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Sylas vs Gragas

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

based on 2,380 Sylas vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our dataset, Sylas engaged Gragas in 2380 games. Having so many matchups for Sylas vs Gragas gives us confidence in our capacity to prepare informative statistics and a recommended build to counter your opposition. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Sylas has to counter Gragas in only 1.9% of his games.

Sylas vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Sylas does a ok job of beating Gragas. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champions battle each other in. In Sylas vs Gragas rounds, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Sylas vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomLich BaneShadowflameZhonya'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

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
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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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Guide to Countering Gragas as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Sylas vs Gragas Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Gragas Image
8
< Kills >
5.9
7.3
< Deaths >
6
6.7
< Assists >
7.5
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
128
< Minions Killed >
107
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.57
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.41
567
< Physical Damage >
1,506
22,127
< Magic Damage >
18,595
759
< True Damage >
616
23,453
< Damage Dealt >
20,718
30,669
< Damage Taken >
29,124
11,537
< Gold Earned >
11,171
1.6
< Towers >
1.51
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
7,773
< Total Healing >
11,820
13,701
< Experience >
13,780
20
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
8
280
< Time Dealing CC >
402

How to Counter Gragas with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several valuable Sylas against Gragas counter stats that may help you figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gragas..

Sylas usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Gragas

Who is Better, Sylas or Gragas?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when playing against Gragas, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes an ok counter for Gragas.

While Sylas does have a higher winrate compared to Gragas, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Gragas.

Moreover, Sylas has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Gragas matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Sylas is a decent counter for Gragas. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Gragas.

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 Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Sylas, we analyzed 2,380 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 Gragas 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 Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sylas to counter Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas most often gets a similar amount of CS as Gragas. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, 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, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Sylas versus Gragas build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Gragas than with many other common item sets. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 50.5% battling Gragas with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Gragas as Sylas, Sylas players should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Sylas vs Gragas battles, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Sylas are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.