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Viego vs Sylas

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How to Beat Sylas as Viego

based on 5,081 Viego vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Sylas as Viego resulted from an evaluation of 5081 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Viego has to counter Sylas in only 3.4% of their games.

Viego vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Viego does a good job of countering Sylas. Normally, they wins a whopping 53.3% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Viego versus Sylas rounds, Viego’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that they probably won't be able to get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Viego vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityNoonquiver

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTrinity ForceKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Sundered SkyDeath's DanceEclipseSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Viego's passive ability p
Viego's q ability q
Viego's w ability w
Viego's e ability e
Viego's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Viego

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!

Viego vs Sylas Counter Stats

Viego Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Sylas Image
7.8
< Kills >
7.8
6.4
< Deaths >
7.2
6.8
< Assists >
6.4
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
34
< Minions Killed >
123
1.61
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.36
15,484
< Physical Damage >
643
2,563
< Magic Damage >
20,394
849
< True Damage >
792
18,896
< Damage Dealt >
21,829
32,548
< Damage Taken >
29,672
12,182
< Gold Earned >
11,264
1.49
< Towers >
1.48
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
16,217
< Total Healing >
7,471
13,562
< Experience >
13,438
21
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
226
< Time Dealing CC >
273

How to Counter Sylas with Viego in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some critical Viego against Sylas matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Viego’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Viego may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Sylas..

Viego normally has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. On average, they receives a similar amount of damage to Sylas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Viego and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viego
Sylas

Who is Better, Viego or Sylas?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Viego usually wins when facing off against Sylas, with a 53.3% win rate. As a result, Viego makes a great counter to Sylas.

While Viego does have a higher win rate compared to Sylas, when they face off with one another, Viego also has a greater difficulty level that makes them a more complex champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Viego into Sylas.

Additionally, Viego has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Viego vs Sylas matchups, Viego 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 late stage team fights.

Viego is a great counter for Sylas. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Viego against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Viego

Viego Loses Against

NilahNilah45.5% winrateLeonaLeona46.3% winrateLilliaLillia47.1% winrateRammusRammus47.3% winrate

Viego Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.6% winrateZeriZeri55% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.9% winrateHweiHwei54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Viego Players

How We Calculated Our Viego vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Viego, we analyzed 5,081 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 Viego 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 truly master Viego in order to counter Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viego often racks up a lot less CS compared to Sylas. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Viego versus Sylas build consist of Guardian Angel, Trinity Force, and Kraken Slayer. When Viego included at least these three items in their build, they performed much better vs Sylas than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Viego had an average winrate of 53.3% when playing against Sylas with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Sylas as Viego, Viego players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Viego vs Sylas counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.3% winrate overall.

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