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

Sylas vs Morgana

How to Beat Morgana as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Morgana as Sylas

based on 6,350 Sylas vs Morgana matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Sylas engaged Morgana in 6350 matches. Using so many games with Sylas vs Morgana gives us confidence in our ability to provide useful statistics and a supported build to shatter Morgana. This particular counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Sylas has to counter Morgana in only 5.0% of his matches.

Sylas vs Morgana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a poor job of beating Morgana. On average, he wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champions face each other in. In Sylas vs Morgana rounds, Sylas’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Morgana.

Best Sylas vs Morgana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneCosmic DriveZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

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
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Morgana as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Morgana

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 Morgana

Tormented Shadow deals tons of damage to units missing large amounts of Health. When low on Health, be wary of Morgana's attempts to trap you within its reach.

Black Shield makes Morgana immune to disabling effects, but can be broken with magic damage.

Morgana often needs to land Dark Binding to setup her other attacks. Use your minions as shields against Dark Binding.

Sylas vs Morgana Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Morgana Image
8.2
< Kills >
3.7
7.4
< Deaths >
6
6.4
< Assists >
12.3
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
0.81
121
< Minions Killed >
52
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.46
639
< Physical Damage >
889
21,703
< Magic Damage >
15,350
798
< True Damage >
951
23,140
< Damage Dealt >
17,190
31,133
< Damage Taken >
20,815
11,502
< Gold Earned >
9,575
1.44
< Towers >
1.71
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,819
< Total Healing >
4,234
13,770
< Experience >
11,464
19
< Vision Score >
52
9
< Wards Placed >
23
279
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Counter Morgana with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some strategic Sylas vs. Morgana matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Morgana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Morgana. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Sylas usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Morgana. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Morgana

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Morgana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Morgana

Who is Better, Sylas or Morgana?

Both League 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 Morgana, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a bad counter for Morgana.

While Sylas does have a lower winrate compared to Morgana, when facing one another, Sylas also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Sylas into Morgana.

Moreover, Sylas has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Morgana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Morgana matchups, Morgana is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Sylas is a bad counter to Morgana. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Morgana.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Morgana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Morgana as Sylas, we analyzed 6,350 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 Morgana 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 to counter Morgana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas typically racks up more CS relative to Morgana. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Sylas versus Morgana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Morgana than with many other typical builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 47.5% when playing against Morgana with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Morgana as Sylas, Sylas players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Sylas vs Morgana clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.5% win rate overall.

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