Mid

Sylas Build 26.22

Sylas plays a different game every match, because his ult is whichever enemy ultimate he steals. His own kit is a self-healing chain-combo skirmisher: Q lashes out for a burst of damage, W drops a heal-on-execute to keep him topped up, and E gives him a dash plus a chain that yanks him onto a target. The whole skill ceiling is picking the right ult to hijack and landing your chains to set it up. A below-curve pick at 48.0% and sliding this patch, he rewards players who can read a fight two steps ahead.

#59 of 75 mid this patch · 1.6k games

Win rate48.0%−1.5Games1.6kPick rate7.7%Ban rate17.5%Last 8 patches−1.5 since 26.15Damage profilei

AP 91%AD 3%True 6%DifficultyiModerateRewards fundamentals

The 10-second answer standard · 48.0% WR

Spellslinger's Shoes SkillsW›E›Q Runes

Shards

ModernARAM Counter

173 champions

AatroxTopA50.9%AhriMidA51.2%AkaliMidC48.6%AkshanMidD45.0%AlistarSupportS52.8%AmbessaTopC48.5%AmumuJungleB50.2%AniviaMidC49.0%AnnieMidC48.7%ApheliosAD CarryC48.8%AsheAD CarryC48.5%Aurelion SolMidS53.5%AuroraMidS53.3%AzirMidD46.4%BardSupportC48.6%Bel'VethJungleS+55.2%BlitzcrankSupportA51.7%BrandSupportB49.9%BraumSupportA51.6%BriarJungleS54.1%CaitlynAD CarryC48.0%CamilleTopA51.0%CassiopeiaMidD45.6%Cho'GathJungleS52.9%CorkiAD CarryA51.2%DariusTopB50.1%DianaMidA51.1%Dr. MundoTopS52.6%DravenAD CarryB50.2%EkkoMidA51.7%EliseJungleB50.1%EvelynnJungleS53.0%EzrealAD CarryD47.1%FiddlesticksJungleC48.2%FioraTopA51.5%FizzMidC48.0%GalioMidB50.1%GangplankTopB50.6%GarenTopB50.0%GnarTopC48.8%GragasTopC47.8%GravesJungleB50.7%GwenTopA51.7%HecarimJungleB49.9%HeimerdingerTopA51.2%HweiMidB50.5%IllaoiTopB50.3%IreliaTopD47.4%IvernJungleS54.1%JannaSupportB50.4%Jarvan IVJungleD47.0%JaxTopB50.0%JayceTopC48.5%JhinAD CarryB50.7%JinxAD CarryB50.1%K'SanteTopC48.5%Kai'SaAD CarryB50.3%KalistaAD CarryB50.3%KarmaSupportC48.4%KarthusJungleS52.9%KassadinMidS+57.7%KatarinaMidA51.3%KayleTopB49.8%KaynJungleC48.0%KennenTopS53.8%Kha'ZixJungleB49.5%KindredJungleS52.8%KledTopS53.9%Kog'MawAD CarryB49.5%LeBlancMidS53.0%Lee SinJungleC48.6%LeonaSupportA51.6%LilliaJungleB49.3%LissandraMidC49.1%LockeMidC48.8%LucianAD CarryD47.7%LuluSupportB50.2%LuxSupportC48.3%MalphiteTopS52.4%MalzaharMidC49.1%MaokaiSupportB49.6%Master YiJungleC48.3%MelMidC47.8%MilioSupportC47.8%Miss FortuneAD CarryC48.3%MordekaiserTopA50.9%MorganaSupportB50.8%NaafiriJungleB50.2%NamiSupportA51.1%NasusTopA50.9%NautilusSupportB49.7%NeekoSupportD44.6%NidaleeJungleB50.7%NilahAD CarryS+60.9%NocturneJungleD46.9%Nunu & WillumpJungleD47.0%OlafTopC48.5%OriannaMidC49.1%OrnnTopA52.3%PantheonTopB49.9%PoppySupportS+54.7%PykeSupportB50.4%QiyanaJungleC48.1%QuinnTopD43.5%RakanSupportS53.6%RammusJungleS+58.7%Rek'SaiJungleS53.7%RellSupportS53.4%Renata GlascSupportS52.9%RenektonTopB50.4%RengarJungleA51.6%RivenTopC48.9%RumbleTopB50.7%RyzeMidD47.1%SamiraAD CarryC47.9%SejuaniJungleA52.4%SennaSupportS52.7%SeraphineSupportB49.5%SettTopB50.4%ShacoJungleC48.7%ShenTopS52.7%ShyvanaJungleS52.6%SingedTopC47.9%SionTopS53.3%SivirAD CarryB50.6%SkarnerJungleB50.5%SmolderAD CarryC49.0%SonaSupportB50.9%SorakaSupportB50.4%SwainSupportS+55.0%SylasMidC48.0%SyndraMidC48.4%Tahm KenchSupportC47.7%TaliyahJungleB50.7%TalonJungleA52.2%TaricSupportD47.1%TeemoTopS53.3%ThreshSupportB49.6%TristanaAD CarryA51.4%TrundleTopC48.2%TryndamereTopA51.3%Twisted FateMidB49.5%TwitchAD CarryB50.4%UdyrJungleB51.0%UrgotTopD47.4%VarusAD CarryC48.7%VayneAD CarryC48.6%VeigarMidB49.4%Vel'KozSupportS53.5%VexMidS+55.5%ViJungleB50.3%ViegoJungleD47.1%ViktorMidC48.1%VladimirMidC48.8%VolibearTopB49.6%WarwickJungleS54.1%WukongJungleA51.7%XayahAD CarryS53.2%XerathMidA52.2%Xin ZhaoJungleA52.0%YasuoMidC48.2%YoneTopD46.9%YorickTopC48.0%YunaraAD CarryC48.2%YuumiSupportD47.3%ZaahenTopC48.9%ZacJungleA52.0%ZedMidC48.2%ZeriAD CarryB50.8%ZiggsAD CarryS+56.3%ZileanSupportB50.2%ZoeMidS+55.3%ZyraSupportA51.4%

When Is Sylas Strongest?

The peak lands in the mid-game once the core items come together, and games at this rank average around 27 minutes. Sylas wins by picking his moment to dive, and the ultimate he hijacks is the whole plan, so he thrives when there is a game-changing enemy ult to borrow at the right second.

Game timeline · Sylas drag or hover to scrub · space plays · ←/→ step

your power minute by minute · gold = item spikes · small = components · dashed = objectives

Camps1:30Drake / Grubs5:00Herald14:00Baron20:00Avg end26:57

Ambush zone3:12–4:42 Power spike 20:36

~6:06

11:36

20:36

26:06

0:00 10:00 20:00 30:00 40:00

At 12:00

Power 57/100 · Even

Core 1/3 items

Gold ~4.8k

Phase Lvl-6 window

Next spike Riftmaker · 20:36

Sylas Item Build

Sylas is a spellcasting bruiser who dives in, steals a fight-changing ultimate, and heals through the damage he trades. The build leans on ability power with enough health and sustain that he can commit to a full combo and still walk out of the scrum.

Standard loadout · Sylas The consensus path — reliable spikes, no dead time.

Starting items 500g

Doran's Ring×1

Health Potion×2 Core path · click an item for its recipe ›› Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes57% · 48.9%

Crimson Lucidity43% · 52.6%

Situational items pick an opponent in the bar above — the right swaps light up

vs stacked resistsWhen resists stack, penetration beats raw stats — swap a damage slot.B

Bloodletter's Curse8060.0%S

Shadowflame49551.1%S

Stormsurge7643.4%

vision controlFights are decided a minute earlier by the team that sees first.O

Oracle Lens74352.0%F

Farsight Alteration25651.6%S

Stealth Ward58741.6%

Best Sylas Runes

Conqueror keys off his combo landing several hits in quick succession, which his Q, empowered auto, and W all do the moment he dives in. Whatever it adds, it rewards him for committing to the full rotation rather than poking from range. Fill the rest with what keeps him in melee range and healthy, because his damage only lands when he can stick to a target.

The pre-game page Conqueror · Precision + Resolve · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards

Precision Primary

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

Presence of Mind65% · 48.6%

Legend: Haste67% · 48.6%

Last Stand55% · 48.0%

Keystone plus three minors from Precision, two from Resolve, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.

Resolve Secondary

Second Wind42% · 50.7%

Unflinching39% · 47.9%

Stat shards Offense

Adaptive Force+9 Adaptive Force

Flex

Adaptive Force+9 Adaptive Force

Defense

Health Scaling+10–180 Health (by level)

Shards give +18Adaptive Force+10–180 Health (by level)

Build Hextech Rocketbelt first and play around your all-in windows. There is no single power window, so play the matchup in front of you. The spike to watch is Riftmaker, which comes online around 21 minutes and lets his chain-into-ult combo chunk half a health bar at once. Trade with W to stay topped up while you build toward it.

Sylas Skill Order

Kingslayer is maxed by level 9 and Abscond by 13; the price is Chain Lash, which takes its one early point at level 3 and then waits until 14 for a second, leaving the waveclear thin for a long stretch.

Skill order · Sylas R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always

PriorityR

R›W

W›E

E›Q

QMax W first; E at level 1.

Lv 123456789101112131415161718

Q314max 14

W24579max 9

E18101213max 13

R611max 11

Sylas Abilities

Petricite Burst is the rhythm good Sylas players live on, every spell stores a charge that his next auto spends to whirl his chains for extra damage, and holding a charge hands him attack speed. Weaving those autos between Chain Lash and Kingslayer is where his real damage and pace come from.

Abilities · Sylaspatch 26.22 base numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown

Petricite BurstPassiveP

Chain LashMax lastQ

KingslayerMax 1stW

Abscond / AbductMax 2ndE

HijackUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.

KingslayerMagic damageMax 1stStatLV 2rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXDamage+35 per rank+60% APlv 275lv 4110lv 5145lv 7180lv 9215Cost+10 per ranklv 250lv 460lv 570lv 780lv 990Cooldown-1.5 per ranklv 212slv 410.5slv 59slv 77.5slv 96s

Sylas Base Stats

Base stats · SylasPatch 26.22

Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD61+3AS0.645+3.5%MS340Range175HP600+122HP59+0.9Armor29+5.2MR32+2.55MP400+70MP58+0.8

Sylas Matchups

Sylas has to get on top of you, so his matchups come down to whether he can survive the walk in. Long-range pokers who chip him down before he lands the dash give him a hard time, while immobile targets who cannot break his chain let him all-in freely.

Lane matchups · Sylas click any opponent to retune the console

Hardest lanes · click to tune

Best hunting

How to lane vs poke marksmen 01Dodge their poke with E dash and heal trades back with W.02Buy armor and sustain lane with W until you outscale their poke.03Close the gap with E chain stun before they kite you. Win rate by game lengthSylas overall · all matchupsUnder 20 min46.9%20–28 min49.4%28–35 min47.5%Over 35 min47.0%

Look out for Kog'Maw, Vex, and Talon, long-range mages and pokey lanes that punish him before he can close the gap, so play the early game patient. He beats up on Malzahar, Akshan, and Mel in return, melee matchups and squishies his chain-into-W all-in overwhelms, so lean into those once your lane settles.

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