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Sylas with Illaoi

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How to Synergize Sylas and Illaoi

based on 2,241 Sylas with Illaoi pairs
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Sylas has been on the same team as Illaoi in 2241 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much relevant data from the makers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can give you robust, usable builds to help Sylas play with Illaoi. It is relatively rare for Sylas to play with Illaoi as allies. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 1.7% of games with Sylas.

Sylas Illaoi Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a dismal job of playing alongside Illaoi. Typically, he wins an acceptable 48.5% of matches the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Sylas when playing with Illaoi by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sylas vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneRod of AgesLiandry's TormentCryptbloom

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

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
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 Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Sylas with Illaoi

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 Illaoi Will Play

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Sylas Illaoi Synergy Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Illaoi Image
8.1
< Kills >
8.1
7.3
< Deaths >
7.2
6
< Assists >
6.5
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
120
< Minions Killed >
124
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.38
583
< Physical Damage >
625
21,450
< Magic Damage >
21,489
781
< True Damage >
797
22,814
< Damage Dealt >
22,911
30,827
< Damage Taken >
30,558
11,416
< Gold Earned >
11,446
1.41
< Towers >
1.52
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,038
< Total Healing >
7,884
13,543
< Experience >
13,594
20
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
279
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Play with Illaoi as Sylas in LoL

The Sylas Illaoi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Illaoi, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Illaoi. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Illaoi helps Sylas perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Sylas plays on the same team as Illaoi, he observes a barely noticable drop in his total damage dealt. This change could indicate that Illaoi does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played with Illaoi 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 synergisticly with Illaoi.

Moreover, when Sylas plays with Illaoi on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Illaoi does a poor job of covering Sylas during teamfights.

Synergies between Sylas and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sylas
Illaoi

Is Sylas better when played alongside Illaoi?

There is no top ally for Sylas that will no matter what be his top ally. Yet, overall, Illaoi is a very typical companion for Sylas. By being on the same team as Sylas, she drops their win rate by -0.5% to 48.5%. This shows that there is only a small bond between Sylas and Illaoi that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Illaoi has a lower difficulty than Sylas. That means Sylas players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Illaoi allies to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to do well with you.

Playing alongside, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by bringing Sylas and Illaoi together, you may not be giving your other teammates much crowd control. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that nullifies this relative hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Illaoi ally's ability, you need to 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, regardless.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas Illaoi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sylas and Illaoi, we analyzed 2,241 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 Illaoi 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 Sylas in order to work well with Illaoi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to have in your Sylas and Illaoi synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Illaoi than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 48.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Illaoi with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Sylas and Illaoi pairings, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.5% win rate overall.

If you want to see Sylas and Illaoi synergy tips and stats for a an individual skill level, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using every game finished with these champs.