How to win lane as Syndra against Diana · 50.22% win rate over 4,064 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Syndra | At level 1 you out-range melee Diana and poke her with Q while she can only farm. |
| Level 2 | Syndra | Level 2 she still has no gap-close, so your Q trades chip her down for free. |
| Level 3 | Syndra | At 3 your QE stun and waveshove keep an engage-less Diana pinned and behind. |
| Levels 4-5 | Syndra | Levels 4-5 you poke and shove freely since she can't all-in until 6. |
| Level 6 | Syndra | Your E knockback and R let you peel and out-burst her level 6 Lunar Rush dive. |
| First item | Syndra | First-item Zhonya's and burst punish her every time she commits into melee. |
| Two+ items | Syndra | Your self-peel E and team collapse beat her AoE diving even into the late game. |
You dominate 1-2: Diana is a melee champ with no dash until 6, so your Q pokes her every time she steps up and she cannot trade back without eating a full combo. Push the wave into her and deny CS while she is stuck farming with Crescent Strike from range.
The full Syndra vs Diana report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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