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

Syndra vs Tristana

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

based on 2,686 Syndra vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Syndra resulted from an analysis of 2686 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Syndra has to counter Tristana in only 3.1% of her rounds.

Syndra vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Syndra does a decent job of countering Tristana. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champions face each other in. In Syndra versus Tristana matches, Syndra’s team is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood versus Tristana.

Best Syndra vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceVoid StaffLuden's Companion

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
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 Tristana as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Syndra vs Tristana Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Tristana Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.3
5.7
< Deaths >
6.3
6.6
< Assists >
5.3
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
179
< Minions Killed >
171
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.54
879
< Physical Damage >
16,571
20,733
< Magic Damage >
2,274
1,824
< True Damage >
476
23,437
< Damage Dealt >
19,322
17,886
< Damage Taken >
21,970
12,306
< Gold Earned >
12,607
1.93
< Towers >
2.72
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
1,737
< Total Healing >
6,054
14,712
< Experience >
13,056
19
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
377
< Time Dealing CC >
67

How to Counter Tristana with Syndra in LoL

The stats provided here feature several influential Syndra against Tristana matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana..

Syndra often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Tristana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Syndra and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Tristana

Who is Better, Syndra or Tristana?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Syndra usually wins when playing against Tristana, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Syndra makes a good counter to Tristana.

While Syndra does have a higher winrate compared to Tristana, when they face off with one another, Syndra also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Syndra into Tristanaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Tristana matchups, Syndra is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Syndra is a decent counter to Tristana. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Syndra against Tristana.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Syndra, we analyzed 2,686 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 Tristana 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 in order to counter Tristana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Tristana. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Syndra versus Tristana build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Syndra used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Tristana than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Syndra boasted an average win rate of 51.5% when playing against Tristana with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Tristana 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 picked for Syndra vs Tristana matchups, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Tristana as Syndra are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.