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Sylas vs Nilah

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

based on 1,991 Sylas vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games each week. Within our database, Sylas fought Nilah 1991 times. Including so many matchups for Sylas versus Nilah gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce actionable stats and a pro build to obliterate your rival. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Sylas is forced to battle against Nilah in only 1.6% of his games.

Sylas vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a poor job of beating Nilah. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.0% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Sylas versus Nilah games, Sylas’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Nilah.

Best Sylas vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

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

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
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
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
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Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Nilah as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Nilah

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 Nilah Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Nilah Image
7.9
< Kills >
8
7
< Deaths >
6.7
6.9
< Assists >
6.2
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
123
< Minions Killed >
167
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.52
789
< Physical Damage >
18,651
20,919
< Magic Damage >
171
805
< True Damage >
398
22,513
< Damage Dealt >
19,221
29,610
< Damage Taken >
23,441
11,197
< Gold Earned >
12,572
1.59
< Towers >
2.61
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,869
< Total Healing >
8,313
13,428
< Experience >
12,989
19
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
287
< Time Dealing CC >
84

How to Counter Nilah with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several strategic Sylas vs. Nilah counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nilah..

Sylas often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Nilah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Nilah

Who is Better, Sylas or Nilah?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when playing against Nilah, with a 47.0% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a bad counter to Nilah.

While Sylas does have a lower winrate than Nilah, when on opposite teams, Sylas also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Sylas into Nilah.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Sylas is a bad counter for Nilah. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Nilah.

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 Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Sylas, we analyzed 1,991 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 Nilah 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sylas in order to counter Nilah during both the laning 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 shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Nilah. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Sylas versus Nilah build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Nilah than with most other common builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 47.0% battling Nilah with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Nilah as Sylas, you should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Sylas vs Nilah LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Sylas are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.