Bel'Veth vs Sylas
Skill matchup
You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Sylas
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Bel'Veth: Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King, Death's Dance, Mercury's Treads, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, Wit's End, Stridebreaker.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Sylas's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
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 Petricite Burst, he gains attack speed.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 10s | 12s | 13s | – |
| 6 | 8s | 12s | 13s | 1m20 |
| 9 | 6s | 10.5s | 13s | 1m20 |
| 11 | 6s | 9s | 13s | 55s |
| 16 | 6s | 6s | 11s | 30s |
| 18 | 6s | 6s | 9s | 30s |
Playing as Bel'Veth
Tips to maximize your impact
- Change direction with each dash
Chain Void Surge (Q) in different directions: each direction has its own cooldown, which drops with your attack speed.
- Only cast W when it can't miss
Cast Above and Below (W) when the target can't dodge it: hitting a champion knocks them into the air and refreshes Void Surge (Q) in that direction.
- Eat the coral to transform
After a kill or an epic monster, eat the Void Coral with Endless Banquet (R): your true form gives you health, range and attack speed.
- Farm the big monsters
Take large monsters, large minions and kills: Death in Lavender (passive) gives you permanent attack speed for each one.
Playing against Sylas
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Keep minions between his chain and you
Stay behind your minions after his Abscond (E): the Abduct (E) chain pulls him to the first enemy hit, and only that one takes the knock-up.
- Don't trust his low health
Don't go all-in just because his health is low: Kingslayer (W) heals him more as he loses health.
- Back off after each of his spells
Get out of his range as soon as he casts a spell: each spell charges Petricite Burst (passive), and his next auto hits around him with bonus magic damage.
- Fight when he can't steal from you
Take the fight when Hijack (R) is on cooldown: he then can't copy your ult and turn it against your team.
Other Bel'Veth matchups
Patch 16.21.1