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

Sylas vs Karma

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

based on 3,258 Sylas vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Karma as Sylas resulted from an examination of 3258 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Sylas is forced to battle against Karma in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Sylas vs Karma Matchup Summary

Sylas does a decent job of beating Karma. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Sylas vs Karma games, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Karma.

Best Sylas vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassHextech RocketbeltShadowflame

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
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Karma as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Karma

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 Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Sylas vs Karma Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Karma Image
7.8
< Kills >
3
6.9
< Deaths >
5.8
6.4
< Assists >
12.1
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
0.61
126
< Minions Killed >
65
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.49
621
< Physical Damage >
1,028
20,783
< Magic Damage >
14,002
767
< True Damage >
734
22,172
< Damage Dealt >
15,765
30,243
< Damage Taken >
18,472
11,259
< Gold Earned >
9,086
1.57
< Towers >
1.93
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,695
< Total Healing >
2,572
13,448
< Experience >
11,176
20
< Vision Score >
49
9
< Wards Placed >
22
277
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Counter Karma with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some valuable Sylas versus Karma counter stats that may help you explain the differences between the two. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karma’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karma. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Sylas often has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Karma. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Karma

Who is Better, Sylas or Karma?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually wins when playing against Karma, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a good counter to Karma.

While Sylas does have a higher win rate than Karma, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Karma.

Additionally, Sylas also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karma. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Sylas is a decent counter to Karma. Make sure you focus 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 Karma.

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 Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Sylas, we analyzed 3,258 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 Karma 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 Karma Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sylas in order to counter Karma during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas usually racks up more CS as Karma. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Sylas versus Karma build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Karma than with most other common builds. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 51.3% when countering Karma with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Karma as Sylas, Sylas players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Sylas vs Karma face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.3% winrate overall.

If you need to get Sylas x Karma tips and counter stats for a an individual division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using every round played with both champs.