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How to Synergize Shaco and Sylas

based on 3,975 Shaco with Sylas pairs
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Shaco has been on the same team as Sylas in 3975 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much relevant data from the publishers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can provide you with high-quality, accurate builds to help Shaco synergize with Sylas. It is relatively rare for Shaco to play with Sylas as allies. This pairing has only occurred in about 2.9% of rounds with Shaco.

Shaco Sylas Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Shaco has done a dismal job of playing alongside Sylas. On average, he wins an acceptable 48.5% of the time the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Shaco when fighting on the same team as Sylas by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shaco vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeImperial MandateLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Essence ReaverInfinity EdgeEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Shaco's passive ability p
Shaco's q ability q
Shaco's w ability w
Shaco's e ability e
Shaco's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
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E
5
E
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Shaco and Sylas

Tips for Playing as Shaco with Sylas

Using Deceive over terrain can help you make a clean escape.

Try getting items with on-hit effects. These will also benefit your Hallucination clone.

Backstab's damage can be increased with increased Critical Damage effects like Infinity Edge.

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.

Shaco Sylas Synergy Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Sylas Image
7
< Kills >
7.2
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
8.3
< Assists >
8.3
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
35
< Minions Killed >
36
1.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,452
< Physical Damage >
7,494
9,351
< Magic Damage >
10,083
1,547
< True Damage >
1,612
18,351
< Damage Dealt >
19,190
25,140
< Damage Taken >
26,161
11,260
< Gold Earned >
11,449
1.18
< Towers >
1.14
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
8,678
< Total Healing >
8,932
12,802
< Experience >
13,152
32
< Vision Score >
31
10
< Wards Placed >
10
580
< Time Dealing CC >
600

How to Play with Sylas as Shaco in LoL

The Shaco 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, Shaco sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sylas. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Sylas helps Shaco perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Shaco is an ally to Sylas, he observes a barely noticable drop in his full damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Sylas does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Shaco is played together with 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 synergisticly with Sylas.

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

Synergies between Shaco and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shaco
Sylas

Is Shaco better when played alongside Sylas?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Shaco that will always be his top teammate. However, overall, Sylas is a very typical teammate for Shaco. By playing on the same team as Shaco, he decreases their win rate by -0.9% to 48.5%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small strategic relationship between Shaco and Sylas that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

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

Fighting alongside, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by aligning Shaco and Sylas together, you may not be providing your side a great deal of crowd control. We recommend you have other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Sylas ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco Sylas Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Shaco and Sylas, we analyzed 3,975 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 Shaco 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 Shaco to work well with Sylas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to have in your Shaco and Sylas synergy build consist of Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Imperial Mandate, and Liandry's Torment. When Shaco incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Sylas than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shaco had an average win rate of 48.5% when playing alongside Sylas with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating your oponents, Shaco players should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.5% winrate overall.

If you want to view Shaco and Sylas collaboration tips and stats for a a particular player tier, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every match with data with both champs.