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

Sylas vs Sona

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

based on 3,079 Sylas vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Sona as Sylas came out of an evaluation of 3079 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Sylas fights Sona in only 2.4% of his rounds.

Sylas vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a dismal job of beating Sona. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Sylas against Sona matches, Sylas’s team is 0.2% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Sona.

Best Sylas vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneHextech RocketbeltShadowflameRod 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 ForceMagic Resist
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
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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 Sona as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Sona

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 Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Sylas vs Sona Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Sona Image
7.7
< Kills >
2.2
6.9
< Deaths >
5.5
6.3
< Assists >
14.5
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
123
< Minions Killed >
28
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.62
562
< Physical Damage >
1,658
20,562
< Magic Damage >
8,119
716
< True Damage >
513
21,841
< Damage Dealt >
10,291
29,317
< Damage Taken >
17,982
11,170
< Gold Earned >
8,472
1.55
< Towers >
2.4
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,567
< Total Healing >
12,097
13,215
< Experience >
10,457
20
< Vision Score >
53
9
< Wards Placed >
24
277
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Sona with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some important Sylas vs. Sona matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sona. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Sylas normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Sona. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Sona

Who is Better, Sylas or Sona?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually loses when taking on Sona, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a bad counter for Sona.

While Sylas does have a lower win rate than Sona, when on opposite teams, Sylas also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Sona.

Furthermore, Sylas has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Sylas is a somewhat poor counter to Sona. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Sona.

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 Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Sylas, we analyzed 3,079 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 Sona 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 Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sylas to counter Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas on average accumulates much more CS as Sona. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Sylas versus Sona build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Sona than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 48.8% battling Sona with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Sona as Sylas, you 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 combinations players chose for Sylas vs Sona counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sona as Sylas are given for every ranked division. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.