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How to Synergize Darius with Sylas on the Same TeamDarius is in the b tier of champions

Darius with Sylas

How to Win With Darius and Sylas Paired TogetherDarius is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Darius and Sylas

based on 4,469 Darius with Sylas pairs
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Darius has fought alongside Sylas in 4469 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much complete data straight from the hosts of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Darius synergize with Sylas. It is relatively rare for Darius to play alongside Sylas as teammates. This has only happened in approximately 3.3% of matches with Darius.

Darius Sylas Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Sylas. Typically, he wins an acceptable 48.7% of the time the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Darius when playing with Sylas by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Darius vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDead Man's PlateDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanTitanic HydraForce of NatureBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Darius to level upq
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Second ability for Darius to level upe
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Last skill for Darius to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Darius's passive ability p
Darius's q ability q
Darius's w ability w
Darius's e ability e
Darius's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Darius and Sylas

Tips for Playing as Darius with Sylas

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Advice to Understand How Sylas Will Play

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.

Darius Sylas Synergy Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Sylas Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.9
6
< Deaths >
6.2
4.4
< Assists >
4.3
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
168
< Minions Killed >
167
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.45
15,785
< Physical Damage >
16,431
90
< Magic Damage >
95
3,678
< True Damage >
3,911
19,553
< Damage Dealt >
20,437
30,902
< Damage Taken >
32,094
11,769
< Gold Earned >
11,944
2.33
< Towers >
2.29
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,411
< Total Healing >
7,840
14,408
< Experience >
14,609
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
159
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Play with Sylas as Darius in LoL

The Darius Sylas synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sylas, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Darius sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sylas. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Sylas helps Darius perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Darius plays on the same team as Sylas, he observes a barely noticable drop in his full damage output. This change may indicate that Sylas does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played with Sylas on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Sylas. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Sylas.

Additionally, when Darius plays with Sylas on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Sylas does a decent job of protecting Darius in team fights.

Synergies between Darius and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Darius
Sylas

Is Darius better when played alongside Sylas?

There is no top champion pairing for Darius that will no matter what be his best teammate. Yet, overall, Sylas is a very typical ally for Darius. By being on the same team as Darius, he lowers their win rate by -0.5% to 48.7%. This signals that there is a weak bond between Darius and Sylas that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Sylas has a greater difficulty than Darius. That means Darius players must be very careful when enlisting Sylas comrades to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to work well with you.

Playing alongside, Darius players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by grouping Darius and Sylas together, you will not be granting your team very much support. Plan to pick other champs on your team that fills this disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Sylas ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius Sylas Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Darius and Sylas, we analyzed 4,469 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Darius with Sylas comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Darius in order to work well with Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to include in your Darius and Sylas synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Death's Dance. When Darius included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Sylas than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Darius had an average win rate of 48.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Sylas with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Sylas with Darius are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.