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Sylas vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Sylas

based on 2,948 Sylas vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. In our database, Sylas engaged Aphelios 2948 times. Including so many matchups for Sylas versus Aphelios provides us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a pro build to suppress your opponent. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Sylas is forced to battle against Aphelios in only 2.3% of his matches.

Sylas vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Sylas has done a good job of countering Aphelios. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.7% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Sylas vs Aphelios rounds, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Sylas vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneCryptbloomHextech RocketbeltRod of Ages

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sylas to level upw
>
Second ability for Sylas to level upe
>
Last skill for Sylas to max outq

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Sylas's passive ability p
Sylas's q ability q
Sylas's w ability w
Sylas's e ability e
Sylas's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Aphelios as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Aphelios

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 Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Sylas vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Aphelios Image
8.2
< Kills >
6.7
6.8
< Deaths >
6.5
6.4
< Assists >
6
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
126
< Minions Killed >
171
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.49
637
< Physical Damage >
20,289
21,029
< Magic Damage >
1,347
785
< True Damage >
415
22,452
< Damage Dealt >
22,051
29,707
< Damage Taken >
18,385
11,357
< Gold Earned >
11,658
1.59
< Towers >
2.3
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,727
< Total Healing >
4,907
13,491
< Experience >
12,210
19
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
275
< Time Dealing CC >
132

How to Counter Aphelios with Sylas in LoL

The stats provided here feature several valuable Sylas vs. Aphelios counter statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Aphelios..

Sylas typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Aphelios. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Aphelios

Who is Better, Sylas or Aphelios?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually wins when taking on Aphelios, with a 52.7% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a good counter to Aphelios.

While Sylas does have a higher win rate compared to Aphelios, when facing one another, Sylas also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sylas into Aphelios.

Furthermore, Sylas also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Sylas is a good counter for Aphelios. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sylas

Sylas Loses Against

CassiopeiaCassiopeia44.5% winrateLilliaLillia45.1% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrate

Sylas Wins Against

MalphiteMalphite54.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateZiggsZiggs53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KledKled+ 53.2% 1441 GamesBardBard+ 53.4% 3585 GamesIvernIvern+ 53.6% 1305 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.6% 5383 Games

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Sylas, we analyzed 2,948 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 Aphelios as Sylas 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

Sylas Build Aphelios Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sylas in order to counter Aphelios during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Aphelios. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Sylas versus Aphelios build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas used at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Aphelios than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 52.7% when playing against Aphelios with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Aphelios as Sylas, you should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Sylas vs Aphelios LoL games, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Aphelios as Sylas are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.