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Sylas vs Shaco

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How to Beat Shaco as Sylas

based on 4,221 Sylas vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
1.88
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Shaco as Sylas resulted from an examination of 4221 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Sylas fights Shaco in only 3.3% of his matches.

Sylas vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a dismal job of beating Shaco. On average, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Sylas against Shaco games, Sylas’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Shaco.

Best Sylas vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltLich BaneRod of Ages

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
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Shaco as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Shaco

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 Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Sylas vs Shaco Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Shaco Image
8.3
< Kills >
7.3
7.7
< Deaths >
6.2
6.2
< Assists >
8.6
1.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
127
< Minions Killed >
35
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.03
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.41
569
< Physical Damage >
7,443
21,882
< Magic Damage >
10,338
790
< True Damage >
1,606
23,242
< Damage Dealt >
19,388
31,936
< Damage Taken >
25,749
11,768
< Gold Earned >
11,438
1.51
< Towers >
1.16
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
8,060
< Total Healing >
8,796
14,006
< Experience >
13,010
20
< Vision Score >
31
9
< Wards Placed >
10
283
< Time Dealing CC >
597

How to Counter Shaco with Sylas in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some influential Sylas versus Shaco counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shaco’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Shaco..

Sylas usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Shaco. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Shaco

Who is Better, Sylas or Shaco?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually loses when trying to fight Shaco, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a bad counter to Shaco.

While Sylas does have a lower win rate than Shaco, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Shaco.

Moreover, Sylas has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shaco. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Shaco matchups, Shaco is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Sylas is a somewhat poor counter to Shaco. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Shaco.

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 Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Sylas, we analyzed 4,221 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 Shaco 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 Shaco Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sylas in order to counter Shaco during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas on average gets much more CS as Shaco. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Sylas versus Shaco build consist of Cryptbloom, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Shaco than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 48.4% when playing against Shaco with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Shaco as Sylas, Sylas players 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 builds players picked for Sylas vs Shaco LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.

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