Matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstDive threatHigh sustain

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Sylas

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Moonstone Renewer
1HP
Ardent Censer
2
Redemption
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Dream Maker
5HP

Summoner spells

4787%
3411%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Knight's Vow
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Morellonomicon
6vs Heal

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dream Maker
HP
Echoes of Helia
HP
Shurelya's Battlesong
Diadem of Songs
HP
Mikael's Blessing
HP
Celestial Opposition
HP
Dawncore
Staff of Flowing Water
Tear of the Goddess
Locket of the Iron Solari
HP
Dark Seal
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
HP
87.5% WR8 games
SorcerySorcery
Summon AerySummon Aery
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
MilioMilio
SylasSylas
Passive
Favorable
Favorable

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 against Sylas

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

If your ult is powerful (Malphite, Amumu, Cho'Gath), wait until Sylas has already stolen it and it's on CD before fighting.

2

Ults that scale with AD are less effective for Sylas since he builds AP — his ult steal is weaker against AD ults.

3

Sylas is relatively weak in early game: punish him before he steals an ult that changes the fight.

4

His E2 is a linear skillshot: side-step to avoid the dash + knockup.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026