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How to Win Sylas vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupSylas is in the a tier of champions

Sylas vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Sylas

based on 5,400 Sylas vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Sylas battled Kai'Sa in 5400 games. Having so many games with Sylas vs Kai'Sa provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce useful stats and a recommended build to wreck your rival. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Sylas is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of his games.

Sylas vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Sylas has done a good job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.0% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Sylas vs Kai'Sa games, Sylas’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Sylas vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomLich BaneShadowflameRod 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

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
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Sylas vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Kai'Sa Image
8.1
< Kills >
7.8
7.2
< Deaths >
6.4
6.7
< Assists >
6.4
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
123
< Minions Killed >
177
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.47
461
< Physical Damage >
12,408
21,237
< Magic Damage >
8,081
793
< True Damage >
406
22,491
< Damage Dealt >
20,896
30,223
< Damage Taken >
19,684
11,411
< Gold Earned >
12,415
1.59
< Towers >
2.1
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,800
< Total Healing >
4,159
13,553
< Experience >
12,621
20
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
278
< Time Dealing CC >
44

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some influential Sylas vs. Kai'Sa matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kai'Sa..

Sylas often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Sylas or Kai'Sa?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sylas usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Sylas does have a higher win rate than Kai'Sa, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Kai'Sa.

Additionally, Sylas also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Kai'Sa matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Sylas is a decent counter to Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Sylas, we analyzed 5,400 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game 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 listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Sylas versus Kai'Sa build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Kai'Sa than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 52.0% battling Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Kai'Sa as Sylas, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Sylas vs Kai'Sa battles, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Sylas are displayed for every ranked division. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.