Sylas vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Sylas
based on 12,225 Sylas vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Sylas vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Sylas in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some significant Sylas against Caitlyn matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Caitlyn..
Sylas normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Caitlyn. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sylas and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Sylas or Caitlyn?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Caitlyn, with a 49.1% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes an ok counter for Caitlyn.
While Sylas does have a lower win rate compared to Caitlyn, when facing one another, Sylas also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Caitlyn.
Moreover, Sylas has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Sylas is a somewhat poor counter for Caitlyn. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Sylas to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Caitlyn. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Sylas versus Caitlyn build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Sylas included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Caitlyn than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 49.1% battling Caitlyn with this build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Caitlyn as Sylas, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Sylas vs Caitlyn battles, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.1% winrate overall.
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