A Complete Guide to Syndra ARAM Builds and Strategies

A Complete Guide to Syndra ARAM Builds and Strategies

By Marcus Chen

March 18, 2025 at 03:09 PM

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:

  1. Q - Dark Sphere
  2. E - Scatter the Weak
  3. W - Force of Will

Core Combos:

  1. Q > AA > W > W > E > AA > R > AA > AA > Q
  2. Q > E > W > W > R
  3. 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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