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How to Win Warwick vs Sylas Counter MatchupWarwick is in the a tier of champions

Warwick vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Warwick

based on 5,325 Warwick vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. Within our dataset, Warwick faced Sylas 5325 times. Using so many games with Warwick vs Sylas gives us faith in our capacity to provide useful stats and a supported build to counter your rival. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Warwick has to counter Sylas in only 3.2% of his games.

Warwick vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Warwick has done a decent job of beating Sylas. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Warwick vs Sylas rounds, Warwick’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Sylas.

Best Warwick vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Wit's EndDeath's DanceTerminusDead Man's Plate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerbarrier summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Warwick to level upq
>
Second ability for Warwick to level upw
>
Last skill for Warwick to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Warwick's passive ability p
Warwick's q ability q
Warwick's w ability w
Warwick's e ability e
Warwick's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Sylas as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Sylas

Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.

Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.

Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

Advice to Win Against Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Warwick vs Sylas Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Sylas Image
7.4
< Kills >
8
7.2
< Deaths >
7.5
7.3
< Assists >
6.9
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
52
< Minions Killed >
116
1.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.35
7,883
< Physical Damage >
511
9,135
< Magic Damage >
21,229
806
< True Damage >
786
17,824
< Damage Dealt >
22,527
39,259
< Damage Taken >
30,427
11,501
< Gold Earned >
11,172
1.41
< Towers >
1.44
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
20,966
< Total Healing >
7,951
13,000
< Experience >
13,264
19
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
281
< Time Dealing CC >
268

How to Counter Sylas with Warwick in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some significant Warwick versus Sylas matchup statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, showing that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sylas..

Warwick usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Sylas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Warwick and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Sylas

Who is Better, Warwick or Sylas?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Warwick usually wins when taking on Sylas, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Warwick makes a good counter for Sylas.

While Warwick does have a higher win rate compared to Sylas, when facing one another, Warwick also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Warwick into Sylas.

Additionally, Warwick also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Sylas matchups, Warwick is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Warwick is a decent counter for Sylas. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Warwick against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Warwick

Warwick Loses Against

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Warwick Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.1% winrateGwenGwen54.7% winrateZoeZoe54.6% winrateLee SinLee Sin54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 52.9% 7132 GamesZacZac+ 53.1% 1414 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.3% 2543 GamesIvernIvern+ 54.6% 522 Games

Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Warwick, we analyzed 5,325 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 Sylas as Warwick 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Warwick in order to counter Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick on average picks up less CS as Sylas. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically 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 abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Warwick versus Sylas build include Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Warwick combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Sylas than with most other common item sets. In fact, Warwick had an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Sylas with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Sylas as Warwick, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Warwick vs Sylas face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.3% winrate overall.

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