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Sylas vs Naafiri

How to Beat Naafiri as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Naafiri as Sylas

based on 3,455 Sylas vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. Within our data, Sylas faced off against Naafiri 3455 times. Having so many matchups for Sylas versus Naafiri provides us confidence in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a solid build to defeat your opposition. This champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Sylas has to counter Naafiri in only 5.8% of his matches.

Sylas vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a terrible job of countering Naafiri. On average, he wins a lowly 45.8% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Sylas against Naafiri rounds, Sylas’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Sylas vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLost Chapter

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Night HarvesterRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveVoid StaffShadowflameMorellonomicon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
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
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Naafiri

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.

Sylas vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Naafiri Image
6.9
< Kills >
9
6.9
< Deaths >
6.4
6.5
< Assists >
5.8
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
2.02
99
< Minions Killed >
118
0.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.37
648
< Physical Damage >
22,829
17,584
< Magic Damage >
59
887
< True Damage >
1,199
19,121
< Damage Dealt >
24,087
31,784
< Damage Taken >
24,922
10,619
< Gold Earned >
12,218
1.25
< Towers >
1.4
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
9,210
< Total Healing >
7,438
12,735
< Experience >
13,307
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
7
307
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Naafiri with Sylas in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some significant Sylas against Naafiri matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Naafiri..

Sylas normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Naafiri. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Naafiri

Who is Better, Sylas or Naafiri?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when facing off against Naafiri, with a 45.8% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a poor counter to Naafiri.

While Sylas does have a much lower win rate than Naafiri, when facing one another, Sylas also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Sylas into Naafiri.

Furthermore, Sylas also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Naafiri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Sylas is a trash counter to Naafiri. Focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Naafiri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sylas

Sylas Loses Against

CassiopeiaCassiopeia42.3% winrateHeimerdingerHeimerdinger42.4% winrateZyraZyra43.2% winrateKassadinKassadin43.9% winrate

Sylas Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.8% winrateMalphiteMalphite53.5% winrateGragasGragas53.4% winrateLissandraLissandra53.2% winrate

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Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Sylas, we analyzed 3,455 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 Naafiri 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 Naafiri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Naafiri. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Sylas versus Naafiri build consist of Night Harvester, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Sylas used at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Naafiri than with many other common item sets. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 45.8% battling Naafiri with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Naafiri as Sylas, Sylas players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Sylas vs Naafiri face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.8% win rate overall.

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