Blitzcrank vs Sylas
How to Beat Sylas as Blitzcrank
based on 5,141 Blitzcrank vs Sylas matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Sylas Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Sylas Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Sylas
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
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!
Blitzcrank vs Sylas Counter Stats
How to Counter Sylas with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some valuable Blitzcrank versus Sylas matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between these two champions. Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sylas. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Sylas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Sylas
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Sylas?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually fairs equally well when taking on Sylas, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Blitzcrank makes an ok counter to Sylas.
While Blitzcrank does have a lower winrate than Sylas, when facing one another, Blitzcrank also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Blitzcrank into Sylas.
Furthermore, Blitzcrank also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Sylas matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Blitzcrank is a somewhat poor counter for Sylas. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Blitzcrank against Sylas.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Blitzcrank in order to counter Sylas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank most often picks up a lot less CS as Sylas. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Blitzcrank versus Sylas build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Sylas than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average winrate of 49.8% when countering Sylas with this counter build.
To have the best chance of defeating Sylas as Blitzcrank, Blitzcrank players should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Blitzcrank vs Sylas matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.8% win rate overall.
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