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

Sylas vs Ivern

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

based on 1,340 Sylas vs Ivern matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
1.99
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Ivern as Sylas came out of an examination of 1340 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Sylas has to counter Ivern in only 1.0% of his matches.

Sylas vs Ivern Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a awful job of countering Ivern. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.9% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Sylas versus Ivern matches, Sylas’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Ivern.

Best Sylas vs Ivern Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveRod of AgesLich Bane

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 ForceMagic Resist
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
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Ivern as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Ivern

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 Ivern

Be careful when fighting Ivern alone if he has Daisy ready to help!

Ivern's brush has a long duration. Watch out for ambushes!

Ivern can be deceptively slippery. Be careful chasing him too far.

Sylas vs Ivern Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Ivern Image
7.3
< Kills >
2.5
6.7
< Deaths >
4.8
6
< Assists >
13.4
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
0.57
126
< Minions Killed >
18
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.09
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.5
776
< Physical Damage >
2,821
19,331
< Magic Damage >
6,264
665
< True Damage >
1,049
20,773
< Damage Dealt >
10,135
28,836
< Damage Taken >
16,747
10,983
< Gold Earned >
9,617
1.57
< Towers >
1.78
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
7,261
< Total Healing >
5,903
12,983
< Experience >
12,194
19
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
7
273
< Time Dealing CC >
262

How to Counter Ivern with Sylas in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several important Sylas vs. Ivern matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ivern’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ivern. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Sylas often has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Ivern. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Ivern

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Ivern
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Ivern

Who is Better, Sylas or Ivern?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually loses when facing off against Ivern, with a 46.9% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a poor counter for Ivern.

While Sylas does have a lower winrate compared to Ivern, when facing one another, Sylas also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Sylas into Ivern.

Additionally, Sylas also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ivern. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Ivern matchups, Ivern is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Sylas is a trash counter for Ivern. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Ivern.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Ivern Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ivern as Sylas, we analyzed 1,340 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 Ivern 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sylas in order to counter Ivern during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas usually gets much more CS as Ivern. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Sylas versus Ivern build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas used at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Ivern than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 46.9% battling Ivern with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Ivern 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. Of all the rune builds players used for Sylas vs Ivern battles, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.9% win rate overall.

If you want to get Sylas vs Ivern tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using every round played with both champions.