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
  Explosão de Petricita

  Após conjurar uma habilidade, Sylas armazena uma carga de Explosão de Petricita. Seus ataques básicos gastam uma carga e agitam as correntes energizadas ao redor dele, causando Dano Mágico adicional a inimigos atingidos. Enquanto Sylas tiver pelo menos uma carga de Explosão de Petricita, ele recebe Velocidade de Ataque.

• Q
  Correntes-Chicote

  Sylas chicoteia com suas correntes, que se intersectam no local-alvo, causando dano e reduzindo a velocidade dos inimigos. Após um intervalo, há uma explosão de energia mágica no ponto da intersecção, causando dano.

• W
  Regicida

  Sylas avança em um inimigo com uma força mágica, causando dano e curando-se contra Campeões inimigos.

• E
  Evasão / Abdução

  Sylas avança por uma curta distância, podendo reconjurar a habilidade para arremessar suas correntes e se arrastar na direção do inimigo atingido.

  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
  Usurpar

  Sylas rouba a habilidade ultimate do inimigo e pode conjurá-la sem custo.

  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.