abilities, max first the one that does most for your lane — usually your main damage or wave clear — and keep the utility one for last.

3Combos

A simple sequence that follows from the kit: open with Scatter the Weak, follow with Dark Sphere and Force of Will and finish with Unleashed Power. The disable first means everything after it lands.

4Using your ultimate

Unleashed Power is the ability the enemy plays around. Use it where it changes the fight, and remember its cooldown: after using it, you're a smaller threat for a while.

Tips

  • To maximize your ultimate's damage use it when there are many spheres on the battlefield.
  • After you hit an enemy champion with Force of Will follow up with Dark Sphere, they'll be slowed and have a hard time avoiding it.
  • Get one of your spells to rank 5 as quickly as possible, they gain powerful bonus effects at max rank.
  • Land Scatter the Weak first: every ability after it is easier to hit.
  • Watch Unleashed Power's cooldown: fights you take without it are much harder.

Changelog

  1. Guide created for patch 16.19.1.

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