Sylas with Kog'Maw
How to Synergize Sylas and Kog'Maw
based on 823 Sylas with Kog'Maw pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Sylas Kog'Maw Synergy Summary
Best Sylas vs Kog'Maw Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Sylas Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Synergizing Sylas and Kog'Maw
Tips for Playing as Sylas with Kog'Maw
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 Kog'Maw Will Play
Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.
Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.
Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.
Sylas Kog'Maw Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kog'Maw as Sylas in LoL
The Sylas Kog'Maw synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kog'Maw, 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 Kog'Maw. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kog'Maw helps Sylas perform worse in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Sylas tries to synergize with Kog'Maw, he sees a small increase in his full damage output. This could indicate that Kog'Maw helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played alongside Kog'Maw on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kog'Maw.
Moreover, when Sylas plays with Kog'Maw on the same side, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Kog'Maw does a poor job of protecting Sylas during team fights.
Synergies between Sylas and Kog'Maw
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Contrasted
Is Sylas better when played alongside Kog'Maw?
There is no ideal ally for Sylas that will 100% of the time be his #1 synergy. However, Kog'Maw is a very typical ally for Sylas. By being on the same team as Sylas, he drops their win rate by -1.0% to 48.0%. This demonstrates that there is a weak bond between Sylas and Kog'Maw that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Kog'Maw has a greater difficulty than Sylas. That means you should be cautious when arranging Kog'Maw comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to do well with you.
Working on the same side, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. Together, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Although, by pairing Sylas and Kog'Maw together, you may not be granting your side much crowd control. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that offsets this relative disparity in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of your Kog'Maw ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.
Other Champion Matchups Against Sylas
Other Top Synergies by Role
Additional Information for Sylas Players
How We Calculated Our Sylas Kog'Maw Synergy Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to pair well with Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The best finished items to get in your Sylas and Kog'Maw synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 48.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this team composition, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.0% win rate overall.
If you would like to view Sylas and Kog'Maw synergy tips and builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and tips and suggestions displayed are calculated using every match completed with these champs.