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

Sylas vs Jax

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

based on 8,649 Sylas vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
6.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Jax as Sylas came out of an analysis of 8649 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Sylas encounters Jax in only 6.7% of his matches.

Sylas vs Jax Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a below average job of beating Jax. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.1% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Sylas versus Jax matches, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Jax.

Best Sylas vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAether Wisp

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomHextech RocketbeltShadowflame

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 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
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 Jax as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Jax

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 Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Sylas vs Jax Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Jax Image
8.1
< Kills >
6.5
7.3
< Deaths >
6.5
6.5
< Assists >
5.4
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
123
< Minions Killed >
119
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.61
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.49
535
< Physical Damage >
12,256
21,044
< Magic Damage >
8,019
757
< True Damage >
643
22,336
< Damage Dealt >
20,919
30,261
< Damage Taken >
29,659
11,389
< Gold Earned >
11,883
1.48
< Towers >
2.18
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
7,747
< Total Healing >
8,558
13,562
< Experience >
14,292
20
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
276
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Counter Jax with Sylas in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several important Sylas vs. Jax matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jax’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jax..

Sylas often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Jax. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Jax

Who is Better, Sylas or Jax?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when facing off against Jax, with a 47.1% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a poor counter to Jax.

While Sylas does have a lower winrate than Jax, when on opposite teams, Sylas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Sylas into Jax.

Moreover, Sylas has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jax. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Jax matchups, Jax is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Sylas is a trash counter to Jax. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Jax.

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 Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Sylas, we analyzed 8,649 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 Jax 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 Jax Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sylas in order to counter Jax during both the laning 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 suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Jax. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Sylas versus Jax build include Lich Bane, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Jax than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 47.1% battling Jax with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Jax as Sylas, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Sylas vs Jax matchups, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.1% win rate overall.

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