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Shaco vs Sylas

Shaco
vs
50.1%

over 569 games

Sylas
Analyze a draft with Shaco

Skill 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

Recommended items for Shaco: Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Imperial Mandate, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Voltaic Cyclosword, The Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards.

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Blackfire Torch
1
Liandry's Torment
2
Imperial Mandate
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Voltaic Cyclosword
5

Summoner spells

SmiteDot94%
FlashSmite5%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Voltaic Cyclosword
The Collector
Infinity Edge
Lord Dominik's Regards
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Umbral Glaive
Dark Seal
B. F. Sword
Oblivion Orb
Profane Hydra
Hubris
Shadowflame
Serrated Dirk
Cryptbloom
Serpent's Fang
Mortal Reminder
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mejai's Soulstealer
Bastionbreaker
Guardian Angel
Zhonya's Hourglass
Edge of Night
Executioner's Calling
Bloodletter's Curse
Immortal Shieldbow
Morellonomicon
Essence Reaver
Phantom Dancer
64.9% WR37 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPrecision
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
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 Shaco

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Gank from behind

    Gank with Deceive (Q) and come in behind your target: Backstab (passive) empowers hits from behind, and your first invisible auto becomes a critical strike.

  2. Finish with Two-Shiv Poison

    Save Two-Shiv Poison (E) to finish: the shiv deals much more damage to a target below 30% health.

  3. Trick them with your clone

    Cast Hallucinate (R) to bait their spells: you briefly disappear and reappear with a clone, which explodes on death into three boxes that fear.

  4. Trap their escape routes

    Place Jack In The Box (W) on their escape routes or at a camp entrance: invisible after a delay, it fears champions who come near, then shoots them.

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 Shaco matchups

Patch 16.21.1