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Syndra vs Talon

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

based on 1,795 Syndra vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Syndra resulted from an analysis of 1795 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Syndra fights Talon in only 2.1% of her matches.

Syndra vs Talon Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Syndra does a below average job of countering Talon. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Syndra vs Talon matches, Syndra’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Talon.

Best Syndra vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameLuden's CompanionVoid Staff

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 FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Talon as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Talon

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 Talon

Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.

Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.

Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.

Syndra vs Talon Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
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7.1
< Kills >
8.6
6
< Deaths >
6.7
6.9
< Assists >
5.9
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
190
< Minions Killed >
139
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.48
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.33
944
< Physical Damage >
20,797
21,385
< Magic Damage >
77
1,939
< True Damage >
1,187
24,269
< Damage Dealt >
22,062
18,560
< Damage Taken >
28,503
12,812
< Gold Earned >
12,960
1.89
< Towers >
1.39
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
1,724
< Total Healing >
6,753
15,165
< Experience >
15,147
20
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
6
383
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Counter Talon with Syndra in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some vital Syndra versus Talon matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Talon’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Talon..

Syndra typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Talon. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Syndra and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Talon

Who is Better, Syndra or Talon?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Syndra usually fairs equally well when taking on Talon, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Syndra makes an ok counter to Talon.

While Syndra does have a lower win rate than Talon, when on opposite teams, Syndra also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Syndra into Talonas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Syndra is a somewhat poor counter to Talon. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Syndra against Talon.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Syndra, we analyzed 1,795 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 Talon 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 truly master Syndra to counter Talon during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Talon. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They 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, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Syndra versus Talon build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Syndra incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Talon than with many other common item sets. In fact, Syndra had an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Talon with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Talon as Syndra, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Syndra vs Talon counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.4% win rate overall.

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