Xayah vs Syndra Counter Pick

The sample is small, with only 151 games logged on patch 16.13.1, so treat Xayah’s 54.3% as a tentative edge rather than a firm verdict.

Syndra’s range is 25 units longer, 550 compared with 525, and all of her damage is magic. That means the 96.4 armor she meets at level 18 does nothing against her, while Xayah’s 30 base magic resist absorbs every hit. Dark Sphere keeps spheres lying on the ground, Scatter the Weak stuns whoever a sphere is pushed into, and Unleashed Power gathers the whole set onto a single target. Transcendent strengthens those spells as she gathers Splinters of Wrath from leveling up and from dealing damage to enemies.

Xayah wins on toughness and timing. Her base health is 630 and falls to 583, while at level 18 she has 2,449 and drops to 2,283, so a partial combo fails to kill her. Featherstorm‘s untargetable leap lines up with the exact moment the ultimate would connect. Clean Cuts and Double Daggers then scatter Feathers across the ground Syndra must cross, and Bladecaller roots her when she tries to recall. Both champions move at 330 and both rely on mana, so neither can simply outrun the fight on movement speed. The difficulty ratings of 8 versus 5 carry extra weight here, since one side’s plan hinges on a sphere set down several seconds beforehand. Kit: Syndra.