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Sylas vs Nocturne

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

based on 7,088 Sylas vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
5.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our database, Sylas did battle with Nocturne 7088 times. Including so many matchups for Sylas vs Nocturne provides us confidence in our ability to produce enlightening statistics and a pro build to wreck Nocturne. This particular pairing is relatively uncommon. Sylas has to counter Nocturne in only 5.5% of his matches.

Sylas vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a poor job of beating Nocturne. On average, he wins a lowly 47.3% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Sylas against Nocturne matches, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Nocturne.

Best Sylas vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentCryptbloomHextech RocketbeltVoid Staff

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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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W
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E
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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 Nocturne as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Nocturne

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 Nocturne

Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.

Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!

Sylas vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Nocturne Image
8.2
< Kills >
7.7
7.6
< Deaths >
6.4
6.6
< Assists >
8.1
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
122
< Minions Killed >
33
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.48
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.4
699
< Physical Damage >
16,371
21,299
< Magic Damage >
1,300
787
< True Damage >
1,261
22,785
< Damage Dealt >
18,933
30,833
< Damage Taken >
35,137
11,505
< Gold Earned >
12,227
1.46
< Towers >
1.31
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
7,666
< Total Healing >
16,325
13,671
< Experience >
13,733
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
6
318
< Time Dealing CC >
529

How to Counter Nocturne with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several critical Sylas vs. Nocturne matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between this pair of champs. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne..

Sylas often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate 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 Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Nocturne

Who is Better, Sylas or Nocturne?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when trying to fight Nocturne, with a 47.3% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes a poor counter for Nocturne.

While Sylas does have a lower win rate than Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Sylas also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Sylas into Nocturne.

Additionally, Sylas has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Sylas is a bad counter to Nocturne. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Nocturne.

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 Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Sylas, we analyzed 7,088 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 Nocturne 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 Nocturne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to counter Nocturne during both the early game 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 mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas on average gets much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Sylas versus Nocturne build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Nocturne than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 47.3% when playing against Nocturne with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Nocturne as Sylas, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Sylas vs Nocturne face-offs, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.3% win rate overall.

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