How to beat Sylas

Common role: Mid

A sustain skirmisher who steals and casts the enemy's ultimate against them.

What makes Sylas dangerous

Sylas heals off his abilities, chains and pulls with his E, and his signature ultimate hijacks an enemy champion's ultimate to use himself — often a game-changing steal like Malphite's or Karthus's ult. He's a durable, self-healing skirmisher who thrives in extended and grouped fights.

How to play against Sylas

• 1Mind which of your ultimates he can steal — a Sylas with your engage or teamfight ult is dangerous. Bait or hold high-value ults when he's in range.
• 2Cut his healing with Grievous Wounds — his whole sustain comes from his abilities. Anti-heal makes his all-ins losing trades.
• 3Dodge his E chain (the second-part pull). Without landing it he has no engage or escape, and his combo falls apart.
• 4He's a melee skirmisher — poke him in lane before he has items and don't extend fights he out-sustains.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Healing is hard-countered by Grievous Wounds.
• ✓E chain is dodgeable — deny his engage.
• ✓Squishy early before items.
• ✓Weak to poke and disengage in lane.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Sylas's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Volée de pétricite

  Après avoir lancé une compétence, Sylas stocke une charge de Volée de pétricite. Les attaques de base de Sylas dépensent une charge pour donner un coup de chaînes énergisé autour de lui, infligeant des dégâts magiques supplémentaires aux ennemis touchés. Tant que Sylas possède une charge de Volée de pétricite, sa vitesse d'attaque est augmentée.

• Q
  Croix du forçat

  Sylas donne un coup en croisant ses chaînes, infligeant des dégâts magiques à l'endroit ciblé et ralentissant les ennemis. Après un délai, une explosion d'énergie magique se produit à l'intersection des chaînes, infligeant des dégâts.

• W
  Régicide

  Sylas se jette sur un ennemi pour infliger des dégâts et, contre des champions, récupérer des PV.

• E
  Évasion / Enlèvement

  Sylas se rue dans une direction. Sylas peut réactiver cette compétence pour lancer ses chaînes et se rapprocher de l'ennemi touché.

  Strong: a chain that pulls him in (or you to him) — his engage and escape. Weak: dodge the second-part pull and his combo falls apart.

• R
  Détournement

  Sylas vole la compétence ultime de l'ennemi et peut la lancer librement.

  Strong: steals and casts an enemy champion's ultimate — often a game-changing engage. Weak: bait or hold high-value ults when he's in range so he can't steal them.

Itemization

Sylas is AP with heavy healing. Grievous Wounds is core, magic resist blunts his burst, and dodging his E chain denies his engage. Be aware of which ultimate he can steal from your team.

This guide covers Sylas's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.