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Sylas vs Illaoi

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

based on 2,330 Sylas vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Illaoi as Sylas resulted from an examination of 2330 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Sylas encounters Illaoi in only 1.8% of his games.

Sylas vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a poor job of beating Illaoi. On average, he wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Sylas versus Illaoi games, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Sylas vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneCryptbloomRod of AgesLiandry's Torment

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
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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 Illaoi as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Sylas vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Illaoi Image
8.1
< Kills >
5.7
7.2
< Deaths >
6.7
6.7
< Assists >
4.6
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
119
< Minions Killed >
188
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.6
705
< Physical Damage >
25,921
21,583
< Magic Damage >
867
782
< True Damage >
373
23,072
< Damage Dealt >
27,162
30,737
< Damage Taken >
35,232
11,318
< Gold Earned >
12,102
1.4
< Towers >
2.9
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,876
< Total Healing >
8,713
13,635
< Experience >
15,215
19
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
274
< Time Dealing CC >
416

How to Counter Illaoi with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several strategic Sylas against Illaoi matchup statistics that may help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Illaoi..

Sylas typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Illaoi. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Illaoi

Who is Better, Sylas or Illaoi?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a bad counter for Illaoi.

While Sylas does have a lower winrate than Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Sylas into Illaoi.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Sylas is a trash counter to Illaoi. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Sylas, we analyzed 2,330 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 Illaoi 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to counter Illaoi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas usually gets less CS relative to Illaoi. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sylas versus Illaoi build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Illaoi than with many other common item sets. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 47.9% when playing against Illaoi with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Illaoi as Sylas, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Sylas vs Illaoi counters, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.9% win rate overall.

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