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How to Win Sylas vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupSylas is in the a tier of champions

Sylas vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Sylas

based on 944 Sylas vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our data, Sylas faced off against Kog'Maw 944 times. Including so many matchups for Sylas versus Kog'Maw provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide useful stats and a supported build to shatter Kog'Maw. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Sylas is forced to battle against Kog'Maw in only 0.7% of his rounds.

Sylas vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Sylas has done a decent job of beating Kog'Maw. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Sylas versus Kog'Maw rounds, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Sylas vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneHextech RocketbeltZhonya'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

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
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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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 Kog'Maw as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Kog'Maw

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 Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Sylas vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Kog'Maw Image
8.5
< Kills >
7.7
7.3
< Deaths >
7.1
6.6
< Assists >
7.1
1.93
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
127
< Minions Killed >
166
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
520
< Physical Damage >
9,838
22,036
< Magic Damage >
13,725
833
< True Damage >
2,986
23,389
< Damage Dealt >
26,550
31,466
< Damage Taken >
21,605
11,752
< Gold Earned >
12,338
1.62
< Towers >
2.11
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,131
< Total Healing >
4,910
14,093
< Experience >
13,126
20
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
282
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several important Sylas vs. Kog'Maw matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kog'Maw..

Sylas often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Sylas or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually wins when taking on Kog'Maw, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes a good counter to Kog'Maw.

While Sylas does have a higher winrate than Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Sylas also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Kog'Maw.

Moreover, Sylas has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Kog'Maw matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Sylas is a decent counter to Kog'Maw. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Sylas, we analyzed 944 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 Kog'Maw 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

To truly master Sylas in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas on average gets a similar amount of CS as Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sylas versus Kog'Maw build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Kog'Maw as Sylas, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Sylas vs Kog'Maw battles, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.

If you want to view Sylas vs Kog'Maw tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and strategies shown are calculated using every game with data with both champions.