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How to Win Syndra vs Amumu Counter MatchupSyndra is in the a tier of champions

Syndra vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Syndra in LoLSyndra is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Syndra

based on 2,020 Syndra vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Amumu as Syndra resulted from an evaluation of 2020 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Syndra is forced to battle against Amumu in only 2.3% of her games.

Syndra vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Syndra has done a decent job of countering Amumu. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.2% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Syndra vs Amumu games, Syndra’s team is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood against Amumu.

Best Syndra vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Syndra to level upq
>
Second ability for Syndra to level upw
>
Last skill for Syndra to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Syndra's passive ability p
Syndra's q ability q
Syndra's w ability w
Syndra's e ability e
Syndra's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Amumu

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.

Advice to Win Against Amumu

Amumu's Despair makes purchasing primarily Health items a risky proposition.

Erratic movement, or hiding behind creep waves can make it difficult for Amumu to instigate a fight with Bandage Toss.

Avoid bunching up with other allies when Amumu has his ultimate available.

Syndra vs Amumu Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Amumu Image
7
< Kills >
4.2
5.8
< Deaths >
6
6.8
< Assists >
10.5
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
182
< Minions Killed >
30
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.38
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.36
893
< Physical Damage >
1,456
21,207
< Magic Damage >
10,790
1,967
< True Damage >
1,945
24,067
< Damage Dealt >
14,192
18,162
< Damage Taken >
32,953
12,518
< Gold Earned >
10,701
1.92
< Towers >
1.17
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
1,751
< Total Healing >
11,936
14,878
< Experience >
12,922
20
< Vision Score >
26
10
< Wards Placed >
9
393
< Time Dealing CC >
264

How to Counter Amumu with Syndra in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several vital Syndra vs. Amumu matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Amumu..

Syndra usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Amumu. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Syndra and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Amumu

Who is Better, Syndra or Amumu?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Syndra usually wins when taking on Amumu, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Syndra makes a good counter for Amumu.

While Syndra does have a higher winrate than Amumu, when they face off with one another, Syndra also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Syndra into Amumuas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Syndra has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Amumu. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Amumu matchups, Syndra is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Syndra is a decent counter to Amumu. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Syndra against Amumu.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Syndra, we analyzed 2,020 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Amumu as Syndra comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Syndra in order to counter Amumu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra usually gets much more CS relative to Amumu. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, 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 situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Syndra versus Amumu build include Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Syndra used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better countering Amumu than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Syndra boasted an average win rate of 51.2% when playing against Amumu with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Amumu as Syndra, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Syndra vs Amumu battles, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.2% winrate overall.

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