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How to Win Aatrox vs Sylas Counter MatchupAatrox is in the a tier of champions

Aatrox vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Aatrox in LoLAatrox is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Aatrox

based on 2,712 Aatrox vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
56 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our database, Aatrox battled Sylas 2712 times. Including so many matchups for Aatrox vs Sylas gives us faith in our ability to prepare useful statistics and a solid build to suppress your opposition. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Aatrox fights Sylas in only 2.6% of his rounds.

Aatrox vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Aatrox does a great job of countering Sylas. On average, he wins a whopping 56.0% of matches the champions face one another in. In Aatrox against Sylas rounds, Aatrox’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Aatrox vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Duskblade of DraktharrBlack CleaverDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusSerylda's GrudgeRavenous HydraSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aatrox to level upq
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Second ability for Aatrox to level upe
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Last skill for Aatrox to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Aatrox's passive ability p
Aatrox's q ability q
Aatrox's w ability w
Aatrox's e ability e
Aatrox's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Sylas

Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.

Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.

Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.

Advice to Win Against Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Aatrox vs Sylas Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
56 %
VS
Win Rate
44 %
Sylas Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.7
5.5
< Deaths >
6.6
5.3
< Assists >
6.1
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
156
< Minions Killed >
103
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.31
21,785
< Physical Damage >
452
46
< Magic Damage >
17,877
333
< True Damage >
833
22,165
< Damage Dealt >
19,163
28,913
< Damage Taken >
30,756
11,058
< Gold Earned >
10,335
2.05
< Towers >
1.19
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
11,070
< Total Healing >
8,959
13,865
< Experience >
12,399
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
242
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Sylas with Aatrox in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several strategic Aatrox versus Sylas matchup statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between these two champions. Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sylas..

Aatrox typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sylas. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aatrox and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Sylas

Who is Better, Aatrox or Sylas?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aatrox usually wins when playing against Sylas, with a 56.0% win rate. Thus, Aatrox makes a fantastic counter for Sylas.

While Aatrox does have a much higher win rate compared to Sylas, when they face off with one another, Aatrox also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Aatrox into Sylas.

Additionally, Aatrox has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Sylas matchups, Aatrox is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Aatrox is a great counter for Sylas. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Aatrox against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aatrox

Aatrox Loses Against

SingedSinged45.9% winrateIllaoiIllaoi46.3% winrateZyraZyra47% winrateZileanZilean47.1% winrate

Aatrox Wins Against

SylasSylas56% winrateK'SanteK'Sante55.9% winrateKalistaKalista55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee55% winrate

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Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Aatrox, we analyzed 2,712 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Sylas as Aatrox comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Aatrox Build Sylas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aatrox in order to counter Sylas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox on average racks up more CS relative to Sylas. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Aatrox versus Sylas build include Duskblade of Draktharr, Black Cleaver, and Death's Dance. When Aatrox combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Sylas than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Aatrox had an average win rate of 56.0% battling Sylas with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Sylas as Aatrox, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Aatrox vs Sylas fights, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 56.0% winrate overall.

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