Sylasvs Ahri
Sylas vs Ahri is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Ahri wins with a 51.1% win rate (+2.3%) over Sylas based on 133 games. Ahri wins the early laning phase while Sylas scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Sylas build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Sylas vs Ahri matchup.
Sylas Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Sylas 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 Sylas vs Ahri?
Sylas wins 54.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 49.0% and 60.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.2% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +6.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 308 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- +5.2 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Mid · 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: Sylas wins 54.5% of 308 games (95% range 49.0–60.0%).
- That is 6.3 points better for Sylas than both champions' overall Mid win rates predict (48.2%), so the matchup itself favors this pick — not just champion strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 167, within the margin of error (304 games).
- Ahri gets stronger as the game goes on: Sylas wins 65.7% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 51.3% of longer ones.
- Sylas players pick Precision far more often against Ahri: 17.8% of their other Mid games, 26.0% 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 Sylas and Ahri 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 Sylas'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.
Sylas vs Ahri Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Sylas vs Ahri Win Rate by Game Length
Sylas's win rate against Ahri 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.
Ahri gets stronger as the game goes on: Sylas wins 65.7% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 51.3% of longer ones.
Sylas vs Ahri 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)EvenSylas gold at 15: +167
- First itemEvenSylas: 11.3 min · Ahri: 11.3 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenSylas wins 57.3% of 143 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenSylas wins 51.7% of 145 games
What Sylas Changes Against Ahri
Choices Sylas players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
PrecisionSecondary treeUsually17.8%vs Ahri26.0%+8.2 pts57.5% WR here
Grisly MementosRuneUsually47.9%vs Ahri55.2%+7.3 pts55.3% WR here
ConquerorKeystoneUsually48.5%vs Ahri41.6%−6.9 pts53.1% WR here
Chainlaced CrushersBootsUsually15.9%vs Ahri22.4%+6.5 pts46.4% WR here
Sudden ImpactRuneUsually50.5%vs Ahri56.8%+6.3 pts55.4% WR here
ElectrocuteKeystoneUsually48.6%vs Ahri54.9%+6.3 pts54.4% WR here- Q > W > Ethe Q > W > E skill orderSkill priorityUsually14.2%vs Ahri20.5%+6.2 pts66.7% WR here
Usually72.2%vs Ahri77.9%+5.7 pts55.4% WR here
Best Sylas Build vs Ahri
Usual Sylas build (Mid)
94.4% win rate · 18 games
Against Ahri
65.7% win rate · 35 games
Limited sample: 35 of 173 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Sylas usually completes Hextech Rocketbelt first, at 11.3 min (median of 226 games).
- Ahri usually completes Malignance first, at 11.3 min (median of 146 games).
- Skill priority: W > E > Q — 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 Sylas Runes vs Ahri
Usual Sylas runes (Mid)
Conqueror
68.8% win rate · 32 games
Against Ahri
Conqueror
56.0% win rate · 100 games
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Sylas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Sylas'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 Sylas build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Sylas Matchups
Hardest for Sylas
Easiest for Sylas
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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Sylas vs Ahri FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Sylas vs Ahri?
Current data slightly favors Sylas, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sylas wins 54.5% of 308 games (95% range 49.0–60.0%).
What is Sylas's win rate against Ahri?
Sylas wins 54.5% of 308 Mid games against Ahri on patch 26.19 (95% range 49.0–60.0%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 48.2% would be expected.
Does Sylas counter Ahri?
Not clearly. Sylas wins 54.5% of 308 games against Ahri, and the 95% range (49.0–60.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Sylas or Ahri?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 167, within the margin of error (304 games).
Does Sylas outscale Ahri?
Ahri gets stronger as the game goes on: Sylas wins 65.7% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 51.3% of longer ones.
When is Ahri strongest against Sylas?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Ahri is ahead of Sylas beyond the margin of error.
What should Sylas build against Ahri?
The most successful Sylas core against Ahri is Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt (65.7% over 35 games). The biggest change against Ahri: Chainlaced Crushers (15.9% usually, 22.4% here).
What runes should Sylas use against Ahri?
Conqueror with Precision and Resolve — 56.0% over 100 games against Ahri. The biggest change against Ahri: Precision (17.8% usually, 26.0% here).