Sylas with Xerath
How to Synergize Sylas and Xerath
based on 3,028 Sylas with Xerath pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Sylas Xerath Synergy Summary
Best Sylas vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Sylas and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Sylas with Xerath
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 Xerath Will Play
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Sylas Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Sylas in LoL
The Sylas Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Xerath helps Sylas perform worse in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Sylas is paired with Xerath, he gets a little decrease in his full damage output. This may demonstrate that Xerath does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played together with Xerath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Xerath. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Xerath.
Additionally, when Sylas plays with Xerath on the same side, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Xerath does a poor job of protecting Sylas in team fights.
Synergies between Sylas and Xerath
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Is Sylas better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no perfect ally for Sylas that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. Yet, Xerath is a very typical companion for Sylas. By being on the same side as Sylas, he lowers their win rate by -0.1% to 48.9%. This signals that there is a weak strategic relationship between Sylas and Xerath that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Xerath has a greater difficulty than Sylas. That means you need to be cautious when lining up Xerath teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
Working cooperatively, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. When paired, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Conversely, by grouping Sylas and Xerath together, you probably will not be granting your other allies much attack damage. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Xerath ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Sylas to work well with Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most important finished items to get in your Sylas and Xerath synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Xerath than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 48.9% helping carry Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating 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 combinations players chose for Sylas and Xerath pairings, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.
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