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Sylas with Xayah

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How to Synergize Sylas and Xayah

based on 2,035 Sylas with Xayah pairs
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Sylas has gone into battle with Xayah in 2035 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much relevant data from the creators of LoL, we are completely sure that we can give you robust, accurate builds to help Sylas synergize with Xayah. It is relatively rare for Sylas to play with Xayah on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in about 1.6% of games with Sylas.

Sylas Xayah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas has done a below average job of synergizing with Xayah. Normally, he wins a poor 47.7% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Sylas when playing alongside Xayah by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sylas vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltLich BaneLiandry's Torment

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
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Sylas and Xayah

Tips for Playing as Sylas with Xayah

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 Xayah Will Play

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Sylas Xayah Synergy Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Xayah Image
8.3
< Kills >
8.1
7.2
< Deaths >
7.2
6.2
< Assists >
6.5
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
123
< Minions Killed >
124
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.38
634
< Physical Damage >
625
21,645
< Magic Damage >
21,489
772
< True Damage >
797
23,052
< Damage Dealt >
22,911
30,264
< Damage Taken >
30,558
11,369
< Gold Earned >
11,446
1.47
< Towers >
1.52
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,793
< Total Healing >
7,884
13,427
< Experience >
13,594
19
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
9
275
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Play with Xayah as Sylas in LoL

The Sylas Xayah synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xayah, 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 Xayah. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Xayah helps Sylas perform worse in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Sylas is paired with Xayah, he gets a little increase in his total damage output. This change may signal that Xayah helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played with Xayah on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Xayah. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Xayah.

Moreover, when Sylas plays with Xayah on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Xayah does a decent job of protecting Sylas in team fights.

Synergies between Sylas and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sylas
Xayah

Is Sylas better when played alongside Xayah?

There is no one best champion pairing for Sylas that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. However, overall, Xayah is a not very good companion for Sylas. By being on the same side as Sylas, she decreases their win rate by -1.3% to 47.7%. This signals that there is a bad synergy between Sylas and Xayah that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Xayah has a lower difficulty than Sylas. That means Sylas players don't need to be careful when enlisting Xayah comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by aligning Sylas and Xayah together, you will not be granting your side much crowd control. Make sure to include other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Xayah ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas Xayah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sylas and Xayah, we analyzed 2,035 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 Xayah 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

If you would like to truly master Sylas in order to work well with Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to have in your Sylas and Xayah synergy build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Xayah than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 47.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Xayah with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing your oponents, Sylas players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.7% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Sylas with Xayah cooperations tips and stats for a a particular division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and tips and suggestions shown are computed using every round run with both champions.