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How to beat Sylas
The champions that shut Sylas down, by lane, with exactly how to win the matchup. Pick one and check the full build in the Counter-Picker.
Open the Counter-PickerBest Sylas counters — Jungle
Lee SinExtremeInvade his weak early clear and duel him before six. Deny his farm and punish his slow early pathing.
Xin ZhaoMajorAll in him before six and lock him down. Invade his clear and deny the farm he needs to scale.
GravesMajorOut duel him early and burst him before he scales. Invade his clear and deny his farm.
Kha'ZixMajorIsolate and delete him before six. Invade his camps and out duel his weak early game.
RengarMajorLeap on him and burst him before he can reposition. Invade his camps and win every early skirmish.
NidaleeMajorKite him with spears and invade his jungle. Poke him out before six and deny his early tempo.
Best Sylas counters — Mid
CassiopeiaExtremeBully him in lane with your poison and win every long trade. Poke him down until you can kill him.
ZoeExtremeWait for him to waste his E, then poke him with your Q. Land your sleep and burst him down.
VexMajorWait for him to use his passive and abilities, then trade. Punish his big cooldowns and fear his dash.
SettMajorMake him waste his E and W, then all in. Poke him with your Q and out trade him with grasp.
KassadinMajorHe deals almost no damage to you. Stall him early, then outscale and delete him once you hit your spikes.
Curated Sylas counters for every lane. Pick your answer, then get the exact runes and items in the Counter-Picker.