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How to Synergize Sylas with Darius on the Same TeamSylas is in the a tier of champions

Sylas with Darius

How to Win With Sylas and Darius Paired TogetherSylas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Sylas and Darius

based on 4,469 Sylas with Darius pairs
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Sylas has fought alongside Darius in 4469 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much relevant data from the makers of League, we are confident that we can present to you high-quality, usable builds to help Sylas synergize with Darius. It is relatively rare for Sylas to play alongside Darius on the same side. This has only occurred in about 3.5% of games with Sylas.

Sylas Darius Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a dismal job of synergizing with Darius. Usually, he wins an acceptable 48.7% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to do better as Sylas when fighting on the same team as Darius by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sylas vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomZhonya's HourglassRod 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Sylas and Darius

Tips for Playing as Sylas with Darius

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 Understand How Darius Will Play

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Sylas Darius Synergy Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Darius Image
8.1
< Kills >
8.1
7.1
< Deaths >
7.2
6.6
< Assists >
6.5
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
123
< Minions Killed >
124
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.38
615
< Physical Damage >
625
21,646
< Magic Damage >
21,489
800
< True Damage >
797
23,062
< Damage Dealt >
22,911
30,154
< Damage Taken >
30,558
11,390
< Gold Earned >
11,446
1.5
< Towers >
1.52
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,758
< Total Healing >
7,884
13,514
< Experience >
13,594
20
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
276
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Play with Darius as Sylas in LoL

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

Overall, Sylas sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Darius. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Darius helps Sylas perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Sylas is an ally to Darius, he observes a small increase in his full damage output. This change may demonstrate that Darius supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played with Darius on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Darius. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Darius.

Additionally, when Sylas plays with Darius on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Darius does a decent job of covering Sylas in teamfights.

Synergies between Sylas and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sylas
Darius

Is Sylas better when played alongside Darius?

There is no perfect synergy for Sylas that will always be his best teammate. However, overall, Darius is a very typical teammate for Sylas. By being on the same team as Sylas, he lowers their win rate by -0.3% to 48.7%. This signals that there is not really a strong bond between Sylas and Darius that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Darius has a much lower diffuclty than Sylas. That means Sylas players don't need to be cautious when lining up Darius comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing together, Sylas players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by pairing Sylas and Darius together, you may not be giving your other teammates a great deal of support. Plan to pick other champions on your team that fills this relative gap in their kit.

Regardless of your Darius ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas Darius Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sylas and Darius, we analyzed 4,469 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 Sylas with Darius 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 Sylas to work well with Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to have in your Sylas and Darius synergy build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas used at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Darius than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 48.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Darius with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.

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