Sylas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.3%
Pick Rate
4.4%

Sylasvs Darius

BMageAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Sylas vs Darius is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Sylas wins with a 54.2% win rate (+8.3%) over Darius based on 24 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 Darius matchup.

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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.

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Sylas - 54.2% win rate in this matchup
Sylas
54.2% WR
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Darius vs Sylas matchup - 45.8% win rate
Darius
45.8% WR

Who Wins the Sylas vs Darius Matchup?

Sylas wins the Sylas vs Darius matchup
Winner
Sylas
Matches: 24
54.2%
Win Rate
45.8%
3.5
CS / min
4.1
811
DMG / min
765
12,013
Gold / game
12,184
448
Heal / min
393
878
DMG Mitigated / min
1,282
0.8
CC / min
0.7
60.0%
Early Game WR
40.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Sylas vs Darius Matchup Summary

The Sylas vs Darius matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 24 recent matches analyzed, Sylas wins with a 54.2% win rate compared to Darius's 45.8%, giving Sylas a 8.3 percentage point advantage. Sylas dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Darius players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Darius leads by 349 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sylas players can confidently pick into Darius and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Darius away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Sylas vs Darius Laning Phase Breakdown

Darius wins the laning phase against Sylas in League of Legends

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

Farming
3.5Sylas
4.1Darius
Darius edges out Sylas by 0.6 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 8 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Darius.
Damage
811Sylas
765Darius
Sylas deals 46 more champion damage per minute than Darius. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Darius choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Sylas's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
12,013Sylas
12,184Darius
Sylas and Darius generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 171 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
0.7Darius
Both Sylas and Darius provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.0s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,326Sylas
1,675Darius
Darius vastly out-sustains Sylas, healing and mitigating 349 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Darius 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 Darius

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Darius, providing the mobility and stats Sylas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sylas against Darius 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 has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Sylas the best chance to compete against Darius. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sylas vs Darius matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Sylas
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Sylas early game win rateSylas60.0%
Darius early game win rateDarius40.0%
Late Game
Sylas
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Sylas late game win rateSylas50.0%
Darius late game win rateDarius50.0%

Sylas dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Darius. This lopsided early game means Sylas can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Sylas at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Darius. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

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

Best Sylas Runes Against Darius

Domination rune tree - Sylas primary runes vs DariusDomination
Electrocute - best Sylas rune vs DariusSudden Impact - best Sylas rune vs DariusGrisly Mementos - best Sylas rune vs DariusRelentless Hunter - best Sylas rune vs Darius
Precision rune tree - Sylas secondary runes vs DariusPrecision
Legend: Haste - best Sylas rune vs DariusLast Stand - best Sylas rune vs Darius
100.0% WR

Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Sylas to press their advantage against Darius, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Sylas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
50.42%2405.481910,99953.2%47.4%
49.76%2093.278811,51850.9%48.5%
43.09%1885.184010,70640.2%45.8%
54.65%1725.188710,87560.0%49.4%
48.19%1665.375111,08552.1%45.3%
45.51%1565.387111,39351.4%40.2%
49.68%1555.087311,49345.0%52.6%
54.25%1533.793311,69958.0%51.2%
50.34%1474.981911,02853.6%47.4%
43.36%1434.980010,96539.1%46.8%
52.63%1334.782010,98664.1%42.0%
51.52%1321.180912,68558.5%46.8%
51.64%1224.680810,83051.0%52.0%
43.64%1101.176612,85840.0%45.7%
49.09%1101.174712,47443.4%54.4%
53.21%1091.073512,07551.8%54.7%
48.04%1025.069710,34147.1%49.0%
50.00%1001.069511,97649.0%51.0%
59.18%985.684810,63064.8%52.3%
46.32%953.575811,27539.0%51.9%
52.13%941.475912,32648.8%54.7%
43.82%895.598211,44542.2%45.5%
48.84%865.078611,04840.0%54.9%
54.88%822.787712,67556.3%54.0%
47.44%781.170812,38848.5%46.7%
49.35%773.687312,70056.7%44.7%
55.26%761.177012,71458.8%52.4%
44.59%740.864411,71935.9%54.3%
43.84%734.773610,34645.7%42.1%
57.14%705.698110,73071.4%35.7%
47.14%705.488211,05245.7%48.6%
57.81%645.379811,24862.1%54.3%
38.10%631.072612,20034.6%40.5%
49.18%615.287111,78842.1%52.4%
52.54%595.482210,75653.3%51.7%
50.00%581.272613,21441.7%55.9%
51.72%585.286310,59246.4%56.7%
55.17%581.180112,72554.2%55.9%
50.00%585.17859,92051.5%48.0%
44.83%585.385110,98543.5%45.7%
54.39%575.180610,63858.1%50.0%
48.21%565.484911,46456.0%41.9%
48.21%564.883512,11960.0%38.7%
48.15%545.592211,39451.9%44.4%
53.70%540.979111,99451.7%56.0%
53.70%544.18079,66856.7%50.0%
50.00%523.075811,31156.0%44.4%
56.86%514.790011,26759.3%54.2%
44.00%501.273113,06150.0%41.2%
42.86%491.164310,93338.9%45.2%
56.25%485.181710,39460.9%52.0%
50.00%464.31,04012,26847.1%51.7%
47.83%465.286010,52554.5%41.7%
57.78%455.288712,02456.3%58.6%
31.82%445.087310,12926.1%38.1%
48.84%434.777110,53333.3%60.0%
51.16%430.968411,61751.9%50.0%
48.72%391.780013,25850.0%47.6%
58.97%391.070012,23760.0%57.9%
57.89%384.377510,92764.3%54.2%
54.05%374.371810,23057.9%50.0%
37.84%373.480312,36150.0%30.4%
32.43%373.382510,23537.5%28.6%
45.71%351.380812,44238.9%52.9%
57.14%350.875312,74650.0%61.9%
50.00%341.869011,39866.7%31.3%
41.18%340.972712,19037.5%44.4%
41.18%343.884412,28140.0%42.1%
42.42%335.382710,97342.9%42.1%
24.24%334.474410,85029.4%18.8%
40.63%322.080411,79345.5%38.1%
34.38%321.76669,57926.7%41.2%
41.94%313.589511,40856.3%26.7%
53.33%301.996013,45558.3%50.0%
56.67%300.877712,15360.0%53.3%
44.83%290.972012,09840.0%50.0%
46.43%281.062412,52361.5%33.3%
46.43%284.41,00710,43138.5%53.3%
29.63%274.568710,72035.7%23.1%
44.44%270.973911,87338.5%50.0%
55.56%274.873411,14261.5%50.0%
42.31%262.968611,33758.3%28.6%
56.00%254.56909,34357.1%54.5%
72.00%250.986513,72570.0%73.3%
45.83%245.285911,27666.7%33.3%
54.17%243.581112,01360.0%50.0%
45.83%242.872511,43041.7%50.0%
34.78%235.184310,82630.0%38.5%
43.48%234.878010,26160.0%30.8%
73.91%233.699612,08883.3%63.6%
42.86%211.56429,06346.1%37.5%
35.00%204.481411,46542.9%30.8%
35.00%201.679211,04520.0%50.0%
42.11%193.669111,16955.6%30.0%
42.11%195.192212,48583.3%23.1%
50.00%182.070410,67366.7%41.7%
50.00%185.87649,26646.1%60.0%
76.47%173.989311,54380.0%75.0%
52.94%175.086111,14757.1%50.0%
23.53%171.168111,80733.3%18.2%
52.94%175.985312,04662.5%44.4%
35.29%170.96549,52430.8%50.0%
58.82%173.11,18213,08525.0%69.2%
31.25%161.85718,69340.0%16.7%
43.75%163.889410,39842.9%44.4%
62.50%164.799511,24455.6%71.4%
43.75%162.681110,96957.1%33.3%
40.00%152.476310,66641.7%33.3%
66.67%154.989812,18060.0%70.0%
78.57%141.380313,37680.0%77.8%
42.86%142.868210,66428.6%57.1%
66.67%122.189312,53660.0%71.4%
66.67%125.587311,51666.7%66.7%
33.33%124.87368,86528.6%40.0%
50.00%121.36459,88557.1%40.0%
66.67%121.58199,67850.0%83.3%
66.67%125.31,02311,65340.0%85.7%
33.33%121.060812,72533.3%33.3%
41.67%121.55479,22333.3%50.0%
72.73%115.21,06310,39771.4%75.0%
40.00%101.55619,29733.3%50.0%
60.00%105.379410,70975.0%50.0%
60.00%103.686413,9890.0%75.0%
60.00%101.087313,82966.7%50.0%
60.00%103.81,02812,13760.0%60.0%
50.00%104.391612,75750.0%50.0%
22.22%91.75919,92833.3%16.7%
55.56%92.08148,49450.0%66.7%
55.56%94.858611,5760.0%62.5%
62.50%84.474411,34933.3%80.0%
37.50%81.683412,95250.0%33.3%
37.50%82.76038,93666.7%20.0%
37.50%85.57639,97916.7%100.0%
25.00%81.670410,8100.0%40.0%
75.00%81.487011,69380.0%66.7%
50.00%81.364610,31750.0%50.0%
37.50%82.372311,17766.7%20.0%
50.00%81.668110,67150.0%50.0%
42.86%75.382811,23266.7%25.0%
42.86%75.46168,82560.0%0.0%
42.86%75.281810,49933.3%50.0%
57.14%73.265310,983100.0%40.0%
57.14%72.21,06215,191100.0%40.0%
66.67%65.182612,08450.0%75.0%
66.67%62.91,02313,68366.7%66.7%
50.00%61.365412,81050.0%50.0%
50.00%65.61,06413,7390.0%75.0%
80.00%51.264511,70066.7%100.0%
40.00%51.771310,6490.0%50.0%

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Sylas vs Darius - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Sylas do against Darius in League of Legends?

Sylas wins the Sylas vs Darius matchup with a 54.2% win rate compared to Darius's 45.8%, a 8.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 24 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Sylas do against Darius in the early game?

In the early game, Sylas has the advantage against Darius with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. 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 Darius in the late game?

In the late game, Sylas takes over the Sylas vs Darius matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Sylas scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Sylas vs Darius matchup?

Sylas wins the matchup against Darius with a 54.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 8.3 percentage point advantage means Sylas is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 24 games analyzed.

What is the best Sylas build against Darius?

The best Sylas build against Darius includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 33.3% 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 Darius?

The best Sylas runes against Darius use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Sylas vs Darius matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Sylas counter Darius?

Yes, Sylas has a favorable matchup against Darius with a 54.2% win rate. Sylas strongly counters Darius in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Sylas against Darius?

When playing Sylas against Darius, 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.