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Sylas Jungle build & stats

MageAssassin B 301 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
49.5%
Pick rate
7.2%
Ban rate
16.9%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

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

Solid sample

Finish these three

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

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 gold
60.0% 10 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
66.7% WR
9 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
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Smite
49.3% 300 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 49.5% of games as Jungle on patch 16.18 (301 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Zhonya's Hourglass → Riftmaker — 48% win rate over 79 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 86% of games with a 50% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Jarvan IV (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Graves (33% over 12 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • 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
48.1% WR
79 games · 26% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
60.7% WR
28 games · 9% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Riftmaker
Riftmaker
66.7% WR
9 games · 3% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
54.3% WR
184 games · 61% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
42.9% WR
56 games · 19% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
41.9% WR
31 games · 10% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
71.4% 2% (7)
57.1% 16% (49)
51.5% 68% (206)
51.2% 54% (162)
50.6% 87% (263)
50.0% 5% (16)
49.4% 26% (77)
43.8% 11% (32)
40.0% 2% (5)
33.3% 1% (3)
30.8% 4% (13)
27.3% 4% (11)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
55.7% WR
122 games · 41% 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
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
41.4% WR
58 games · 19% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Haste Last Stand Magical Footwear Cosmic Insight
Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
51.7% WR
29 games · 10% pick
Dark Harvest Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Treasure Hunter Cosmic Insight Magical Footwear

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. 50.2%86% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 51.4%12% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 33.3%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 49.3%100% 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.