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title: 'I Can''t Stop Playing Syndra'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQ30oH9dsao'
video_id: 'dQ30oH9dsao'
date: 2026-08-18
duration_sec: 3229
channel: 'Xaryu'
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# I Can't Stop Playing Syndra

> Source: [I Can't Stop Playing Syndra](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQ30oH9dsao)

## Summary

This video is a live gameplay commentary of a League of Legends player playing Syndra across two matches. The player analyzes their decisions, mistakes, and team compositions in real time, reflecting on the outcome of each game and the mental challenges of the game.

### Key Points

- **First game starts against Cassiopeia** [00:01] — The player begins a match against Cassiopeia, noting they have little experience against this champion.
- **Reflecting on plays with 'Rise'** [05:36] — The player repeatedly mentions they would have executed plays better if playing 'Rise', a reference to a different champion or playstyle.
- **Camille becomes a threat** [09:48] — The enemy Camille reaches level 7 and kills the player twice, becoming a major carry for the enemy team.
- **First game lost despite strong lane** [22:33] — The player notes they dominated their lane and had 236 last hits versus the enemy mid's 94, but still lost the game.
- **Realization of double support comp** [23:17] — The player realizes their team had two supports (Milio and Leona) and no ADC, which contributed to the loss.
- **Second game begins against Akali** [24:11] — The player starts a new match against Akali, noting the champion is difficult but the enemy player seems to make it look easy.
- **Analyzing a death to Shaco** [32:48] — The player dies to Shaco's explosion, analyzing how they could have flashed away sooner to avoid the damage.
- **Bad death and item power spike** [40:01] — The player acknowledges a bad death and reaches a cosmic drive power spike, planning to buy a pink ward for better side laning.
- **Winning fight despite early death** [44:23] — The player dies before a team fight but their team still wins, noting the enemy used all cooldowns on them.
- **Strategy: Deathball the enemy** [50:14] — The player suggests grouping as a team to win 5v5 fights, avoiding Shaco's pick-off game.
- **Final reflection on Syndra's value** [53:06] — The player concludes that Syndra provides high value in fights through stuns and burst damage, and notes the first loss was due to double support comp.

## Transcript

since we haven't lost yet. We're fighting a Cassiopia. I've never fought a Cassiopia, I don't think. Maybe once or maybe never, but I kind of know what or maybe never, but I kind of know what she does.
by force of will. Rosik, thanks for the 21 sub, brother.
think it did. >> An ally has been slain. >> An ally has been slain. >> An enemy has been slain. >> An enemy has been slain. >> Wow.
Yo, dope country. Thanks for the prime, brother.
>> I should have baited him a bit more instead of trying to save my life.
quicker to that play, but probably could have.
checking top lane if you guys were wondering.
>> Okay, it's a good game. I would have done all of this on rise. probably would have pented on rise already.
There's no way I can wait till TP, right? Let them >> Dang it. I should have backed so I
this. I'm too Oo for the TRA. They got the T. do I get rid of this? Why is not working, guys? Why isn't working? My
camera's locked in. I'm backing. Why is not working? I don't know why. I think the mini map. Something about something on the mini map.
>> I would have done that on rise. It would have been way sicker on Rise. It would have been way sicker on Rise. It would have been way cleaner.
>> Would have done that on rise. It would have been so cool, too. >> More. I can see so much more. An ally has been slain.
>> Probably would have made that same trade on Rise.
wall. They should clean it up, right? They should clean it up, right? No way. Enemy double kill. >> I was trying to flash over the wall, but
I couldn't wait. Let's spend all of our gold. Unbelievable.
Level seven Camille killed me twice now. Enemy double kill. happened twice. Ye trolled you. I mean that besides the Eid myself like just me
like how did I let that happen? No one's going to match me bottom. Okay. >> This Camille is just >> This Camille is just >> nine and two.
>> Shut down. Enemy >> Shut down. Enemy double kill.
>> I'm leveling my wrong spell again. Dang it. No one's going to answer this for like minutes, I think.
Was that too thick of a wall? Like, how did I miss that flash? The flash or the E would have saved me, but I missed both, I guess. Panic. I mean, I was Camille's here. Flash over the wall. I don't even know if I needed the flash. I
think I could have just probably QE her and walked away. Well, this Camille is this Camille is the carry. 10 and three support Camille. She heard me talking crap about supports and she's like, "Watch this."
>> I forgot I had another ward down. Rip pink.
there's any way she can gank. We have vision here. Here. So E was on cool vision here. Here. So E was on cool down. Trying to think the way out there. there. I can't really come up with anything currently. We have the vision
here. Here we saw the TP. The E is on cool down. Camille behind us? Was she in these bushes? I know she going to come through here. I know she did. Maybe she came through river. Maybe she came through
>> I can be so much more. >> I could have also just held the E.
Gwen needs to be answered. Should I be the one to do it?
>> Trundle's going for it. >> You're welcome.
that same thing on Rise. Even cleaner, actually.
I almost got scissored there. Holy crap. Jeez.
book and a and a ward. Okay, that's got to be a crazy gold Okay, that's got to be a crazy gold swing.
I don't know. I'm letting this wave go to pee here for Baron.
>> could have just done so much more damage. I did 3,000 damage there, but I damage. I did 3,000 damage there, but I could have done so much more.
>> has destroyed an inhibitor. >> They did. Ah gosh destroyed. destroyed. wasn't there? >> Your team has destroyed a turret.
>> Double kill. >> Enemy killing spree. >> Your team has destroyed a turret. >> An ally has been slain.
I queueed into the spell immune. Oh gosh, the throws. Did I have TP up? I did. I could have
Did I have TP up? I did. I could have just tpd and ended the game. and ended the game. It just came up. Okay. Okay. Okay. I didn't even think
about it, though. So, that's still an L. I didn't even think about it. I could wasn't even thinking. Man, we did lose that soul drake.
>> Do I have to deal with this? >> I'm going to deal with this and then TP >> I'm going to deal with this and then TP in. I think
>> An ally has been slain. An ally has been slain.
>> Your turret has destroyed. >> 7 seconds on Ye.
Can we hold? They're all up. Nice. Okay, we held.
fight? I feel like we can win a team fight.
but doesn't seem that back doorable.
>> We don't have a single dragon to our name. What? Like we're just doing all the splits.
killed these guys. It's kind of That Gwen freaks me out It's kind of That Gwen freaks me out though. Cassiopia throws. Let's just though. Cassiopia throws. Let's just push bot all the way through, I think.
They're pushing top wave. This is such a weird game. Trundle by being here or am I helping him? I feel pretty safe with this guy.
I'm going to be honest. I don't I just don't know what's the next item I should don't know what's the next item I should build. the scissor girl. >> The enemy's
>> People like to void stuff, so I just pump harder. Oh my gosh. Yeah. pump harder. Oh my gosh. Yeah. Oh my gosh. No.
Maybe we get it. [sighs and gasps]
Mumu instantly, but we were down one player in the fight. It was 4v5.
good CRA game and we lost. Guys, is this how League of Legends works? I had two terrible games in a row. Actually, three. And I finally had my first good game. Like, that was actually we destroyed the lane. Dominated it. Like,
finally had just a super sick lane, game, everything. And we just we lost. game, everything. And we just we lost. We had 236 last hits to their Cassopius 94. Yeah, their mid laner went 0 and 10. 90 CS. Like we we shut out mid hard, but
that we we took the loss. Man, that's an interesting like mental trip, you know. >> You had no ADC champion in team. They were two supports and got destroyed by Camille. >> Oh, I didn't even realize. Oh, 60 CS.
Oh, how did I not realize that? I thought the Mia was the support and the Leona was the support. Oh, we actually had two supports that game. Oh,
okay. So, we'll like kind of in our head think like, okay, if we just had in ADC, because that that game actually felt winnable. Uh, do I report the Millio? Is
that like a reportable offense or is that just like a first time? I actually And what do you what do you do? Team sabotage or do you guess I guess that's the only one. All right. I didn't realize I I didn't even know didn't even
prediction. We took the loss on that one, but it was our best CRA game by a mile in our first CRA loss. All right, boys. We're back into another one. Do we win this game? Yes or no? New predictions up. I'm fighting in a Kali
predictions up. I'm fighting in a Kali as a Cinder. Seeing what's good. Seeing what's happening.
Yo Rhu T's doing well. How are you doing? Yeah. >> Welcome to Summoner's Rift.
>> Dang, we are so squishy. Speak for yourself. I'm playing tank synchra. Actually, you know what? We're not going to even not going to even We got this.
Why is every game against a Shico the last two days? >> Is that even worth it? >> An enemy has been slain.
>> dialing up a penta this game. >> Oh, >> cool. Thanks for the penta. >> That was that was scary.
>> Dang it, that was so bad. Why did I do that? >> Nice. We dodged that at least. Crap. We missed a lot of CS there.
I think I give it up. >> Now that we're four. Dang it. Keep doing that. Oh, I can pick up my dudes. Oh, that's good to know. She going to freeze now.
I just Yeah, I think I just go base. >> I am in control
Cool. We got the cannon on the one hit. Don't want to lose our cannons, guys.
just pushed this. I'm like griefing by not pushing this. I I'm like griefing by not pushing this. I think
Gwen's doing very well. >> Understand?
>> Okay, this Aali is just like >> an ally. silver player. >> That's what everyone told me. Like, bro, Aali is really hard. Don't do it. This guy's making it look easy.
>> I don't like this lane nearly as much as that last Cassopia game. Oh my gosh. That could have been death. I'll eat another biscuit here.
Cassopia ate all the E. Made a lot easier.
My last hit. Yeah, that's kind of cool. Dustin, she's out of lane. I have to shove this right
H. So, she's freezing. Maybe I don't back there. I actually don't even know.
wave. That kind of sucks. Actually, she's not freezing. team. >> Hey, look guys, mid's missing.
>> 1,200 G for a Blackfire torch. We got grubs. grubs. We want to get this We want to get this by force of will.
for that and died. That's pretty good. She actually did get a kill, though. into the ball even though the ball was behind her. That's interesting.
behind her. That's interesting. See, you guys were right. An enemy has been slain. >> I went all in for that.
and I didn't even get it for that cannon.
I kind of just want to spend get my blackfire torch for the power spike. Man, I love TP. How do I play without TP? This is amazing. The heck.
thing, I could have maybe even killed there.
Yeah, let's definitely do T. We have the pryo on the wave. >> People fear what they cannot understand. >> Yeah, Ki's gone. Ki's back, but >> Yeah, Ki's gone. Ki's back, but [groaning]
Oh my gosh, guys. We need help. We need help here.
>> Did we get the Yeah, we got the drink here. Let's go, >> I'm trying to think what I could have alled. I didn't really have eyes. I alled. I didn't really have eyes. I could have ulted the like a tank. Is it
could have ulted the like a tank. Is it better to ult? Probably ult a tank, huh? Just ult something there. We got the drake. We didn't die. Finally. That was nice. We got good damage, too.
Got a lot of Q's, a lot of W's. A little knock. Kie. Okay, we have a level up and a CS lead and the objective lead, guys. Here
lead and the objective lead, guys. Here we go. And the tower leads
Okay, two minutes on Drake. I cannot believe he landed that stun. back? I forgot there's a Shico. I was like, I have full vision. We've got
We've got We have eyes on everyone. They can't sneak up on me. Sho. Sho. Okay. Sho. That's why it's my fault. Sorry, Gwen. I let I let the Gwen
down. Just a few pings. Yeah, I saw the pings, but I was like, I I'll buy a pink. Screw it. I was like, I think I'm chill here. chill here. Cool.
just don't LIKE WHAT WHAT WHAT I just need to play a game of Sho. I don't know what to do, man. I tried to flash away from the explosion that hits me when the thing comes. So, the tower would kill it. I just flash from it. If I hit it,
didn't work. I I don't know. I just need to play a game of Shico just so I get it. Maybe just a flash sooner. Like the the image is on top of me. If I kill it on me, it blows up, right?
So, I think I just flash away from it. I don't know. Okay, we have TP. Maybe side don't know. Okay, we have TP. Maybe side lane with it.
Oh, this Gwen is sick, guys. Is it just me or are Gwen players just good? me or are Gwen players just good? Like, just better than the average. >> Nice. We got the Drake and we get this tower.
Like, it's like I have to play the whole game different than I normally would. >> An ally has been slain. >> So, two dead. We got the tower. We got the objective. Like, Shico could pop out at any moment.
Like, Shico could pop out at any moment. I think I literally just like >> We don't want to push past here, I don't think. So, we just back. Uh, actually, we can go here. Oh, Kench is here. I am.
my gosh. That's not what I was expecting at all. the tower. Maybe I just assume the tower is going
to die and path up this way. Fight here. Maybe I ignore the Kench and just like run through versus trying to kite out. Like I don't even know.
actually did more damage than the action. >> I don't know. I'll have to think about that one a little bit. Colle's here.
I should buy a pink if I want to. Oh crap. pink. I guess I had a ward. I should have just warded that. Okay, we got our
cosmic drive power spike. So that I mean that's like a bad death, right? That's just a bad death. That shouldn't happen ever. We had one death. We saw the Akali. We turned back. Just trying to like analyze that so it doesn't
happen the same way. Let's get a pink. So we can side lane a little more effectively. I think we're top now. We have our TP. The next Drake's 140. That'll be our third. Put them on soul point.
point. Lucian Nami Shiv. Okay. >> think this flank is actually kind of
>> think this flank is actually kind of sick.
>> Sick. So, what objective do we get after that? It's Drake and 40. They'll be a little late to it.
There is no way THIS GUY LIVES. YOU JOKER. >> OKAY, so let's get um dragon warded so we can grab that actions 367.
H I don't know if we actually get a free drake here just cuz I have to back. kind of want to be back here. Ah crap. Yeah, we're going to be a little late for this fight. I have TP for it. I would like to put them on soul point
here. I think this one v one against Gwen and Kie is going to go fine. >> Well, never mind. >> An enemy has been slain.
>> Oh, that sucks. Okay, we have some nice ward coverage.
just like way better. Uh we lose the Drake. That sucks. We We just get like so much value there. I mean, we lost the team fight, but I think we were down a player or two. Like Akali killed our Gwen.
>> We just got so much value, so much damage. Okay, I would like to so much damage. Okay, I would like to get back to that side lane.
Okay, if we can trap this guy, it's pretty good. I think he's already out.
Bro, >> there's no way that's not a kill, right? >> there's no way that's not a kill, right? No way. Guys, guys, help. Guys, help. No way. Guys, guys, help. Guys, help. Oh, damn. No way.
Oh, damn. No way. Oh, [screaming] come on.
died before the fight started. We still won the fight. Oh my gosh. That's disgusting. So, I think they can get Baron after
this Nasis dies. Yeah. Yeah. Cool. They used all their cool downs on me, I guess. Am I crazy to think like a
was kind of I don't know like why did just like trying to How the heck did that even happen? Guess they kind of that even happen? Guess they kind of kind of just full scent on me. But
the Aali is going to kill our Gwen. Maybe an ally has been slain. >> Dang it. Yeah, that AI is just on line.
>> Let them try to stop me. >> I am going to not push any further than >> I am going to not push any further than that just cuz I have some PTSD.
Woo! I cannot believe I landed that stun.
>> That was risky to go by that bush, right? Probably bad position. just chill here then. >> My potential is limitless.
matched down bot. I wonder where that joker dude is at. >> Ooh. >> Your team has destroyed a turret. Let's
trap him. Huh? An ally has >> Do they even need me here? >> enemy has been slain. >> Okay, nice. I think I back and then >> Okay, nice. I think I back and then power spike here then.
wish we could do more with our Baron buff. Our Lucian's dead, but their nasis send. I think this is going to be massive for us, though.
Man, I feel like this whole game I just can't play normal because of this Shico. how he works. Where is he? Where is this guy? Like I like what the heck is that?
guy? Like I like what the heck is that? >> He has a vanish. He's just I don't
getting picked off 1 v one. I think our team fight is like slightly better as long as I don't just like int. Even if I int, I think our side pushing is our int, I think our side pushing is our splits are bad.
>> An ally has >> two people died here.
Okay. Well, I do a billion damage and get a kill. We also got the objective.
Where do I back? They see me. This is so scary. There's no way they have this warded, right? Baron pit. I was going to try to kill that Akali and I was like, try to kill that Akali and I was like, man, nah.
the Drake. That that owns now. Last item, guys. Now we have two items. I don't know. I don't know. Talk about it. What are we getting, boys? I can TP in if we need. We got the Kenge. Nice.
Zas. Yeah. Zonia. Zia. Zonas. Yeah. Okay.
what am I doing? Middle. Middle is just a massive mistake, right? We have that TP. Oh my gosh, that stun range is disgusting.
win. Splits we are losing. I don't know if that makes any sense, but I'm pretty sure we just win in a 5v5.
them somehow, but every time we get picked off beforehand, like from that, it's Oh, it's cuz of Shico. Sho Shako doesn't do very well in the fight compared to everyone else.
Just deathball them, boys. I don't think they can stop us. I really don't. picked off by the Sho. Like, don't play the Shico's game.
>> 4v4 is fine if we want if like Gwen wants to one v one of them. Like this farm sucks. Like we either need to fight or not. But just splitting all the farm,
team fight. It's ridiculous. We just stun everything, kill every Like, are stun everything, kill every Like, are you kidding me? command. >> They want Baron. Fine. Feel like we just get like we can get Baron and inhib
probably. Someone probably wants to shut that Someone probably wants to shut that down.
I'm going to buy and TP back in, I think. gosh. Oh gosh. Oh gosh. Oh gosh. Oh gosh. Oh gosh. Oh gosh.
4v4 but we have baron. We don't have Lucian.
Wow. All right, guys. I don't know. Cra, the game we lost, we had double supports. what's nice about Cra is every fight I
just have so much value. I am just chucking damage, chucking stuns, chucking one shot. It's just like and I'm just so far, you know? It's game as long as I was there, it's like, "All right, we're going to be pretty
good." It's mainly the stuns, I think. Honestly, mainly the stuns and the alt and the alt one shot. It's not even like overall damage. It's like effective like control and damage. showed that I forgot to honor.