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Sylas with Ahri

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How to Synergize Sylas and Ahri

based on 911 Sylas with Ahri pairs
Win Rate
44.1 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Sylas has fought alongside Ahri in 911 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much great data directly from the hosts of LoL, we feel confident that we can give you robust, usable builds to help Sylas synergize with Ahri. It is very rare for Sylas to play alongside Ahri as allies. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 0.7% of games with Sylas.

Sylas Ahri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a pathetic job of synergizing with Ahri. On average, he wins a lowly 44.1% of the time the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Sylas when playing with Ahri by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sylas vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sylas to level upw
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Second ability for Sylas to level upe
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Last skill for Sylas to max outq

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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E
2
Q
3
W
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W
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W
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R
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W
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Sylas and Ahri

Tips for Playing as Sylas with Ahri

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 Understand How Ahri Will Play

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Sylas Ahri Synergy Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
44.1 %
VS
Win Rate
55.9 %
Ahri Image
7.6
< Kills >
8.1
7.9
< Deaths >
7.2
7.1
< Assists >
6.5
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
71
< Minions Killed >
124
0.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.38
631
< Physical Damage >
625
19,508
< Magic Damage >
21,489
855
< True Damage >
797
20,995
< Damage Dealt >
22,911
33,060
< Damage Taken >
30,558
11,389
< Gold Earned >
11,446
1.26
< Towers >
1.52
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
10,637
< Total Healing >
7,884
12,855
< Experience >
13,594
26
< Vision Score >
20
11
< Wards Placed >
9
298
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Play with Ahri as Sylas in LoL

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

Overall, Sylas sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ahri. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Ahri helps Sylas perform not as well in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Sylas is paired with Ahri, he sees a noticable drop in his full damage output. This change may signal that Ahri does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played with Ahri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Ahri. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Ahri.

Moreover, when Sylas plays with Ahri on the same side, he often receives more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Ahri does a poor job of covering Sylas in team fights.

Synergies between Sylas and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sylas
Ahri

Is Sylas better when played alongside Ahri?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Sylas that will always be his top ally. However, Ahri is a terrible companion for Sylas. By locking into the same team as Sylas, she decreases their win rate by -4.9% to 44.1%. This clearly indicates that there is a terrible synergy between Sylas and Ahri that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Ahri has a lower difficulty than Sylas. That means Sylas players don't need to be careful when lining up Ahri teammates to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Playing alongside, Sylas players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by bringing Sylas and Ahri together, you may not be granting your other teammates very much sustained damage output. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Ahri ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas Ahri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sylas and Ahri, we analyzed 911 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 Sylas with Ahri 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

To truly master Sylas in order to pair well with Ahri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to build first in your Sylas and Ahri synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas included at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Ahri than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 44.1% when playing alongside Ahri with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for this team composition, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 44.1% winrate overall.

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