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Kayle vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Kayle

based on 3,871 Kayle vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
1.8
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Sylas as Kayle resulted from an evaluation of 3871 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Kayle encounters Sylas in only 3.4% of her matches.

Kayle vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Kayle does a ok job of countering Sylas. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Kayle vs Sylas rounds, Kayle’s side is 0.2% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Sylas.

Best Kayle vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneNashor's ToothShadowflame

Optional Items

Rylai's Crystal ScepterRabadon's DeathcapWit's EndTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kayle's passive ability p
Kayle's q ability q
Kayle's w ability w
Kayle's e ability e
Kayle's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Sylas

Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.

Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.

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!

Kayle vs Sylas Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Sylas Image
5.4
< Kills >
8.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6.9
5.6
< Assists >
6.3
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.86
188
< Minions Killed >
124
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.44
6,832
< Physical Damage >
530
13,250
< Magic Damage >
20,971
473
< True Damage >
678
20,555
< Damage Dealt >
22,181
22,550
< Damage Taken >
29,804
12,129
< Gold Earned >
11,444
2.65
< Towers >
1.64
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,721
< Total Healing >
7,694
15,109
< Experience >
13,640
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
9
236
< Time Dealing CC >
275

How to Counter Sylas with Kayle in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some influential Kayle versus Sylas counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sylas..

Kayle typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Sylas. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Sylas

Who is Better, Kayle or Sylas?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayle usually fairs equally well when facing off against Sylas, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Kayle makes an ok counter to Sylas.

While Kayle does have a higher win rate than Sylas, when they face off with one another, Kayle also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayle into Sylasas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Sylas matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Kayle is a decent counter to Sylas. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kayle against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayle

Kayle Loses Against

TeemoTeemo47% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.1% winrateBardBard47.1% winrateNasusNasus47.2% winrate

Kayle Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner57.1% winrateGarenGaren55.9% winrateZeriZeri55.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Kayle, we analyzed 3,871 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 Kayle 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayle in order to counter Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle most often picks up more CS relative to Sylas. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kayle versus Sylas build include Lich Bane, Nashor's Tooth, and Shadowflame. When Kayle incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Sylas than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kayle had an average win rate of 50.8% when playing against Sylas with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Sylas as Kayle, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Kayle vs Sylas counters, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Kayle vs Sylas tips and counter stats for a a specific player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides given are calculated using all matches with data with these champs.