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Malphite vs Sylas

Malphite
vs
46.4%

over 6386 games

Sylas
Analyze a draft with Malphite

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstDive threatHigh sustain

Build vs Sylas

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Malphite: Hollow Radiance, Thornmail, Frozen Heart, Mercury's Treads, Kaenic Rookern, Malignance, Bramble Vest, Sunfire Aegis.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Hollow Radiance
1
Thornmail
2
Frozen Heart
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Kaenic Rookern
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport72%
FlashDot27%

Other options

Kaenic Rookern
Malignance
Bramble Vest
Sunfire Aegis
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Stormsurge
Randuin's Omen
Oblivion Orb
Shadowflame
Zeke's Convergence
Dark Seal
Abyssal Mask
Zhonya's Hourglass
Unending Despair
Rabadon's Deathcap
Force of Nature
Iceborn Gauntlet
Morellonomicon
Luden's Echo
Tear of the Goddess
Heartsteel
Dusk and Dawn
Spirit Visage
Hextech Rocketbelt
Knight's Vow
Fimbulwinter
Mejai's Soulstealer
56.3% WR183 games
SorcerySorcery
Arcane CometArcane Comet
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Sylas's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Petricite Burst (P)

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

LevelQWER
310s12s13s–
68s12s13s1m20
96s10.5s13s1m20
116s9s13s55s
166s6s11s30s
186s6s9s30s

Playing as Malphite

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Wait for them to group for R

    Save Unstoppable Force (R) for when the enemy carries are grouped: nothing stops your charge, and the impact knocks every enemy in the area into the air.

  2. Steal speed with Seismic Shard

    Cast Seismic Shard (Q) before engaging or to escape: it slows the target and gives you the speed it steals.

  3. Trade with your shield up

    Take your trades while Granite Shield (passive) is up: it absorbs 10% of your max health, and Thunderclap (W) then triples your bonus armor.

  4. Ground Slam against attackers

    Against a champion who lives on autos, start your trades with Ground Slam (E): it lowers their attack speed, and its damage scales with your armor.

Playing against Sylas

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 Malphite matchups

Patch 16.21.1