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Sylas with Kalista

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How to Synergize Sylas and Kalista

based on 1,241 Sylas with Kalista pairs
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Sylas has been on the same team as Kalista in 1241 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much complete data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can showcase high quality, usable builds to help Sylas play with Kalista. It is very rare for Sylas to play alongside Kalista on the same team. This pairing has only happened in about 1.0% of games with Sylas.

Sylas Kalista Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a pathetic job of teaming up with Kalista. On average, he wins a lowly 45.6% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Sylas when fighting on the same team as Kalista by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sylas vs Kalista 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

CryptbloomLich BaneHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

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
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
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W
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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 Kalista

Tips for Playing as Sylas with Kalista

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 Kalista Will Play

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Sylas Kalista Synergy Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
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7.8
< Kills >
8.1
7.2
< Deaths >
7.2
6.7
< Assists >
6.5
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
120
< Minions Killed >
124
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.38
630
< Physical Damage >
625
21,034
< Magic Damage >
21,489
812
< True Damage >
797
22,477
< Damage Dealt >
22,911
30,104
< Damage Taken >
30,558
11,250
< Gold Earned >
11,446
1.49
< Towers >
1.52
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,017
< Total Healing >
7,884
13,242
< Experience >
13,594
20
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
277
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Play with Kalista as Sylas in LoL

The Sylas Kalista synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kalista, 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 Kalista. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Kalista helps Sylas perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Sylas tries to synergize with Kalista, he gets a small decrease in his complete damage output. This change may demonstrate that Kalista does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played alongside Kalista on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Kalista.

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

Synergies between Sylas and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sylas
Kalista

Is Sylas better when played alongside Kalista?

There is no ideal ally for Sylas that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Kalista is a terrible ally for Sylas. By playing on the same side as Sylas, she lowers their win rate by -3.4% to 45.6%. This shows that there is a very bad bond between Sylas and Kalista that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Kalista has a greater difficulty than Sylas. That means Sylas players must be very careful when enlisting Kalista allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to do well with you.

Fighting on the same side, Sylas players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by grouping Sylas and Kalista together, you will not be giving your side much utility. Make sure to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Kalista ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas Kalista Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sylas and Kalista, we analyzed 1,241 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 Kalista 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 synergize with Kalista during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Sylas and Kalista synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas bought at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Kalista than with most other common builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 45.6% helping carry Kalista with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating your oponents, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Kalista with Sylas are shown for every ranked division. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.