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

Sylas vs Thresh

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

based on 4,788 Sylas vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Thresh as Sylas resulted from an examination of 4788 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Sylas has to counter Thresh in only 3.7% of his games.

Sylas vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a poor job of countering Thresh. On average, he wins a lowly 48.0% of games the champions face one another in. In Sylas vs Thresh rounds, Sylas’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Thresh.

Best Sylas vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneZhonya's HourglassHextech 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 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
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Thresh as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Sylas vs Thresh Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Thresh Image
7.9
< Kills >
2.2
7.2
< Deaths >
6.3
6.7
< Assists >
14.7
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
124
< Minions Killed >
33
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.49
623
< Physical Damage >
1,231
21,060
< Magic Damage >
7,367
806
< True Damage >
777
22,489
< Damage Dealt >
9,376
30,193
< Damage Taken >
21,400
11,399
< Gold Earned >
8,594
1.53
< Towers >
1.89
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,706
< Total Healing >
2,246
13,491
< Experience >
10,483
20
< Vision Score >
55
9
< Wards Placed >
24
279
< Time Dealing CC >
249

How to Counter Thresh with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some vital Sylas vs. Thresh counter stats that may help you understand the differences between the pair. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Thresh. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Sylas often has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Thresh. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Thresh

Who is Better, Sylas or Thresh?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually loses when taking on Thresh, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a poor counter for Thresh.

While Sylas does have a lower win rate than Thresh, when facing one another, Sylas also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Sylas into Thresh.

Additionally, Sylas has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Thresh. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Sylas is a trash counter for Thresh. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Thresh.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Sylas, we analyzed 4,788 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 Thresh 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sylas in order to counter Thresh during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions 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 racks up much more CS as Thresh. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Sylas versus Thresh build include Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Thresh than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 48.0% when playing against Thresh with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Thresh as Sylas, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Sylas vs Thresh battles, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.0% winrate overall.

If you need to get Sylas x Thresh tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual rank, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using all rounds with data with these champs.