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Vladimir vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Vladimir

based on 3,845 Vladimir vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our dataset, Vladimir battled Sylas in 3845 games. With so many games with Vladimir vs Sylas gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful stats and a supported build to obliterate Sylas. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Vladimir encounters Sylas in only 3.5% of his matches.

Vladimir vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Vladimir has done a average job of countering Sylas. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Vladimir against Sylas rounds, Vladimir’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Vladimir vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Sylas

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

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!

Vladimir vs Sylas Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Sylas Image
6.2
< Kills >
7.9
5.6
< Deaths >
6.8
6.2
< Assists >
6.4
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
176
< Minions Killed >
126
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,162
< Physical Damage >
614
23,271
< Magic Damage >
23,649
385
< True Damage >
861
24,819
< Damage Dealt >
25,125
32,212
< Damage Taken >
30,866
11,442
< Gold Earned >
11,287
1.96
< Towers >
1.59
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
26,782
< Total Healing >
8,701
14,377
< Experience >
13,495
15
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
115
< Time Dealing CC >
278

How to Counter Sylas with Vladimir in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several significant Vladimir against Sylas matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sylas..

Vladimir normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sylas. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vladimir and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Sylas

Who is Better, Vladimir or Sylas?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when facing off against Sylas, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes an ok counter for Sylas.

While Vladimir does have a higher winrate compared to Sylas, when facing one another, Vladimir also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Sylasas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vladimir also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Vladimir vs Sylas matchups, Vladimir is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Vladimir is a decent counter for Sylas. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vladimir against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vladimir

Vladimir Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.2% winrateMalzaharMalzahar45.6% winrateTrundleTrundle45.9% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.6% winrate

Vladimir Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKarthusKarthus54.7% winrateOlafOlaf54.7% winrate

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Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Vladimir, we analyzed 3,845 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 Vladimir 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 Vladimir in order to counter Sylas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Sylas. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Vladimir versus Sylas build include Kaenic Rookern, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Sylas than with most other typical builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average winrate of 50.4% when playing against Sylas with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Sylas as Vladimir, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Vladimir vs Sylas LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Vladimir versus Sylas tips and counter stats for a a distinct division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using all rounds completed with these champions.