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How to Win Sylas vs Ryze Counter MatchupSylas is in the a tier of champions

Sylas vs Ryze

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

based on 1,173 Sylas vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our database, Sylas fought Ryze 1173 times. Including so many games with Sylas vs Ryze gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a supported build to obliterate your opponent. This pairing is relatively rare. Sylas encounters Ryze in only 0.9% of his games.

Sylas vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Sylas does a decent job of beating Ryze. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Sylas versus Ryze matches, Sylas’s team is 0.2% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Ryze.

Best Sylas vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneRod of AgesLiandry's Torment

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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
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
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Ryze as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Sylas vs Ryze Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Ryze Image
7.8
< Kills >
6
6.8
< Deaths >
6
6.9
< Assists >
6.7
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
124
< Minions Killed >
187
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.45
634
< Physical Damage >
1,148
21,535
< Magic Damage >
23,475
783
< True Damage >
306
22,953
< Damage Dealt >
24,929
30,843
< Damage Taken >
26,108
11,453
< Gold Earned >
12,026
1.55
< Towers >
2.2
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,204
< Total Healing >
4,115
13,732
< Experience >
15,763
21
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
10
288
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Ryze with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several strategic Sylas versus Ryze counter statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ryze..

Sylas typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ryze. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Ryze

Who is Better, Sylas or Ryze?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually wins when playing against Ryze, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes a good counter for Ryze.

While Sylas does have a higher winrate compared to Ryze, when facing one another, Sylas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Ryze.

Furthermore, Sylas has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ryze. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Ryze matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Sylas is a decent counter to Ryze. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Ryze.

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 Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Sylas, we analyzed 1,173 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 Ryze 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 Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sylas to counter Ryze during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas on average accumulates less CS relative to Ryze. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Sylas versus Ryze build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Ryze than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 51.5% when countering Ryze with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Ryze as Sylas, Sylas players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Sylas vs Ryze matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.5% winrate overall.

If you need to view Sylas versus Ryze tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using all matches finished with both champions.