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How to Win Sylas vs Brand Counter MatchupSylas is in the a tier of champions

Sylas vs Brand

How to Beat Brand as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Brand as Sylas

based on 7,417 Sylas vs Brand matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our data, Sylas fought Brand in 7417 games. Including so many matchups for Sylas vs Brand provides us confidence in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a supported build to destroy your foe. This particular champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Sylas encounters Brand in only 5.8% of his games.

Sylas vs Brand Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a below average job of countering Brand. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Sylas against Brand matches, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Brand.

Best Sylas vs Brand Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilCryptbloomLich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sylas to level upw
>
Second ability for Sylas to level upe
>
Last skill for Sylas to max outq

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Sylas's passive ability p
Sylas's q ability q
Sylas's w ability w
Sylas's e ability e
Sylas's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Brand as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Brand

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 Brand

Brand's passive allows him to excel against teams that cluster together. Be sure to split up against him.

Brand must land an ability before his combo is able to get started. Dodging his Sear or Pillar of Flame will disrupt his rhythm.

Try to move away from allies when you see Pyroclasm being cast. The initial missile speed is slow, which should give your team time to react.

Sylas vs Brand Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Brand Image
8.5
< Kills >
6
7.5
< Deaths >
7.1
6.5
< Assists >
9.1
1.93
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
124
< Minions Killed >
62
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.64
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.43
587
< Physical Damage >
850
22,281
< Magic Damage >
22,413
815
< True Damage >
1,349
23,684
< Damage Dealt >
24,612
31,526
< Damage Taken >
25,283
11,634
< Gold Earned >
11,047
1.42
< Towers >
1.52
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
7,819
< Total Healing >
6,018
13,873
< Experience >
12,849
20
< Vision Score >
36
9
< Wards Placed >
14
275
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Brand with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several critical Sylas vs. Brand matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Brand’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Brand..

Sylas often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Brand. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Brand

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Brand
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Brand

Who is Better, Sylas or Brand?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when taking on Brand, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a poor counter for Brand.

While Sylas does have a lower win rate compared to Brand, when facing one another, Sylas also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Brand.

Moreover, Sylas has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Brand. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Brand matchups, Brand is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Sylas is a somewhat poor counter to Brand. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Brand.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Brand Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Brand as Sylas, we analyzed 7,417 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 Brand as Sylas 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to counter Brand during both the laning 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 listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas most often picks up more CS compared to Brand. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Sylas versus Brand build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Brand than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 48.1% when countering Brand with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Brand as Sylas, Sylas players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Sylas vs Brand fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Brand as Sylas are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.