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How to Synergize Lux with Sylas on the Same TeamLux is in the b tier of champions

Lux with Sylas

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How to Synergize Lux and Sylas

based on 9,120 Lux with Sylas pairs
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Lux has gone into battle with Sylas in 9120 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much relevant data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Lux synergize with Sylas. It is relatively rare for Lux to play with Sylas as allies. This has only occurred in approximately 2.4% of rounds with Lux.

Lux Sylas Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Lux does a poor job of synergizing with Sylas. Normally, she wins a poor 47.4% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Lux when playing with Sylas by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Lux vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassHorizon FocusVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Lux's passive ability p
Lux's q ability q
Lux's w ability w
Lux's e ability e
Lux's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Lux and Sylas

Tips for Playing as Lux with Sylas

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

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.

Lux Sylas Synergy Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Sylas Image
4.4
< Kills >
5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.8
11
< Assists >
10.3
0.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
69
< Minions Killed >
92
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
947
< Physical Damage >
998
17,364
< Magic Damage >
18,537
1,108
< True Damage >
1,117
19,420
< Damage Dealt >
20,654
15,290
< Damage Taken >
15,815
9,881
< Gold Earned >
10,331
1.89
< Towers >
1.91
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,197
< Total Healing >
1,303
11,524
< Experience >
12,314
50
< Vision Score >
43
21
< Wards Placed >
19
256
< Time Dealing CC >
296

How to Play with Sylas as Lux in LoL

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

Overall, Lux sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sylas. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Sylas helps Lux perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Lux is an ally to Sylas, she gets a little drop in her full damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Sylas does not support by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Lux is played with Sylas on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Sylas. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Sylas.

Moreover, when Lux plays with Sylas on the same team, she typically takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Sylas does a decent job of covering Lux in teamfights.

Synergies between Lux and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Lux
Sylas

Is Lux better when played alongside Sylas?

There is no top ally for Lux that will no matter what be her ideal teammate. Yet, Sylas is a relatively poor teammate for Lux. By being on the same team as Lux, he drops their win rate by -2.4% to 47.4%. This signals that there is a harmful bond between Lux and Sylas that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Sylas has a lower difficulty than Lux. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Sylas teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Fighting together, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by pairing Lux and Sylas together, you will not be granting your team enough anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that offsets this relative hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Sylas ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Lux Players

How We Calculated Our Lux Sylas Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Lux and Sylas, we analyzed 9,120 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 Lux 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lux in order to synergize with Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to focus on in your Lux and Sylas synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Lux combined at least these three finished items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Sylas than with many other common builds. In fact, Lux boasted an average winrate of 47.4% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Sylas with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, Lux players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Ultimate Hunter, and Cheap Shot runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Lux and Sylas collaboration tips and builds for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using all rounds played with both champions.