Viktor vs Syndra Counter Pick

Across 5,242 recorded games on patch 16.13.1, the matchup settles near a dependable middle, with Viktor winning 46.7% of the time. Syndra’s edge doesn’t come from a single ability. Her kit turns good positioning into burst: Dark Sphere leaves orbs lying on the ground, and both Force of Will and Scatter the Weak make use of them.

• Scatter the Weak stands anything hit by a sphere that has been knocked back, which gives her a dependable counter to Viktor closing in, and it doesn’t cost her ultimate.
• Transcendent strengthens her spells with Splinters of Wrath earned from leveling and dealing damage, so her growth shows up in clear jumps.
• Unleashed Power unloads every sphere she carries onto one champion, a good fit against a target with 600 health early and 2,300 at level 18.

Viktor’s strength is in staying alive rather than in aggression. By level 18 he is the tougher of the two, with 97.8 armor to her 93, Siphon Power gives him a shield Syndra has nothing to match, and Arcane Storm cuts off channeled spells. Both rely on pure magic damage, both burn mana, and both trade from a similar range, 525 against 550, so the first to commit tends to lose the exchange. Syndra begins with 583 health and 25 armor compared with 600 and 23 for Viktor, and she moves more slowly, 330 to his 335. Viktor is rated difficulty 9, Syndra 8. Full kits: Viktor, Syndra.