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How to Synergize Sylas and Naafiri

based on 796 Sylas with Naafiri pairs
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Sylas has been on the same team as Naafiri in 796 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much accurate data from the publishers of League, we feel confident that we can provide you with high-quality, accurate builds to help Sylas synergize with Naafiri. It is very rare for Sylas to play alongside Naafiri on the same team. This has only taken place in about 0.6% of matches with Sylas.

Sylas Naafiri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a poor job of fighting on the same side as Naafiri. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.1% of games the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Sylas when playing alongside Naafiri by learning how to better synergize your strategy with them, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sylas vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassLich BaneLuden's Companion

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 ForceArmor
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
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W
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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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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Sylas and Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Sylas with Naafiri

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 Naafiri Will Play

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Sylas Naafiri Synergy Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Naafiri Image
7.7
< Kills >
8.1
7.4
< Deaths >
7.2
7.1
< Assists >
6.5
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
91
< Minions Killed >
124
0.48
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.38
623
< Physical Damage >
625
20,458
< Magic Damage >
21,489
839
< True Damage >
797
21,922
< Damage Dealt >
22,911
32,128
< Damage Taken >
30,558
11,502
< Gold Earned >
11,446
1.47
< Towers >
1.52
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,840
< Total Healing >
7,884
13,426
< Experience >
13,594
24
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
9
302
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Play with Naafiri as Sylas in LoL

The Sylas Naafiri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Naafiri, 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 Naafiri. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Naafiri helps Sylas perform poorer in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Sylas is an ally to Naafiri, he gets a little decrease in his total damage output. This change may demonstrate that Naafiri does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that their presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played alongside Naafiri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Naafiri. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Naafiri.

Additionally, when Sylas plays with Naafiri on the same team, he on average takes more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Naafiri does a poor job of protecting Sylas in team fights.

Synergies between Sylas and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sylas
Naafiri

Is Sylas better when played alongside Naafiri?

There is no one best synergy for Sylas that will always be his best ally. Yet, Naafiri is a below average ally for Sylas. By locking into the same side as Sylas, they lowers their win rate by -1.9% to 47.1%. This shows that there is a bad bond between Sylas and Naafiri that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Naafiri has a much lower diffuclty than Sylas. That means Sylas players don't need to be very careful when finding Naafiri allies to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by aligning Sylas and Naafiri together, you may not be granting your other teammates a great deal of utility. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Naafiri ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas Naafiri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sylas and Naafiri, we analyzed 796 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 Naafiri 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 to pair well with Naafiri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to build first in your Sylas and Naafiri synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Naafiri than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 47.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Naafiri with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing your oponents, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Naafiri with Sylas are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.