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

Sylas vs Karthus

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

based on 1,739 Sylas vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our data, Sylas faced Karthus 1739 times. Using so many games with Sylas versus Karthus provides us confidence in our capability to produce informative statistics and a supported build to wreck your enemy. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Sylas is forced to battle against Karthus in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Sylas vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Sylas has done a decent job of beating Karthus. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Sylas versus Karthus rounds, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Karthus.

Best Sylas vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilMalignanceCryptbloomShadowflame

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
1
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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W
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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 Karthus as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Karthus

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 Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Sylas vs Karthus Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Karthus Image
8.8
< Kills >
7.2
7.2
< Deaths >
7.7
6.9
< Assists >
9.6
2.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
127
< Minions Killed >
86
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.83
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.27
584
< Physical Damage >
258
23,437
< Magic Damage >
29,520
835
< True Damage >
1,969
24,857
< Damage Dealt >
31,748
32,328
< Damage Taken >
28,996
11,899
< Gold Earned >
12,589
1.5
< Towers >
1.03
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.2
8,280
< Total Healing >
8,839
14,184
< Experience >
14,453
20
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
7
275
< Time Dealing CC >
214

How to Counter Karthus with Sylas in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several valuable Sylas against Karthus counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between these two champions. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karthus..

Sylas normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Karthus. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Karthus

Who is Better, Sylas or Karthus?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sylas usually wins when trying to fight Karthus, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes a good counter for Karthus.

While Sylas does have a higher win rate than Karthus, when facing one another, Sylas also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Karthus.

Moreover, Sylas also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. This 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 Karthus matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Sylas is a decent counter for Karthus. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Karthus.

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 Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Sylas, we analyzed 1,739 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 Karthus 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 Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sylas in order to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Karthus. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Sylas versus Karthus build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Karthus than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 51.8% when playing against Karthus with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Karthus 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 rune combinations players chose for Sylas vs Karthus counters, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Karthus as Sylas are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.