Syndravs Naafiri
Syndra vs Naafiri is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Syndra wins with a 52.1% win rate (+4.3%) over Naafiri based on 94 games. Syndra wins the early laning phase while Naafiri scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Syndra build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Syndra vs Naafiri matchup.
Syndra Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Syndra performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Naafiri(52.1%)Who Wins the Syndra vs Naafiri Matchup?
Syndra vs Naafiri Matchup Summary
The Syndra vs Naafiri matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 94 recent matches analyzed, Syndra wins with a 52.1% win rate compared to Naafiri's 47.9%, giving Syndra a 4.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Syndra controls the early laning stage, but Naafiri outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Syndra needs to press advantages before Naafiri reaches their power spikes, while Naafiri should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Syndra leads by 1.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Syndra has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Naafiri's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Syndra vs Naafiri Laning Phase Breakdown
Syndra is favored during the laning phase against Naafiri, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Syndra holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Syndra Build Against Naafiri
Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Naafiri, providing the mobility and stats Syndra needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Syndra against Naafiri are Cosmic Drive, Rabadon's Deathcap and Blackfire Torch. This combination gives Syndra an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 8 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Naafiri. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Syndra vs Naafiri matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Syndra65.2%Naafiri34.8%Syndra39.6%Naafiri60.4%Syndra dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 65.2% win rate — a 30.4 percentage point lead over Naafiri. This lopsided early game means Syndra can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Naafiri is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.4% win rate — 20.8 points above Syndra. Extended games heavily favor Naafiri, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Syndra must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Naafiri reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Naafiri survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Syndra Runes Against Naafiri
Domination
Sorcery
Running Domination primary with Sorcery secondary allows Syndra to press their advantage against Naafiri, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Syndra matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Syndra's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Syndra build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.43% | 386 | 7.1 | 886 | 12,534 | 47.1% | 49.5% | |
| 47.30% | 223 | 7.0 | 838 | 12,273 | 35.8% | 55.9% | |
| 48.91% | 184 | 7.2 | 858 | 13,086 | 50.7% | 47.8% | |
| 52.73% | 166 | 6.9 | 919 | 13,273 | 40.4% | 59.3% | |
| 51.61% | 157 | 7.4 | 896 | 13,017 | 57.8% | 47.3% | |
| 40.88% | 137 | 6.8 | 728 | 11,883 | 37.5% | 43.8% | |
| 46.56% | 132 | 6.8 | 781 | 12,107 | 39.7% | 52.0% | |
| 46.92% | 131 | 7.1 | 827 | 12,636 | 50.0% | 44.6% | |
| 58.02% | 131 | 6.8 | 851 | 12,273 | 53.1% | 62.7% | |
| 53.33% | 121 | 7.2 | 958 | 12,904 | 54.9% | 52.2% | |
| 59.50% | 121 | 6.9 | 873 | 12,524 | 48.0% | 67.6% | |
| 43.22% | 118 | 7.2 | 959 | 12,742 | 42.3% | 43.9% | |
| 53.15% | 112 | 6.9 | 873 | 12,646 | 54.2% | 52.4% | |
| 52.38% | 105 | 7.1 | 883 | 12,874 | 59.1% | 47.5% | |
| 53.00% | 100 | 6.7 | 798 | 11,593 | 55.0% | 51.7% | |
| 45.92% | 98 | 7.4 | 993 | 13,224 | 54.4% | 38.5% | |
| 52.58% | 98 | 7.0 | 943 | 13,136 | 60.5% | 47.5% | |
| 42.71% | 97 | 7.2 | 845 | 12,457 | 43.5% | 42.0% | |
| 52.13% | 94 | 6.8 | 796 | 12,112 | 65.2% | 39.6% | |
| 56.38% | 94 | 6.8 | 947 | 12,713 | 50.0% | 60.3% | |
| 48.91% | 92 | 7.2 | 864 | 13,064 | 48.6% | 49.1% | |
| 47.78% | 90 | 7.1 | 863 | 12,632 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 52.38% | 84 | 6.8 | 916 | 13,273 | 47.2% | 56.3% | |
| 43.24% | 74 | 6.7 | 812 | 11,705 | 35.1% | 51.4% | |
| 58.90% | 73 | 7.5 | 976 | 12,760 | 57.5% | 60.6% | |
| 48.57% | 70 | 6.8 | 801 | 12,759 | 38.5% | 54.5% | |
| 50.75% | 68 | 7.0 | 730 | 12,223 | 46.9% | 54.3% | |
| 57.58% | 67 | 7.2 | 911 | 13,293 | 61.3% | 54.3% | |
| 51.56% | 65 | 7.0 | 863 | 12,679 | 48.5% | 54.8% | |
| 42.62% | 62 | 7.5 | 960 | 11,010 | 50.0% | 32.0% | |
| 51.67% | 60 | 7.1 | 972 | 12,998 | 68.2% | 42.1% | |
| 55.17% | 59 | 7.3 | 1,014 | 13,275 | 56.5% | 54.3% | |
| 47.06% | 51 | 7.1 | 899 | 12,862 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 44.90% | 50 | 7.0 | 861 | 12,723 | 47.6% | 42.9% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 6.7 | 970 | 12,216 | 54.5% | 34.8% | |
| 41.86% | 44 | 7.3 | 957 | 13,604 | 57.1% | 34.5% | |
| 67.44% | 43 | 6.7 | 899 | 11,243 | 63.6% | 71.4% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 6.8 | 944 | 11,554 | 47.6% | 47.4% | |
| 62.86% | 35 | 6.7 | 907 | 12,329 | 56.3% | 68.4% | |
| 37.14% | 35 | 6.7 | 745 | 11,811 | 50.0% | 30.4% | |
| 61.76% | 34 | 7.3 | 906 | 12,398 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.63% | 32 | 7.6 | 1,093 | 13,218 | 33.3% | 47.1% | |
| 37.93% | 30 | 6.8 | 1,012 | 12,877 | 36.4% | 38.9% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 7.1 | 895 | 13,374 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 6.8 | 945 | 12,034 | 40.0% | 69.2% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 6.7 | 827 | 13,363 | 77.8% | 52.6% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 7.0 | 996 | 13,845 | 33.3% | 61.9% | |
| 65.38% | 27 | 6.6 | 813 | 11,757 | 50.0% | 78.6% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 7.1 | 983 | 14,067 | 41.7% | 71.4% | |
| 54.17% | 25 | 6.8 | 900 | 13,888 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 7.1 | 882 | 13,811 | 44.4% | 40.0% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 6.3 | 856 | 11,792 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 38.10% | 22 | 7.2 | 861 | 13,841 | 50.0% | 30.8% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 7.1 | 846 | 14,326 | 41.7% | 44.4% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 7.6 | 929 | 13,603 | 37.5% | 46.1% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 6.8 | 867 | 14,080 | 57.1% | 35.7% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 7.5 | 1,058 | 14,604 | 42.9% | 70.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 6.3 | 1,071 | 13,320 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 6.3 | 1,006 | 15,131 | 100.0% | 23.1% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 7.1 | 849 | 14,560 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.1 | 852 | 12,096 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.6 | 982 | 14,683 | 83.3% | 55.6% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.4 | 1,027 | 10,934 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.7 | 843 | 11,518 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 84.62% | 13 | 7.7 | 950 | 15,158 | 50.0% | 90.9% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 7.1 | 998 | 13,676 | 25.0% | 80.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.7 | 897 | 14,023 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 6.3 | 784 | 12,093 | 60.0% | 85.7% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.7 | 937 | 14,349 | 33.3% | 55.6% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.2 | 981 | 14,513 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.5 | 809 | 9,850 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 66.67% | 10 | 7.7 | 844 | 15,223 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 930 | 11,279 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.4 | 828 | 9,655 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 9 | 7.0 | 768 | 10,196 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.4 | 954 | 13,950 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.1 | 882 | 14,660 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.7 | 744 | 11,837 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.5 | 999 | 13,394 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 858 | 10,468 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.7 | 887 | 13,250 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.3 | 788 | 11,363 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.4 | 1,082 | 12,178 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.4 | 968 | 12,528 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.9 | 790 | 12,088 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.9 | 714 | 9,395 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.1 | 1,049 | 13,282 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.0 | 878 | 12,280 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.3 | 764 | 12,287 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 7.3 | 885 | 11,553 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.1 | 873 | 15,157 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.1 | 835 | 10,720 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 951 | 14,637 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 726 | 9,253 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 821 | 9,150 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.9 | 826 | 11,541 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 751 | 13,049 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 1,033 | 10,821 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 806 | 10,378 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 1,205 | 15,337 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 1,022 | 13,116 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
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Syndra vs Naafiri - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Syndra do against Naafiri in League of Legends?
Syndra wins the Syndra vs Naafiri matchup with a 52.1% win rate compared to Naafiri's 47.9%, a 4.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 94 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Syndra do against Naafiri in the early game?
In the early game, Syndra has the advantage against Naafiri with a 65.2% win rate versus 34.8%. Syndra players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Syndra do against Naafiri in the late game?
In the late game, Naafiri takes over the Syndra vs Naafiri matchup with a 60.4% win rate compared to 39.6%. Naafiri scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Syndra vs Naafiri matchup?
Syndra wins the matchup against Naafiri with a 52.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 4.3 percentage point advantage means Syndra is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 94 games analyzed.
What is the best Syndra build against Naafiri?
The best Syndra build against Naafiri includes Cosmic Drive, Rabadon's Deathcap, Blackfire Torch with Crimson Lucidity. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Syndra runes against Naafiri?
The best Syndra runes against Naafiri use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 54.5% win rate in the Syndra vs Naafiri matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Syndra counter Naafiri?
Yes, Syndra has a favorable matchup against Naafiri with a 52.1% win rate. Syndra has a solid advantage over Naafiri in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.
How do I play Syndra against Naafiri?
When playing Syndra against Naafiri, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.