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Kha'Zix vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Kha'Zix

based on 3,526 Kha'Zix vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Kha'Zix faced off against Sylas 3526 times. Including so many matchups for Kha'Zix vs Sylas provides us confidence in our capacity to provide actionable data and a pro build to shatter Sylas. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Kha'Zix is forced to battle against Sylas in only 3.2% of his rounds.

Kha'Zix vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Kha'Zix does a average job of countering Sylas. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champs fight each other in. In Kha'Zix vs Sylas games, Kha'Zix’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Sylas.

Best Kha'Zix vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Axiom ArcOpportunityMaw of MalmortiusHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
>
Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Sylas

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

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!

Kha'Zix vs Sylas Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Sylas Image
8.4
< Kills >
8
6.4
< Deaths >
7.2
6.3
< Assists >
6.2
1.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
26
< Minions Killed >
127
1.67
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.39
18,065
< Physical Damage >
495
1,102
< Magic Damage >
21,001
1,015
< True Damage >
750
20,183
< Damage Dealt >
22,248
32,808
< Damage Taken >
30,478
12,759
< Gold Earned >
11,454
1.04
< Towers >
1.6
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
15,988
< Total Healing >
7,683
13,753
< Experience >
13,659
23
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
9
217
< Time Dealing CC >
275

How to Counter Sylas with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several vital Kha'Zix versus Sylas counter statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sylas..

Kha'Zix often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sylas. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Sylas

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Sylas?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kha'Zix usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sylas, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Kha'Zix makes an ok counter to Sylas.

While Kha'Zix does have a higher winrate than Sylas, when on opposite teams, Kha'Zix also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Kha'Zix into Sylas.

Additionally, Kha'Zix has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Sylas matchups, Kha'Zix is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kha'Zix is a decent counter for Sylas. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kha'Zix against Sylas.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 3,526 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 Kha'Zix 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 Kha'Zix to counter Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix typically accumulates a lot less CS as Sylas. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Kha'Zix versus Sylas build include Guardian Angel, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Kha'Zix incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Sylas than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kha'Zix boasted an average win rate of 50.8% battling Sylas with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Sylas as Kha'Zix, Kha'Zix players should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Kha'Zix vs Sylas clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sylas as Kha'Zix are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.