By GamGem ResearchLast updated 20 Aug 2026 · 00:00
Syndra
the Dark Sovereign
Mage
League of LegendsPatch 26.16MidRanked Solo/DuoEmerald+NA35,351 gamesSample data
Role snapshot (Mid)
- 54.3%
- Win Rate
- 6.9%
- Pick Rate
- 1.6%
- Ban Rate
35,351
Games
High
Confidence
Matchup map (Mid) — level 1–18
Conditional build matrix
| vs AP Burst | vs AD Assassins | vs Tanks | vs Sustain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mythic / Core |   |   |   |   |
| Core 2 |   |   |   |   |
| Core 3 |   |   |  |   |
| Boots |  |  | |  |
| Situational |   |   |  |  |
Popular build
16,261 games54.7%Win Rate
Flash
IgniteReliable build
11,666 games53.4%Win Rate
Flash
TeleportHigh observed win rate
4,242 games56.8%Win Rate
Flash
ExhaustRunes
Primary: Resolve
Aftershock
Font of Life
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Secondary: Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Biscuit Delivery
Shards
+9 Adaptive Force
+9 Adaptive Force
+10-180 Health (based on level)
Skill order
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Ability details
Transcendent
Syndra collects Splinters of Wrath from gaining levels and damaging enemies which upgrade her abilities.Dark Sphere: Syndra can hold an additional chargeForce of Will: Bonus true damage.Scatter the Weak: Increased width and slows all targetsUnleashed Power: Executes low health targets
Passive — never cast
Dark Sphere
Syndra conjures a Dark Sphere dealing magic damage. The sphere remains and can be manipulated by her other powers.
Cost 40/45/50/55/60 ManaCooldown 7sRange 800
Force of Will
Syndra picks up and throws a Dark Sphere or enemy minion dealing magic damage and slowing the Move Speed of enemies.
Cost 60/70/80/90/100 ManaCooldown 12/11/10/9/8sRange 925
Scatter the Weak
Syndra knocks enemies and Dark Spheres back dealing magic damage. Enemies hit by Dark Spheres become stunned.
Cost 50 ManaCooldown 15sRange 650
Unleashed Power
Syndra bombards an enemy Champion with all of her Dark Spheres.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 120/100/80sRange 675
Scaling — level 1–18
SyndraMid average
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Counter plan — how to beat Syndra
Dodge the primary — its rotation is one skillshot; sidestep it and the rest is chip
Punish the cooldown — Syndra is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 8/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
Trade on your terms — take the fight where its damage lands on nobody
ARAM performance
- 53.5%
- Win Rate ▲ 0.0%
- 2.9%
- Pick Rate ▲ 0.7%
- 2.4%
- Ban Rate ▲ 0.5%
- Damage dealt
- 99.9%
- Damage taken
- 103.0%
- Healing
- 107.7%
- Shielding
- 94.3%
- Ability Haste
- +5
Best ARAM build
Patch timeline
We hold the rates, not the balance log. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.
- 26.16Live now+0.5
- 26.14Sample win rate across this patch-0.7
- 26.11Sample win rate across this patch+0.4
- 26.08Sample win rate across this patch-0.1
- 26.05Sample win rate across this patch-0.2
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Methodology
- Data window
- 512,340 games on patch 26.16, Ranked Solo/Duo, NA. Last refreshed 20 Aug 2026.
- Rank aggregation
- Emerald+ and above, pooled. Splitting further leaves samples too small to separate a real effect from noise.
- Role assignment
- A champion is filed under the lanes it actually plays, not the one class it belongs to — which is why several appear in two.
- Counters
- A matchup, not a tier gap: how this champion does into that one specifically, over that pairing’s own games.
- Minimum sample
- The confidence indicator beside every rate is driven by how much of the window this champion appears in. A low reading means read the figure loosely, not that it is wrong.
- Why a build is not a cause
- The best-scoring build is the one the best-placed players happened to take. Correlation is what a rate can show; it is not evidence that buying those items caused the wins.
- Where the numbers come from
- Names, classes, lanes, abilities, items and runes are Riot Data Dragon. Win, pick and ban rates are derived samples — Riot publishes none of them, and nothing on this page presents one as measured.