One of Syndra's jokes ( "And they said I lacked balance. Ha!" ) is a triple entendre . The primary play on words is regarding her lore where she was deemed mentally unbalanced by her Ionian elders, as balance (mental fortitude) is a defining virtue in Ionian culture, and she therefore treads on her dark spheres to prove that she "has (physical) balance". The third play on words is a meta-reference to her own champion balance; Syndra was reportedly one of the most overpowered champions during development, at the time.