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How to Synergize Caitlyn and Sylas

based on 12,462 Caitlyn with Sylas pairs
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Caitlyn has been on the same team as Sylas in 12462 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much relevant data from the makers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can showcase high-quality, usable builds to help Caitlyn play with Sylas. It is relatively rare for Caitlyn to play alongside Sylas on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 3.3% of rounds with Caitlyn.

Caitlyn Sylas Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Caitlyn does a dismal job of synergizing with Sylas. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Caitlyn when fighting on the same team as Sylas by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Caitlyn vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Rapid FirecannonStormrazorThe Collector

Optional Items

Essence ReaverAxiom ArcImmortal ShieldbowOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Caitlyn to level upq
>
Second ability for Caitlyn to level upw
>
Last skill for Caitlyn to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Caitlyn and Sylas

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn with Sylas

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Advice to Understand How Sylas Will Play

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.

Caitlyn Sylas Synergy Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Sylas Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
6.7
< Assists >
6.6
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
177
< Minions Killed >
176
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.53
19,348
< Physical Damage >
19,608
1,427
< Magic Damage >
1,469
533
< True Damage >
556
21,308
< Damage Dealt >
21,634
19,126
< Damage Taken >
19,590
12,035
< Gold Earned >
12,107
2.58
< Towers >
2.53
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,370
< Total Healing >
5,450
12,550
< Experience >
12,664
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
89
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Play with Sylas as Caitlyn in LoL

The Caitlyn Sylas synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sylas, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Caitlyn sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sylas. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Sylas helps Caitlyn perform not as well in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Caitlyn tries to synergize with Sylas, she sees a little decrease in her complete damage dealt. This change could signal that Sylas doesn't help protection for her to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Caitlyn is played with Sylas on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Sylas. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Sylas.

Additionally, when Caitlyn plays with Sylas on the same side, she on average takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Sylas does a decent job of protecting Caitlyn during team fights.

Synergies between Caitlyn and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Caitlyn
Sylas

Is Caitlyn better when played alongside Sylas?

There is no ideal synergy for Caitlyn that will 100% of the time be her ideal synergy. However, overall, Sylas is a not very good teammate for Caitlyn. By playing on the same team as Caitlyn, he decreases their win rate by -1.1% to 48.2%. This demonstrates that there is a negative bond between Caitlyn and Sylas that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Sylas has a lower difficulty than Caitlyn. That means Caitlyn players don't need to be careful when lining up Sylas allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by grouping Caitlyn and Sylas together, you probably will not be providing your team enough utility. Plan to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Sylas teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn Sylas Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Caitlyn and Sylas, we analyzed 12,462 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Caitlyn with Sylas comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn to work well with Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to use in your Caitlyn and Sylas synergy build include Rapid Firecannon, Stormrazor, and The Collector. When Caitlyn included at least these three finished items in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Sylas than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average win rate of 48.2% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Sylas with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Caitlyn players should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for this champion pairing, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.2% win rate overall.

If you need to see Caitlyn and Sylas collaboration tips and builds for a a specific rank, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are calculated using all games run with these champs.