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Taliyah vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Taliyah

based on 1,542 Taliyah vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Taliyah engaged Sylas in 1542 games. Having so many matchups for Taliyah versus Sylas provides us faith in our ability to provide informative data and a pro build to destroy your opponent. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Taliyah is forced to battle against Sylas in only 3.7% of her rounds.

Taliyah vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Taliyah has done a good job of countering Sylas. Normally, she wins a whopping 52.9% of the time the champs face one another in. In Taliyah versus Sylas rounds, Taliyah’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Taliyah vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessLost Chapter

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentLuden's CompanionVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
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Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
>
Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Sylas

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Advice to Win Against Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Taliyah vs Sylas Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Sylas Image
6.5
< Kills >
8.1
6.6
< Deaths >
7.3
8.9
< Assists >
6.2
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
126
< Minions Killed >
124
0.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.36
862
< Physical Damage >
613
22,236
< Magic Damage >
20,142
1,144
< True Damage >
722
24,243
< Damage Dealt >
21,477
20,685
< Damage Taken >
30,332
12,172
< Gold Earned >
11,396
1.79
< Towers >
1.46
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,894
< Total Healing >
7,363
14,156
< Experience >
13,478
22
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
538
< Time Dealing CC >
272

How to Counter Sylas with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some strategic Taliyah versus Sylas counter stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sylas..

Taliyah typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Sylas. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taliyah and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Sylas

Who is Better, Taliyah or Sylas?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Taliyah usually wins when taking on Sylas, with a 52.9% win rate. As a result, Taliyah makes a good counter to Sylas.

While Taliyah does have a higher winrate compared to Sylas, when on opposite teams, Taliyah also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Taliyah into Sylas.

Additionally, Taliyah also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Sylas matchups, Taliyah is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Taliyah is an above average counter to Sylas. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Taliyah against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Taliyah

Taliyah Loses Against

MaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateFizzFizz44.1% winrateTeemoTeemo44.2% winrateZiggsZiggs44.5% winrate

Taliyah Wins Against

AlistarAlistar55.8% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrateRenektonRenekton54.8% winrateYuumiYuumi54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NocturneNocturne+ 54.1% 1433 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 54.3% 184 GamesTaricTaric+ 55.2% 402 GamesIvernIvern+ 55.9% 290 Games

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Taliyah, we analyzed 1,542 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 Sylas as Taliyah 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Taliyah in order to counter Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Sylas. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Taliyah versus Sylas build include Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Taliyah bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Sylas than with most other typical builds. In fact, Taliyah had an average winrate of 52.9% when countering Sylas with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Sylas as Taliyah, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Taliyah vs Sylas counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.9% win rate overall.

If you want to view Taliyah x Sylas tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every round completed with both champions.