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

Sylas vs Yuumi

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

based on 2,584 Sylas vs Yuumi matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Yuumi as Sylas resulted from an analysis of 2584 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Sylas fights Yuumi in only 2.0% of his matches.

Sylas vs Yuumi Matchup Summary

Sylas does a good job of countering Yuumi. On average, he wins a whopping 53.3% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Sylas against Yuumi games, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Yuumi.

Best Sylas vs Yuumi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneCryptbloomShadowflameLuden's Companion

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
10
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 Yuumi as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Yuumi

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.

Sylas vs Yuumi Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Yuumi Image
7.5
< Kills >
1.5
6.5
< Deaths >
3.8
6.3
< Assists >
15
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
0.28
119
< Minions Killed >
12
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.01
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.52
597
< Physical Damage >
308
19,225
< Magic Damage >
7,213
729
< True Damage >
673
20,552
< Damage Dealt >
8,195
28,468
< Damage Taken >
7,852
10,905
< Gold Earned >
7,791
1.63
< Towers >
2.22
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0
7,597
< Total Healing >
6,392
12,945
< Experience >
10,536
18
< Vision Score >
36
8
< Wards Placed >
17
267
< Time Dealing CC >
167

How to Counter Yuumi with Sylas in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several strategic Sylas vs. Yuumi counter stats that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yuumi’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yuumi. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in killsdeaths.

Sylas usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Yuumi. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Yuumi

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Yuumi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Yuumi

Who is Better, Sylas or Yuumi?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually wins when facing off against Yuumi, with a 53.3% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a great counter for Yuumi.

While Sylas does have a higher winrate than Yuumi, when facing one another, Sylas also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Sylas into Yuumi.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Yuumi matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Sylas is a great counter to Yuumi. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Yuumi.

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 Yuumi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yuumi as Sylas, we analyzed 2,584 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 Yuumi 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 Yuumi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas in order to counter Yuumi during both the early game 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 mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas most often accumulates much more CS relative to Yuumi. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, 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 situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Sylas versus Yuumi build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Yuumi than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 53.3% when countering Yuumi with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Yuumi as Sylas, Sylas players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Sylas vs Yuumi battles, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.3% winrate overall.

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