Sylas vs Veigar
Build vs Veigar
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Sylas: Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass, Mercury's Treads, Shadowflame, Dark Seal, Lich Bane, Rabadon's Deathcap.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Veigar's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Veigar is the greatest Evil to ever strike at the hearts of Runeterra - and he's only getting bigger! Striking an enemy Champion with a spell or scoring a takedown grants Veigar permanently increased Ability Power.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6s | 0s | 20s | – |
| 6 | 5s | 0s | 20s | 2m |
| 9 | 4s | 0s | 20s | 2m |
| 11 | 4s | 0s | 20s | 1m30 |
| 16 | 4s | 0s | 17s | 1m |
| 18 | 4s | 0s | 14s | 1m |
Playing as Sylas
Tips to maximize your impact
- An auto after each spell
Weave an auto after each spell: Petricite Burst (passive) turns it into a chain swing around you, with bonus magic damage.
- Save Kingslayer for low health
Save Kingslayer (W) to finish or to save yourself when your health drops: its healing grows with your missing health.
- Abscond, then throw your chain
To engage, cast Abscond (E), then recast within 3.5 seconds: Abduct (E) pulls you to the first enemy hit and knocks them into the air.
- Steal the ult that decides the fight
Cast Hijack (R) on the enemy whose ult can turn a teamfight: you keep a copy of it, cast with your own stats.
Playing against Veigar
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Stay in the center of his cage
If Event Horizon (E) lands around you, stay inside: only the edge stuns, and the cage disappears after 3 seconds.
- Dodge his Dark Matter
Get out of the Dark Matter (W) zone as soon as the spell shows: it hurts a lot, but falls from the sky with a delay.
- Don't let him grow
Dodge his spells and deny him kills: with Phenomenal Evil Power (passive), each spell that hits a champion and each takedown gives him power.
- Respect his level 6
Once he hits level 6, don't stay in his range at low health: Primordial Burst (R) deals more damage based on your missing health, peaking below 33%.
Other Sylas matchups
Patch 16.21.1