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Dr. Mundo vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Dr. Mundo in LoLDr. Mundo is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Dr. Mundo

based on 2,356 Dr. Mundo vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Sylas as Dr. Mundo resulted from an analysis of 2356 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Dr. Mundo encounters Sylas in only 3.0% of his rounds.

Dr. Mundo vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Dr. Mundo does a decent job of countering Sylas. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Dr. Mundo against Sylas rounds, Dr. Mundo’s side is 0.2% less probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Sylas.

Best Dr. Mundo vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Dr. Mundo Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageHeartsteelTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Unending DespairHollow RadianceThornmailSunfire Aegis

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Dr. Mundo to level upq
>
Second ability for Dr. Mundo to level upe
>
Last skill for Dr. Mundo to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedMagic ResistHealth Scaling
Dr. Mundo's passive ability p
Dr. Mundo's q ability q
Dr. Mundo's w ability w
Dr. Mundo's e ability e
Dr. Mundo's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Sylas as Dr. Mundo

Tips for Playing as Dr. Mundo against Sylas

Cleavers are a powerful tool for killing neutral monsters. Instead of returning to base, farm neutral monsters until your ultimate can heal you.

A well-timed Sadism can bait enemy champions into attacking you even when they lack the damage to finish you.

Spirit Visage will increase the healing done by your ultimate and lower cooldowns on all of your abilities.

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!

Dr. Mundo vs Sylas Counter Stats

Dr. Mundo Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Sylas Image
4.4
< Kills >
7.9
5.4
< Deaths >
6.9
6.5
< Assists >
6.6
1.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
161
< Minions Killed >
121
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.38
9,243
< Physical Damage >
607
14,337
< Magic Damage >
23,310
519
< True Damage >
839
24,099
< Damage Dealt >
24,757
45,648
< Damage Taken >
31,778
11,208
< Gold Earned >
11,241
2.65
< Towers >
1.56
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
15,359
< Total Healing >
8,238
14,517
< Experience >
13,441
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
247
< Time Dealing CC >
273

How to Counter Sylas with Dr. Mundo in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several valuable Dr. Mundo versus Sylas matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Dr. Mundo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Dr. Mundo may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sylas..

Dr. Mundo typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Sylas. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Dr. Mundo and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Dr. Mundo
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Dr. Mundo
Sylas

Who is Better, Dr. Mundo or Sylas?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Dr. Mundo usually wins when facing off against Sylas, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Dr. Mundo makes a good counter to Sylas.

While Dr. Mundo does have a higher win rate compared to Sylas, when on opposite teams, Dr. Mundo also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Dr. Mundo into Sylas.

Moreover, Dr. Mundo has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Dr. Mundo vs Sylas matchups, Dr. Mundo is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Dr. Mundo is a decent counter for Sylas. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Dr. Mundo against Sylas.

Additional Information for Dr. Mundo Players

How We Calculated Our Dr. Mundo vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Dr. Mundo, we analyzed 2,356 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 Dr. Mundo 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Dr. Mundo 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 lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Dr. Mundo most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Sylas. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Dr. Mundo versus Sylas build include Spirit Visage, Heartsteel, and Titanic Hydra. When Dr. Mundo bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Sylas than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Dr. Mundo boasted an average win rate of 51.7% when playing against Sylas with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Sylas as Dr. Mundo, Dr. Mundo players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Magical Footwear, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Dr. Mundo vs Sylas counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.7% winrate overall.

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