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How to Win Sylas vs Draven Counter MatchupSylas is in the a tier of champions

Sylas vs Draven

How to Beat Draven as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Draven as Sylas

based on 4,142 Sylas vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Draven as Sylas came out of an analysis of 4142 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Sylas encounters Draven in only 3.2% of his games.

Sylas vs Draven Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a dismal job of beating Draven. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champs fight each other in. In Sylas vs Draven matches, Sylas’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Draven.

Best Sylas vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomLich BaneZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Draven as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Draven

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 Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Sylas vs Draven Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Draven Image
7.9
< Kills >
8.6
7
< Deaths >
6.7
6.6
< Assists >
5.7
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.95
123
< Minions Killed >
169
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.48
692
< Physical Damage >
22,122
20,700
< Magic Damage >
128
755
< True Damage >
453
22,148
< Damage Dealt >
22,704
29,286
< Damage Taken >
21,835
11,161
< Gold Earned >
13,559
1.51
< Towers >
2.34
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,471
< Total Healing >
6,436
13,184
< Experience >
12,002
19
< Vision Score >
14
8
< Wards Placed >
7
271
< Time Dealing CC >
83

How to Counter Draven with Sylas in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several critical Sylas against Draven counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Draven’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Draven..

Sylas normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Draven. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Draven

Who is Better, Sylas or Draven?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually loses when trying to fight Draven, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a bad counter for Draven.

While Sylas does have a lower winrate than Draven, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Draven.

Moreover, Sylas has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Draven. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Draven matchups, Draven is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Sylas is a somewhat poor counter to Draven. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Draven.

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 Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Sylas, we analyzed 4,142 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 Draven 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sylas to counter Draven during both the early game 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 listen to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas on average gets a similar amount of CS as Draven. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Sylas versus Draven build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Draven than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Draven with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Draven as Sylas, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Sylas vs Draven clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.6% win rate overall.

If you need to see Sylas versus Draven tips and builds for a a specific division rank, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using every game completed with these champs.