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

Sylas vs Jarvan IV

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the b tier of champions
MageAssassin
TankFighter

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Sylas

based on 1,941 Sylas vs Jarvan IV matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. In our database, Sylas engaged Jarvan IV 1941 times. Having so many games with Sylas vs Jarvan IV provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce actionable statistics and a recommended build to annihilate your enemy. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Sylas encounters Jarvan IV in only 1.5% of his games.

Sylas vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

Sylas has done a decent job of countering Jarvan IV. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Sylas vs Jarvan IV games, Sylas’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Jarvan IV.

Best Sylas vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLich BaneHextech RocketbeltMalignance

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
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R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Jarvan IV

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 Jarvan IV

Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.

Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.

Sylas vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Jarvan IV Image
8
< Kills >
5.7
7.2
< Deaths >
6.2
6.6
< Assists >
12.4
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
125
< Minions Killed >
38
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.28
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.49
947
< Physical Damage >
13,381
21,078
< Magic Damage >
1,317
761
< True Damage >
834
22,787
< Damage Dealt >
15,532
30,164
< Damage Taken >
31,410
11,414
< Gold Earned >
11,355
1.55
< Towers >
1.82
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
7,725
< Total Healing >
12,282
13,500
< Experience >
13,013
20
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
7
275
< Time Dealing CC >
462

How to Counter Jarvan IV with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Sylas against Jarvan IV counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jarvan IV’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jarvan IV..

Sylas typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Jarvan IV. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Jarvan IV

Who is Better, Sylas or Jarvan IV?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sylas usually wins when facing off against Jarvan IV, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a good counter to Jarvan IV.

While Sylas does have a higher winrate compared to Jarvan IV, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Jarvan IV.

Additionally, Sylas has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This often 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 Jarvan IV matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Sylas is a decent counter for Jarvan IV. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Jarvan IV.

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 Jarvan IV Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jarvan IV as Sylas, we analyzed 1,941 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 Jarvan IV 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 Jarvan IV Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to counter Jarvan IV during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas typically gets much more CS as Jarvan IV. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Sylas versus Jarvan IV build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Jarvan IV than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 51.6% when playing against Jarvan IV with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Jarvan IV as Sylas, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Sylas vs Jarvan IV clashes, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jarvan IV as Sylas are presented for all ranked divisions. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.