How to win lane as Vladimir against Syndra · 49.97% win rate (8,863 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
The classic Vlad counter — her poke out-paces your sustain and her R ignores your pool math. Take Doran's Shield, farm with Q only, and survive to Riftmaker.
Track: Syndra's E — Scatter the Weak (Stun, 15s cooldown). The QE stun cone starts every kill combo — stay off the line between her and her orbs.
Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Syndra.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Syndra | Syndra's Dark Sphere outranges Transfusion and pokes you at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Syndra | At 2 her Scatter the Weak stun setup punishes every trade you try. |
| Level 3 | Syndra | Level 3 her sphere-stun poke chunks you faster than you heal. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | By 4-5 your Tides of Blood sustain outheals her poke output. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 you Pool her Unleashed Power cast and win the follow-up. |
| First item | Even / skill | Your first item's drain out-sustains her poke in extended trades. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | At two items your drain-tank bulk and Hemoplague outscale Syndra. |
Syndra controls levels 1-3: Dark Sphere outranges your Transfusion and her stun setup punishes any step-up, so farm at max range and don't feed her sphere-stun poke. Track Scatter the Weak is 15s flat — the QE stun cone starts every kill combo, so with E down her all-in is gone for fifteen seconds. Dark Sphere cycles 7s of poke. Unleashed Power is 120s early; your 28s pool exists to dodge exactly that cast, nothing cheaper.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vladimir vs Syndra 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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Nobody on paper — a 49.97% win rate over 8,863 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Vladimir vs Syndra is a genuine skill matchup: 49.97% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Vladimir vs Syndra win rate is 49.97%, an even lane decided by execution.
Vladimir takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence and Scorch, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Overgrowth) vs Syndra.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Amplifying Tome + Boots (≈900g). Build Riftmaker first, then Cosmic Drive, with Mercury's Treads / Sorcerer's Shoes.
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