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Sylas with Nautilus

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How to Synergize Sylas and Nautilus

based on 5,087 Sylas with Nautilus pairs
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Sylas has gone into battle with Nautilus in 5087 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much accurate data directly from the creators of LoL, we are totally sure that we can showcase high-quality, accurate builds to help Sylas play with Nautilus. It is relatively rare for Sylas to play alongside Nautilus on the same side. This has only occurred in about 4.0% of games with Sylas.

Sylas Nautilus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a terrible job of teaming up with Nautilus. Normally, he wins a dismal 46.5% of the time the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Sylas when playing alongside Nautilus by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sylas vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneZhonya's HourglassRod of Ages

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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Sylas and Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Sylas with Nautilus

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 Nautilus Will Play

While ganking, consider aiming Dredge Line at nearby terrain and following it up with Riptide for a higher hit rate.

Riptide has a delayed blast timing on activation - you can use this while running away or when enemies are incoming to serve as a deterrent.

Sylas Nautilus Synergy Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Nautilus Image
8.1
< Kills >
8.1
7.1
< Deaths >
7.2
6.5
< Assists >
6.5
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
125
< Minions Killed >
124
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.38
628
< Physical Damage >
625
21,413
< Magic Damage >
21,489
759
< True Damage >
797
22,800
< Damage Dealt >
22,911
30,154
< Damage Taken >
30,558
11,355
< Gold Earned >
11,446
1.52
< Towers >
1.52
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,103
< Total Healing >
7,884
13,433
< Experience >
13,594
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
9
282
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Play with Nautilus as Sylas in LoL

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

When Sylas tries to synergize with Nautilus, he sees a little decrease in his complete damage dealt. This difference may signal that Nautilus does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played with Nautilus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Nautilus.

Moreover, when Sylas plays with Nautilus on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Nautilus does a decent job of protecting Sylas in teamfights.

Synergies between Sylas and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sylas
Nautilus

Is Sylas better when played alongside Nautilus?

There is no one best ally for Sylas that will no matter what be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Nautilus is a not very good ally for Sylas. By locking into the same team as Sylas, he decreases their win rate by -2.5% to 46.5%. This clearly indicates that there is a bad bond between Sylas and Nautilus that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Nautilus has a greater difficulty than Sylas. That means Sylas players should be cautious when enlisting Nautilus allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by grouping Sylas and Nautilus together, you will not be granting your team very much AD. We recommend you include other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Nautilus ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas Nautilus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sylas and Nautilus, we analyzed 5,087 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 Nautilus 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 Nautilus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to master additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to have in your Sylas and Nautilus synergy build consist of Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Sylas included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when paired up with Nautilus than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 46.5% helping carry Nautilus with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, Sylas players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Sylas and Nautilus pairings, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.5% win rate overall.

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