Sylas Build, Runes & Counters — Patch 26.22

Build for Jungle, Emerald+

The Unshackled

Jungle Mage · Assassin Emerald+

Worlds 20266 picks11 bans16.7 % win rateLeaguepedia

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Tier

#45 of 66 on the Jungle tier list

Win Rate50.1%−0.2 ptsvs average (50.3 %)

Pick Rate6.1%

Ban Rate17.3%

Games104K

KDA2.64

Emerald+▾

🌐All▾

Patch 26.22▾

TOP7.4 %

JGL40.8 %

MID43.7 %

BOT0.3 %

SUP7.7 %

Tier

50.1 %

Win Rate

−0.2 vs avg

45/66

Rank

6.1 %

Pick Rate

17.3 %

Ban Rate

104K

Games

C tier

Sylas Build for Jungle

Patch 26.22Emerald+ Mage · Assassin · #45 of 66 on the Jungle tier list

The most played Sylas build (Patch 26.22) is Hextech Rocketbelt into Zhonya's Hourglass with Conqueror. It wins 51.9 % of 7,582 games in Emerald+.

Win Rate−0.2 pts vs average (50.3 %): 50.1 %
Pick Rate: 6.1 %
Ban Rate: 17.3 %
Games: 104K
KDA: 2.64

Win Rate: −0.2 pts vs average (50.3 %)

Worlds 2026 · 6 picks · 11 bans · 16.7 % win rate · Leaguepedia Compare with your own games →

Build against

Runes

Conqueror · Inspiration

Summoner spells

Flash · Smite

Start

Scorchclaw Pup

Full build

Hextech Rocketbelt › Zhonya's Hourglass › Rabadon's Deathcap › Void Staff › Cosmic Drive › Banshee's Veil

Skill order WEQ Max W, then E, then Q

Sylas runes

50.8 % WR · 44,894 games · 44.6 % of games

Precision

Inspiration

Precision: Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, Last Stand
Inspiration: Magical Footwear, Cosmic Insight

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Sylas summoner spells

Flash + Smite50.2 % WR

100 % of games

Smite + Ghost49.6 % WR

0 % of games

Sylas skill order

50.3 % WR · 90,403 games · 87 % of games

214151718

34579

18101213

61116

Start: E › Q › W › W · 75 % of 104,030 games

Sylas items

Finished items in buying order

Early order: Scorchclaw Pup › Dark Seal › Amplifying Tome › Hextech Alternator · 50.1 % WR · 1,903 games All items & build orders →

Sylas matchups

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Sylas wins most against

Malphite 61.4 % 511 games
Shyvana 56.9 % 2,352 games
Hecarim 53.4 % 3,414 games
Qiyana 53.3 % 4,248 games
Pantheon 53.2 % 587 games
Amumu 52.6 % 1,238 games
Nocturne 52.3 % 2,059 games
Zed 52.2 % 1,367 games
Lee Sin 52.1 % 7,627 games
Jayce 52.1 % 1,473 games

Sylas struggles most against

Zyra 44.9 % 878 games
Briar 46.3 % 1,711 games
Elise 46.8 % 1,222 games
Lillia 46.9 % 2,356 games
Viego 46.9 % 4,205 games
Zac 47.4 % 1,274 games
Taliyah 47.5 % 1,433 games
Cho'Gath 47.6 % 3,214 games
Rek'Sai 47.8 % 592 games
Rammus 48.0 % 636 games

Sylas's win rate in lane against each champion with at least 500 games. The line marks 50 %.

Sylas Jungle build in brief

Sylas Jungle is tier C with these filters, with a 50.1 % win rate from 103,867 games. The average of all champions in this selection is 50.3 %.

Most played rune page: Conqueror with Inspiration as the secondary path, in 45 % of games.
Summoner spells: Flash and Smite, in 100 % of games.
Start with Scorchclaw Pup; boots: Sorcerer's Shoes.
Core items: Hextech Rocketbelt → Zhonya's Hourglass → Rabadon's Deathcap, then usually Void Staff, Cosmic Drive, Banshee's Veil.
Skill max order: W > E > Q (87 % of games with a recorded order).
The lane goes best against Shyvana, Malphite, Mordekaiser and hardest against Viego, Poppy, Volibear.

Questions about Sylas

What is the best Sylas build (Patch 26.22)?

Hextech Rocketbelt › Zhonya's Hourglass › Rabadon's Deathcap › Void Staff › Cosmic Drive › Banshee's Veil, with Sorcerer's Shoes. The most played start wins 51.9 % of 7,582 games in Emerald+.

Which runes does Sylas take?

Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, Last Stand, with Magical Footwear, Cosmic Insight from Inspiration. This page is used in 45 % of games.

Who counters Sylas in lane?

Sylas struggles most against Zyra (44.9 % win rate), Briar (46.3 %) and Elise (46.8 %).

How strong is Sylas right now?

Sylas is C tier with a 50.1 % win rate and a 6.1 % pick rate in Emerald+.

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Sylas's average (50.1 %) and based on 500 or more games.