Sylasvs Akshan
Sylas vs Akshan is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Sylas wins with a 68.8% win rate (+37.5%) over Akshan based on 16 games. Sylas holds the advantage in both the early and 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.
Who wins Sylas vs Akshan?
Sylas wins 53.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 38.6% and 68.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 52.3% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +1.6 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 39 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
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 53.8% of 39 games (95% range 38.6–68.4%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 52.3% for Sylas; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Akshan usually wins the lane: 875 gold ahead of Sylas at 15 minutes on average (39 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Sylas players pick Armored Advance far more often against Akshan: 5.1% of their other Mid games, 20.5% 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 Akshan 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 Akshan Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Sylas vs Akshan Win Rate by Game Length
Sylas's win rate against Akshan 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: Sylas's results against Akshan in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Sylas vs Akshan 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)AkshanSylas gold at 15: −875
- First itemAkshanSylas: 12.0 min · Akshan: 11.0 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Sylas Changes Against Akshan
Choices Sylas players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Armored AdvanceBootsUsually5.1%vs Akshan20.5%+15.4 pts
Chainlaced CrushersBootsUsually16.3%vs Akshan2.6%−13.7 pts
Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually4.2%vs Akshan15.4%+11.2 pts
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually2.5%vs Akshan12.8%+10.3 pts
Adaptive Force (offense)Stat shardUsually96.6%vs Akshan89.7%−6.9 pts57.1% WR here
Ability Haste (offense)Stat shardUsually1.6%vs Akshan7.7%+6.1 pts
Best Sylas Build vs Akshan
Usual Sylas build (Mid)
94.4% win rate · 18 games
Against Akshan
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 18 Sylas games against Akshan carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Sylas's standard build instead.
- Sylas usually completes Hextech Rocketbelt first, at 12.0 min (median of 28 games).
- Akshan usually completes The Collector first, at 11.0 min (median of 21 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 Akshan
Usual Sylas runes (Mid)
Conqueror
68.8% win rate · 32 games
Against Akshan
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Sylas draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
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 Akshan FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Sylas vs Akshan?
Current data slightly favors Sylas, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sylas wins 53.8% of 39 games (95% range 38.6–68.4%).
What is Sylas's win rate against Akshan?
Sylas wins 53.8% of 39 Mid games against Akshan on patch 26.19 (95% range 38.6–68.4%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 52.3% would be expected.
Does Sylas counter Akshan?
Not clearly. Sylas wins 53.8% of 39 games against Akshan, and the 95% range (38.6–68.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Sylas or Akshan?
Akshan usually wins the lane: 875 gold ahead of Sylas at 15 minutes on average (39 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Sylas outscale Akshan?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Akshan strongest against Sylas?
Akshan is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Sylas build against Akshan?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Sylas's usual Mid core: Shadowflame, Hextech Rocketbelt, Mejai's Soulstealer. The biggest change against Akshan: Armored Advance (5.1% usually, 20.5% here).
What runes should Sylas use against Akshan?
Use Sylas's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Akshan: Adaptive Force (offense) (96.6% usually, 89.7% here).