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League of Legends Champion SylasSylas is in the b tier of champions

Sylas

MageAssassin
Sylas is a mageRolemage
DifficultyAverage
Power SpikeEarly-Game
Petricite Burst abilityp
Chain Lash abilityq
Kingslayer abilityw
Abscond / Abduct abilitye
Hijack abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
middle
jungle

Sylas Build

based on 42,822 matches
Win Rate
47.9 %
Pick Rate
5.3 %
Ban Rate
3.9 %

How We Come Up with Our Sylas Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Sylas build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Sylas builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Sylas core items and runes for any situation.

Sylas Build Summary

Sylas is a a below average middle lane champion in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Precision Sorcery. Incorporating the specific runes shown below into your Sylas build will help provide you with the additional stats to guarantee he plays well through the laning phase of the match and into the late game. You should focus on leveling up his w ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Sylas

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingDark Seal

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealLost Chapter

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rod of AgesRabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveSorcerer's Shoes

Optional Items

Lich BaneVoid StaffBanshee's VeilZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sylas to level upw
>
Second ability for Sylas to level upq
>
Last skill for Sylas to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Sylas's passive ability p
Sylas's q ability q
Sylas's w ability w
Sylas's e ability e
Sylas's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Sylas Matchups Overview

Sylas is Weak Against

HeimerdingerHeimerdinger32.1% winrateVel'KozVel'Koz40.6% winrateRumbleRumble41.8% winrateNaafiriNaafiri42.6% winrate

Sylas is Strong Against

LissandraLissandra53.6% winrateTwisted FateTwisted Fate52.7% winrateSyndraSyndra52.3% winrateZiggsZiggs51.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Illaoitop+ 51.6% 1504 GamesKarthusbottom+ 52.4% 170 GamesTahm Kenchsupport+ 52.7% 148 GamesShyvanajungle+ 53.3% 1342 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Sylas Players

Additional Sylas Build Insights

LoL Sylas players could find him to be a dynamic champ to build out properly. You will see that his build varies when he is up against either generic or specialized team comps, showing you should not select the same Sylas build every round of League of Legends

The most essential items to include in your champ's build are: Rod of Ages, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Cosmic Drive. Players who included these items in their builds had a greater win rate than players who used other Sylas builds. Similarly, if you are fighting a varied enemy team composition, you should really consider grabbing him the Precision, and Sorcery runes. In recent matches, he won the greatest number of his rounds when equipped with these runes.

We established our Sylas build recommendations by examining 42,822 recently ranked LoL rounds with him selected. We only recommend the top winrate Sylas builds that were built by ranked players enough times for us to suggest them. With so many rounds in our data, we are very confident in our recommended builds.