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Sylas Mid build & stats

MageAssassin S 82 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
57.3%
Pick rate
5.9%
Ban rate
14.9%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Finish these three

Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
2,650 gold
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 gold
Riftmaker
Riftmaker
3,100 gold
9,000 gold
53.8% WR 13 games

Boots

Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
900 gold
68.8% 16 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
60.0% WR
25 games · 30% 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
73.7% 19 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. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Sylas

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Sylas wins 57.3% of games as Mid on patch 16.16 (82 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Zhonya's Hourglass → Riftmaker — 54% win rate over 13 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 59% of games with a 60% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Riftmaker
Riftmaker
53.8% WR
13 games · 16% pick
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
60.0% WR
5 games · 6% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
60.0% WR
5 games · 6% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
47.2% WR
36 games · 44% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
57.9% WR
19 games · 23% pick
Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
68.8% WR
16 games · 20% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
100.0% 5% (4)
100.0% 4% (3)
70.0% 12% (10)
64.3% 51% (42)
63.6% 13% (11)
57.1% 34% (28)
55.1% 84% (69)
54.8% 38% (31)
50.0% 5% (4)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
60.0% WR
25 games · 30% 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
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
55.6% WR
18 games · 22% pick
Electrocute Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Relentless Hunter Scorch Transcendence
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
25.0% WR
4 games · 5% pick
Electrocute Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Relentless Hunter Legend: Haste Presence of Mind

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. 60.4%59% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 52.9%41% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 52.5%74% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 73.7%23% 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.