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

Sylas vs Lulu

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

based on 1,988 Sylas vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Lulu as Sylas came out of an examination of 1988 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Sylas encounters Lulu in only 1.6% of his games.

Sylas vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Sylas does a good job of beating Lulu. On average, he wins a whopping 52.2% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Sylas versus Lulu games, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Lulu.

Best Sylas vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomVoid StaffRabadon's DeathcapRod 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
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Lulu as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Sylas vs Lulu Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Lulu Image
7.7
< Kills >
1.6
6.9
< Deaths >
5.2
6.4
< Assists >
14.7
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
126
< Minions Killed >
27
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.55
564
< Physical Damage >
1,034
20,364
< Magic Damage >
5,674
757
< True Damage >
534
21,686
< Damage Dealt >
7,242
30,101
< Damage Taken >
15,868
11,367
< Gold Earned >
8,289
1.68
< Towers >
2.16
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,661
< Total Healing >
2,039
13,475
< Experience >
10,485
20
< Vision Score >
58
9
< Wards Placed >
25
284
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Lulu with Sylas in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several vital Sylas versus Lulu matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between these two champs. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lulu’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Lulu. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Sylas usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Lulu. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Lulu

Who is Better, Sylas or Lulu?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually wins when taking on Lulu, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a good counter to Lulu.

While Sylas does have a higher winrate than Lulu, when facing one another, Sylas also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Sylas into Lulu.

Additionally, Sylas also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lulu. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Lulu matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Sylas is an above average counter for Lulu. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Lulu.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Sylas, we analyzed 1,988 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 Lulu 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 in order to counter Lulu 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 tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas often accumulates much more CS relative to Lulu. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Sylas versus Lulu build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas included at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Lulu than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 52.2% when playing against Lulu with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Lulu as Sylas, Sylas players 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 runes players used for Sylas vs Lulu fights, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lulu as Sylas are shown for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.