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

Sylas vs Katarina

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

based on 4,369 Sylas vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our data, Sylas fought Katarina in 4369 matches. Using so many matchups for Sylas versus Katarina gives us confidence in our capacity to provide actionable statistics and a pro build to shatter Katarina. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Sylas is forced to battle against Katarina in only 3.4% of his games.

Sylas vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Sylas has done a ok job of beating Katarina. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Sylas versus Katarina games, Sylas’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Sylas vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneHextech RocketbeltShadowflameCryptbloom

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
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Sylas vs Katarina Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Katarina Image
8.4
< Kills >
9.9
7.4
< Deaths >
7.2
6.7
< Assists >
6
1.94
< Killing Sprees >
2.2
127
< Minions Killed >
153
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.35
624
< Physical Damage >
2,313
22,231
< Magic Damage >
21,904
838
< True Damage >
988
23,694
< Damage Dealt >
25,205
30,051
< Damage Taken >
24,705
11,635
< Gold Earned >
12,268
1.63
< Towers >
1.53
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,631
< Total Healing >
3,322
13,610
< Experience >
13,939
20
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
268
< Time Dealing CC >
34

How to Counter Katarina with Sylas in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several strategic Sylas against Katarina matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Katarina..

Sylas often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Katarina. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Katarina

Who is Better, Sylas or Katarina?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when taking on Katarina, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes an ok counter for Katarina.

While Sylas does have a lower win rate than Katarina, when facing one another, Sylas also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Katarina.

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

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

Sylas is a somewhat poor counter for Katarina. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Sylas, we analyzed 4,369 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to counter Katarina during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Katarina. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Sylas versus Katarina build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Katarina than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 49.6% when countering Katarina with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Katarina 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 runes we have analyed for Sylas vs Katarina clashes, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.6% win rate overall.

If you need to view Sylas versus Katarina tips and counter stats for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using all matches finished with these champs.