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
  ペトリサイトバースト

  スキル使用後、「ペトリサイトバースト」がチャージされる。通常攻撃でチャージを解放し、魔力のこもった鎖を旋回させて当たった敵に追加魔法ダメージを与える。「ペトリサイトバースト」のチャージを保持している間は攻撃速度が増加する。

• Q
  鎖の鞭

  指定地点で交わるように2本の鎖を叩きつけ、敵にダメージとスロウ効果を与える。少ししてから交差地点で魔法エネルギーが爆発し、ダメージを与える。

• W
  王殺し

  魔法エネルギーを纏って敵に突進し、ダメージを与える。対象がチャンピオンの場合は自身の体力を回復する。

• E
  逃亡/拉致

  指定地点にダッシュする。再発動で鎖を投げつけて命中した敵に向かって自身を引き寄せる。

  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
  乗っ取り

  敵のアルティメットスキルを奪い、自由に発動できる。

  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.