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
  破敌禁法

  在施放一次技能后，塞拉斯会储存一层【破敌禁法】效果。塞拉斯的普攻将消耗一层效果并环绕自身挥舞他的盈能锁链来对命中的敌人造成额外魔法伤害。当塞拉斯拥有一层【破敌禁法】效果时，他会获得攻击速度。

• Q
  锁链鞭击

  塞拉斯甩出他的锁链，锁链会在目标区域交叉，并对敌人造成伤害和减速效果。在一段延迟后，魔法能量将从交叉点迸发，造成伤害。

• W
  弑君突刺

  塞拉斯带着魔法之力跃向一名敌人，造成伤害，并且在对抗敌方英雄时治疗自身。

• E
  潜掠/强掳

  塞拉斯突进至一个位置。塞拉斯可以再次施放来将他的锁链向一个方向挥出，将他自身拉向命中的第一个敌人。

  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
  其人之道

  塞拉斯窃取一名敌人的终极技能，然后可以免费施放该技能。

  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.