•Aim Q at the last-hit, not the champion model—the lane gets much easier when you punish the minion they walked up for, because that predictable step is what makes Syndra’s trades start cleanly
•Unleashed Power is often a setup spell, not just a finisher, so ulting the diver or bruiser in front of you is correct when the extra spheres make E unavoidable or turn one target into a full fan through the fight
•Syndra is unusually punished for letting mid become free: recent data says her results swing harder than most mids on 10-minute gold/CS and on whether lane pressure stays a solo-lane threat, so the real mistake is giving the other mid relaxed farm and resets