Katarinavs Sylas
Katarina vs Sylas is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Katarina wins with a 54.4% win rate (+8.8%) over Sylas based on 68 games. Katarina holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Katarina build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Katarina vs Sylas matchup.
Katarina Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Katarina 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.
Who wins Katarina vs Sylas?
Katarina wins 54.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 46.7% and 62.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.6% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +5.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 150 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- +12.6 pts A real change since last patch
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Katarina, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Katarina wins 54.7% of 150 games (95% range 46.7–62.4%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 49.6% for Katarina; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Sylas usually wins the lane: 267 gold ahead of Katarina at 15 minutes on average (148 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Katarina players pick Shadowflame much less often against Sylas: 56.7% of their other Mid games, 44.0% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Katarina and Sylas played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Katarina's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Katarina vs Sylas Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Katarina vs Sylas Win Rate by Game Length
Katarina's win rate against Sylas by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Katarina's results against Sylas in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Katarina vs Sylas Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)SylasKatarina gold at 15: −267
- First itemSylasKatarina: 11.7 min · Sylas: 10.3 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenKatarina wins 52.3% of 65 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenKatarina wins 54.1% of 74 games
What Katarina Changes Against Sylas
Choices Katarina players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
ShadowflameItemUsually56.7%vs Sylas44.0%−12.7 pts57.6% WR here
Grisly MementosRuneUsually62.1%vs Sylas50.7%−11.4 pts52.6% WR here
ConquerorKeystoneUsually33.1%vs Sylas43.3%+10.2 pts60.0% WR here
ElectrocuteKeystoneUsually58.7%vs Sylas49.3%−9.4 pts51.4% WR here
Legend: AlacrityRuneUsually31.4%vs Sylas40.0%+8.6 pts63.3% WR here
Immortal PathBootsUsually12.0%vs Sylas19.3%+7.4 pts58.6% WR here
Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually5.9%vs Sylas10.0%+4.1 pts
Tenacity and Slow Resist (defense)Stat shardUsually4.5%vs Sylas8.0%+3.5 pts
Best Katarina Build vs Sylas
Usual Katarina build (Mid)
85.7% win rate · 49 games
Limited sample: 21 of 92 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Katarina usually completes Lich Bane first, at 11.7 min (median of 64 games).
- Sylas usually completes Hextech Rocketbelt first, at 10.3 min (median of 99 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Katarina Runes vs Sylas
Usual Katarina runes (Mid)
Electrocute
60.6% win rate · 71 games
Against Sylas
Conqueror
66.7% win rate · 21 games
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Katarina matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Katarina'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 Katarina build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Katarina Matchups
Hardest for Katarina
Easiest for Katarina
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Katarina vs Sylas FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Katarina vs Sylas?
Current data slightly favors Katarina, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Katarina wins 54.7% of 150 games (95% range 46.7–62.4%).
What is Katarina's win rate against Sylas?
Katarina wins 54.7% of 150 Mid games against Sylas on patch 26.19 (95% range 46.7–62.4%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 49.6% would be expected.
Does Katarina counter Sylas?
Not clearly. Katarina wins 54.7% of 150 games against Sylas, and the 95% range (46.7–62.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Katarina or Sylas?
Sylas usually wins the lane: 267 gold ahead of Katarina at 15 minutes on average (148 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Katarina outscale Sylas?
Not measurably: Katarina's win rate against Sylas in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Sylas strongest against Katarina?
Sylas is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Katarina build against Sylas?
The most successful Katarina core against Sylas is Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Lich Bane (57.1% over 21 games). The biggest change against Sylas: Shadowflame (56.7% usually, 44.0% here).
What runes should Katarina use against Sylas?
Conqueror with Precision and Domination — 66.7% over 21 games against Sylas. The biggest change against Sylas: Grisly Mementos (62.1% usually, 50.7% here).