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

Sylasvs Anivia

CMageAssassin
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 25, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Sylas vs Anivia is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Sylas wins with a 51.1% win rate (+2.2%) over Anivia based on 45 games. Sylas wins the early laning phase while Anivia scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Sylas build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Sylas vs Anivia 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
Anivia - 51.1% win rateAnivia(51.1%)
Sylas - 51.1% win rate in this matchup
Sylas
51.1% WR
VS
Anivia vs Sylas matchup - 48.9% win rate
Anivia
48.9% WR

Who Wins the Sylas vs Anivia Matchup?

Sylas wins the Sylas vs Anivia matchup
Winner
Sylas
Matches: 45
51.1%
Win Rate
48.9%
5.5
CS / min
6.5
935
DMG / min
752
11,356
Gold / game
11,206
330
Heal / min
185
824
DMG Mitigated / min
528
0.8
CC / min
1.7
55.0%
Early Game WR
45.0%
48.0%
Late Game WR
52.0%

Sylas vs Anivia Matchup Summary

The Sylas vs Anivia matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 45 recent matches analyzed, Sylas wins with a 51.1% win rate compared to Anivia's 48.9%, giving Sylas a 2.2 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Sylas controls the early laning stage, but Anivia outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Sylas needs to press advantages before Anivia reaches their power spikes, while Anivia should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Anivia leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sylas has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Anivia's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Sylas vs Anivia Laning Phase Breakdown

Sylas wins the laning phase against Anivia in League of Legends

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

Farming
5.5Sylas
6.5Anivia
Anivia significantly out-farms Sylas by 1.1 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 16 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Anivia 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
935Sylas
752Anivia
Sylas heavily out-damages Anivia by 183 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Anivia should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Sylas's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,356Sylas
11,206Anivia
Sylas and Anivia generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 150 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.8Sylas
1.7Anivia
Anivia brings significantly more crowd control than Sylas, with 0.8 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Anivia far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Sylas should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,154Sylas
712Anivia
Sylas vastly out-sustains Anivia, healing and mitigating 442 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Sylas can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Anivia is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Anivia, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Sylas Build Against Anivia

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Anivia, providing the mobility and stats Sylas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sylas against Anivia 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 has a 42.9% win rate across 7 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Sylas the best chance to compete against Anivia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sylas vs Anivia matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Sylas
55.0%
+10.0% advantage
Sylas early game win rateSylas55.0%
Anivia early game win rateAnivia45.0%
Late Game
Anivia
52.0%
+4.0% advantage
Sylas late game win rateSylas48.0%
Anivia late game win rateAnivia52.0%

Sylas dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.0% win rate — a 10.0 percentage point lead over Anivia. This lopsided early game means Sylas can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

In the late game (25+ minutes), Anivia takes over with a 52.0% win rate, leading Sylas by 4.0 percentage points. Anivia scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Sylas must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Anivia reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Anivia 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 Anivia

Precision rune tree - Sylas primary runes vs AniviaPrecision
Conqueror - best Sylas rune vs AniviaPresence of Mind - best Sylas rune vs AniviaLegend: Haste - best Sylas rune vs AniviaLast Stand - best Sylas rune vs Anivia
Resolve rune tree - Sylas secondary runes vs AniviaResolve
Second Wind - best Sylas rune vs AniviaUnflinching - best Sylas rune vs Anivia
58.8% WR

The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Sylas maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Anivia.


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 Anivia - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Sylas do against Anivia in League of Legends?

Sylas wins the Sylas vs Anivia matchup with a 51.1% win rate compared to Anivia's 48.9%, a 2.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 45 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Sylas do against Anivia in the early game?

In the early game, Sylas has the advantage against Anivia with a 55.0% win rate versus 45.0%. 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 Anivia in the late game?

In the late game, Anivia takes over the Sylas vs Anivia matchup with a 52.0% win rate compared to 48.0%. Anivia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Sylas vs Anivia matchup?

Sylas wins the matchup against Anivia with a 51.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 2.2 percentage point advantage means Sylas is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 45 games analyzed.

What is the best Sylas build against Anivia?

The best Sylas build against Anivia includes Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 42.9% 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 Anivia?

The best Sylas runes against Anivia use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 58.8% win rate in the Sylas vs Anivia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Sylas counter Anivia?

Yes, Sylas has a favorable matchup against Anivia with a 51.1% win rate. Sylas has a solid advantage over Anivia in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Sylas against Anivia?

When playing Sylas against Anivia, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.