Malphite vs Sylas
How to Beat Sylas as Malphite
based on 7,770 Malphite vs Sylas matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Sylas Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Sylas Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Sylas
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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!
Malphite vs Sylas Counter Stats
How to Counter Sylas with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show several influential Malphite against Sylas counter statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sylas..
Malphite normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Sylas. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Sylas
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Who is Better, Malphite or Sylas?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually loses when playing against Sylas, with a 45.2% win rate. Thus, Malphite makes a bad counter for Sylas.
While Malphite does have a much lower winrate compared to Sylas, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Malphite into Sylas.
Moreover, Malphite also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Sylas matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Malphite is a trash counter to Sylas. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Malphite against Sylas.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to counter Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Sylas. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Malphite versus Sylas build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Thornmail, and Frozen Heart. When Malphite included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Sylas than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Malphite had an average win rate of 45.2% battling Sylas with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Sylas as Malphite, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Malphite vs Sylas counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.2% win rate overall.
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