User blog comment:Darksusanoo/(Champion Rework) Syndra, the Dark Sovereign/@comment-24035110-20150802001556/@comment-1920550-20150802233800

Viktor's evolved W has saved so many losing teamfights in my games i've lost track within the first month of his rework. Besides his Q and E augments are a core part of his post rework harass patterns. His R on the other hand...not so much. But my point stands on the evolving mage aspect. Viktor's augments do create noticeable gameplay alterations in his kit while Syndra...not so much.

Also yeah you may have become so used to how Syndra works, you don't realize those flaws anymore. As an Ori player myself (in other words, the other ball champion), i've had my share of Syndras who have made my life miserable...but when they fail to properly harass me or when i play ultra deffensive and switch to pure farm mode, after a certain point i just out-match them.

Yes, one of the reasons, why i mention Syndra's lesser teamfight power is due to her single target ult. Compared to other midlaners, like Ori, Azir, Viktor, Cass, AP Kog, they either have multi man lockdown power, or AOE burst power which trumps a single target spell that can simply be Hourglassed.

Besides i'd take a Syndra over a Yasuo, since i'm a mage player and Yasuo players are always trying to dive in and get in my face, and i'm a long range player, not a brawler.