Diana - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.5%
Pick Rate
6.1%

Dianavs Sylas

CFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 6, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Diana vs Sylas is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Diana wins with a 50.2% win rate (+0.5%) over Sylas based on 209 games. Sylas wins the early laning phase while Diana scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Diana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Diana vs Sylas matchup.

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Diana Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Diana performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Diana - 50.2% win rate in this matchup
Diana
50.2% WR
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Sylas vs Diana matchup - 49.8% win rate
Sylas
49.8% WR

Who Wins the Diana vs Sylas Matchup?

Diana wins the Diana vs Sylas matchup
Winner
Diana
Matches: 209
50.2%
Win Rate
49.8%
3.7
CS / min
3.2
899
DMG / min
788
12,230
Gold / game
11,518
187
Heal / min
421
1,068
DMG Mitigated / min
850
0.4
CC / min
0.8
49.1%
Early Game WR
50.9%
51.5%
Late Game WR
48.5%

Diana vs Sylas Matchup Summary

The Diana vs Sylas matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 209 recent matches analyzed, Diana wins with a 50.2% win rate compared to Sylas's 49.8%, giving Diana a 0.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Sylas controls the early laning stage, but Diana outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Sylas needs to press advantages before Diana reaches their power spikes, while Diana should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Sylas leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Diana has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Sylas's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Diana vs Sylas Laning Phase Breakdown

Diana wins the laning phase against Sylas in League of Legends

Diana is favored during the laning phase against Sylas, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Diana holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
3.7Diana
3.2Sylas
Diana edges out Sylas by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 7 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Diana.
Damage
899Diana
788Sylas
Diana heavily out-damages Sylas by 110 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Sylas should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Diana's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,230Diana
11,518Sylas
Diana earns 712 more gold per game than Sylas, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Diana slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.4Diana
0.8Sylas
Sylas provides 0.5 seconds more crowd control per minute than Diana, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Sylas coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,254Diana
1,271Sylas
Diana and Sylas have comparable sustain profiles, with only 17 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Diana Build Against Sylas

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Sylas, providing the mobility and stats Diana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Diana against Sylas are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Diana an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 28 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Sylas. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Diana vs Sylas matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Sylas
50.9%
+1.9% advantage
Diana early game win rateDiana49.1%
Sylas early game win rateSylas50.9%
Late Game
Diana
51.5%
+2.9% advantage
Diana late game win rateDiana51.5%
Sylas late game win rateSylas48.5%

The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Diana and Sylas, with Sylas holding a razor-thin 50.9% win rate edge (+1.9%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.

In the late game (25+ minutes), Diana takes over with a 51.5% win rate, leading Sylas by 2.9 percentage points. Diana scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.

The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Sylas has the edge early, but Diana gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.

Best Diana Runes Against Sylas

Domination rune tree - Diana primary runes vs SylasDomination
Electrocute - best Diana rune vs SylasSudden Impact - best Diana rune vs SylasGrisly Mementos - best Diana rune vs SylasTreasure Hunter - best Diana rune vs Sylas
Resolve rune tree - Diana secondary runes vs SylasResolve
Bone Plating - best Diana rune vs SylasShield Bash - best Diana rune vs Sylas
63.0% WR

The Domination primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Diana maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Sylas.


Diana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Diana's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Diana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Diana matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
50.00%3001.367312,45350.7%49.3%
45.97%2981.371112,72646.1%45.8%
55.93%2951.374613,01556.6%55.4%
49.11%2811.476512,99853.9%45.0%
47.50%2401.270312,26050.4%44.4%
42.98%2351.476512,29942.6%43.3%
43.42%2281.470412,67140.2%46.3%
55.70%2286.091412,08759.0%52.9%
38.79%2141.272412,58736.4%40.9%
40.09%2122.383312,61539.8%40.3%
50.24%2093.789912,23049.1%51.5%
44.71%2081.471912,63940.6%48.6%
50.00%2003.281812,41052.6%47.6%
53.44%1891.474012,87352.9%53.9%
48.88%1783.380212,19652.3%45.6%
46.02%1766.089912,36448.0%44.4%
53.57%1685.392312,44553.1%54.0%
48.21%1685.890612,03748.6%48.0%
45.45%1545.186812,37849.3%41.8%
45.14%1445.884111,74640.8%50.0%
42.14%1406.093411,54448.0%35.8%
50.36%1375.695411,30250.0%50.7%
54.07%1352.983512,85756.3%52.1%
52.67%1311.371713,17650.9%54.0%
55.38%1306.292312,59249.2%61.2%
42.24%1161.270712,58043.6%41.0%
52.78%1085.790412,29151.1%54.1%
50.00%1065.888812,46842.0%57.1%
50.96%1041.476212,97551.1%50.9%
48.08%1041.271112,53252.1%44.6%
51.46%1031.376313,18353.1%50.0%
57.00%1001.378112,79650.9%63.8%
61.62%991.477713,79566.7%58.3%
45.92%981.679212,80846.1%45.8%
55.91%931.477114,06948.6%60.3%
54.35%921.574112,39452.0%57.1%
42.22%901.372812,78537.2%46.8%
50.00%865.989111,98644.4%54.0%
53.57%846.190812,80160.6%49.0%
57.50%805.783912,62171.0%49.0%
47.50%805.777411,49148.7%46.3%
53.85%781.179812,86940.0%65.1%
48.05%771.167712,52147.2%48.8%
45.33%756.085611,72350.0%41.5%
54.67%752.275413,05843.8%62.8%
50.68%731.574412,64851.6%50.0%
42.03%691.375012,75226.7%53.9%
56.52%695.779712,17769.0%47.5%
54.41%681.272313,06868.0%46.5%
51.47%686.285312,04863.6%40.0%
47.76%671.578012,78155.2%42.1%
59.38%646.191812,43151.6%66.7%
45.31%645.789011,58651.7%40.0%
67.19%645.987412,01769.0%65.7%
48.39%624.383112,47056.0%43.2%
50.85%596.091513,46960.0%46.1%
41.07%566.287010,95839.4%43.5%
48.21%565.893012,29948.1%48.3%
58.18%553.585712,36970.0%44.0%
65.45%556.297912,77167.9%63.0%
40.74%545.81,06911,90444.0%37.9%
47.17%533.172112,60355.0%42.4%
59.62%526.486311,70963.6%52.6%
56.86%516.01,01212,38165.2%50.0%
33.33%512.182013,13436.4%31.0%
52.00%502.979813,03966.7%41.4%
50.00%485.91,01912,63757.9%44.8%
42.22%451.685813,39039.1%45.5%
46.51%435.81,00011,30545.5%47.6%
52.38%425.693013,17957.9%47.8%
45.24%422.081412,35055.6%37.5%
45.24%421.476913,60540.0%48.1%
41.03%392.783112,82937.5%43.5%
41.03%396.494711,89652.9%31.8%
53.85%392.081011,85561.1%47.6%
71.05%384.883212,92681.3%63.6%
65.79%381.769513,34360.0%69.6%
50.00%361.583313,31450.0%50.0%
60.61%335.887713,25483.3%55.6%
48.48%336.290011,78057.1%42.1%
53.13%325.986810,80461.9%36.4%
56.67%301.991911,90953.3%60.0%
41.38%292.590812,98563.6%27.8%
57.14%282.181111,66660.0%53.9%
53.57%281.185412,70760.0%46.1%
50.00%284.082813,41337.5%55.0%
46.43%281.674613,50038.5%53.3%
48.15%271.866912,40750.0%46.1%
55.56%271.674614,14777.8%44.4%
38.46%264.788011,98636.4%40.0%
73.08%261.764913,14181.8%66.7%
34.62%266.384811,31941.2%22.2%
48.00%252.976112,33828.6%55.6%
48.00%253.196011,77266.7%37.5%
40.00%255.382813,16314.3%50.0%
52.00%255.097612,71658.3%46.1%
32.00%251.465210,52729.4%37.5%
58.33%243.477412,22571.4%40.0%
52.17%231.889613,73762.5%46.7%
43.48%235.790311,88244.4%42.9%
50.00%225.681212,42644.4%53.9%
47.62%213.286913,39233.3%53.3%
60.00%201.571212,63658.3%62.5%
36.84%191.770512,57744.4%30.0%
47.06%175.697411,34328.6%60.0%
58.82%175.590913,09640.0%66.7%
56.25%161.184413,81750.0%66.7%
46.67%154.276210,22866.7%16.7%
42.86%145.989912,97140.0%44.4%
58.33%124.579112,72871.4%40.0%
81.82%116.684711,55283.3%80.0%
50.00%101.283113,41950.0%50.0%
60.00%104.183912,70050.0%75.0%
50.00%105.682911,75425.0%66.7%
30.00%104.072812,83240.0%20.0%
77.78%94.386512,51266.7%83.3%
44.44%93.862811,42866.7%33.3%
33.33%94.597615,538100.0%25.0%
55.56%96.41,09313,20450.0%66.7%
55.56%94.777510,40866.7%50.0%
44.44%94.095412,67450.0%40.0%
75.00%84.784012,21350.0%83.3%
37.50%86.487412,21850.0%25.0%
25.00%81.377212,34125.0%25.0%
12.50%84.589512,83950.0%0.0%
25.00%85.182513,02233.3%20.0%
71.43%74.380613,835100.0%50.0%
28.57%75.675911,63625.0%33.3%
16.67%65.896214,4240.0%16.7%
66.67%64.71,02614,444100.0%50.0%
100.00%55.41,13915,101100.0%100.0%
60.00%56.785114,168100.0%50.0%
40.00%53.785811,079100.0%0.0%
80.00%53.885316,562100.0%75.0%

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Diana vs Sylas - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Diana do against Sylas in League of Legends?

Diana wins the Diana vs Sylas matchup with a 50.2% win rate compared to Sylas's 49.8%, a 0.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 209 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Diana do against Sylas in the early game?

In the early game, Sylas has the advantage against Diana with a 50.9% win rate versus 49.1%. Sylas players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Diana do against Sylas in the late game?

In the late game, Diana takes over the Diana vs Sylas matchup with a 51.5% win rate compared to 48.5%. Diana scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Diana vs Sylas matchup?

Diana wins the matchup against Sylas with a 50.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 0.5 percentage point advantage means Diana is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 209 games analyzed.

What is the best Diana build against Sylas?

The best Diana build against Sylas includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 75.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Diana runes against Sylas?

The best Diana runes against Sylas use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 63.0% win rate in the Diana vs Sylas matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Diana counter Sylas?

Yes, Diana has a favorable matchup against Sylas with a 50.2% win rate. Diana slightly edges out Sylas in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Diana against Sylas?

When playing Diana against Sylas, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Sylas. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.