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How to Win Illaoi vs Sylas Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Illaoi

based on 2,330 Illaoi vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
1.54
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. Within our database, Illaoi did battle with Sylas in 2330 games. Having so many matchups for Illaoi versus Sylas gives us faith in our ability to provide actionable data and a recommended build to smash your opposition. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Illaoi encounters Sylas in only 3.3% of her games.

Illaoi vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Illaoi has done a good job of beating Sylas. On average, she wins a whopping 52.1% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Illaoi against Sylas matches, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Illaoi vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalSheen

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpirit VisageIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinJak'Sho, The ProteanDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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W
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Sylas

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

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!

Illaoi vs Sylas Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Sylas Image
5.7
< Kills >
8.1
6.7
< Deaths >
7.2
4.6
< Assists >
6.7
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
188
< Minions Killed >
119
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.33
25,921
< Physical Damage >
705
867
< Magic Damage >
21,583
373
< True Damage >
782
27,162
< Damage Dealt >
23,072
35,232
< Damage Taken >
30,737
12,102
< Gold Earned >
11,318
2.9
< Towers >
1.4
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,713
< Total Healing >
7,876
15,215
< Experience >
13,635
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
416
< Time Dealing CC >
274

How to Counter Sylas with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several significant Illaoi versus Sylas matchup stats that may help you realize the differences between the two. For instance, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Sylas..

Illaoi often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Sylas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Sylas

Who is Better, Illaoi or Sylas?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when facing off against Sylas, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Illaoi makes a good counter to Sylas.

While Illaoi does have a higher win rate compared to Sylas, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Illaoi into Sylas.

Moreover, Illaoi also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Illaoi is a good counter for Sylas. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Illaoi, we analyzed 2,330 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 Illaoi 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Illaoi in order to counter Sylas during both the laning 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 above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi on average accumulates more CS compared to Sylas. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Illaoi versus Sylas build include Sterak's Gage, Spirit Visage, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Sylas than with many other common builds. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 52.1% battling Sylas with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Sylas as Illaoi, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Illaoi vs Sylas counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.1% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Illaoi vs Sylas tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using every match run with both champs.