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How to Synergize Annie and Sylas

based on 708 Annie with Sylas pairs
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Annie has been on the same team as Sylas in 708 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much accurate data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can give you robust, insightful builds to help Annie synergize with Sylas. It is very rare for Annie to play alongside Sylas on the same team. This has only occurred in approximately 1.1% of rounds with Annie.

Annie Sylas Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Annie does a terrible job of fighting on the same side as Sylas. On average, she wins a dismal 45.8% of the time the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Annie when fighting on the same team as Sylas by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Annie vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Annie to level upq
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Second ability for Annie to level upw
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Last skill for Annie to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Annie's passive ability p
Annie's q ability q
Annie's w ability w
Annie's e ability e
Annie's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Annie and Sylas

Tips for Playing as Annie with Sylas

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

Advice to Understand How Sylas Will Play

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.

Annie Sylas Synergy Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Sylas Image
5.4
< Kills >
6.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
9.2
< Assists >
8.1
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
106
< Minions Killed >
137
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
848
< Physical Damage >
885
18,174
< Magic Damage >
20,558
1,147
< True Damage >
1,243
20,170
< Damage Dealt >
22,687
17,563
< Damage Taken >
18,233
10,274
< Gold Earned >
10,970
1.71
< Towers >
1.77
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,534
< Total Healing >
1,673
12,556
< Experience >
13,685
31
< Vision Score >
22
14
< Wards Placed >
10
201
< Time Dealing CC >
231

How to Play with Sylas as Annie in LoL

The Annie Sylas synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sylas, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Annie sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sylas. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Sylas helps Annie perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Annie tries to synergize with Sylas, she observes a moderate decrease in her total damage dealt. This difference could signal that Sylas does not provide cover for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Annie is played with Sylas on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Sylas.

Additionally, when Annie plays with Sylas on the same team, she usually takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Sylas does a decent job of protecting Annie in teamfights.

Synergies between Annie and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Annie
Sylas

Is Annie better when played alongside Sylas?

There is no top champion pairing for Annie that will always be her best teammate. Yet, Sylas is a terrible teammate for Annie. By locking into the same side as Annie, he lowers their win rate by -3.5% to 45.8%. This demonstrates that there is a terrible bond between Annie and Sylas that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Sylas has a lower difficulty than Annie. That means Annie players don't need to be cautious when finding Sylas teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working alongside, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by grouping Annie and Sylas together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates much attack damage. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Sylas teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie Sylas Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Annie and Sylas, we analyzed 708 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Annie with Sylas comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Annie in order to synergize with Sylas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to prioritize in your Annie and Sylas synergy build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie used at least these three great items in her build, she did significantly better as an ally of Sylas than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average win rate of 45.8% when playing alongside Sylas with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating your oponents, Annie players should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.8% winrate overall.

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