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Kayn with Sylas

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How to Synergize Kayn and Sylas

based on 5,777 Kayn with Sylas pairs
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Kayn has gone into battle with Sylas in 5777 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much great data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can showcase high-quality, accurate builds to help Kayn play with Sylas. It is relatively rare for Kayn to play alongside Sylas as teammates. This has only taken place in approximately 3.2% of rounds with Kayn.

Kayn Sylas Synergy Summary

Kayn does a average job of playing alongside Sylas. Typically, he wins an acceptable 49.9% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Kayn when playing with Sylas by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kayn vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcHubris

Optional Items

Edge of NightSpear of ShojinProfane HydraEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kayn's passive ability p
Kayn's q ability q
Kayn's w ability w
Kayn's e ability e
Kayn's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
10
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 Synergizing Kayn and Sylas

Tips for Playing as Kayn with Sylas

Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.

Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.

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.

Kayn Sylas Synergy Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Sylas Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.1
6.3
< Deaths >
6.7
7.3
< Assists >
7.2
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
38
< Minions Killed >
37
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.35
17,057
< Physical Damage >
17,309
1,305
< Magic Damage >
1,346
855
< True Damage >
875
19,218
< Damage Dealt >
19,531
37,013
< Damage Taken >
38,023
12,172
< Gold Earned >
12,243
1.16
< Towers >
1.1
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
18,421
< Total Healing >
18,648
13,968
< Experience >
14,109
20
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
6
282
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Play with Sylas as Kayn in LoL

The Kayn 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, Kayn sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sylas. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Sylas helps Kayn perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kayn tries to synergize with Sylas, he gets a little decrease in his total damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Sylas does not support by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kayn is played alongside Sylas on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Sylas.

Additionally, when Kayn plays with Sylas on the same team, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Sylas does a decent job of protecting Kayn in teamfights.

Synergies between Kayn and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kayn
Sylas

Is Kayn better when played alongside Sylas?

There is no perfect synergy for Kayn that will 100% of the time be his ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Sylas is a very typical teammate for Kayn. By being on the same team as Kayn, he improves their win rate by 0.7% to 49.9%. This proves that there is a weak strategic relationship between Kayn and Sylas that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Sylas has a much lower diffuclty than Kayn. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Sylas teammates to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting together, Kayn players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by aligning Kayn and Sylas together, you will not be giving your side a great deal of crowd control. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Sylas teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn Sylas Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kayn and Sylas, we analyzed 5,777 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 Kayn 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 Kayn to synergize with Sylas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to focus on in your Kayn and Sylas synergy build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Hubris. When Kayn included at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Sylas than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 49.9% helping carry Sylas with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing your oponents, Kayn players should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Kayn and Sylas pairings, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.9% winrate overall.

If you want to view Kayn and Sylas cooperations tips and stats for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every match finished with both champs.