Sylas vs Vladimir
How to Beat Vladimir as Sylas
based on 3,845 Sylas vs Vladimir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Vladimir Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Vladimir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Vladimir
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 Vladimir
Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.
Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.
Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.
Sylas vs Vladimir Counter Stats
How to Counter Vladimir with Sylas in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some strategic Sylas vs. Vladimir matchup stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vladimir..
Sylas typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Vladimir. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Sylas and Vladimir
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Who is Better, Sylas or Vladimir?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when playing against Vladimir, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes an ok counter for Vladimir.
While Sylas does have a lower win rate than Vladimir, when facing one another, Sylas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Vladimir.
Moreover, Sylas has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vladimir. 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 Vladimir matchups, Vladimir is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Sylas is a somewhat poor counter for Vladimir. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Vladimir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Sylas in order to counter Vladimir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Vladimir. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Sylas versus Vladimir build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Vladimir than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when countering Vladimir with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Vladimir as Sylas, Sylas players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Sylas vs Vladimir clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.
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