Sylas vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Sylas
based on 12,109 Sylas vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Sylas vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Sylas in LoL
The stats provided here show some influential Sylas vs. Lux matchup stats that can help us understand the differences between these two champions. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lux’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lux. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Sylas usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Lux. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Sylas and Lux
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Who is Better, Sylas or Lux?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when trying to fight Lux, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes a bad counter for Lux.
While Sylas does have a lower win rate than Lux, when facing one another, Sylas also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Lux.
Furthermore, Sylas has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Sylas is a somewhat poor counter for Lux. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Sylas in order to counter Lux during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Lux. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Sylas versus Lux build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Lux than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 48.8% when countering Lux with this build.
To have the highest probability of crushing Lux as Sylas, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Sylas vs Lux clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.8% win rate overall.
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