Sylas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.5%
Pick Rate
4.5%

SylasTop Build

DMageAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 3, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Sylas top build uses Mercury's Treads, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt, Rabadon's Deathcap, Riftmaker, Shadowflame, Oracle Lens. This Sylas build has a 4.91% pick rate and a 55.49% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Sylas build choices below.

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Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Sylas Highest Win Rate Build core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Hextech Rocketbelt - Sylas Highest Win Rate Build core itemHextech Rocketbelt
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Sylas Highest Win Rate Build core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
55.5%Win Rate
+6.0%WR Diff
4.9%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Riftmaker - Sylas Most Popular Build core itemRiftmaker
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Sylas Most Popular Build core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Hextech Rocketbelt - Sylas Most Popular Build core itemHextech Rocketbelt
Core Items
51.7%Win Rate
+2.2%WR Diff
11.8%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Shadowflame - Sylas Alternative Build 1 core itemShadowflame
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Sylas Alternative Build 1 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Hextech Rocketbelt - Sylas Alternative Build 1 core itemHextech Rocketbelt
Core Items
54.9%Win Rate
+5.4%WR Diff
7.6%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Shadowflame - Sylas Alternative Build 2 core itemShadowflame
  • Riftmaker - Sylas Alternative Build 2 core itemRiftmaker
  • Hextech Rocketbelt - Sylas Alternative Build 2 core itemHextech Rocketbelt
Core Items
50.4%Win Rate
+0.9%WR Diff
5.1%Pick Rate

Best Sylas Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boots
Boots
Null-Magic Mantle
Null-Magic Mantle
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads

Top Summoner Spells

  • IgniteFlash
    Ignite + Flash
    55.4%Win Rate42.3%Pick Rate
  • TeleportFlash
    Teleport + Flash
    58.7%Win Rate11.5%Pick Rate

Build Stats

55.49%Win Rate
+5.99%WR Diff
4.91%Pick Rate
546Matches

This Sylas build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Sylas build are Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt and Rabadon's Deathcap. This item combination achieves a 55.5% win rate across 546 matches analyzed.

At full build, Sylas gains a total of 485 Ability Power, 650 Health, 50 Armor, 20 Magic Resist, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Sylas Runes

Precision primary rune treePrecision
  • Conqueror
  • Presence of Mind
  • Legend: Haste
  • Last Stand
Resolve secondary rune treeResolve
  • Overgrowth
  • Second Wind
  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health
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Sylas Abilities

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Sylas build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage. Lower in: Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Sylas are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 47.9% win rate and 21.4% pick rate.

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
47.9%Win Rate
21.4%Pick Rate
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
66.7%Win Rate
12.1%Pick Rate
These are Sylas's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Zhonya's Hourglass (51.6% WR, +2.1% WR diff, 43.1% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 105 AP. Hextech Rocketbelt (50.3% WR, +0.8% WR diff, 74.8% pick rate) provides 300 Health, 70 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (53.1% WR, +3.6% WR diff, 13.8% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Sylas include Riftmaker, Shadowflame. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Sylas are Mercury's Treads. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Sylas is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Sylas build.

  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:20
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total armorArmor:50
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:485
  • Total healthHealth:650

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
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Sylas magic resistanceMR
20
0
0
0
Sylas movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
25
Sylas armorArmor
50
50
50
50
Sylas ability powerAP
485
435
395
485
Sylas healthHealth
650
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650
When facing Sylas's top counters like Talon, Veigar, Briar, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Riftmaker or Shadowflame based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Sylas performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike3,250g~5 min

This Sylas burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 55.5% win rate across 546 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 485 total AP, substantial health pool for survivability. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Sylas with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Sylas's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. With a total gold cost of 16,950, this Sylas build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt, Rabadon's Deathcap power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Sylas build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Devastating ability power scaling with 485 total AP
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Weaknesses

  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Champions with Similar Builds to Sylas

Azir champion
Azir
Core Items
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Azir core item
  • Nashor's Tooth - Azir core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Azir core item
56.9%Win Rate
6.1%Pick Rate
Elise champion
Elise
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Elise core item
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Elise core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Elise core item
52.5%Win Rate
5.1%Pick Rate

See Also

Sylas OverviewSylas RunesSylas CountersAll Items