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

Sylas vs Diana

How to Beat Diana as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Diana as Sylas

based on 5,777 Sylas vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Sylas fought Diana in 5777 matches. With so many games with Sylas vs Diana gives us confidence in our ability to produce informative data and a solid build to shatter Diana. This particular champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Sylas is forced to battle against Diana in only 4.5% of his games.

Sylas vs Diana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a dismal job of countering Diana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Sylas vs Diana matches, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Diana.

Best Sylas vs Diana 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 HourglassLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneCryptbloomCosmic DriveHextech 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 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
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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 Diana as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Diana

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 Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Sylas vs Diana Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Diana Image
8.1
< Kills >
7.9
7.4
< Deaths >
7.1
6.8
< Assists >
6.9
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
124
< Minions Killed >
97
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.8
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.44
539
< Physical Damage >
2,198
20,736
< Magic Damage >
19,342
736
< True Damage >
991
22,011
< Damage Dealt >
22,531
30,236
< Damage Taken >
24,447
11,414
< Gold Earned >
12,275
1.5
< Towers >
1.72
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
7,725
< Total Healing >
5,727
13,588
< Experience >
14,007
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
7
283
< Time Dealing CC >
125

How to Counter Diana with Sylas in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several vital Sylas vs. Diana matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Diana’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Diana..

Sylas often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Diana. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Diana

Who is Better, Sylas or Diana?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when taking on Diana, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a bad counter to Diana.

While Sylas does have a lower winrate than Diana, when facing one another, Sylas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Diana.

Additionally, Sylas also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Diana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Diana matchups, Diana is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Sylas is a somewhat poor counter for Diana. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Diana.

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 Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Sylas, we analyzed 5,777 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 Diana 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 Diana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas in order to counter Diana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas most often gets a similar amount of CS as Diana. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Sylas versus Diana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Diana than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 48.8% when countering Diana with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Diana as Sylas, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Sylas vs Diana counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.8% win rate overall.

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