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Rengar vs Sylas

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How to Beat Sylas as Rengar

based on 4,397 Rengar vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Sylas as Rengar resulted from an examination of 4397 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Rengar has to counter Sylas in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Rengar vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar has done a below average job of beating Sylas. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of matches the champs face each other in. In Rengar vs Sylas rounds, Rengar’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Rengar vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeHubrisOpportunity

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsAxiom ArcEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Sylas

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

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!

Rengar vs Sylas Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Sylas Image
8.5
< Kills >
8.3
7.1
< Deaths >
7.2
6.4
< Assists >
6.4
1.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
43
< Minions Killed >
128
1.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.38
18,292
< Physical Damage >
552
1,388
< Magic Damage >
21,393
1,130
< True Damage >
743
20,810
< Damage Dealt >
22,689
33,660
< Damage Taken >
30,424
12,991
< Gold Earned >
11,569
1.33
< Towers >
1.59
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
16,014
< Total Healing >
7,635
13,971
< Experience >
13,733
20
< Vision Score >
20
5
< Wards Placed >
9
231
< Time Dealing CC >
273

How to Counter Sylas with Rengar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several strategic Rengar versus Sylas matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sylas..

Rengar normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Sylas. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Sylas

Who is Better, Rengar or Sylas?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rengar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sylas, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Rengar makes an ok counter to Sylas.

While Rengar does have a lower winrate compared to Sylas, when facing one another, Rengar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Rengar into Sylasas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rengar has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Sylas matchups, Sylas 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 late stage team fights.

Rengar is a somewhat poor counter to Sylas. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Rengar against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rengar

Rengar Loses Against

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Rengar Wins Against

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Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Rengar, we analyzed 4,397 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 Rengar 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

Rengar Build Sylas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Rengar to counter Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar most often picks up less CS relative to Sylas. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Rengar versus Sylas build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Hubris, and Opportunity. When Rengar combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Sylas than with most other typical builds. In fact, Rengar boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when playing against Sylas with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Sylas as Rengar, Rengar players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Rengar vs Sylas counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.4% win rate overall.

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