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

Sylas vs Gnar

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

based on 1,404 Sylas vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our data, Sylas engaged Gnar in 1404 matches. With so many games with Sylas vs Gnar provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce useful stats and a supported build to smash your opponent. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Sylas encounters Gnar in only 1.1% of his games.

Sylas vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Sylas has done a decent job of beating Gnar. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champs face one another in. In Sylas against Gnar games, Sylas’s team is 0.2% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Gnar.

Best Sylas vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneRabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltRod of Ages

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

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
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
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W
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E
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W
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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 Gnar as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Sylas vs Gnar Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Gnar Image
7.9
< Kills >
5.1
7.2
< Deaths >
6
6.6
< Assists >
6.3
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
124
< Minions Killed >
166
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,258
< Physical Damage >
18,211
20,399
< Magic Damage >
3,440
684
< True Damage >
421
22,342
< Damage Dealt >
22,072
30,393
< Damage Taken >
28,835
11,350
< Gold Earned >
11,263
1.55
< Towers >
2.4
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,790
< Total Healing >
5,701
13,572
< Experience >
14,688
20
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
285
< Time Dealing CC >
409

How to Counter Gnar with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several strategic Sylas against Gnar counter statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gnar..

Sylas often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Gnar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Gnar

Who is Better, Sylas or Gnar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually wins when facing off against Gnar, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a good counter to Gnar.

While Sylas does have a higher win rate than Gnar, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Gnar.

Additionally, Sylas also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Gnar matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Sylas is a decent counter for Gnar. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Gnar.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Sylas, we analyzed 1,404 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 Gnar 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 in order to counter Gnar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Gnar. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Sylas versus Gnar build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Gnar than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 51.3% when countering Gnar with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating Gnar as Sylas, Sylas players should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Sylas vs Gnar fights, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Sylas x Gnar tips and counter stats for a a particular skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using every game finished with both champions.