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Aurelion Sol vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Aurelion Sol in LoLAurelion Sol is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Aurelion Sol

based on 1,926 Aurelion Sol vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL games every week. Within our dataset, Aurelion Sol did battle with Sylas 1926 times. With so many games with Aurelion Sol vs Sylas provides us confidence in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a supported build to defeat your opposition. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Aurelion Sol has to counter Sylas in only 3.2% of his rounds.

Aurelion Sol vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Aurelion Sol has done a average job of countering Sylas. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of matches the champions face one another in. In Aurelion Sol vs Sylas matches, Aurelion Sol’s team is 0.2% less expected to get first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Sylas.

Best Aurelion Sol vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Aurelion Sol Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterVoid StaffLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassMalignanceSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aurelion Sol to level upq
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Second ability for Aurelion Sol to level upe
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Last skill for Aurelion Sol to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearMinion Dematerializer
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Aurelion Sol's passive ability p
Aurelion Sol's q ability q
Aurelion Sol's w ability w
Aurelion Sol's e ability e
Aurelion Sol's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Aurelion Sol

Tips for Playing as Aurelion Sol against Sylas

You can use Comet of Legend's flight to grow Starsurge to massive proportions.

Comet of Legend allows you to move quickly around the map; use it to put pressure on other lanes.

Save Voice of Light to use as a defense against melee opponents if you need to - otherwise, use its slow to start a fight at long range.

Advice to Win Against Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Aurelion Sol vs Sylas Counter Stats

Aurelion Sol Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Sylas Image
6.9
< Kills >
8.9
6
< Deaths >
6.8
8.1
< Assists >
6.5
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.99
181
< Minions Killed >
129
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.42
362
< Physical Damage >
619
22,289
< Magic Damage >
23,232
704
< True Damage >
825
23,356
< Damage Dealt >
24,677
20,539
< Damage Taken >
30,661
12,329
< Gold Earned >
11,923
1.64
< Towers >
1.59
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,334
< Total Healing >
8,079
14,792
< Experience >
14,090
17
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
9
344
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Sylas with Aurelion Sol in LoL

The stats provided here show several critical Aurelion Sol vs. Sylas counter statistics that may help you grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Aurelion Sol may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sylas..

Aurelion Sol often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Sylas. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aurelion Sol and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Aurelion Sol
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aurelion Sol
Sylas

Who is Better, Aurelion Sol or Sylas?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aurelion Sol usually fairs equally well when playing against Sylas, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Aurelion Sol makes an ok counter for Sylas.

While Aurelion Sol does have a higher win rate than Sylas, when facing one another, Aurelion Sol also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Aurelion Sol into Sylasas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Aurelion Sol has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Aurelion Sol vs Sylas matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Aurelion Sol is a decent counter for Sylas. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aurelion Sol against Sylas.

Additional Information for Aurelion Sol Players

How We Calculated Our Aurelion Sol vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Aurelion Sol, we analyzed 1,926 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 Sylas as Aurelion Sol 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 truly master Aurelion Sol to counter Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aurelion Sol most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Sylas. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Aurelion Sol versus Sylas build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Void Staff, and Liandry's Torment. When Aurelion Sol included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Sylas than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Aurelion Sol had an average win rate of 50.3% when playing against Sylas with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Sylas as Aurelion Sol, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Aurelion Sol vs Sylas counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sylas as Aurelion Sol are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.