Syndra power & Story

Ashenvall·3/9/2016, 10:16:38 PM·1 votes·965 views

Syndra seems to be just below Xerath in term of power. Maybe she discovered an Ascension type concept by herself on accident, she overpowered her natural state of mind and make her fully Ascended. She is now limited by her physical form. It's a supposition.

"[...]Syndra decided to claim her former prison as a stronghold. Pushing the boundaries of her magic, she tore the structure from its foundations and raised it into the sky[...] " In the splashart, you can see the "stronghold" in the background, behind the fog. Can you imagine the power she has? She raised an huge piece of earth and is still floating in the sky.

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Overlord Forte3/10/2016, 2:12:06 AM2 votes

Ebonmaw covers the details of the Ascension problem, so ...

It's highly likely Syndra simply has no degradation when interacting with magic, I think. The more power a living body accumulates, the more it is affected by the power (via transformative properties, either towards self-destruction or forced change). Xerath himself got his power by interfering with the Ascension ritual in Shurima. Ryze underwent a type of training/ritualistic process that stitched him closer to pure magic. Veigar turns the concept on its head by having magic destroy itself (ala corrupter stereotype). So on, so forth.

Syndra is wholly unique in that her power is entirely natural and unaffecting her mental state. She came to match beings of incredible power, often bordering godlike, simply through training herself and realizing her own inner potential. Of all the 'pure' humans in the setting to date, she is by far the one closest attuned to magic without any negative side affects or 'great prices'* to pay for it.

Where this will ultimately put her is a matter of pure speculation. One could say she might eventually become a god proper, but we don't know what the rules or conditions of a god are in the League setting. That's some pretty far off into the future stuff, really.

*Excluding the whole debacle with the Old Monk and Ionia. That was a result of her pre-existing power more than anything.

Ebonmaw Dragon3/9/2016, 10:29:58 PM1 votes

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Maybe she discovered an Ascension type concept by herself on accident, she overpowered her natural state of mind and make her fully Ascended.

Syndra was born with tons of magic and her magic has no relation with the Ascention at all.

The Ascention Ritual takes the power from the Sun, if someone discovered an "Ascention Ritual" by "accident", it would be the Targonians: The Sun is a Star, and the ritual that Pantheon and Leona did took power from the stars, if fact, Diana as well since the Moonlight is a reflection of the Sunlight, and the Sun is a star.

But there is someone else that could be searching for a "Pseudo-Ascention", and he is Warwick . This guy also wants to make a "ritual" to change his body into an animal form using the power of the cosmos, or to be exact, the heart of a cosmic being that has the power of the stars("suns") ( Soraka )

Or even, Veigar , who can corrupt the cosmos in order to get power.

Fasmodey3/10/2016, 1:25:29 PM1 votes

I dont believe Syndra can escape from the mortal problems with only her natural powers. She needs help, by herself or someone, doesn't matter. She definitely needs a help. She has to have a ritual, or she is not going to be someone that she dreams.

Mortality is her the biggest weakness. That's why we can see Syndra in top 5. If she was immortal and hard to kill, she definitely would one of the most powerful champions in the game. But current Syndra can be killed in her sleep.