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Sylas Build, Runes & Counters — Patch 26.22
Build for Top, Emerald+
The Unshackled top lane role iconTop Lane Mage · Assassin Emerald+
Worlds 20266 picks11 bans16.7 % win rateLeaguepedia
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Tier
C
#45 of 66 on the Top tier list
Win Rate49.9%−0.4 ptsvs average (50.3 %)
Pick Rate1.1%
Ban Rate17.3%
Games19K
KDA1.84
emerald rank emblemEmerald+▾
🌐All▾
Patch 26.22▾
top role iconTOP7.4 %
jungle role iconJGL40.8 %
middle role iconMID43.8 %
bottom role iconBOT0.3 %
utility role iconSUP7.7 %
C
Tier
49.9 %
Win Rate
−0.4 vs avg
45/66
Rank
1.1 %
Pick Rate
17.3 %
Ban Rate
19K
Games
C tier

Sylas Build for Top Lane

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

The most played Sylas build (Patch 26.22) is Hextech Rocketbelt into Zhonya's Hourglass with Conqueror. It wins 53.8 % of 4,064 games in Emerald+.

Win Rate−0.4 pts vs average (50.3 %)
49.9 %
Pick Rate
1.1 %
Ban Rate
17.3 %
Games
19K
KDA
1.84

Win Rate: −0.4 pts vs average (50.3 %)

Worlds 2026 · 6 picks · 11 bans · 16.7 % win rate · Leaguepedia Compare with your own games →
Build against vs Malphitevs Gnarvs Yonevs Akali
Runes Conqueror · Resolve
Summoner spells Flash · Ignite
Start Doran's Ring
Full build Hextech Rocketbelt › Zhonya's Hourglass › Rabadon's Deathcap › Cryptbloom
Skill order WEQ Max W, then E, then Q

Sylas runes

49.8 % WR · 7,670 games · 44.1 % of games
Precision
Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
Absorb LifeTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: HasteLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
Resolve
DemolishFont of LifeShield Bash
ConditioningSecond WindBone Plating
OvergrowthRevitalizeUnflinching

Precision: Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, Last Stand
Resolve: Second Wind, Unflinching

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Sylas summoner spells

Flash + Ignite50.3 % WR
66 % of games
Teleport + Flash49.3 % WR
31 % of games

Sylas skill order

50.3 % WR · 14,105 games · 76 % of games
WEQ
Q
314151718
W
24579
E
18101213
R
61116
  1. 1E
  2. 2W
  3. 3Q
  4. 4W
  5. 5W
  6. 6R
  7. 7W
  8. 8E
  9. 9W
  10. 10E
  11. 11R
  12. 12E
  13. 13E
  14. 14Q
  15. 15Q
  16. 16R
  17. 17Q
  18. 18Q

Start: E › W › Q › W · 64 % of 18,608 games

Sylas items

Finished items in buying order
Early order: Doran's Ring › Amplifying Tome › Hextech Alternator › Ruby Crystal · 46.8 % WR · 1,989 games All items & build orders →

Sylas matchups

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Sylas wins most against

Sylas struggles most against

Sylas's win rate in lane against each champion with at least 100 games. The line marks 50 %.

Sylas Top Lane build in brief

Sylas Top Lane is tier C with these filters, with a 49.9 % win rate from 18,590 games. The average of all champions in this selection is 50.3 %.

  • Most played rune page: Conqueror with Resolve as the secondary path, in 44 % of games.
  • Summoner spells: Flash and Ignite, in 66 % of games.
  • Start with Doran's Ring; boots: Ionian Boots of Lucidity.
  • Core items: Hextech Rocketbelt → Zhonya's Hourglass → Rabadon's Deathcap, then usually Cryptbloom.
  • Skill max order: W > E > Q (76 % of games with a recorded order).
  • The lane goes best against Malphite, Nasus, Cho'Gath and hardest against Tryndamere, Pantheon, Yorick.

Questions about Sylas

What is the best Sylas build (Patch 26.22)?

Hextech Rocketbelt › Zhonya's Hourglass › Rabadon's Deathcap › Cryptbloom, with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. The most played start wins 53.8 % of 4,064 games in Emerald+.

Which runes does Sylas take?

Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, Last Stand, with Second Wind, Unflinching from Resolve. This page is used in 44 % of games.

Who counters Sylas in lane?

Sylas struggles most against Tryndamere (37.5 % win rate), Yorick (40.0 %) and Gwen (40.3 %).

How strong is Sylas right now?

Sylas is C tier with a 49.9 % win rate and a 1.1 % pick rate in Emerald+.

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Sylas's average (49.9 %) and based on 500 or more games.