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How to Synergize Sylas with Shyvana on the Same TeamSylas is in the a tier of champions

Sylas with Shyvana

How to Win With Sylas and Shyvana Paired TogetherSylas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Sylas and Shyvana

based on 1,363 Sylas with Shyvana pairs
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Sylas has been on the same team as Shyvana in 1363 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much relevant data directly from the developers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can produce high quality, insightful builds to help Sylas synergize with Shyvana. It is very rare for Sylas to play alongside Shyvana as allies. This pairing has only happened in approx. 1.1% of matches with Sylas.

Sylas Shyvana Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a awful job of playing alongside Shyvana. Typically, he wins a dismal 46.7% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Sylas when playing with Shyvana by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sylas vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomHextech RocketbeltRod of Ages

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
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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
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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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E
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Guide to Synergizing Sylas and Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Sylas with Shyvana

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 Shyvana Will Play

It can be valuable to purchase one of the items that can slow enemies: Frozen Mallet, Dead Man's Plate, or Entropy.

Shyvana's abilities all benefit from attacking units. As a result, Attack Speed items are more valuable on her than most champions.

Burnout is an ideal choice for jungling. Monsters will be hit by the full duration, and the speed boost improves her ganking potential.

Flame Breath is great to level-up against difficult lane opponents.

Sylas Shyvana Synergy Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Shyvana Image
7.7
< Kills >
8.1
7.4
< Deaths >
7.2
6
< Assists >
6.5
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
128
< Minions Killed >
124
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.38
606
< Physical Damage >
625
20,749
< Magic Damage >
21,489
748
< True Damage >
797
22,104
< Damage Dealt >
22,911
29,636
< Damage Taken >
30,558
11,072
< Gold Earned >
11,446
1.45
< Towers >
1.52
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,775
< Total Healing >
7,884
13,469
< Experience >
13,594
20
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
268
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Play with Shyvana as Sylas in LoL

The Sylas Shyvana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shyvana, 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 Shyvana. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Shyvana helps Sylas perform poorer in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Sylas is an ally to Shyvana, he sees a small decrease in his total damage output. This difference could signal that Shyvana doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played alongside Shyvana on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Shyvana. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Shyvana.

Moreover, when Sylas plays with Shyvana on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Shyvana does a decent job of protecting Sylas in teamfights.

Synergies between Sylas and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sylas
Shyvana

Is Sylas better when played alongside Shyvana?

There is no perfect synergy for Sylas that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. However, Shyvana is a not very good teammate for Sylas. By being on the same team as Sylas, she drops their win rate by -2.3% to 46.7%. This demonstrates that there is a negative bond between Sylas and Shyvana that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Shyvana has a lower difficulty than Sylas. That means Sylas players don't need to be very careful when finding Shyvana allies to fight alongside, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing together, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by grouping Sylas and Shyvana together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates a lot of crowd control. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Shyvana teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas Shyvana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sylas and Shyvana, we analyzed 1,363 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 Shyvana 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 in order to work well with Shyvana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to build first in your Sylas and Shyvana synergy build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Shyvana than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 46.7% helping carry Shyvana with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Sylas and Shyvana pairings, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.7% win rate overall.

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