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

Sylas vs Warwick

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

based on 5,325 Sylas vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.99
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games each week. In our database, Sylas faced Warwick in 5325 games. Including so many games with Sylas versus Warwick gives us confidence in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a pro build to obliterate Warwick. This pairing is relatively uncommon. Sylas fights Warwick in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Sylas vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a dismal job of beating Warwick. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Sylas vs Warwick matches, Sylas’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Warwick.

Best Sylas vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneShadowflameLiandry's TormentStormsurge

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
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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 Warwick as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Sylas vs Warwick Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Warwick Image
8
< Kills >
7.4
7.5
< Deaths >
7.2
6.9
< Assists >
7.3
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
116
< Minions Killed >
52
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.28
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.4
511
< Physical Damage >
7,883
21,229
< Magic Damage >
9,135
786
< True Damage >
806
22,527
< Damage Dealt >
17,824
30,427
< Damage Taken >
39,259
11,172
< Gold Earned >
11,501
1.44
< Towers >
1.41
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
7,951
< Total Healing >
20,966
13,264
< Experience >
13,000
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
6
268
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Counter Warwick with Sylas in LoL

The stats shown here show several vital Sylas against Warwick counter statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the two. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Warwick..

Sylas typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Warwick. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Warwick

Who is Better, Sylas or Warwick?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when taking on Warwick, with a 48.7% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a bad counter to Warwick.

While Sylas does have a lower win rate compared to Warwick, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Warwick.

Furthermore, Sylas also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Warwick. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Warwick matchups, Warwick is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Sylas is a somewhat poor counter to Warwick. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Warwick.

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 Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Sylas, we analyzed 5,325 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 Warwick 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas in order to counter Warwick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas most often accumulates more CS relative to Warwick. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Sylas versus Warwick build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Warwick than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 48.7% when countering Warwick with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Warwick as Sylas, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Sylas vs Warwick battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Warwick as Sylas are presented for all ranked divisions. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.