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How to Win Ahri vs Sylas Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Ahri

based on 3,671 Ahri vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Ahri battled Sylas 3671 times. Using so many games with Ahri vs Sylas gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a solid build to smash your opponent. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Ahri fights Sylas in only 3.3% of her rounds.

Ahri vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri has done a poor job of beating Sylas. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.9% of games the champions battle each other in. In Ahri against Sylas games, Ahri’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Ahri vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurgeMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Sylas

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

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!

Ahri vs Sylas Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Sylas Image
6.3
< Kills >
8.4
6
< Deaths >
7
7.8
< Assists >
6.1
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.91
159
< Minions Killed >
124
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,601
< Physical Damage >
530
15,458
< Magic Damage >
21,298
5,338
< True Damage >
758
22,397
< Damage Dealt >
22,586
19,973
< Damage Taken >
30,314
11,125
< Gold Earned >
11,548
1.98
< Towers >
1.56
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,596
< Total Healing >
7,645
13,925
< Experience >
13,745
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
9
70
< Time Dealing CC >
275

How to Counter Sylas with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several valuable Ahri versus Sylas counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Sylas..

Ahri normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Sylas. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Sylas

Who is Better, Ahri or Sylas?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ahri usually loses when trying to fight Sylas, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes a bad counter for Sylas.

While Ahri does have a lower winrate than Sylas, when they face off with one another, Ahri also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ahri into Sylas.

Additionally, Ahri also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Sylas matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Ahri is a somewhat poor counter for Sylas. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ahri against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ahri

Ahri Loses Against

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Ahri Wins Against

ZeriZeri54.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.5% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai53.4% winrateOriannaOrianna52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 51.7% 5396 GamesFizzFizz+ 52.3% 365 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.4% 15033 GamesBraumBraum+ 53.2% 1325 Games

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Ahri, we analyzed 3,671 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 Ahri 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

Ahri Build Sylas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ahri in order to counter Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn 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 by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Sylas. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Ahri versus Sylas build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri used at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs Sylas than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ahri had an average win rate of 48.9% when playing against Sylas with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Sylas as Ahri, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Ahri vs Sylas counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.9% winrate overall.

If you want to get Ahri vs Sylas tips and builds for a an individual division rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using all matches with data with both champions.