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

Sylas vs Tristana

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

based on 4,057 Sylas vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Sylas came out of an analysis of 4057 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Sylas fights Tristana in only 3.2% of his matches.

Sylas vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Sylas has done a decent job of countering Tristana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Sylas against Tristana matches, Sylas’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Tristana.

Best Sylas vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentCryptbloom

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
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Tristana as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Sylas vs Tristana Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Tristana Image
8.3
< Kills >
7.4
7
< Deaths >
6.3
6.5
< Assists >
5.8
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
119
< Minions Killed >
163
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.55
443
< Physical Damage >
17,285
21,723
< Magic Damage >
2,274
764
< True Damage >
447
22,931
< Damage Dealt >
20,007
29,611
< Damage Taken >
21,134
11,303
< Gold Earned >
12,336
1.54
< Towers >
2.7
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,663
< Total Healing >
5,637
13,412
< Experience >
12,575
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
273
< Time Dealing CC >
61

How to Counter Tristana with Sylas in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several important Sylas vs. Tristana matchup stats that may help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana..

Sylas often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Tristana. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Tristana

Who is Better, Sylas or Tristana?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually wins when facing off against Tristana, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a good counter for Tristana.

While Sylas does have a higher win rate than Tristana, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Tristana.

Moreover, Sylas has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tristana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Sylas is a decent counter to Tristana. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Tristana.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Sylas, we analyzed 4,057 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 Tristana 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 to counter Tristana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Tristana. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need 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 need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Sylas versus Tristana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Tristana than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when countering Tristana with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Tristana as Sylas, Sylas players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Sylas vs Tristana matchups, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.

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