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How to Win Sylas vs Ziggs Counter MatchupSylas is in the b tier of champions

Sylas vs Ziggs

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

based on 1,068 Sylas vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our data, Sylas battled Ziggs in 1068 matches. Including so many matchups for Sylas versus Ziggs gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a recommended build to wreck Ziggs. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Sylas has to counter Ziggs in only 1.8% of his games.

Sylas vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a awful job of countering Ziggs. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.8% of the time the champs face one another in. In Sylas versus Ziggs matches, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Sylas vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
EverfrostRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
12
E
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E
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Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Ziggs as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Sylas vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Ziggs Image
7.3
< Kills >
5.1
6.3
< Deaths >
5.6
6.3
< Assists >
7.9
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
106
< Minions Killed >
161
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.56
518
< Physical Damage >
872
18,813
< Magic Damage >
23,539
898
< True Damage >
356
20,230
< Damage Dealt >
24,768
32,377
< Damage Taken >
16,627
10,894
< Gold Earned >
11,133
1.25
< Towers >
2.87
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,509
< Total Healing >
1,462
13,209
< Experience >
13,194
19
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
289
< Time Dealing CC >
244

How to Counter Ziggs with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Sylas against Ziggs matchup statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ziggs’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ziggs..

Sylas often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Ziggs. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Ziggs

Who is Better, Sylas or Ziggs?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when taking on Ziggs, with a 46.8% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a poor counter to Ziggs.

While Sylas does have a lower winrate than Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Sylas into Ziggs.

Additionally, Sylas also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Ziggs matchups, Ziggs is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Sylas is a terribly counter for Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Ziggs.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sylas

Sylas Loses Against

CassiopeiaCassiopeia42.3% winrateHeimerdingerHeimerdinger42.4% winrateZyraZyra43.2% winrateKassadinKassadin43.9% winrate

Sylas Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.8% winrateMalphiteMalphite53.5% winrateGragasGragas53.4% winrateLissandraLissandra53.2% winrate

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Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Sylas, we analyzed 1,068 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to counter Ziggs during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas usually racks up less CS as Ziggs. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Sylas versus Ziggs build include Everfrost, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Sylas used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Ziggs than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 46.8% when countering Ziggs with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Ziggs as Sylas, you should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Sylas vs Ziggs face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.8% winrate overall.

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