MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Syndra vs Smolder
How often does Syndra beat Smolder in ADC?
Syndra into Smolder in ADC: 47% observed win rate across 236 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 607 gold.
Syndra at 15:00
- Gold: +607
- CS: +8
- XP: +341
Typical gap to Smolder, from 234 games that reached 15:00.
Does Syndra counter Smolder?
No counter here: Syndra sits at 47% over 236 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 Smolder: the Syndra game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Syndra at 51% across 150 games. Flip the lead and Syndra falls to 40% across 86.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 51% | 150 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 40% | 86 |
| First blood | 56% | 130 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 54% | 87 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 147 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 76 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:41 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:01. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Syndra's ADC build, with receipts
Into Smolder specifically, Syndra finishes Luden's Echo first most often: 49.0% over 51 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.