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Sylas vs Rengar

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

based on 4,397 Sylas vs Rengar matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our dataset, Sylas did battle with Rengar 4397 times. With so many matchups for Sylas vs Rengar provides us confidence in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a pro build to shatter your opponent. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Sylas is forced to battle against Rengar in only 3.4% of his games.

Sylas vs Rengar Matchup Summary

Sylas does a ok job of beating Rengar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Sylas vs Rengar games, Sylas’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Rengar.

Best Sylas vs Rengar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomShadowflameHextech Rocketbelt

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

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
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Rengar as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Rengar

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 Rengar

Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.

Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.

Sylas vs Rengar Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Rengar Image
8.3
< Kills >
8.5
7.2
< Deaths >
7.1
6.4
< Assists >
6.4
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.94
128
< Minions Killed >
43
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
1.24
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.38
552
< Physical Damage >
18,292
21,393
< Magic Damage >
1,388
743
< True Damage >
1,130
22,689
< Damage Dealt >
20,810
30,424
< Damage Taken >
33,660
11,569
< Gold Earned >
12,991
1.59
< Towers >
1.33
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
7,635
< Total Healing >
16,014
13,733
< Experience >
13,971
20
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
5
273
< Time Dealing CC >
231

How to Counter Rengar with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some important Sylas versus Rengar matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rengar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rengar..

Sylas normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Rengar. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Rengar

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Rengar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Rengar

Who is Better, Sylas or Rengar?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when taking on Rengar, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes an ok counter to Rengar.

While Sylas does have a higher winrate than Rengar, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Rengar.

Additionally, Sylas has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rengar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Rengar matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Sylas is a decent counter for Rengar. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Rengar.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Rengar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rengar as Sylas, we analyzed 4,397 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 Rengar 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 in order to counter Rengar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas on average picks up more CS as Rengar. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Sylas versus Rengar build include Lich Bane, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Rengar than with many other common item sets. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 50.6% when countering Rengar with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Rengar as Sylas, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Sylas vs Rengar LoL games, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Rengar as Sylas are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.