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

Syndra vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Syndra in LoLSyndra is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Syndra

based on 3,193 Syndra vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
45.9 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our data, Syndra did battle with Blitzcrank in 3193 rounds. With so many matchups for Syndra versus Blitzcrank provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce enlightening data and a pro build to destroy Blitzcrank. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Syndra is forced to battle against Blitzcrank in only 3.7% of her rounds.

Syndra vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Syndra does a terrible job of beating Blitzcrank. On average, she wins a lowly 45.9% of the time the champs face one another in. In Syndra against Blitzcrank games, Syndra’s side is 0.3% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood versus Blitzcrank.

Best Syndra vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeVoid StaffSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Blitzcrank

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 Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Syndra vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
45.9 %
VS
Win Rate
54.1 %
Blitzcrank Image
6.7
< Kills >
2.2
6.1
< Deaths >
5.9
6.7
< Assists >
13.5
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
178
< Minions Killed >
29
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.42
882
< Physical Damage >
2,683
20,327
< Magic Damage >
5,797
1,867
< True Damage >
964
23,077
< Damage Dealt >
9,445
17,779
< Damage Taken >
22,779
12,121
< Gold Earned >
8,524
1.74
< Towers >
1.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,505
< Total Healing >
2,356
14,328
< Experience >
10,465
20
< Vision Score >
58
10
< Wards Placed >
25
375
< Time Dealing CC >
299

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Syndra in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several critical Syndra vs. Blitzcrank matchup stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Blitzcrank. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Syndra normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives less damage than Blitzcrank. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Syndra and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Syndra or Blitzcrank?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Syndra usually loses when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 45.9% win rate. As a result, Syndra makes a poor counter for Blitzcrank.

While Syndra does have a much lower win rate than Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Syndra also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Syndra into Blitzcrankas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Syndra is a trash counter for Blitzcrank. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Syndra against Blitzcrank.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Syndra, we analyzed 3,193 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 Blitzcrank 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 Blitzcrank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra usually racks up much more CS as Blitzcrank. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Syndra versus Blitzcrank build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Syndra incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Blitzcrank than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Syndra had an average winrate of 45.9% when countering Blitzcrank with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Blitzcrank as Syndra, Syndra players 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 runes players picked for Syndra vs Blitzcrank face-offs, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.9% win rate overall.

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