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

Sylas vs Orianna

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

based on 1,755 Sylas vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches each week. In our dataset, Sylas did battle with Orianna 1755 times. Using so many games with Sylas vs Orianna gives us faith in our ability to prepare actionable data and a supported build to suppress Orianna. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Sylas has to counter Orianna in only 1.4% of his matches.

Sylas vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Sylas has done a good job of countering Orianna. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.0% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Sylas vs Orianna rounds, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Orianna.

Best Sylas vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomLich BaneShadowflameHextech Rocketbelt

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
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W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Orianna as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Orianna

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 Orianna

Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.

Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.

Sylas vs Orianna Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Orianna Image
8.3
< Kills >
5.4
7
< Deaths >
6.2
6.4
< Assists >
9.4
1.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
123
< Minions Killed >
162
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.5
545
< Physical Damage >
1,131
21,359
< Magic Damage >
19,666
709
< True Damage >
297
22,614
< Damage Dealt >
21,095
30,407
< Damage Taken >
18,778
11,475
< Gold Earned >
11,038
1.54
< Towers >
2.11
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,783
< Total Healing >
1,679
13,655
< Experience >
13,978
20
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
10
277
< Time Dealing CC >
335

How to Counter Orianna with Sylas in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several critical Sylas versus Orianna matchup statistics that can help us explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Orianna’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Orianna..

Sylas often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Orianna. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Orianna

Who is Better, Sylas or Orianna?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually wins when facing off against Orianna, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a good counter to Orianna.

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

Moreover, Sylas has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Orianna. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Orianna matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Sylas is a decent counter to Orianna. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Orianna.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sylas

Sylas Loses Against

CassiopeiaCassiopeia44.5% winrateLilliaLillia45.1% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrate

Sylas Wins Against

MalphiteMalphite54.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateZiggsZiggs53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KledKled+ 53.2% 1441 GamesBardBard+ 53.4% 3585 GamesIvernIvern+ 53.6% 1305 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.6% 5383 Games

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Orianna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Orianna as Sylas, we analyzed 1,755 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 Orianna 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.

Other Useful Resources

Sylas Build Orianna Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sylas in order to counter Orianna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Orianna. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Sylas versus Orianna build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Orianna than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 52.0% battling Orianna with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Orianna as Sylas, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Sylas vs Orianna battles, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.0% win rate overall.

If you need to get Sylas versus Orianna tips and counter stats for a a distinct division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using every game with data with these champs.