Sylas vs Syndra
How to Beat Syndra as Sylas
based on 1,065 Sylas vs Syndra matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Syndra Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Syndra Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Syndra as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Syndra
Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.
Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.
Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.
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.
Sylas vs Syndra Counter Stats
How to Counter Syndra with Sylas in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several important Sylas versus Syndra counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between the pair. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Syndra’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Syndra..
Sylas typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Syndra. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sylas and Syndra
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Who is Better, Sylas or Syndra?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when facing off against Syndra, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes an ok counter for Syndra.
While Sylas does have a higher winrate than Syndra, when facing one another, Sylas also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Syndra.
Moreover, Sylas has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Syndra. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Syndra matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Sylas is a decent counter to Syndra. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Syndra.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Sylas in order to counter Syndra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas usually picks up less CS as Syndra. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Sylas versus Syndra build include Night Harvester, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Sylas incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Syndra than with most other common builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 50.4% battling Syndra with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Syndra as Sylas, Sylas players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Sylas vs Syndra counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.4% winrate overall.
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