Syndra

The Dark Sovereign

Mage · Mana · Ranged

About

Syndra, the Dark Sovereign, is a mage champion who uses Mana as a resource and attacks at range. Their kit focuses on magic damage.

On the official scale, difficulty is 8 out of 10: a champion hard and needs practice to perform well.

Compared with other champions, Syndra starts with below average HP (583), below average armor (25) and average move speed (330). Attack range is 550 units.

Syndra has 13 skins besides the default look.

Difficulty

Attack2

Defense3

Magic9

Difficulty8

Abilities

Passive · Transcendent
Syndra collects Splinters of Wrath from gaining levels and damaging enemies which upgrade her abilities. Dark Sphere: Syndra can hold an additional charge Force of Will: Bonus true damage. Scatter the Weak: Increased width and slows all targets Unleashed Power: Executes low health targets
Q · Dark Sphere
Syndra conjures a Dark Sphere dealing magic damage. The sphere remains and can be manipulated by her other powers.
Cooldown: 7s · Cost: 40/45/50/55/60
W · Force of Will
Syndra picks up and throws a Dark Sphere or enemy minion dealing magic damage and slowing the Move Speed of enemies.
Cooldown: 13/12/11/10/9s · Cost: 60/70/80/90/100
E · Scatter the Weak
Syndra knocks enemies and Dark Spheres back dealing magic damage. Enemies hit by Dark Spheres become stunned.
Cooldown: 15s · Cost: 50
R (Ultimate) · Unleashed Power
Syndra bombards an enemy Champion with all of her Dark Spheres.
Cooldown: 120/100/80s · Cost: 100

Tips for playing Syndra

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.

Tips for playing against Syndra

Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.
Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.
At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.

Base stats

HP: 583 (+100 per level)
Mana: 480 (+40 per level)
Armor: 25 (+4 per level)
Magic resist: 30 (+1.3 per level)
Attack damage: 54
Attack speed: 0.658 (+2 per level)
Move speed: 330
Range: 550

Lore

Syndra is a fearsome Ionian mage with incredible power at her command. As a child, she disturbed the village elders with her reckless and wild magic. She was sent away to be taught greater control, but eventually discovered her supposed mentor was restraining her abilities. Forming her feelings of betrayal and hurt into dark spheres of energy, Syndra has sworn to destroy all who would try to control her.