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Sylas Top build & stats

MageAssassin A 254 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
52.4%
Pick rate
0.9%
Ban rate
17.2%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
Master
All divisions Challenger no data Grandmaster no data Master Diamond no data Emerald no data Platinum no data Gold no data Silver no data Bronze no data Iron no data
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
Riftmaker
Riftmaker
3,100 gold
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
2,650 gold
8,950 gold
75.0% WR each item separately

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 gold
50.0% 28 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
71.4% WR
7 games · 3% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Teleport
62.1% 29 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Sylas

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Sylas wins 52.4% of games as Top on patch 16.18 (254 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Zhonya's Hourglass → Riftmaker — 52% win rate over 27 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 82% of games with a 52% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Kennen (100% over 8 games). Hardest: Yone (27% over 15 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Sylas is an early-game champion: 57% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 37% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.
  • Banned in 17% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Riftmaker
Riftmaker
50.0% WR
6 games · 2% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
50.0% WR
28 games · 11% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
85.7% WR
7 games · 3% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
66.7% WR
6 games · 2% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 100.0% 2% (4)
Riftmaker Riftmaker
 67.9% 11% (28)
Bloodletter's Curse Bloodletter's Curse
 66.7% 1% (3)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 58.3% 5% (12)
Hextech Rocketbelt Hextech Rocketbelt
 57.5% 16% (40)
Cosmic Drive Cosmic Drive
 33.3% 1% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
71.4% WR
7 games · 3% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
60.0% WR
5 games · 2% pick
Conqueror Presence of Mind Legend: Haste Last Stand Second Wind Unflinching
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
50.0% WR
2 games · 1% pick
Conqueror Presence of Mind Legend: Haste Last Stand Bone Plating Unflinching

Keystones

  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 61.5%15% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 50.0%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 62.1%11% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 55.6%7% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PPetricite Burst

    After casting a spell, Sylas stores a charge of Petricite Burst. Sylas's basic attacks will expend a charge and whirl his energized chains around him dealing bonus magic damage to enemies hit. While Sylas has a charge of...

  • QChain Lash

    Sylas lashes his chains out, intersecting at his targeted location dealing damage to and slowing enemies. After a delay, magical energy explodes from the intersection point dealing damage.

  • WKingslayer

    Sylas lunges at an enemy with magical force dealing damage and healing himself against enemy champions.

  • EAbscond / Abduct

    Sylas dashes to a location. Sylas can recast the ability to throw his chains out, pulling himself to an enemy he hits.

  • RHijack

    Sylas steals the enemy's ultimate ability and can cast it freely.