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

Sylas vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Sylas in LoL Olaf is in the s tier of champions
Mage Assassin
Fighter Tank

How to Beat Olaf as Sylas

based on 2,058 Sylas vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Olaf as Sylas resulted from an evaluation of 2058 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Sylas is forced to battle against Olaf in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Sylas vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a awful job of countering Olaf. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.1% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Sylas against Olaf matches, Sylas’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Olaf.

Best Sylas vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
EverfrostRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveMorellonomiconShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sylas to level up w
>
Second ability for Sylas to level up e
>
Last skill for Sylas to max out q

Runes

Precision Conqueror Presence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
Inspiration Biscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive Adaptive MagicRes
Sylas's passive ability p
Sylas q ability q
Sylas w ability w
Sylas e ability e
Sylas's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Olaf as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Olaf

Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.

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.

Advice to Win Against Olaf

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

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

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.

Sylas vs Olaf Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Olaf Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.1
6.8
< Deaths >
6.5
7
< Assists >
5.9
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
128
< Minions Killed >
124
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.57
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.57
545
< Physical Damage >
15,543
18,136
< Magic Damage >
200
1,264
< True Damage >
6,877
19,947
< Damage Dealt >
22,620
30,644
< Damage Taken >
29,711
10,785
< Gold Earned >
12,034
1.44
< Towers >
2.53
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
6,812
< Total Healing >
7,235
13,146
< Experience >
14,076
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
7
300
< Time Dealing CC >
382

How to Counter Olaf with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several valuable Sylas versus Olaf counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences between the pair. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Olaf..

Sylas normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Olaf. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away 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 LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually loses when facing off against Olaf, with a 46.1% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a bad counter to Olaf.

While Sylas does have a lower winrate compared to Olaf, when facing one another, Sylas also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Sylas into Olaf.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Olaf matchups, Olaf is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Sylas is a bad counter to Olaf. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Olaf.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sylas

Sylas Loses Against

Illaoi Illaoi 41.7% winrate Rell Rell 42.4% winrate Urgot Urgot 42.9% winrate Bel'Veth Bel'Veth 44.2% winrate

Sylas Wins Against

Evelynn Evelynn 57.1% winrate Lee Sin Lee Sin 57% winrate Malphite Malphite 55.5% winrate Hecarim Hecarim 55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Singed Singed + 52.2% 868 Games Bel'Veth Bel'Veth + 52.4% 3754 Games Vel'Koz Vel'Koz + 53.3% 896 Games Azir Azir + 54.6% 163 Games

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 2,058 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.

Other Useful Resources

Sylas Build Olaf Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sylas to counter Olaf during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Olaf. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Sylas versus Olaf build consist of Everfrost, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Sylas bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Olaf than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 46.1% battling Olaf with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Olaf as Sylas, you should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Sylas vs Olaf battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Olaf as Sylas are given for every ranked division. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.