Sylas vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Sylas
based on 9,033 Sylas vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Akali
Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.
Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.
Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.
Advice to Win Against Akali
Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.
Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
Sylas vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Sylas in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some significant Sylas against Akali matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between this set of champs. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Akali..
Sylas often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Akali. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Sylas and Akali
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Who is Better, Sylas or Akali?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Akali, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes an ok counter to Akali.
While Sylas does have a lower win rate compared to Akali, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Akali.
Additionally, Sylas has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Sylas is a somewhat poor counter for Akali. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to counter Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Akali. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to use in your Sylas versus Akali build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Akali than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 49.8% battling Akali with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of annihilating Akali as Sylas, Sylas players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Sylas vs Akali face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.8% win rate overall.
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