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Draven vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Draven in LoLDraven is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Draven

based on 4,142 Draven vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our dataset, Draven battled Sylas in 4142 rounds. Having so many matchups for Draven vs Sylas gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a recommended build to defeat Sylas. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Draven has to counter Sylas in only 3.4% of his games.

Draven vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Draven has done a decent job of beating Sylas. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Draven versus Sylas rounds, Draven’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Draven vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Draven Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeHubrisOpportunity

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonVoltaic CycloswordBloodthirsterInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Draven's passive ability p
Draven's q ability q
Draven's w ability w
Draven's e ability e
Draven's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Draven

Tips for Playing as Draven against Sylas

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

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!

Draven vs Sylas Counter Stats

Draven Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Sylas Image
8.6
< Kills >
7.9
6.7
< Deaths >
7
5.7
< Assists >
6.6
1.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
169
< Minions Killed >
123
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.37
22,122
< Physical Damage >
692
128
< Magic Damage >
20,700
453
< True Damage >
755
22,704
< Damage Dealt >
22,148
21,835
< Damage Taken >
29,286
13,559
< Gold Earned >
11,161
2.34
< Towers >
1.51
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,436
< Total Healing >
7,471
12,002
< Experience >
13,184
14
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
8
83
< Time Dealing CC >
271

How to Counter Sylas with Draven in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several critical Draven against Sylas matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sylas..

Draven normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Sylas. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Draven and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Draven
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Draven
Sylas

Who is Better, Draven or Sylas?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Draven usually wins when facing off against Sylas, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Draven makes a good counter for Sylas.

While Draven does have a higher win rate compared to Sylas, when facing one another, Draven also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Draven into Sylasas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Draven also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Draven vs Sylas matchups, Draven is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Draven is a decent counter to Sylas. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Draven against Sylas.

Additional Information for Draven Players

How We Calculated Our Draven vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Draven, we analyzed 4,142 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 Draven 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Draven in order to counter Sylas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Draven often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Sylas. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They 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, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Draven versus Sylas build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Hubris, and Opportunity. When Draven bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Sylas than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Draven boasted an average winrate of 51.4% battling Sylas with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Sylas as Draven, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Bloodline runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Draven vs Sylas counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sylas as Draven are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.