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How to Win Sylas vs Wukong Counter MatchupSylas is in the a tier of champions

Sylas vs Wukong

How to Beat Wukong as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Wukong as Sylas

based on 1,327 Sylas vs Wukong matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Wukong as Sylas came out of an analysis of 1327 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Sylas fights Wukong in only 1.0% of his matches.

Sylas vs Wukong Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a below average job of countering Wukong. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Sylas versus Wukong matches, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Wukong.

Best Sylas vs Wukong Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneCryptbloomHextech RocketbeltRod of Ages

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sylas to level upw
>
Second ability for Sylas to level upe
>
Last skill for Sylas to max outq

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Sylas's passive ability p
Sylas's q ability q
Sylas's w ability w
Sylas's e ability e
Sylas's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Wukong as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Wukong

Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.

Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.

Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.

Advice to Win Against Wukong

Wukong becomes tougher to kill when surrounded by his enemies. Try to isolate him to gain an advantage.

Wukong will often use Decoy after Nimbus Strike. Try delaying your abilities by a short amount of time to ensure that you're hitting the real Wukong.

Sylas vs Wukong Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Wukong Image
7.8
< Kills >
6.5
7.3
< Deaths >
6
6.4
< Assists >
7.1
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
126
< Minions Killed >
89
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.8
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.48
857
< Physical Damage >
15,470
20,619
< Magic Damage >
2,380
724
< True Damage >
931
22,200
< Damage Dealt >
18,782
30,128
< Damage Taken >
29,832
11,310
< Gold Earned >
11,596
1.54
< Towers >
1.95
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
7,567
< Total Healing >
9,444
13,457
< Experience >
13,621
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
7
281
< Time Dealing CC >
129

How to Counter Wukong with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several strategic Sylas against Wukong counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Wukong’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Wukong..

Sylas usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Wukong. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Wukong

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Wukong
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Wukong

Who is Better, Sylas or Wukong?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when taking on Wukong, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a poor counter for Wukong.

While Sylas does have a lower win rate compared to Wukong, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Wukong.

Additionally, Sylas also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Wukong. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Wukong matchups, Wukong is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Sylas is a somewhat poor counter to Wukong. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Wukong.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Wukong Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Wukong as Sylas, we analyzed 1,327 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Wukong as Sylas comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas in order to counter Wukong during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Wukong. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Sylas versus Wukong build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Wukong than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 48.2% battling Wukong with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Wukong as Sylas, Sylas players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Sylas vs Wukong matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.

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