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How to Win Ezreal vs Sylas Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Ezreal

based on 7,460 Ezreal vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Sylas as Ezreal came out of an examination of 7460 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Ezreal fights Sylas in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Ezreal vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal has done a dismal job of countering Sylas. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs face each other in. In Ezreal versus Sylas games, Ezreal’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Ezreal vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelMuramanaTrinity Force

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordMaw of MalmortiusNavori QuickbladesBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal'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
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Sylas as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Sylas

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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!

Ezreal vs Sylas Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Sylas Image
6.7
< Kills >
8.2
5.8
< Deaths >
7.1
7.1
< Assists >
6.5
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
169
< Minions Killed >
126
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.39
16,068
< Physical Damage >
456
7,236
< Magic Damage >
22,097
594
< True Damage >
808
23,899
< Damage Dealt >
23,361
20,060
< Damage Taken >
31,096
11,727
< Gold Earned >
11,493
2.22
< Towers >
1.56
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,198
< Total Healing >
8,150
12,508
< Experience >
13,708
16
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
9
82
< Time Dealing CC >
280

How to Counter Sylas with Ezreal in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several critical Ezreal versus Sylas matchup statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sylas..

Ezreal usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Sylas. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ezreal and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Sylas

Who is Better, Ezreal or Sylas?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when playing against Sylas, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Ezreal makes a poor counter to Sylas.

While Ezreal does have a lower winrate compared to Sylas, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Ezreal into Sylasas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ezreal has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Ezreal is a somewhat poor counter to Sylas. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ezreal against Sylas.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Ezreal, we analyzed 7,460 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 Ezreal 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 Ezreal 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 mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Sylas. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Ezreal versus Sylas build consist of Guardian Angel, Muramana, and Trinity Force. When Ezreal combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Sylas than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average winrate of 48.2% when playing against Sylas with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Sylas as Ezreal, Ezreal players should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Ezreal vs Sylas clashes, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.2% win rate overall.

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