Why Do Players Pick Syndra For Mid Lane In Ranked Games?

Lately I've been grinding solo queue with 'Syndra' and I want to give you a clear, practical high-elo build that actually wins games, not just looks flashy. For runes I favor Electrocute into Domination — Electrocute + Sudden Impact + Eyeball Collection + Ultimate Hunter is my default because it maximizes early-mid one-shot potential and shortens ult cooldowns. Secondary I take Sorcery with Manaflow Band and Transcendence for mana and midgame CDR. Summoners are Flash + Ignite almost every time; Ignite turns your level 6 roams and kill pressure into guaranteed leads, while Flash is non-negotiable for clutch sphere combos. Start Doran's Ring + Refillable/Health Pot, rush Lost Chapter into Sorcerer's Shoes, then Luden's Tempest (or the current fast AP mythic). After that I build Shadowflame or Horizon Focus depending on enemy resistances — Shadowflame if they stack MR or have shields, Horizon Focus if you want to punish long-range poke and snipe people with sphere+E setups. Rabadon's and Void Staff are core late-game; Zhonya's Hourglass is a must against heavy dive/assassins. If you're facing heavy healing, Morellonomicon. If they have heavy AP burst, Banshee's Veil can be slipped in. Playstyle: farm safely, push to river with W+Q pokes, then look for level 6 roams or flash-ignite level 6 all-ins. Your true power spikes are level 6, first completed mythic, and Rabadon's. Use E as a defensive tool to peel or to extend your Q/W damage into guaranteed Electrocute procs — chain Q into E or W into E depending on which spheres you need to reposition. In teamfights, position off to the side and use long-range Q+E chains with ulti execution when key cooldowns are used. Trust me, this build is clean, reliable, and scales well into high elo matchups — feels great when you land the 3-sphere one-shot and the enemy mid instantly regrets life.

If you're trying to shut down Syndra in solo queue, I usually reach for champs who either explode her before she can stack spheres or who are slippery enough to never get stunned by 'Scatter the Weak'. Fizz and LeBlanc are the staples here — both have mobility that lets them dodge Syndra's E and punish her long CD windows. Fizz's Playful / Trickster dodges almost everything and his post-6 kill pressure is disgusting; LeBlanc can roam, shove, and return to lane before Syndra can answer, punishing misplaced spheres. Beyond the classic assassins, I like picks that change the tempo: Twisted Fate and Kassadin (especially Kassadin after 6) turn Syndra's solitary burst into a lane where she can't safely push and roam. TF forces jungle attention and roams to shut her down when she's left alone; Kassadin just becomes impossible to lock down if he reaches his power spike. Lissandra and Orianna crop up in solo queue too — Lissandra can lock Syndra in her own game with point-and-click CC, while Orianna's ball and utility often neutralize Syndra in teamfights and skirmishes. Practical solo-queue tips from my own games: don't stand behind minions where Syndra can easily press E for a guaranteed stun combo, respect her ultimate windows, and ping when she shows mid so roamers can punish her lack of mobility. When you pick an assassin, coordinate ganks and roams rather than force random 1v1s pre-6. If you're into scaling or wave-control champs, shove when safe and use vision so her roams are punished — Syndra loves isolated targets, and breaking that isolation wins games. I personally enjoy the chaos when a good Fizz makes her disappear, it's always a highlight clip for me.

I still get a thrill hearing that deep, measured voice cut through a teamfight — Syndra's English voice is credited to Felecia Angelle in the client for 'League of Legends', and she nails that cold, regal vibe perfectly. The way she pronounces lines makes every orb feel like a judgment. Her delivery swings between almost-sardonic calm and volcanic release when she ults, and it's why a lot of players remember specific lines long after a match. If you want the short list of the most iconic things she says in-game, here are the ones that stick with me: 'Bow before my will.', 'I will not be silenced.', 'Your resistance is irrelevant.', 'You exist because I allow it.', 'No one can command me.', 'Tremble before me.', and her ult call of 'Unleashed power!' which always makes me smile when I’m on the winning side. She also has some great lines for recall and taunts that flesh out her personality, like cold little dismissives aimed at enemies or whispery threats when she's outmaneuvering someone. Beyond voice lines, the performance carries Syndra's whole theme — sovereignty, raw potential, and fury at being restrained. Whenever I boot up 'League of Legends' and lane mid, hearing those lines puts me in the character instantly. It’s the kind of voice work that makes a champion feel alive, and I can't help grinning when a perfectly timed quote lands in the chat.

Reading Syndra’s story always gives me chills because it’s a blend of raw power and human bitterness that feels dangerously real. Born in Ionia with telekinetic abilities that dwarfed everyone else’s, she wasn’t gently guided—she was feared. The elders and teachers who were supposed to help her tried to contain or suppress her, and that suffocating control became the spark for everything she became. The dark spheres she creates in battle are more than flashy abilities; they feel like physical manifestations of the control she refused to accept. What hooks me is how her motives aren’t cartoon-villain simple. She isn’t out for petty conquest; she’s reacting to a life where every attempt to help turned into a leash. In 'League of Legends' lore that tension is explicit: those who tried to train or restrain her made choices out of fear, and she responded by embracing the very thing they were trying to deny her. Her insistence on autonomy translates into a furious sort of dignity—if the world wants to cage her, she’ll tear the cage apart. I also love the tragic undercurrent. Syndra’s fury reads like trauma turned into power rather than healing—there’s sympathy inside the rage if you look for it. That ambiguity makes her one of the more compelling figures in the roster for me; she’s both terrifying and heartbreakingly understandable, and that duality keeps me coming back to her story.

Back in mid-2017 Riot finally gave Syndra a proper visual facelift, and I still get a kick thinking about how striking that update made her look on the rift. The refresh mainly arrived around June 2017 and focused on modernizing her model, polishing her animations, and overhauling VFX so her dark spheres actually felt weighty and menacing rather than floaty. Coming from someone who played her since her launch era, the new particles and sharper silhouette made landing those satisfying sphere combos feel even more cinematic. Beyond pure look-and-feel, the update helped gameplay clarity too — clearer telegraphs, cleaner spell effects, and less visual clutter during teamfights. That meant opponents could read her spells better and players could spot orb placement from further away. I loved how Riot managed to keep her identity intact: she’s still the brooding, telekinetic queen, but now with effects and a model that match the modern art direction. For fans who collect skins, the update also made many of her older skins feel more cohesive with newer releases, which was a nice bonus. All in all, that mid-2017 refresh turned Syndra from a charming classic into a champ who fit right into the contemporary roster, and I’ve been a lot more eager to queue up mid ever since.