Talk:Syndra/@comment-112.204.142.4-20121020214811

Even with these incoming buffs, I'm still skeptical with her performance. Syndra's interactions with her abilities aren't that rewarding when compared with other champs that have a similar interactive theme such as Cassio's poisons or Urgot's Acid Hunter.

I mean, her Q does damage and just leaves a ball. Kart can dish out the same damage on a single target for almost half the mana cost. Cassio gains MS when her Q hits a champion while Urgot applies on-hit effects

Her W is interesting. It reminds me of Grand Magus from DoTA but is limited to minions. To actually use this skill however, you must satisfy the conditions first. And this is restricting. Comparing it with another champ that uses a similar mechanic would probably be Kassadin's W. But the thing is, Kass' W has a low cooldown and has a better chance to hit since he's melee.

The thing with Syndra is that her Q will subconsciously pressure people, establishing a mindset that they must move around in order to dodge her spells. And that's what happens. They learn to dodge your Q, their chances of dodging your W would be higher.

Syndra's E is probably the most useful and at the same time, useless ability. Sure, it knockback enemies and once it interacts with a ball, may cause to stun but the range and cooldown is really, really bad. If Syndra approaches a ball, what do you do? YOU MOVE AROUND! Since Syndra can only fire this thing in a cone, you just get away of its line of fire, and skillshot nuke her from the side.

Lastly, I actually like Syndra's R. It has a badass animation and can deal a ton of damage depending on how much you have invested. Of course, in theory, it can nuke someone to death if you have placed a lot of balls but in team fights, this makes her E stun so many targets but that's where the problem is. This is exceptional in team fights but when it comes to holding out your lane, you can barely survive with this.

I hope the new buffs would make her more practical than theoretical. Syndra is a good champ and I believe that good players will be able to use her well but better players would opt to pick the usual ones: Those than can surely land a CC, those that can wreak a havoc, alone or in team fights.