
A Complete Guide to Syndra ARAM Builds and Strategies
Syndra excels in ARAM with a focused ability power build that maximizes burst damage and cooldown reduction. The current win rate sits at 47.5% across 118,728 matches.
ARAM-Specific Balance Changes:
- Ability Haste bonus: +15
Core Runes:
- Primary: Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm
- Secondary: Presence of Mind, Coup de Grace
Summoner Spells:
- Flash
- Mark/Snowball
Build Path:
Starting Items:
- Lost Chapter
- Dark Seal
Core Items:
- Liandry's Anguish
- Sorcerer's Shoes
- Rabadon's Deathcap
Situational Items:
- Void Staff (vs tanky teams)
- Zhonya's Hourglass (vs assassins)
- Morellonomicon (vs healing)
- Seraph's Embrace (for mana sustain)
Skill Order:
- Q - Dark Sphere
- E - Scatter the Weak
- W - Force of Will
Core Combos:
- Q > AA > W > W > E > AA > R > AA > AA > Q
- Q > E > W > W > R
- Q > W > W > E
Champion Matchups:
- Strong against: Immobile mages, squishies
- Weak against: Long-range poke, assassins
- Even matchups: Control mages, fighters
Tips:
- Use Mark/Snowball for repositioning and engaging
- Prioritize shoving waves to maintain map pressure
- Stack Dark Spheres before unleashing ultimate
- Save E (Scatter the Weak) for disengage or crucial picks
- Manage mana with Presence of Mind and Lost Chapter
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