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.
Across the sands of Shurima, a chorus of howls rings out. It is the call of the dune hounds, voracious predators who form packs and compete for the right to hunt in these barren lands. Among them, one pack stands above all, for they are driven not only by canine instincts, but by the ancient power of the Darkin.
The Sylas Naafiri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Naafiri, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Naafiri. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Naafiri helps Sylas perform poorer in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Sylas is an ally to Naafiri, he gets a little decrease in his total damage output. This change may demonstrate that Naafiri does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that their presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played alongside Naafiri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Naafiri. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Naafiri.
Additionally, when Sylas plays with Naafiri on the same team, he on average takes more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Naafiri does a poor job of protecting Sylas in team fights.
There is no one best synergy for Sylas that will always be his best ally. Yet, Naafiri is a below average ally for Sylas. By locking into the same side as Sylas, they lowers their win rate by -1.9% to 47.1%. This shows that there is a bad bond between Sylas and Naafiri that results in them performing worse together than alone.
Naafiri has a much lower diffuclty than Sylas. That means Sylas players don't need to be very careful when finding Naafiri allies to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
When playing cooperatively, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
Although, by aligning Sylas and Naafiri together, you may not be granting your other teammates a great deal of utility. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Naafiri ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to pair well with Naafiri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.
The best finished items to build first in your Sylas and Naafiri synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Naafiri than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 47.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Naafiri with this build.
To have the highest probability of crushing your oponents, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.1% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Naafiri with Sylas are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.