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How to Win Sylas vs Olaf Counter MatchupSylas is in the b tier of champions

Sylas vs Olaf

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

based on 825 Sylas vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our database, Sylas faced Olaf in 825 matches. With so many games with Sylas vs Olaf gives us faith in our ability to provide informative statistics and a supported build to wreck Olaf. This matchup is somewhat rare. Sylas fights Olaf in only 1.4% of his matches.

Sylas vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a poor job of beating Olaf. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.1% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Sylas versus Olaf rounds, Sylas’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Sylas vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
EverfrostRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveShadowflame

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

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
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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E
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W
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E
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E
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Olaf as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Olaf

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 Olaf

Olaf becomes more dangerous the lower life he is. Save your disables to finish him off.

Olaf has reduced defenses from damage during Ragnarok, despite being immune to disables. If you can't escape from Olaf during Ragnarok, try focusing your damage on him with your teammates.

Preventing Olaf from reaching his axe will minimize the amount of harassment he can cause in the laning phase.

Sylas vs Olaf Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Olaf Image
7
< Kills >
6.5
6.5
< Deaths >
6.5
6.4
< Assists >
4.7
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
105
< Minions Killed >
154
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.49
478
< Physical Damage >
15,450
17,375
< Magic Damage >
196
892
< True Damage >
6,118
18,746
< Damage Dealt >
21,765
30,482
< Damage Taken >
26,947
10,521
< Gold Earned >
11,716
1.26
< Towers >
2.46
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,632
< Total Healing >
12,212
12,700
< Experience >
13,958
18
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
7
275
< Time Dealing CC >
315

How to Counter Olaf with Sylas in LoL

The stats shown here feature some influential Sylas versus Olaf matchup stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Olaf..

Sylas typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Olaf. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Olaf

Who is Better, Sylas or Olaf?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when trying to fight Olaf, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a poor counter for Olaf.

While Sylas does have a lower win rate than Olaf, when on opposite teams, Sylas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Olaf.

Moreover, Sylas has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Olaf. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Sylas is a somewhat poor counter to Olaf. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Olaf.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Sylas, we analyzed 825 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 Olaf 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to counter Olaf during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Olaf. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sylas versus Olaf build include Everfrost, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Sylas combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Olaf than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 48.1% when countering Olaf with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Olaf as Sylas, Sylas players should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Sylas vs Olaf face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.1% win rate overall.

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