

Syndra vs Zed
In the mid lane on patch 26.21, Syndra is among Zed's worst matchups in LazyElo players' lobbies: at least 8 games in the matchup, a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
Zed wins 48.7% of its 314 mid games on patch 26.21 (tier B), and Syndra is one of the opponents it does worst against: this is a counter by the site's rule. Syndra itself wins 48.9% of 317 games there (tier B). The games are those of LazyElo players and the players they met, at their own elo, not Emerald and above.
The per-champion pages: Syndra counters and Zed counters.
- Syndra mid games
- 317
- Zed mid games
- 314
- Min. games per matchup
- 8
- Patch
- 26.21
Syndra vs Zed at a glance
Midmeasured
| Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Pick rate | In this matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 48.9% | 317 | 2.8% | Beats Zed: Zed has it among its worst matchups | |
| B | 48.7% | 314 | 2.8% | Loses to Syndra: among its worst matchups here |
Tiers and win rates are each champion's own mid numbers on patch 26.21, from the Mid tier list. “Loses to” means at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
Jungle
| Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Pick rate | In this matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too few games in this lane for a line of its own. | |||||
| B | 45.8% | 48 | 0.4% | No counter relation with 8 games | |
Tiers and win rates are each champion's own jungle numbers on patch 26.21, from the Jungle tier list. “Loses to” means at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
How Syndra plays this matchup
Riot lists Syndra as mage, on mana, and rates it 2 for attack, 3 for defense, 9 for magic and 8 for difficulty on its own ten-point scale (Data Dragon). Those ratings describe the kit, not the matchup; what the games say is below.
In the mid lane on patch 26.21, Syndra is tier B with a 48.9% win rate over 317 games (2.8% of mid picks). Against Zed it does better than that: Zed has Syndra among the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup. The lane is on Syndra's side on average; your own record in it decides whether it is on yours.
Syndra's other worst mid matchups on this patch: Syndra vs Veigar, Syndra vs Yasuo, Syndra vs Ahri. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
How Zed plays this matchup
Riot lists Zed as assassin, on energy, and rates it 9 for attack, 2 for defense, 1 for magic and 7 for difficulty on its own ten-point scale (Data Dragon). Those ratings describe the kit, not the matchup; what the games say is below.
In the mid lane on patch 26.21, Zed is tier B with a 48.7% win rate over 314 games (2.8% of mid picks). Against Syndra it does worse than that: Syndra is one of the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%. Playing Zed here means playing for the lane you get: give up the early trades its kit does not win, keep the CS and wait for your item spike or your jungler.
Zed's other worst mid matchups on this patch: Zed vs Veigar, Zed vs Yasuo. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
What each side builds
Syndra
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Syndra ends mid games with most often.
Spellslinger's Shoes78.8%46.7%
Luden's Echo66.3%44.9%
Shadowflame57.7%50.0%
Rabadon's Deathcap38.8%52.1%
Stormsurge33.0%41.7%
Zhonya's Hourglass32.7%52.0%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

First Strike + Sorcery33.6%45.3%
Arcane Comet + Inspiration27.6%57.7%
Electrocute + Sorcery18.4%40.4%
Builds rest on 312 Syndra games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it. This is Syndra's mid build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Zed
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Zed ends mid games with most often.
Voltaic Cyclosword89.0%50.2%
Crimson Lucidity60.5%48.1%
Bastionbreaker49.2%53.3%
Axiom Arc48.9%52.3%
Serylda's Grudge32.4%50.0%
Eclipse27.2%46.4%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

First Strike + Precision46.3%56.9%
Electrocute + Sorcery24.2%48.5%
Electrocute + Precision20.6%37.9%
Builds rest on 309 Zed games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it. This is Zed's mid build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Other matchups
Syndra's other matchups
Syndra vs Ahriloses, mid
Syndra vs Yasuoloses, mid
Syndra vs Veigarloses, mid
Syndra vs Malzaharwins, mid
Syndra vs Katarinawins, mid
Syndra counters, every lane.
Zed's other matchups
Zed vs Yasuoloses, mid
Zed vs Veigarloses, mid
Zed vs Ekkowins, mid
Zed counters, every lane.
Your record in Syndra vs Zed
Your plan, asked first
Once LazyElo can tell that Syndra or Zed is your lane opponent, a card in champ select asks for your plan against them, and only then shows the notes you wrote earlier.Your record in it
Games, wins and losses, when you last played the matchup and your average KDA in it, plus your CS and gold difference at 10 minutes from the games with a timeline.How others did
How other players in your stored games did in the same matchup, with the number of games.
Matchups is part of Plus; the free plan shows the best 3 picks from your pool. The feature: your own notes for this matchup.
Questions and answers
Does Syndra counter Zed?
Does Zed counter Syndra?
How many games are behind Syndra vs Zed?
Where is the win rate of Syndra vs Zed?
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Related
- All matchupsEvery measured pair, per lane and per champion.
- All countersEvery champion's hardest matchups per lane.
- Syndra countersWho Syndra struggles against and beats, per lane.
- Zed countersWho Zed struggles against and beats, per lane.
- Mid tier listThe full lane ranking.
- What decides a counterThe six things behind a matchup, and when not to counter pick.