Kassadin vs Syndra
How to Beat Syndra as Kassadin
based on 1,263 Kassadin vs Syndra matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kassadin vs Syndra Matchup Summary
Best Kassadin vs Syndra Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Syndra as Kassadin
Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Syndra
Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.
Advice to Win Against Syndra
Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.
Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.
At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.
Kassadin vs Syndra Counter Stats
How to Counter Syndra with Kassadin in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Kassadin versus Syndra matchup stats that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Syndra’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Syndra..
Kassadin often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Syndra. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kassadin and Syndra
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Who is Better, Kassadin or Syndra?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually wins when trying to fight Syndra, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Kassadin makes a good counter to Syndra.
While Kassadin does have a higher win rate than Syndra, when on opposite teams, Kassadin also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kassadin into Syndraas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kassadin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Syndra. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Syndra matchups, Kassadin is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Kassadin is a decent counter to Syndra. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kassadin against Syndra.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kassadin to counter Syndra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kassadin on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Syndra. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Kassadin versus Syndra build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Syndra than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kassadin had an average win rate of 51.3% battling Syndra with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Syndra as Kassadin, Kassadin players should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Kassadin vs Syndra LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.3% win rate overall.
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