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
  Raffica di petricite

  Dopo aver lanciato un'abilità, Sylas aggiunge una carica di Raffica di petricite. Gli attacchi base di Sylas spendono una carica e gli avvolgono intorno le catene energizzate, infliggendo danni magici bonus ai nemici colpiti. Finché Sylas ha una carica di Raffica di petricite, ottiene velocità d'attacco.

• Q
  Catene a frusta

  Sylas scaglia le sue catene che si intersecano nella posizione del bersaglio infliggendo danni ai nemici e rallentandoli. Dopo un ritardo, l'energia magica esplode nel punto di intersezione infliggendo danni.

• W
  Regicidio

  Sylas balza addosso a un nemico con forza magica, infliggendo danni e curandosi contro i campioni nemici.

• E
  Latitanza/Rapimento

  Sylas scatta in un punto. Può lanciare nuovamente l'abilità per scagliare le sue catene, tirandosi verso il nemico che colpisce.

  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
  Violazione

  Sylas ruba la suprema del nemico e può utilizzarla liberamente.

  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.