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

Syndra vs Samira

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

based on 3,927 Syndra vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Syndra faced Samira in 3927 games. Having so many games with Syndra versus Samira provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce informative statistics and a supported build to crush your foe. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Syndra is forced to battle against Samira in only 4.6% of her matches.

Syndra vs Samira Matchup Summary

Syndra has done a good job of beating Samira. On average, she wins a terrific 52.0% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Syndra vs Samira rounds, Syndra’s team is 0.2% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Samira.

Best Syndra vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffLuden's CompanionZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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 FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic 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
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E
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W
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Q
5
Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Samira as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Samira

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.

Syndra vs Samira Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Samira Image
6.9
< Kills >
9.1
5.8
< Deaths >
7.1
7.2
< Assists >
5.2
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
2.11
180
< Minions Killed >
173
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.43
891
< Physical Damage >
18,183
21,048
< Magic Damage >
2,491
1,886
< True Damage >
546
23,825
< Damage Dealt >
21,221
17,665
< Damage Taken >
24,190
12,353
< Gold Earned >
13,024
1.96
< Towers >
2.05
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,622
< Total Healing >
7,642
14,642
< Experience >
12,494
20
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
383
< Time Dealing CC >
29

How to Counter Samira with Syndra in LoL

The stats provided here feature several important Syndra against Samira counter statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Samira..

Syndra typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Samira. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Syndra and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Samira

Who is Better, Syndra or Samira?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Syndra usually wins when trying to fight Samira, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Syndra makes a good counter to Samira.

While Syndra does have a higher winrate than Samira, when facing one another, Syndra also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Syndra into Samiraas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Syndra also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Samira. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Samira 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 for Samira. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Syndra against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Syndra

Syndra Loses Against

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Syndra Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee56.5% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.2% winrateHweiHwei53.2% winrateLee SinLee Sin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Syndra, we analyzed 3,927 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 Samira 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 truly master Syndra to counter Samira during both the early game 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Samira. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Syndra versus Samira build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Syndra incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Samira than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Syndra had an average win rate of 52.0% when playing against Samira with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Samira as Syndra, Syndra players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Syndra vs Samira counters, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.0% win rate overall.

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