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Sylas with Galio

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How to Synergize Sylas and Galio

based on 1,201 Sylas with Galio pairs
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Sylas has fought alongside Galio in 1201 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much complete data directly from the creators of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Sylas play with Galio. It is very rare for Sylas to play with Galio on the same team. This pairing has only happened in about 0.9% of games with Sylas.

Sylas Galio Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a dismal job of playing alongside Galio. Normally, he wins a poor 47.6% of rounds the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Sylas when playing alongside Galio by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sylas vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's RealmspikeCryptbloom

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sylas to level upw
>
Second ability for Sylas to level upe
>
Last skill for Sylas to max outq

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Sylas's passive ability p
Sylas's q ability q
Sylas's w ability w
Sylas's e ability e
Sylas's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Sylas and Galio

Tips for Playing as Sylas with Galio

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.

Advice to Understand How Galio Will Play

You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.

You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.

You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.

Sylas Galio Synergy Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Galio Image
8.1
< Kills >
8.1
7.3
< Deaths >
7.2
7.3
< Assists >
6.5
1.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
92
< Minions Killed >
124
0.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.38
671
< Physical Damage >
625
20,782
< Magic Damage >
21,489
843
< True Damage >
797
22,297
< Damage Dealt >
22,911
31,660
< Damage Taken >
30,558
11,564
< Gold Earned >
11,446
1.43
< Towers >
1.52
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,694
< Total Healing >
7,884
13,325
< Experience >
13,594
24
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
9
289
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Play with Galio as Sylas in LoL

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

Overall, Sylas sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Galio. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Galio helps Sylas perform not as well in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Sylas tries to synergize with Galio, he sees a small decrease in his total damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Galio doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played together with Galio on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Galio. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Galio.

Moreover, when Sylas plays with Galio on the same side, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may mean that Galio does a poor job of covering Sylas in teamfights.

Synergies between Sylas and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sylas
Galio

Is Sylas better when played alongside Galio?

There is no perfect companion for Sylas that will 100% of the time be his top ally. Yet, Galio is a below average ally for Sylas. By locking into the same side as Sylas, he decreases their win rate by -1.4% to 47.6%. This clearly indicates that there is a negative synergy between Sylas and Galio that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Galio has a lower difficulty than Sylas. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Galio teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Combined, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by bringing Sylas and Galio together, you probably will not be granting your team a lot of attack damage. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Galio ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas Galio Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sylas and Galio, we analyzed 1,201 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 Sylas with Galio 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 truly master Sylas to pair well with Galio during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to focus on in your Sylas and Galio synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Galio than with most other common builds. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 47.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Galio with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Sylas players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Sylas and Galio pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.6% winrate overall.

If you need to get Sylas with Galio cooperations tips and stats for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using all matches completed with both champions.