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Lucian vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Lucian in LoLLucian is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Lucian

based on 7,984 Lucian vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Lucian fought Sylas 7984 times. Including so many matchups for Lucian versus Sylas provides us confidence in our capability to prepare informative stats and a supported build to annihilate your opposition. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Lucian has to counter Sylas in only 3.5% of his matches.

Lucian vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Lucian has done a decent job of countering Sylas. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Lucian versus Sylas rounds, Lucian’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Lucian vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Lucian Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterStormrazorNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Guardian AngelRapid FirecannonImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lucian's passive ability p
Lucian's q ability q
Lucian's w ability w
Lucian's e ability e
Lucian's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Lucian

Tips for Playing as Lucian against Sylas

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

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!

Lucian vs Sylas Counter Stats

Lucian Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Sylas Image
7.8
< Kills >
8
6.3
< Deaths >
7.2
6.9
< Assists >
6.5
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.84
182
< Minions Killed >
127
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.38
19,181
< Physical Damage >
855
2,732
< Magic Damage >
21,162
535
< True Damage >
788
22,450
< Damage Dealt >
22,805
20,664
< Damage Taken >
30,430
12,442
< Gold Earned >
11,505
2.39
< Towers >
1.56
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,749
< Total Healing >
7,826
12,629
< Experience >
13,642
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
39
< Time Dealing CC >
282

How to Counter Sylas with Lucian in LoL

The stats provided here show some important Lucian vs. Sylas counter stats that may help us explain the differences between this set of champs. Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sylas..

Lucian typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Sylas. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lucian and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Lucian
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lucian
Sylas

Who is Better, Lucian or Sylas?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lucian usually wins when trying to fight Sylas, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Lucian makes a good counter to Sylas.

While Lucian does have a higher win rate than Sylas, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Lucian into Sylas.

Furthermore, Lucian has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Sylas matchups, Lucian is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Lucian is a decent counter to Sylas. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Lucian against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lucian

Lucian Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateTeemoTeemo45.3% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateZyraZyra45.8% winrate

Lucian Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateYuumiYuumi54.8% winrateSkarnerSkarner53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Lucian Players

How We Calculated Our Lucian vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Lucian, we analyzed 7,984 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 Lucian 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Lucian 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lucian most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Sylas. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Lucian versus Sylas build include Bloodthirster, Stormrazor, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Sylas than with many other common builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average win rate of 51.1% battling Sylas with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Sylas as Lucian, Lucian players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Lucian vs Sylas matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.

If you want to see Lucian x Sylas tips and builds for a a specific skill level, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using all matches with data with these champs.