Sylas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.9%
Pick Rate
4.3%

Sylasvs Akshan

CMageAssassin
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Sylas vs Akshan is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Akshan wins with a 56.1% win rate (+12.2%) over Sylas based on 41 games. Sylas wins the early laning phase while Akshan scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Sylas build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Sylas vs Akshan 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.

Compare against an opponent
Akshan - 43.9% win rateAkshan(43.9%)
Sylas - 43.9% win rate in this matchup
Sylas
43.9% WR
VS
Akshan vs Sylas matchup - 56.1% win rate
Akshan
56.1% WR

Who Wins the Sylas vs Akshan Matchup?

Akshan wins the Sylas vs Akshan matchup
Winner
Akshan
Matches: 41
43.9%
Win Rate
56.1%
5.5
CS / min
6.4
807
DMG / min
950
12,159
Gold / game
13,936
304
Heal / min
131
968
DMG Mitigated / min
599
0.7
CC / min
0.1
53.3%
Early Game WR
46.7%
38.5%
Late Game WR
61.5%

Sylas vs Akshan Matchup Summary

The Sylas vs Akshan matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 41 recent matches analyzed, Akshan wins with a 56.1% win rate compared to Sylas's 43.9%, giving Akshan a 12.2 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Sylas controls the early laning stage, but Akshan outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Sylas needs to press advantages before Akshan reaches their power spikes, while Akshan should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Sylas leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Akshan has a strong advantage in this matchup. Sylas players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Akshan overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Sylas vs Akshan Laning Phase Breakdown

Akshan wins the laning phase against Sylas in League of Legends

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

Farming
5.5Sylas
6.4Akshan
Akshan significantly out-farms Sylas by 0.9 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 14 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Akshan a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Sylas players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
807Sylas
950Akshan
Akshan heavily out-damages Sylas by 143 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 Akshan's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,159Sylas
13,936Akshan
Akshan generates a commanding 1,777 more gold per game than Sylas. This substantial economic advantage means Akshan consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Sylas should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.7Sylas
0.1Akshan
Sylas provides 0.7 seconds more crowd control per minute than Akshan, 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
1,272Sylas
730Akshan
Sylas vastly out-sustains Akshan, healing and mitigating 542 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Sylas can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Akshan is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Akshan, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Sylas Build Against Akshan

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Akshan, providing the mobility and stats Sylas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sylas against Akshan are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Hextech Rocketbelt. This combination gives Sylas an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Akshan. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sylas vs Akshan matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Sylas
53.3%
+6.7% advantage
Sylas early game win rateSylas53.3%
Akshan early game win rateAkshan46.7%
Late Game
Akshan
61.5%
+23.1% advantage
Sylas late game win rateSylas38.5%
Akshan late game win rateAkshan61.5%

Sylas dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.3% win rate — a 6.7 percentage point lead over Akshan. This lopsided early game means Sylas can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Akshan is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 61.5% win rate — 23.1 points above Sylas. Extended games heavily favor Akshan, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Sylas must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Akshan reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Akshan survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Sylas Runes Against Akshan

Precision rune tree - Sylas primary runes vs AkshanPrecision
Conqueror - best Sylas rune vs AkshanPresence of Mind - best Sylas rune vs AkshanLegend: Haste - best Sylas rune vs AkshanLast Stand - best Sylas rune vs Akshan
Resolve rune tree - Sylas secondary runes vs AkshanResolve
Second Wind - best Sylas rune vs AkshanUnflinching - best Sylas rune vs Akshan
47.1% WR

The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Sylas the best tools to compete against Akshan in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Sylas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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.

Sylas matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.14%1765.483411,10953.8%48.2%
52.74%1461.080912,90950.0%54.9%
45.28%1065.581811,27548.0%42.9%
54.81%1044.388011,96258.3%51.8%
54.64%975.290311,82161.1%50.8%
51.69%895.595411,52555.8%47.8%
52.33%864.785210,93352.0%52.8%
49.41%855.478310,70254.5%43.9%
55.70%795.585210,93453.5%58.3%
54.43%793.592412,33254.0%54.8%
52.00%753.679011,13448.8%56.3%
47.95%734.972211,16441.7%54.0%
51.47%685.279111,41360.6%42.9%
35.29%681.071312,95244.4%29.3%
37.31%675.180310,03243.3%32.4%
50.75%675.485511,30847.1%54.5%
47.76%670.974512,12552.6%41.4%
53.73%674.575810,63256.7%51.4%
45.90%615.688410,75554.5%35.7%
54.39%574.379210,81761.1%42.9%
50.00%561.363812,18243.5%54.5%
47.27%550.978812,98947.8%46.9%
49.09%550.971412,34356.7%40.0%
50.00%545.473710,71061.5%39.3%
33.96%535.179411,73631.6%35.3%
40.38%523.373511,30946.1%34.6%
38.46%521.164311,78838.5%38.5%
39.58%485.783910,99634.6%45.5%
29.17%481.468011,16123.8%33.3%
60.87%460.984312,89868.2%54.2%
51.11%455.593511,35655.0%48.0%
52.38%425.488411,76868.4%39.1%
56.10%415.586910,96355.0%57.1%
58.54%411.390212,85766.7%52.2%
43.90%415.580712,15953.3%38.5%
48.72%393.282712,33250.0%47.6%
56.41%395.585011,89466.7%44.4%
55.56%365.399311,52644.4%66.7%
52.78%365.794811,44565.2%30.8%
38.89%364.169110,02443.8%35.0%
48.57%351.180113,57147.1%50.0%
48.57%355.386011,02537.5%57.9%
47.06%342.273912,72750.0%44.4%
57.58%331.075212,59350.0%64.7%
48.48%331.576011,33545.8%55.6%
51.52%332.270212,12160.0%44.4%
50.00%325.771510,27247.4%53.9%
48.39%312.997712,46437.5%60.0%
70.00%301.175012,70883.3%61.1%
50.00%283.67519,83466.7%37.5%
42.86%285.477411,94627.3%52.9%
35.71%284.984511,66016.7%50.0%
42.86%281.083212,20041.2%45.5%
46.43%283.480611,96753.3%38.5%
55.56%271.783912,48769.2%42.9%
34.62%261.577212,55521.4%50.0%
64.00%255.389711,86164.3%63.6%
56.00%251.485813,13563.6%50.0%
62.50%241.674513,25362.5%62.5%
37.50%241.369211,41960.0%21.4%
54.17%240.966912,53850.0%60.0%
43.48%233.076112,57066.7%28.6%
52.17%231.164112,19355.6%50.0%
36.36%225.879210,48641.7%30.0%
27.27%223.277110,51633.3%20.0%
50.00%225.185211,72733.3%61.5%
54.55%225.580412,18450.0%57.1%
71.43%211.191814,81485.7%64.3%
33.33%216.088610,66645.5%20.0%
45.00%201.570810,23542.9%50.0%
50.00%205.57679,63150.0%50.0%
55.00%200.885413,47062.5%50.0%
36.84%194.576810,23936.4%37.5%
55.56%181.278312,09450.0%62.5%
38.89%184.71,01911,06722.2%55.6%
61.11%183.675812,53980.0%37.5%
50.00%182.171911,70133.3%58.3%
61.11%181.679410,10237.5%80.0%
29.41%175.292311,28133.3%27.3%
35.29%172.881812,05528.6%40.0%
50.00%166.28849,40658.3%25.0%
68.75%160.878514,49160.0%72.7%
26.67%153.088511,78622.2%33.3%
66.67%154.684413,33033.3%75.0%
33.33%153.779012,27520.0%40.0%
46.67%151.579612,47328.6%62.5%
46.67%152.56648,78841.7%66.7%
57.14%140.792813,55250.0%66.7%
50.00%145.393412,22442.9%57.1%
61.54%132.576310,32355.6%75.0%
61.54%133.379112,08250.0%66.7%
16.67%120.966512,24933.3%11.1%
50.00%122.084411,76862.5%25.0%
75.00%120.873210,58566.7%83.3%
27.27%111.06169,06728.6%25.0%
36.36%111.282513,61025.0%42.9%
45.45%115.593910,98150.0%40.0%
36.36%112.769910,05842.9%25.0%
63.64%116.388911,07060.0%66.7%
72.73%114.91,00712,98766.7%75.0%
40.00%104.881511,22340.0%40.0%
50.00%103.874411,25066.7%25.0%
40.00%102.074810,02950.0%33.3%
30.00%101.65808,83440.0%20.0%
60.00%105.71,01513,13460.0%60.0%
50.00%101.165810,84050.0%50.0%
60.00%101.876212,13940.0%80.0%
50.00%101.483610,33666.7%25.0%
70.00%105.195914,311100.0%66.7%
44.44%91.064711,76650.0%42.9%
44.44%91.686113,63140.0%50.0%
22.22%95.36869,6640.0%40.0%
55.56%94.983813,42166.7%50.0%
55.56%95.36708,46275.0%40.0%
66.67%91.76489,956100.0%40.0%
55.56%90.788513,04960.0%50.0%
44.44%91.65108,12740.0%50.0%
50.00%82.789510,07750.0%50.0%
62.50%80.872912,64850.0%75.0%
62.50%85.489011,01150.0%75.0%
0.00%71.25468,0770.0%0.0%
14.29%74.97138,92233.3%0.0%
85.71%70.762512,978100.0%83.3%
14.29%72.766510,2350.0%16.7%
42.86%74.569011,07925.0%66.7%
42.86%71.87218,79550.0%33.3%
50.00%63.176012,1080.0%60.0%
16.67%62.567511,4270.0%25.0%
50.00%62.04797,27050.0%0.0%
66.67%65.31,11414,14133.3%100.0%
33.33%65.279610,45520.0%100.0%
66.67%64.997711,508100.0%33.3%
50.00%62.25969,71166.7%33.3%
33.33%65.779210,68350.0%0.0%
20.00%55.870811,10833.3%0.0%
60.00%56.58499,84375.0%0.0%
40.00%50.879011,39750.0%33.3%
80.00%55.91,17813,12350.0%100.0%
60.00%51.36117,02133.3%100.0%
80.00%54.072810,831100.0%66.7%
40.00%54.692314,2730.0%50.0%
20.00%51.96638,52133.3%0.0%
20.00%54.675914,9090.0%20.0%
0.00%55.685212,4910.0%0.0%

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Sylas vs Akshan - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Sylas do against Akshan in League of Legends?

Akshan wins the Sylas vs Akshan matchup with a 56.1% win rate compared to Sylas's 43.9%, a 12.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 41 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Sylas do against Akshan in the early game?

In the early game, Sylas has the advantage against Akshan with a 53.3% win rate versus 46.7%. Sylas players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Sylas do against Akshan in the late game?

In the late game, Akshan takes over the Sylas vs Akshan matchup with a 61.5% win rate compared to 38.5%. Akshan scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Sylas vs Akshan matchup?

Akshan wins the matchup against Sylas with a 56.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 12.2 percentage point advantage means Akshan is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 41 games analyzed.

What is the best Sylas build against Akshan?

The best Sylas build against Akshan includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Sylas runes against Akshan?

The best Sylas runes against Akshan use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 47.1% win rate in the Sylas vs Akshan matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Sylas counter Akshan?

No, Sylas struggles against Akshan with only a 43.9% win rate. Akshan has the advantage in this matchup. Sylas players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Akshan's lead.

How do I play Sylas against Akshan?

When playing Sylas against Akshan, play cautiously and avoid Akshan's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Akshan has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.