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

Sylas vs Jayce

How to Beat Jayce as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jayce as Sylas

based on 1,728 Sylas vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each week. In our data, Sylas fought Jayce 1728 times. Having so many matchups for Sylas versus Jayce provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce actionable statistics and a recommended build to defeat your enemy. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Sylas fights Jayce in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Sylas vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a below average job of beating Jayce. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Sylas versus Jayce matches, Sylas’s team is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Jayce.

Best Sylas vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneCosmic DriveCryptbloomZhonya'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 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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Q
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Guide to Countering Jayce as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Jayce

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 Jayce

Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.

If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.

Sylas vs Jayce Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Jayce Image
8.1
< Kills >
7
7.1
< Deaths >
6.8
6.6
< Assists >
6.6
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
126
< Minions Killed >
183
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.52
637
< Physical Damage >
20,834
20,545
< Magic Damage >
4,526
715
< True Damage >
639
21,898
< Damage Dealt >
26,000
30,486
< Damage Taken >
21,807
11,528
< Gold Earned >
12,455
1.56
< Towers >
2.6
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,726
< Total Healing >
2,861
13,601
< Experience >
14,732
21
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
275
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Counter Jayce with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some significant Sylas versus Jayce matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jayce’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jayce..

Sylas typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Jayce. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Jayce

Who is Better, Sylas or Jayce?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when trying to fight Jayce, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes a poor counter to Jayce.

While Sylas does have a lower winrate than Jayce, when facing 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 Jayce.

Moreover, Sylas has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jayce. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Jayce matchups, Jayce is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Sylas is a somewhat poor counter for Jayce. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Jayce.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Sylas, we analyzed 1,728 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 Jayce 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 to counter Jayce during both the early game 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Jayce. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sylas versus Jayce build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Jayce than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 48.8% when playing against Jayce with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Jayce as Sylas, you should take 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 players used for Sylas vs Jayce LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.8% win rate overall.

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