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

Sylas vs Swain

How to Beat Swain as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Swain as Sylas

based on 5,471 Sylas vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Swain as Sylas came out of an evaluation of 5471 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Sylas encounters Swain in only 4.3% of his matches.

Sylas vs Swain Matchup Summary

Sylas has done a decent job of beating Swain. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Sylas versus Swain rounds, Sylas’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Swain.

Best Sylas vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Banshee's VeilZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneCryptbloomLiandry'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 ForceHealth Scaling
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 Swain as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Swain

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 Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Sylas vs Swain Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Swain Image
8.7
< Kills >
5.3
7.1
< Deaths >
6.7
7.1
< Assists >
10.6
1.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
125
< Minions Killed >
97
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.41
574
< Physical Damage >
1,473
24,826
< Magic Damage >
20,051
860
< True Damage >
883
26,260
< Damage Dealt >
22,409
32,735
< Damage Taken >
30,706
11,660
< Gold Earned >
10,211
1.59
< Towers >
1.72
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,980
< Total Healing >
8,965
13,725
< Experience >
12,059
19
< Vision Score >
33
8
< Wards Placed >
15
283
< Time Dealing CC >
339

How to Counter Swain with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some important Sylas versus Swain counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Swain’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Swain. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Sylas often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Swain. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Swain

Who is Better, Sylas or Swain?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually wins when taking on Swain, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes a good counter for Swain.

While Sylas does have a higher win rate than Swain, when facing one another, Sylas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Swain.

Additionally, Sylas has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting 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 Swain matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Sylas is a decent counter for Swain. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Swain.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Sylas, we analyzed 5,471 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 Swain 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

If you would like to truly master Sylas to counter Swain during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Swain. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Sylas versus Swain build include Banshee's Veil, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Swain than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 51.2% when countering Swain with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Swain as Sylas, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Sylas vs Swain battles, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Swain as Sylas are displayed for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.