Sylas vs Sivir
How to Beat Sivir as Sylas
based on 1,704 Sylas vs Sivir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Sivir Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Sivir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sivir as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Sivir
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 Sivir
When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.
Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.
Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.
Sylas vs Sivir Counter Stats
How to Counter Sivir with Sylas in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show several valuable Sylas versus Sivir counter stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sivir’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sivir..
Sylas often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Sivir. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Sylas and Sivir
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Who is Better, Sylas or Sivir?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sivir, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes an ok counter for Sivir.
While Sylas does have a higher win rate compared to Sivir, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Sivir.
Moreover, Sylas also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sivir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Sivir matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Sylas is a decent counter to Sivir. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Sivir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Sylas in order to counter Sivir during both the early game 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas on average racks up less CS relative to Sivir. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Sylas versus Sivir build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Sivir than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 50.6% when playing against Sivir with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of defeating Sivir as Sylas, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Sylas vs Sivir clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.
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