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How to Synergize Sylas with Cho'Gath on the Same TeamSylas is in the a tier of champions

Sylas with Cho'Gath

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How to Synergize Sylas and Cho'Gath

based on 2,116 Sylas with Cho'Gath pairs
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Sylas has gone into battle with Cho'Gath in 2116 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much complete data from the creators of LoL, we are confident that we can provide you with high-quality, insightful builds to help Sylas play with Cho'Gath. It is relatively rare for Sylas to play with Cho'Gath as teammates. This has only happened in approximately 1.7% of rounds with Sylas.

Sylas Cho'Gath Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a poor job of fighting on the same side as Cho'Gath. Normally, he wins a poor 47.0% of games the champs play on the same team. If you want to play better as Sylas when playing alongside Cho'Gath by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sylas vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomVoid StaffLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Sylas and Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Sylas with Cho'Gath

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 Cho'Gath Will Play

Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.

If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.

Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.

Sylas Cho'Gath Synergy Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Cho'Gath Image
8.2
< Kills >
8.1
7.5
< Deaths >
7.2
6.9
< Assists >
6.5
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
118
< Minions Killed >
124
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.38
664
< Physical Damage >
625
21,766
< Magic Damage >
21,489
772
< True Damage >
797
23,202
< Damage Dealt >
22,911
31,250
< Damage Taken >
30,558
11,499
< Gold Earned >
11,446
1.51
< Towers >
1.52
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,205
< Total Healing >
7,884
13,522
< Experience >
13,594
20
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
274
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Play with Cho'Gath as Sylas in LoL

The Sylas Cho'Gath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Cho'Gath, 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 Cho'Gath. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Cho'Gath helps Sylas perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Sylas tries to synergize with Cho'Gath, he observes a little increase in his total damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Cho'Gath provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played alongside Cho'Gath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Cho'Gath.

Additionally, when Sylas plays with Cho'Gath on the same side, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Cho'Gath does a poor job of protecting Sylas during teamfights.

Synergies between Sylas and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sylas
Cho'Gath

Is Sylas better when played alongside Cho'Gath?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Sylas that will no matter what be his top ally. However, Cho'Gath is a below average teammate for Sylas. By being on the same team as Sylas, he lowers their win rate by -2.0% to 47.0%. This proves that there is a harmful synergy between Sylas and Cho'Gath that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Cho'Gath has a lower difficulty than Sylas. That means Sylas players don't need to be very careful when lining up Cho'Gath comrades to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Playing together, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by grouping Sylas and Cho'Gath together, you will not be providing your side a great deal of anti-tank damage dealing potential. Plan to pick other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Cho'Gath ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas Cho'Gath Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sylas and Cho'Gath, we analyzed 2,116 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 Cho'Gath 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to pair well with Cho'Gath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to focus on in your Sylas and Cho'Gath synergy build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Cho'Gath than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 47.0% when playing alongside Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Cho'Gath with Sylas are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.