# Sylas Counters Who counters Sylas? Best and worst picks against Sylas by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Sylas in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/sylas/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/sylas/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Sylas](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sylas/) ## Page Content [Sylas guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sylas/) [Play against Sylas](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sylas/how-to-play-against/) [Sylas counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sylas/counters/) Best and worst picks against Sylas in Mid at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Anivia, Naafiri and Lux beat Sylas most often. Naafiri, Irelia and Talon win the laning phase against Sylas by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Sylas Highest win rate versus Sylas in Mid. - 1 [Anivia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/anivia/) 240 games 58.3% - 2 [Naafiri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/) 275 games 57.5% - 3 [Lux](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/) 847 games 56.8% - 4 [Taliyah](https://baronbuff.com/champions/taliyah/) 317 games 56.5% - 5 [Swain](https://baronbuff.com/champions/swain/) 285 games 56.1% - 6 [Kennen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kennen/) 868 games 55.6% - 7 [Pantheon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pantheon/) 257 games 55.6% - 8 [Zoe](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zoe/) 512 games 54.7% - 9 [Yone](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yone/) 2,188 games 54.4% - 10 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 2,204 games 54.2% - 11 [Veigar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/veigar/) 842 games 54.0% - 12 [Malzahar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malzahar/) 1,148 games 53.6% - 13 [Vex](https://baronbuff.com/champions/vex/) 782 games 53.5% - 14 [Galio](https://baronbuff.com/champions/galio/) 923 games 53.2% - 15 [Katarina](https://baronbuff.com/champions/katarina/) 1,376 games 52.7% ## Worst picks against Sylas Lowest win rate versus Sylas in Mid. - 1 [Orianna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/orianna/) 660 games 44.4% - 2 [Tristana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/tristana/) 1,102 games 45.5% - 3 [Smolder](https://baronbuff.com/champions/smolder/) 153 games 45.8% - 4 [Lucian](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lucian/) 152 games 46.0% - 5 [Azir](https://baronbuff.com/champions/azir/) 367 games 46.9% - 6 [Ziggs](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ziggs/) 135 games 47.4% - 7 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 638 games 47.5% - 8 [Malphite](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malphite/) 262 games 47.7% - 9 [Fizz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fizz/) 498 games 48.0% - 10 [Ryze](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ryze/) 299 games 48.2% - 11 [Aurelion Sol](https://baronbuff.com/champions/aurelionsol/) 368 games 48.9% - 12 [Lissandra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lissandra/) 1,157 games 48.9% ## Best lane counters vs Sylas Largest gold lead over Sylas at 15 minutes in Mid. - 1 [Naafiri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/) 152 games +1,116 - 2 [Irelia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/) 221 games +825 - 3 [Talon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/talon/) 198 games +607 - 4 [Zoe](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zoe/) 191 games +578 - 5 [Vex](https://baronbuff.com/champions/vex/) 346 games +570 - 6 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 382 games +525 - 7 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 754 games +474 - 8 [LeBlanc](https://baronbuff.com/champions/leblanc/) 299 games +439 - 9 [Akshan](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akshan/) 112 games +416 - 10 [Zed](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zed/) 530 games +411 - 11 [Diana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/diana/) 345 games +397 - 12 [Locke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/locke/) 119 games +362 - 13 [Pantheon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pantheon/) 107 games +337 - 14 [Malzahar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malzahar/) 494 games +293 - 15 [Brand](https://baronbuff.com/champions/brand/) 102 games +287 ## How to play against Sylas Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Bait his E toward minions, then punish the miss with a quick trade. Avoid extended fights while W is available to swing the exchange. - Freeze near your side when he is healthy around level 3. Forcing him to walk up makes his E easier to dodge and punish. - Track which ult he has stolen before starting an objective fight. Change your engage timing if he can copy your strongest initiation or escape. - Fight after he spends W or second E. Sylas loses much of his skirmish power when he cannot heal or stick to the target. - Keep high-value ults out of his steal range before Baron and Elder. Make him enter danger if he wants the fight-changing spell. ## Where Sylas is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Sylas must enter melee range to sustain and burst, making disciplined spacing punish his short-range trading pattern. - Sylas' teamfight ceiling depends on available enemy ultimates, so low-impact steals reduce his threat sharply. ## Sylas counters: questions ### Who counters Sylas in Mid? At Gold+, Anivia (58.3%), Naafiri (57.5%) and Lux (56.8%) have the highest win rates against Sylas. ### Who does Sylas counter? Sylas wins most often against Orianna (44.4%), Tristana (45.5%) and Smolder (45.8%). ### Who wins lane against Sylas? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Naafiri (+1,116), Irelia (+825) and Talon (+607) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Sylas. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Mid Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mid/) - [Naafiri counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/counters/) - [Irelia counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)