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

Sylasvs Amumu

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

Sylas vs Amumu is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Amumu wins with a 52.7% win rate (+5.5%) over Sylas based on 55 games. Amumu 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 Amumu 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
Amumu - 47.3% win rateAmumu(47.3%)
Sylas - 47.3% win rate in this matchup
Sylas
47.3% WR
VS
Amumu vs Sylas matchup - 52.7% win rate
Amumu
52.7% WR

Who Wins the Sylas vs Amumu Matchup?

Amumu wins the Sylas vs Amumu matchup
Winner
Amumu
Matches: 55
47.3%
Win Rate
52.7%
0.9
CS / min
0.9
788
DMG / min
711
12,989
Gold / game
12,348
542
Heal / min
316
948
DMG Mitigated / min
1,250
1.0
CC / min
1.4
47.8%
Early Game WR
52.2%
46.9%
Late Game WR
53.1%

Sylas vs Amumu Matchup Summary

The Sylas vs Amumu matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 55 recent matches analyzed, Amumu wins with a 52.7% win rate compared to Sylas's 47.3%, giving Amumu a 5.5 percentage point advantage. Amumu dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Sylas players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Amumu leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Amumu is slightly favored, Sylas can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Amumu's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Sylas vs Amumu Laning Phase Breakdown

Sylas wins the laning phase against Amumu in League of Legends

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

Farming
0.9Sylas
0.9Amumu
Sylas and Amumu farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.0 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
788Sylas
711Amumu
Sylas deals 77 more champion damage per minute than Amumu. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Amumu choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Sylas's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
12,989Sylas
12,348Amumu
Sylas earns 641 more gold per game than Amumu, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Sylas slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.0Sylas
1.4Amumu
Amumu provides 0.4 seconds more crowd control per minute than Sylas, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Amumu coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,490Sylas
1,565Amumu
Amumu heals and mitigates 75 more damage per minute than Sylas, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Amumu to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Sylas.

Best Sylas Build Against Amumu

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Amumu, providing the mobility and stats Sylas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sylas against Amumu are Riftmaker, 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 60.0% win rate across 15 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Amumu. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sylas vs Amumu matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Amumu
52.2%
+4.3% advantage
Sylas early game win rateSylas47.8%
Amumu early game win rateAmumu52.2%
Late Game
Amumu
53.1%
+6.3% advantage
Sylas late game win rateSylas46.9%
Amumu late game win rateAmumu53.1%

During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Amumu has a meaningful 52.2% win rate, outperforming Sylas by 4.3 percentage points. Amumu players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.

Amumu is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.1% win rate — 6.3 points above Sylas. Extended games heavily favor Amumu, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Amumu holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Sylas players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Sylas Runes Against Amumu

Domination rune tree - Sylas primary runes vs AmumuDomination
Dark Harvest - best Sylas rune vs AmumuSudden Impact - best Sylas rune vs AmumuGrisly Mementos - best Sylas rune vs AmumuTreasure Hunter - best Sylas rune vs Amumu
Inspiration rune tree - Sylas secondary runes vs AmumuInspiration
Cosmic Insight - best Sylas rune vs AmumuMagical Footwear - best Sylas rune vs Amumu
60.0% WR

The Domination and Inspiration rune setup gives Sylas the best tools to compete against Amumu 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 Amumu - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Sylas do against Amumu in League of Legends?

Amumu wins the Sylas vs Amumu matchup with a 52.7% win rate compared to Sylas's 47.3%, a 5.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 55 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Sylas do against Amumu in the early game?

In the early game, Amumu has the advantage against Sylas with a 52.2% win rate versus 47.8%. Amumu players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Sylas do against Amumu in the late game?

In the late game, Amumu takes over the Sylas vs Amumu matchup with a 53.1% win rate compared to 46.9%. Amumu scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Sylas vs Amumu matchup?

Amumu wins the matchup against Sylas with a 52.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 5.5 percentage point advantage means Amumu is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 55 games analyzed.

What is the best Sylas build against Amumu?

The best Sylas build against Amumu includes Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 60.0% 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 Amumu?

The best Sylas runes against Amumu use the Domination primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 60.0% win rate in the Sylas vs Amumu matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Sylas counter Amumu?

No, Sylas struggles against Amumu with only a 47.3% win rate. Amumu has the advantage in this matchup. Sylas players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Amumu's lead.

How do I play Sylas against Amumu?

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