Syndra vs Irelia MID Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Syndra vs Irelia

Updated May 31, 2026

Overview

Syndra is a burst mage with medium lane pressure who must control space with Q and W to zone Irelia and avoid her resets.
Focus on denying Irelia's passive stacks and Q reset paths to limit her all-in threat early and mid game.

Trading pattern

Poke with Q and W to chip Irelia before she can engage with Irelia E or Irelia R marks.
Hold E to punish Irelia's all-in attempts when she commits with Irelia E or uses Irelia Q without resets.
Avoid trading if E stun is down or if you miss spells, as you have no mobility to escape Irelia's follow-up.

Danger windows

Syndra is vulnerable when E is on cooldown or missed, as she lacks mobility and can be all-inned.
Irelia is most dangerous when she has low-health minions to reset Irelia Q and when Irelia E or Irelia R marks are active.
Avoid extended trades when Irelia has full passive stacks and key cooldowns available for all-in.

Early game

Use Q and W to poke and keep Irelia from safely stacking her passive on minions.
Avoid extended trades before level 6 as Irelia's mobility and stun can punish missed E.
Maintain sphere setup to maximize control and threat of E stun for punishing Irelia's commits.

Power spikes

Syndra's major spikes are level 6 R and first completed mage item for burst potential.
Respect Irelia's spikes at level 2 (Irelia Q and Irelia E) and level 6 (Irelia R) for strong all-ins.
Syndra's maxed Q at 11 and 16 increases poke frequency and control, strengthening lane presence.

Win conditions

Use Q and W to control space and poke, zoning Irelia from safely stacking passive and resets.
Capitalize on missed Irelia E stuns by landing E stun into R burst to punish her all-in windows.
Deny Irelia's reset paths by wave control and force her to engage without passive stacks or marks for safer trades.