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How to Win Sylas vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupSylas is in the a tier of champions

Sylas vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Sylas

based on 2,941 Sylas vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our data, Sylas faced off against Cho'Gath 2941 times. With so many games with Sylas vs Cho'Gath provides us faith in our capability to provide enlightening statistics and a recommended build to destroy your opposition. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Sylas fights Cho'Gath in only 2.3% of his games.

Sylas vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Sylas does a ok job of countering Cho'Gath. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Sylas versus Cho'Gath games, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Sylas vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rod of AgesCryptbloomStormsurgeZhonya's Hourglass

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 ForceMagic Resist
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
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Cho'Gath

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 Cho'Gath

Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.

Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.

Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.

Sylas vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Cho'Gath Image
8.4
< Kills >
6
7.3
< Deaths >
5.8
6.4
< Assists >
6.4
1.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
123
< Minions Killed >
148
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.38
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.44
592
< Physical Damage >
3,371
22,355
< Magic Damage >
13,949
1,750
< True Damage >
3,943
24,699
< Damage Dealt >
21,265
32,565
< Damage Taken >
40,427
11,530
< Gold Earned >
11,221
1.56
< Towers >
2.07
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
8,271
< Total Healing >
8,562
13,677
< Experience >
14,279
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
280
< Time Dealing CC >
738

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Sylas in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several strategic Sylas versus Cho'Gath matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the two. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Cho'Gath..

Sylas typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Sylas or Cho'Gath?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when taking on Cho'Gath, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes an ok counter to Cho'Gath.

While Sylas does have a higher winrate than Cho'Gath, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Cho'Gath.

Furthermore, Sylas also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Cho'Gath matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Sylas is a decent counter to Cho'Gath. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sylas

Sylas Loses Against

CassiopeiaCassiopeia44.5% winrateLilliaLillia45.1% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrate

Sylas Wins Against

MalphiteMalphite54.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateZiggsZiggs53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KledKled+ 53.2% 1441 GamesBardBard+ 53.4% 3585 GamesIvernIvern+ 53.6% 1305 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.6% 5383 Games

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Sylas, we analyzed 2,941 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 Cho'Gath 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.

Other Useful Resources

Sylas Build Cho'Gath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sylas in order to counter Cho'Gath 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Cho'Gath. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Sylas versus Cho'Gath build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Cho'Gath than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 50.4% when countering Cho'Gath with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Cho'Gath as Sylas, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Sylas vs Cho'Gath matchups, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.4% win rate overall.

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