Sylasvs Graves
Sylas vs Graves is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Graves wins with a 60.6% win rate (+21.1%) over Sylas based on 71 games. Graves 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 Graves 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 Graves?
Sylas wins 45.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 36.8% and 53.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.9% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −4.8 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 131 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- +0.6 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Graves, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sylas wins 45.0% of 131 games (95% range 36.8–53.6%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 49.9% for Sylas; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Graves usually wins the lane: 366 gold ahead of Sylas at 15 minutes on average (129 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Sylas players pick the E > W > Q skill order far more often against Graves: under 0.5% of their other Jungle games, 5.3% 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 Graves 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 Graves Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Sylas vs Graves Win Rate by Game Length
Sylas's win rate against Graves 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 Graves in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Sylas vs Graves 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)GravesSylas gold at 15: −366
- First itemEvenSylas: 0.2 min · Graves: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenSylas wins 44.9% of 49 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenSylas wins 42.9% of 70 games
What Sylas Changes Against Graves
Choices Sylas players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
- E > W > Qthe E > W > Q skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Graves5.3%+5.3 pts
Scorchclaw Pup + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually6.9%vs Graves11.5%+4.6 pts
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually4.4%vs Graves8.4%+4.0 pts
Best Sylas Build vs Graves
Usual Sylas build (Jungle)
78.2% win rate · 55 games
Against Graves
43.5% win rate · 23 games
Limited sample: 23 of 95 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Sylas usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 87 games).
- Graves usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 102 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 Graves
Usual Sylas runes (Jungle)
Conqueror
65.6% win rate · 32 games
Against Graves
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.
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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 Graves FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Sylas vs Graves?
Current data slightly favors Graves, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sylas wins 45.0% of 131 games (95% range 36.8–53.6%).
What is Sylas's win rate against Graves?
Sylas wins 45.0% of 131 Jungle games against Graves on patch 26.19 (95% range 36.8–53.6%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 49.9% would be expected.
Does Sylas counter Graves?
Not clearly. Sylas wins 45.0% of 131 games against Graves, and the 95% range (36.8–53.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Sylas or Graves?
Graves usually wins the lane: 366 gold ahead of Sylas at 15 minutes on average (129 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Sylas outscale Graves?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Graves strongest against Sylas?
Graves is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Sylas build against Graves?
The most successful Sylas core against Graves is Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt (43.5% over 23 games). The biggest change against Graves: Scorchclaw Pup + Stealth Ward (6.9% usually, 11.5% here).
What runes should Sylas use against Graves?
Use Sylas's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.