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

Sylas vs Zed

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

based on 5,141 Sylas vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our database, Sylas faced Zed in 5141 matches. Including so many matchups for Sylas vs Zed provides us faith in our ability to provide enlightening data and a recommended build to annihilate Zed. This particular champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Sylas has to counter Zed in only 4.0% of his games.

Sylas vs Zed Matchup Summary

Sylas has done a good job of beating Zed. On average, he wins a whopping 52.9% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Sylas vs Zed matches, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Zed.

Best Sylas vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneRabadon's DeathcapRod of AgesCryptbloom

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

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Zed as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Sylas vs Zed Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Zed Image
8.5
< Kills >
8.7
7.6
< Deaths >
7
6.5
< Assists >
5.7
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
2.01
126
< Minions Killed >
151
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.33
781
< Physical Damage >
22,362
21,906
< Magic Damage >
1,270
828
< True Damage >
1,239
23,515
< Damage Dealt >
24,872
31,424
< Damage Taken >
23,046
11,657
< Gold Earned >
12,342
1.59
< Towers >
1.54
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,032
< Total Healing >
3,714
13,876
< Experience >
14,441
20
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
7
272
< Time Dealing CC >
143

How to Counter Zed with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several important Sylas vs. Zed matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zed..

Sylas usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zed. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Zed

Who is Better, Sylas or Zed?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually wins when taking on Zed, with a 52.9% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a good counter to Zed.

While Sylas does have a higher win rate than Zed, when on opposite teams, Sylas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sylas into Zed.

Furthermore, Sylas has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Zed matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Sylas is an above average counter to Zed. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Zed.

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 Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Sylas, we analyzed 5,141 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 Zed 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 Zed Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sylas in order to counter Zed during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Zed. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Sylas versus Zed build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas included at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Zed than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 52.9% when countering Zed with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Zed as Sylas, Sylas players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Sylas vs Zed clashes, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.9% winrate overall.

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