Shyvanavs Sylas
Shyvana vs Sylas is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Sylas wins with a 57.9% win rate (+15.7%) over Shyvana based on 121 games. Sylas wins the early laning phase while Shyvana scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Shyvana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Shyvana vs Sylas matchup.
Shyvana Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Shyvana 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 Shyvana vs Sylas?
Shyvana wins 48.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 42.3% and 54.5% (95% range).
- Expected
- 54.1% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −5.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 254 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- +2.9 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Sylas, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Shyvana wins 48.4% of 254 games (95% range 42.3–54.5%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 54.1% for Shyvana; 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: 167 gold ahead of Shyvana at 15 minutes on average (254 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Shyvana players pick Plated Steelcaps much less often against Sylas: 42.0% of their other Jungle games, 24.8% 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 Shyvana 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 Shyvana'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.
Shyvana vs Sylas Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Shyvana vs Sylas Win Rate by Game Length
Shyvana'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: Shyvana's results against Sylas in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Shyvana 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)SylasShyvana gold at 15: −167
- First itemEvenShyvana: 0.2 min · Sylas: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenShyvana wins 47.1% of 104 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenShyvana wins 51.2% of 125 games
What Shyvana Changes Against Sylas
Choices Shyvana players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually42.0%vs Sylas24.8%−17.2 pts44.4% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually31.5%vs Sylas47.2%+15.7 pts51.7% WR here
Death's DanceItemUsually45.6%vs Sylas35.4%−10.1 pts52.2% WR here
Scorchclaw PupStarting itemsUsually15.0%vs Sylas9.8%−5.2 pts40.0% WR here
Best Shyvana Build vs Sylas
Usual Shyvana build (Jungle)
85.7% win rate · 21 games
Limited sample: 27 of 161 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Shyvana usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 151 games).
- Sylas usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 183 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — 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 Shyvana Runes vs Sylas
Usual Shyvana runes (Jungle)
Press the Attack
56.1% win rate · 736 games
Against Sylas
Conqueror
64.5% win rate · 31 games
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Shyvana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Shyvana'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 Shyvana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Shyvana Matchups
Hardest for Shyvana
Easiest for Shyvana
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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Shyvana vs Sylas FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Shyvana vs Sylas?
Current data slightly favors Sylas, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Shyvana wins 48.4% of 254 games (95% range 42.3–54.5%).
What is Shyvana's win rate against Sylas?
Shyvana wins 48.4% of 254 Jungle games against Sylas on patch 26.19 (95% range 42.3–54.5%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 54.1% would be expected.
Does Shyvana counter Sylas?
Not clearly. Shyvana wins 48.4% of 254 games against Sylas, and the 95% range (42.3–54.5%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Shyvana or Sylas?
Sylas usually wins the lane: 167 gold ahead of Shyvana at 15 minutes on average (254 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Shyvana outscale Sylas?
Not measurably: Shyvana'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 Shyvana?
Sylas is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Shyvana build against Sylas?
The most successful Shyvana core against Sylas is Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin, Trinity Force (63.0% over 27 games). The biggest change against Sylas: Plated Steelcaps (42.0% usually, 24.8% here).
What runes should Shyvana use against Sylas?
Conqueror with Precision and Inspiration — 64.5% over 31 games against Sylas.