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

Syndra vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Syndra in LoLSyndra is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Syndra

based on 4,049 Syndra vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our database, Syndra engaged Graves 4049 times. Having so many games with Syndra versus Graves gives us confidence in our capability to produce actionable data and a recommended build to crush Graves. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Syndra is forced to battle against Graves in only 4.7% of her matches.

Syndra vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Syndra does a below average job of beating Graves. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.9% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Syndra versus Graves matches, Syndra’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best Syndra vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Banshee's VeilStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflameMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
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
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W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Graves as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Syndra vs Graves Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Graves Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.3
5.6
< Deaths >
5.7
6.3
< Assists >
6.9
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
188
< Minions Killed >
54
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.62
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.51
862
< Physical Damage >
17,328
20,971
< Magic Damage >
886
1,853
< True Damage >
1,621
23,686
< Damage Dealt >
19,836
18,173
< Damage Taken >
30,174
12,460
< Gold Earned >
12,953
1.86
< Towers >
1.78
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
1,805
< Total Healing >
14,267
14,791
< Experience >
14,709
20
< Vision Score >
24
10
< Wards Placed >
6
383
< Time Dealing CC >
495

How to Counter Graves with Syndra in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some important Syndra versus Graves matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Graves..

Syndra often has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Graves. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Syndra and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Graves

Who is Better, Syndra or Graves?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Syndra usually loses when trying to fight Graves, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Syndra makes a bad counter for Graves.

While Syndra does have a lower winrate than Graves, when they face off with one another, Syndra also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Syndra into Gravesas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Syndra is a somewhat poor counter for Graves. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Syndra against Graves.

Other Champion Matchups Against Syndra

Syndra Loses Against

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Syndra Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Syndra, we analyzed 4,049 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 Graves 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Syndra to counter Graves 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 mind the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra most often racks up much more CS compared to Graves. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly 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 situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Syndra versus Graves build consist of Banshee's Veil, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Syndra bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Graves than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Syndra boasted an average winrate of 48.9% when playing against Graves with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of beating Graves as Syndra, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Syndra vs Graves battles, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.9% win rate overall.

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