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Rek'Sai vs Sylas

Rek'Sai
vs
56.2%

over 251 games

Sylas
Analyze a draft with Rek'Sai

Favorable matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstDive threatHigh sustain

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Sylas

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Rek'Sai: Stridebreaker, Spear of Shojin, Sterak's Gage, Mercury's Treads, Titanic Hydra, Death's Dance, Black Cleaver, Executioner's Calling.

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion

Core build

Stridebreaker
1
Spear of Shojin
2
Sterak's Gage
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Titanic Hydra
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite100%
HasteSmite0%

Other options

Titanic Hydra
Death's Dance
Black Cleaver
Executioner's Calling
Guardian Angel
Mortal Reminder
Spirit Visage
Maw of Malmortius
Serpent's Fang
B. F. Sword
The Collector
Randuin's Omen
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Eclipse
Immortal Shieldbow
Edge of Night
Chempunk Chainsword
Voltaic Cyclosword
Tiamat
Thornmail
Serrated Dirk
Bastionbreaker
Force of Nature
Kaenic Rookern
Lord Dominik's Regards
Dead Man's Plate
79.3% WR29 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth 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 Rek'Sai

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Bite at full Fury

    Save Furious Bite (E) for when your Fury bar is full: the bite then deals true damage.

  2. Un-burrow under your target

    Come out of the ground with Un-burrow (W) under your target: they and nearby enemies take a knock-up, so you can engage or interrupt a channel.

  3. Void Rush a wounded target

    Cast Void Rush (R) on an enemy you damaged in the last few seconds: untargetable, then unstoppable, you lunge at them, and your Un-burrow (W) comes back.

  4. Burrow to cross the map

    Cast Burrow (W) before crossing the map: your Tremor Sense reveals to your team nearby enemies who move unseen.

  5. Dig your tunnels in advance

    Dig with Tunnel (E) near lanes to gank and on your escape routes: each tunnel lasts and can be reused, but an enemy standing on an entrance destroys it.

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 Rek'Sai matchups

Patch 16.21.1