Sylas vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Sylas
based on 9,126 Sylas vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Yasuo
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 Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Sylas vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Sylas in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show several vital Sylas vs. Yasuo matchup stats that may help you explain the differences between the two. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Yasuo..
Sylas often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Yasuo. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Sylas and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Sylas or Yasuo?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually loses when facing off against Yasuo, with a 46.4% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes a bad counter for Yasuo.
While Sylas does have a lower win rate compared to Yasuo, when on opposite teams, Sylas also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Sylas into Yasuo.
Additionally, Sylas has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Sylas is a trash counter for Yasuo. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Yasuo.
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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 Yasuo during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas on average accumulates less CS compared to Yasuo. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Sylas versus Yasuo build include Lich Bane, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Yasuo than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 46.4% when playing against Yasuo with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Yasuo 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 we have analyed for Sylas vs Yasuo face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.4% win rate overall.
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