Sylas vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Sylas
based on 5,858 Sylas vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Kayn
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 Kayn
When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.
Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.
Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.
Sylas vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Sylas in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some significant Sylas vs. Kayn matchup stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kayn..
Sylas often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Kayn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sylas and Kayn
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Who is Better, Sylas or Kayn?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kayn, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes an ok counter to Kayn.
While Sylas does have a higher winrate than Kayn, when on opposite teams, Sylas also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Kayn.
Moreover, Sylas has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Kayn matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Sylas is a decent counter for Kayn. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas in order to counter Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas on average racks up much more CS compared to Kayn. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Sylas versus Kayn build include Banshee's Veil, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Kayn than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 50.4% battling Kayn with this build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Kayn as Sylas, you should take 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 we have analyed for Sylas vs Kayn counters, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.4% winrate overall.
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