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

Sylas vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ziggs as Sylas

based on 1,714 Sylas vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ziggs as Sylas resulted from an examination of 1714 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Sylas has to counter Ziggs in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Sylas vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Sylas does a good job of beating Ziggs. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.5% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Sylas vs Ziggs matches, Sylas’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Sylas vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneRabadon's DeathcapRod of AgesLiandry's Torment

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
10
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 Ziggs as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Sylas vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Ziggs Image
8.8
< Kills >
5
6.8
< Deaths >
6.1
6.4
< Assists >
8.1
1.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
122
< Minions Killed >
161
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.49
573
< Physical Damage >
821
22,080
< Magic Damage >
23,498
808
< True Damage >
327
23,462
< Damage Dealt >
24,647
31,062
< Damage Taken >
17,173
11,671
< Gold Earned >
11,152
1.52
< Towers >
2.75
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,283
< Total Healing >
1,331
13,864
< Experience >
13,062
20
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
10
274
< Time Dealing CC >
244

How to Counter Ziggs with Sylas in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several significant Sylas against Ziggs counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between this set of champions. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ziggs. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Sylas normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Ziggs

Who is Better, Sylas or Ziggs?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually wins when taking on Ziggs, with a 53.5% win rate. Therefore, Sylas makes a great counter for Ziggs.

While Sylas does have a higher win rate than Ziggs, when on opposite teams, Sylas also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Sylas into Ziggs.

Additionally, Sylas also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Ziggs matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Sylas is a great counter for Ziggs. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Sylas, we analyzed 1,714 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sylas in order to counter Ziggs during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Ziggs. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sylas versus Ziggs build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Ziggs than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 53.5% when countering Ziggs with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Ziggs 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 combinations we have analyed for Sylas vs Ziggs counters, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ziggs as Sylas are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.