Sylas vs Blitzcrank
How to Beat Blitzcrank as Sylas
based on 5,141 Sylas vs Blitzcrank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Blitzcrank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Blitzcrank
Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.
Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.
Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.
Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank
Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.
Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.
Sylas vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats
How to Counter Blitzcrank with Sylas in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some valuable Sylas against Blitzcrank matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Blitzcrank. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Sylas typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Blitzcrank. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Sylas and Blitzcrank
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Who is Better, Sylas or Blitzcrank?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes an ok counter for Blitzcrank.
While Sylas does have a higher winrate than Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Sylas also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Blitzcrank.
Additionally, Sylas also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Blitzcrank matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Sylas is a decent counter to Blitzcrank. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Blitzcrank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to counter Blitzcrank 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 displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas often gets much more CS compared to Blitzcrank. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Sylas versus Blitzcrank build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Blitzcrank than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 50.2% battling Blitzcrank with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Blitzcrank as Sylas, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Sylas vs Blitzcrank counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.2% win rate overall.
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