How to Win Maokai vs Sylas Counter Matchup Maokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Maokai in LoL Sylas is in the b tier of champions
Tank Mage
Mage Assassin

How to Beat Sylas as Maokai

based on 8,384 Maokai vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
7.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Sylas as Maokai came out of an analysis of 8384 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Maokai fights Sylas in only 7.2% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Maokai does a good job of countering Sylas. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.6% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Maokai against Sylas games, Maokai’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Sylas.

Best Maokai vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionSpellthief's Edge

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBlasting Wand

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Liandry's AnguishShard of True IceDemonic Embrace

Optional Items

ShadowflameFrozen HeartMorellonomiconForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level up e
>
Second ability for Maokai to level up q
>
Last skill for Maokai to max out w

Runes

Resolve Aftershock Font of LifeSecond WindUnflinching
Inspiration Biscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability Haste Adaptive Force Armor
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai q ability q
Maokai w ability w
Maokai e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
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Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Sylas as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Sylas

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Advice to Win Against Sylas

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Maokai vs Sylas Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Sylas Image
3.6
< Kills >
7.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.7
11.6
< Assists >
7.2
0.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
47
< Minions Killed >
88
0.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,805
< Physical Damage >
548
14,616
< Magic Damage >
21,209
1,176
< True Damage >
1,096
17,597
< Damage Dealt >
22,854
29,704
< Damage Taken >
34,235
9,456
< Gold Earned >
11,330
1.31
< Towers >
1.33
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
7,321
< Total Healing >
6,481
11,761
< Experience >
13,226
33
< Vision Score >
19
12
< Wards Placed >
7
480
< Time Dealing CC >
330

How to Counter Sylas with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several valuable Maokai against Sylas matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sylas. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Maokai typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Sylas. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Sylas

Who is Better, Maokai or Sylas?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Sylas, with a 52.6% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes a good counter for Sylas.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate compared to Sylas, when they face off with one another, Maokai also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Sylas.

Furthermore, Maokai has a very large 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 lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Sylas matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Maokai is a good counter to Sylas. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

Mordekaiser Mordekaiser 46.5% winrate Illaoi Illaoi 46.5% winrate Dr. Mundo Dr. Mundo 46.6% winrate Heimerdinger Heimerdinger 47.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

Nidalee Nidalee 59.7% winrate Qiyana Qiyana 58.7% winrate Yuumi Yuumi 58.5% winrate Twisted Fate Twisted Fate 57.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Xin Zhao Xin Zhao + 55.3% 1251 Games Mordekaiser Mordekaiser + 55.3% 7010 Games Kled Kled + 56.3% 1246 Games Dr. Mundo Dr. Mundo + 56.8% 6623 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Maokai, we analyzed 8,384 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 Maokai 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

Maokai Build Sylas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Maokai typically racks up less CS as Sylas. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Sylas build consist of Liandry's Anguish, Shard of True Ice, and Demonic Embrace. When Maokai bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Sylas than with many other typical builds. In fact, Maokai had an average winrate of 52.6% battling Sylas with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Sylas as Maokai, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Maokai vs Sylas face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.6% winrate overall.

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