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

Sylas vs Maokai

How to Beat Maokai as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Maokai as Sylas

based on 5,761 Sylas vs Maokai matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. In our dataset, Sylas battled Maokai 5761 times. Including so many games with Sylas vs Maokai gives us confidence in our ability to produce informative stats and a pro build to suppress your rival. This champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Sylas encounters Maokai in only 4.5% of his matches.

Sylas vs Maokai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a dismal job of countering Maokai. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Sylas vs Maokai matches, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Maokai.

Best Sylas vs Maokai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Void StaffCryptbloomLich BaneZhonya'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
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 Maokai as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Maokai

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 Maokai

The cooldown on Maokai's self healing is heavily gated on how many time you hit him with spells. Careful about wasting abilities on him.

Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells.

Saplings will chase the first enemy that gets too close, but detonate after a few seconds or if they collide with other enemies. Be especially careful around brush sapling, as they are much more dangerous.

Sylas vs Maokai Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Maokai Image
8
< Kills >
2.8
7.1
< Deaths >
6
7
< Assists >
12.8
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
0.57
128
< Minions Killed >
47
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.28
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.42
583
< Physical Damage >
1,722
22,548
< Magic Damage >
11,397
800
< True Damage >
991
23,931
< Damage Dealt >
14,111
30,428
< Damage Taken >
28,560
11,469
< Gold Earned >
9,185
1.54
< Towers >
1.42
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,779
< Total Healing >
8,915
13,603
< Experience >
11,155
20
< Vision Score >
46
9
< Wards Placed >
19
291
< Time Dealing CC >
409

How to Counter Maokai with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some influential Sylas vs. Maokai matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences between the two. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Maokai’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Maokai. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Sylas normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Maokai. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Maokai

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Maokai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Maokai

Who is Better, Sylas or Maokai?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when trying to fight Maokai, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a poor counter for Maokai.

While Sylas does have a lower winrate than Maokai, when facing one another, Sylas also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Maokai.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Maokai matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Sylas is a somewhat poor counter for Maokai. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Maokai.

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 Maokai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Maokai as Sylas, we analyzed 5,761 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 Maokai 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sylas to counter Maokai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas often gets more CS compared to Maokai. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Sylas versus Maokai build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas used at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Maokai than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 48.8% when countering Maokai with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Maokai 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. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Sylas vs Maokai fights, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Maokai as Sylas are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.