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How to Synergize Rek'Sai with Sylas on the Same TeamRek'Sai is in the b tier of champions

Rek'Sai with Sylas

How to Win With Rek'Sai and Sylas Paired TogetherRek'Sai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Rek'Sai and Sylas

based on 686 Rek'Sai with Sylas pairs
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each week. Rek'Sai has gone into battle with Sylas in 686 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much relevant data from the creators of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high-quality, accurate builds to help Rek'Sai play with Sylas. It is relatively rare for Rek'Sai to play alongside Sylas on the same side. This pairing has only happened in about 3.4% of rounds with Rek'Sai.

Rek'Sai Sylas Synergy Summary

Rek'Sai does a average job of fighting on the same side as Sylas. Normally, he wins an acceptable 49.9% of the time the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Rek'Sai when fighting on the same team as Sylas by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rek'Sai vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeTrinity ForceEclipseSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rek'Sai to level upq
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Second ability for Rek'Sai to level upe
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Last skill for Rek'Sai to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rek'Sai's passive ability p
Rek'Sai's q ability q
Rek'Sai's w ability w
Rek'Sai's e ability e
Rek'Sai's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Rek'Sai and Sylas

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai with Sylas

Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.

Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.

Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

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.

Rek'Sai Sylas Synergy Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Sylas Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.3
5.8
< Deaths >
6.4
7.5
< Assists >
7.5
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
35
< Minions Killed >
35
1.38
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.41
13,168
< Physical Damage >
14,055
73
< Magic Damage >
78
3,395
< True Damage >
3,539
16,637
< Damage Dealt >
17,673
33,284
< Damage Taken >
35,595
11,568
< Gold Earned >
11,832
1.45
< Towers >
1.37
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
16,297
< Total Healing >
16,912
12,978
< Experience >
13,371
21
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
283
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Play with Sylas as Rek'Sai in LoL

The Rek'Sai 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, Rek'Sai sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sylas. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Sylas helps Rek'Sai perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Rek'Sai plays on the same team as Sylas, he sees a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This change may signal that Sylas does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Rek'Sai is played alongside Sylas on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Sylas.

Additionally, when Rek'Sai plays with Sylas on the same team, he usually takes less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Sylas does a decent job of covering Rek'Sai during team fights.

Synergies between Rek'Sai and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rek'Sai
Sylas

Is Rek'Sai better when played alongside Sylas?

There is no one best champion pairing for Rek'Sai that will always be his ideal synergy. However, Sylas is a good teammate for Rek'Sai. By being on the same side as Rek'Sai, he increases their win rate by 1.5% to 49.9%. This signals that there is pretty good bond between Rek'Sai and Sylas that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Sylas has a greater difficulty than Rek'Sai. That means Rek'Sai players need to be cautious when arranging Sylas teammates to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Fighting together, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by grouping Rek'Sai and Sylas together, you may not be giving your team a great deal of support. We recommend you include other champs on your team that nullifies this relative hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Sylas teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

How We Calculated Our Rek'Sai Sylas Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Rek'Sai and Sylas, we analyzed 686 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai to synergize with Sylas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to get in your Rek'Sai and Sylas synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Sylas than with many other common builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average winrate of 49.9% helping carry Sylas with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, Rek'Sai players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.9% win rate overall.

If you want to see Rek'Sai with Sylas cooperations tips and stats for a an individual skill level, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and tips and suggestions shown are computed using every match with data with these champs.