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

Sylas vs Xin Zhao

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

based on 4,307 Sylas vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our data, Sylas engaged Xin Zhao in 4307 rounds. Using so many matchups for Sylas vs Xin Zhao provides us faith in our capacity to provide informative data and a recommended build to obliterate Xin Zhao. This matchup is fairly rare. Sylas encounters Xin Zhao in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Sylas vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a dismal job of countering Xin Zhao. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of matches the champions face each other in. In Sylas vs Xin Zhao matches, Sylas’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Sylas vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Lich BaneCryptbloomHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

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
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E
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W
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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 Xin Zhao as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Xin Zhao

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 Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Sylas vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Xin Zhao Image
8
< Kills >
6.7
7.3
< Deaths >
6.7
6.8
< Assists >
8.2
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
126
< Minions Killed >
40
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,060
< Physical Damage >
17,788
21,791
< Magic Damage >
1,414
765
< True Damage >
957
23,617
< Damage Dealt >
20,160
30,331
< Damage Taken >
39,917
11,356
< Gold Earned >
11,727
1.53
< Towers >
1.56
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
7,752
< Total Healing >
20,611
13,477
< Experience >
13,300
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
274
< Time Dealing CC >
463

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some significant Sylas versus Xin Zhao counter stats that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xin Zhao..

Sylas usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Sylas or Xin Zhao?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually loses when facing off against Xin Zhao, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a bad counter for Xin Zhao.

While Sylas does have a lower win rate compared to Xin Zhao, when facing one another, Sylas also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Xin Zhao.

Additionally, Sylas has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

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

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 Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Sylas, we analyzed 4,307 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 Xin Zhao 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 to counter Xin Zhao during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas on average picks up much more CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Sylas versus Xin Zhao build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Sylas included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Xin Zhao than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 48.6% when playing against Xin Zhao with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Xin Zhao as Sylas, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Sylas vs Xin Zhao LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.6% win rate overall.

If you need to get Sylas versus Xin Zhao tips and builds for a an individual division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are calculated using every game run with both champions.