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
  페트리사이트 폭발

  스킬 사용 후 사일러스가 페트리사이트 폭발을 1회 충전합니다. 다음 기본 공격 시 충전량을 하나 소모하여 사슬을 세차게 휘두르며 적중한 적들에게 추가 마법 피해를 입힙니다. 페트리사이트 폭발이 충전되어 있으면 사일러스의 공격 속도가 증가합니다.

• Q
  사슬 후려치기

  사일러스가 사슬을 후려쳐 교차시키며 대상 지점에 있는 적에게 피해를 입히고 이동 속도를 늦춥니다. 잠시 후 사슬이 교차한 지점에서 마력이 폭발해 피해를 입힙니다.

• W
  국왕시해자

  사일러스가 마법의 힘으로 적에게 돌진해 피해를 입히며 적 챔피언을 공격하면 체력을 회복합니다.

• E
  도주 / 억압

  사일러스가 지정한 위치로 돌진합니다. 스킬을 다시 사용하면 사슬을 던져 적중한 적 방향으로 이동합니다.

  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
  강탈

  사일러스가 적의 궁극기를 강탈해 자유롭게 사용합니다.

  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.