MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Syndra vs Aphelios
How often does Syndra beat Aphelios in ADC?
Syndra into Aphelios in ADC: 50% observed win rate across 194 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Syndra ahead by 71 gold.
Syndra at 15:00
- Gold: +71
- CS: +6
- XP: +338
Typical gap to Aphelios, from 194 games that reached 15:00.
Does Syndra counter Aphelios?
No counter here: Syndra sits at 50% over 194 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Aphelios: the Syndra game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Syndra at 58% across 85 games. Flip the lead and Syndra falls to 43% across 108.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 85 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 108 |
| First blood | 61% | 84 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 49 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 55% | 91 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 59 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:38 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:11. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Syndra's ADC build, with receipts
Into Aphelios specifically, Syndra finishes Luden's Echo first most often: 57.8% over 45 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Syndra core is Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap: 52.6% across 331 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Luden's Echo (1,134 games).
Skill plan: Syndra players max Q first and take Q at level 1.