Zed's opinion on Syndra? I know some people ship them and stuff but that's a pretty big meh to me unless it's well developed.
Iâm really glad you asked this because Iâm a big follower of the church of Zed/Syndra but itâs not an easy ship to pilot. Theyâre two ambitious individuals that might clash if the settings werenât right, and put their own ambitions over developing personal relationships.
But there are a few things that I see between them thatâs given me the inspiration to support them. The first is Zedâs direction of becoming more of a mature antihero and less of the Saturday morning villain. Heâs shown his paternal side in raising Kayn, and the comics plus his new lore show his devotion to those affected by the Noxian invasion and his commitment towards making Ionia a better place. I believe Zed has the capacity to love. Maybe it wonât come until much further down the line, but if he achieves most of his goals I feel like he would have room in his heart to learn to love someone deeply and truly. (of course, not every ship has to go this deep, but it is a good sign for Zed)
I donât like Syndraâs new lore. Specifically her being imprisoned for fifty-something odd years. So I choose to keep the story of her old lore, with small details from her new one like how she had a brother and how her hair was originally black.
So, the second point. I donât believe that Zed and Syndra have opposing goals. Itâs a bit unclear as to what Syndra wants, at least in old lore. I know in the new lore she abhors Ionians for imprisoning her, but in the old lore it suggests that she despised the system that was responsible for stifling her power in fear of it spiraling out of control. So to me, that says that she still values Ionia, but she hates institutions like the Council of Elders and its conservative lean. When you consider the political background of the new lore, it makes sense that she would have views closer to people like Zed.
Although thereâs no canon basis for Zed and Syndra interacting, I think Zedâs system of intelligence would inevitably bring him into knowledge of her and the rumors around her. Zed should be a person thatâs carefully evaluating the power levels of the different forces in Ionia. If there is a sorceress around that is as powerful as Syndra, he should be interested in meeting with her. Itâs not his job to get her to fully cooperate with him, but as people dissatisfied with the old order, and at some level wronged by it, they would have grounds to work together.
What is important here is that Syndra is not a tool for Zed to use. Itâs hard to fill in the blanks regarding her personal motivations, but I feel like she also wants a place to belong. If you go by her new lore, she was never really accepted as a child. The Order of Shadows is a place that doesnât care about your upbringing, or who you are as a person. As long as you respect the environment and pull your weight, youâll be treated fairly. So I think Syndra would appreciate that.
The biggest question here is probably: What if Zed and Syndra turn on each other? And Iâve actually been thinking about this and realized they donât really have anything to gain from betraying each other. Would Syndra really want to work with other less cooperative factions and backstab Zed, only to get an enraged Order hunting her down? And would Zed want to kill a powerful mage whose abilities would be forever gone to him if he stabbed her through the heart? Neither of them has the power to manipulate the other, and neither really has anything to gain by using the other.















