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

Sylasvs Briar

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

Sylas vs Briar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Briar wins with a 70.8% win rate (+41.7%) over Sylas based on 48 games. Briar 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 Briar 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
Briar - 29.2% win rateBriar(29.2%)
Sylas - 29.2% win rate in this matchup
Sylas
29.2% WR
VS
Briar vs Sylas matchup - 70.8% win rate
Briar
70.8% WR

Who Wins the Sylas vs Briar Matchup?

Briar wins the Sylas vs Briar matchup
Winner
Briar
Matches: 48
29.2%
Win Rate
70.8%
1.4
CS / min
1.7
680
DMG / min
1,023
11,161
Gold / game
13,221
459
Heal / min
1,120
878
DMG Mitigated / min
1,212
0.8
CC / min
1.2
23.8%
Early Game WR
76.2%
33.3%
Late Game WR
66.7%

Sylas vs Briar Matchup Summary

The Sylas vs Briar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 48 recent matches analyzed, Briar wins with a 70.8% win rate compared to Sylas's 29.2%, giving Briar a 41.7 percentage point advantage. Briar 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 sustain, where Briar leads by 995 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Briar 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 Briar 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 Briar Laning Phase Breakdown

Briar wins the laning phase against Sylas in League of Legends

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

Farming
1.4Sylas
1.7Briar
Sylas and Briar farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 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
680Sylas
1,023Briar
Briar heavily out-damages Sylas by 343 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 Briar's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,161Sylas
13,221Briar
Briar generates a commanding 2,060 more gold per game than Sylas. This substantial economic advantage means Briar 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
0.8Sylas
1.2Briar
Briar 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 Briar coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,337Sylas
2,332Briar
Briar vastly out-sustains Sylas, healing and mitigating 995 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Briar can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Sylas is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Sylas, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Sylas Build Against Briar

Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Briar, providing the mobility and stats Sylas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sylas against Briar 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 achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 6 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Briar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sylas vs Briar matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Briar
76.2%
+52.4% advantage
Sylas early game win rateSylas23.8%
Briar early game win rateBriar76.2%
Late Game
Briar
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Sylas late game win rateSylas33.3%
Briar late game win rateBriar66.7%

Briar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 76.2% win rate — a 52.4 percentage point lead over Sylas. This lopsided early game means Briar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Briar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Sylas. Extended games heavily favor Briar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Briar 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 Briar

Precision rune tree - Sylas primary runes vs BriarPrecision
Conqueror - best Sylas rune vs BriarTriumph - best Sylas rune vs BriarLegend: Haste - best Sylas rune vs BriarLast Stand - best Sylas rune vs Briar
Inspiration rune tree - Sylas secondary runes vs BriarInspiration
Cosmic Insight - best Sylas rune vs BriarMagical Footwear - best Sylas rune vs Briar
36.4% WR

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

How does Sylas do against Briar in League of Legends?

Briar wins the Sylas vs Briar matchup with a 70.8% win rate compared to Sylas's 29.2%, a 41.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 48 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Sylas do against Briar in the early game?

In the early game, Briar has the advantage against Sylas with a 76.2% win rate versus 23.8%. Briar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Sylas do against Briar in the late game?

In the late game, Briar takes over the Sylas vs Briar matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Briar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Sylas vs Briar matchup?

Briar wins the matchup against Sylas with a 70.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 41.7 percentage point advantage means Briar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 48 games analyzed.

What is the best Sylas build against Briar?

The best Sylas build against Briar includes Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt with Crimson Lucidity. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Briar?

The best Sylas runes against Briar use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 36.4% win rate in the Sylas vs Briar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Sylas counter Briar?

No, Sylas struggles against Briar with only a 29.2% win rate. Briar has the advantage in this matchup. Sylas players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Briar's lead.

How do I play Sylas against Briar?

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