Sylas Counters

Best picks against Sylas

Highest win rate versus Sylas in Mid.

1. 1Anivia240 games58.3%
2. 2Naafiri275 games57.5%
3. 3Lux847 games56.8%
4. 4Taliyah317 games56.5%
5. 5Swain285 games56.1%
6. 6Kennen868 games55.6%
7. 7Pantheon257 games55.6%
8. 8Zoe512 games54.7%
9. 9Yone2,188 games54.4%
10. 10Yasuo2,204 games54.2%
11. 11Veigar842 games54.0%
12. 12Malzahar1,148 games53.6%
13. 13Vex782 games53.5%
14. 14Galio923 games53.2%
15. 15Katarina1,376 games52.7%

Worst picks against Sylas

Lowest win rate versus Sylas in Mid.

1. 1Orianna660 games44.4%
2. 2Tristana1,102 games45.5%
3. 3Smolder153 games45.8%
4. 4Lucian152 games46.0%
5. 5Azir367 games46.9%
6. 6Ziggs135 games47.4%
7. 7Mel638 games47.5%
8. 8Malphite262 games47.7%
9. 9Fizz498 games48.0%
10. 10Ryze299 games48.2%
11. 11Aurelion Sol368 games48.9%
12. 12Lissandra1,157 games48.9%

Best lane counters vs Sylas

Largest gold lead over Sylas at 15 minutes in Mid.

1. 1Naafiri152 games+1,116
2. 2Irelia221 games+825
3. 3Talon198 games+607
4. 4Zoe191 games+578
5. 5Vex346 games+570
6. 6Mel382 games+525
7. 7Yasuo754 games+474
8. 8LeBlanc299 games+439
9. 9Akshan112 games+416
10. 10Zed530 games+411
11. 11Diana345 games+397
12. 12Locke119 games+362
13. 13Pantheon107 games+337
14. 14Malzahar494 games+293
15. 15Brand102 games+287

How to play against Sylas

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Bait his E toward minions, then punish the miss with a quick trade. Avoid extended fights while W is available to swing the exchange.
2. Freeze near your side when he is healthy around level 3. Forcing him to walk up makes his E easier to dodge and punish.
3. Track which ult he has stolen before starting an objective fight. Change your engage timing if he can copy your strongest initiation or escape.
4. Fight after he spends W or second E. Sylas loses much of his skirmish power when he cannot heal or stick to the target.
5. 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.