Sylas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.6%
Pick Rate
3.3%

Sylasvs Heimerdinger

FMageAssassin
Patch26.3
Matches785,220
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedFeb 26, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Sylas vs Heimerdinger is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Heimerdinger wins with a 62.5% win rate (+25.0%) over Sylas based on 16 games. Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger 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.

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Heimerdinger - 37.5% win rateHeimerdinger(37.5%)
Sylas - 37.5% win rate in this matchup
Sylas
37.5% WR
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Heimerdinger vs Sylas matchup - 62.5% win rate
Heimerdinger
62.5% WR

Who Wins the Sylas vs Heimerdinger Matchup?

Heimerdinger wins the Sylas vs Heimerdinger matchup
Winner
Heimerdinger
Matches: 16
37.5%
Win Rate
62.5%
4.9
CS / min
6.6
624
DMG / min
1,181
10,030
Gold / game
11,954
266
Heal / min
87
827
DMG Mitigated / min
335
0.5
CC / min
0.8
36.4%
Early Game WR
63.6%
40.0%
Late Game WR
60.0%

Sylas vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

The Sylas vs Heimerdinger matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 16 recent matches analyzed, Heimerdinger wins with a 62.5% win rate compared to Sylas's 37.5%, giving Heimerdinger a 25.0 percentage point advantage. Heimerdinger 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 Sylas leads by 672 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger Laning Phase Breakdown

Heimerdinger wins the laning phase against Sylas in League of Legends

Heimerdinger is favored during the laning phase against Sylas, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Heimerdinger holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
4.9Sylas
6.6Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger significantly out-farms Sylas by 1.7 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 25 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Heimerdinger 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
624Sylas
1,181Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger heavily out-damages Sylas by 557 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 Heimerdinger's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,030Sylas
11,954Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger generates a commanding 1,924 more gold per game than Sylas. This substantial economic advantage means Heimerdinger 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
0.5Sylas
0.8Heimerdinger
Both Sylas and Heimerdinger provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.3s/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
1,094Sylas
422Heimerdinger
Sylas vastly out-sustains Heimerdinger, healing and mitigating 672 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Sylas can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Heimerdinger is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Heimerdinger, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Sylas Build Against Heimerdinger

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Heimerdinger, providing the mobility and stats Sylas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sylas against Heimerdinger 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 performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Heimerdinger. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sylas vs Heimerdinger matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Heimerdinger
63.6%
+27.3% advantage
Sylas early game win rateSylas36.4%
Heimerdinger early game win rateHeimerdinger63.6%
Late Game
Heimerdinger
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Sylas late game win rateSylas40.0%
Heimerdinger late game win rateHeimerdinger60.0%

Heimerdinger dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 63.6% win rate — a 27.3 percentage point lead over Sylas. This lopsided early game means Heimerdinger can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Heimerdinger is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Sylas. Extended games heavily favor Heimerdinger, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger

Precision rune tree - Sylas primary runes vs HeimerdingerPrecision
Conqueror - best Sylas rune vs HeimerdingerPresence of Mind - best Sylas rune vs HeimerdingerLegend: Haste - best Sylas rune vs HeimerdingerLast Stand - best Sylas rune vs Heimerdinger
Sorcery rune tree - Sylas secondary runes vs HeimerdingerSorcery
Manaflow Band - best Sylas rune vs HeimerdingerGathering Storm - best Sylas rune vs Heimerdinger
100.0% WR

The Precision and Sorcery rune setup gives Sylas the best tools to compete against Heimerdinger in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Sylas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. 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 26.3
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
45.85%2055.579811,10843.4%48.1%
46.96%1815.381410,93943.0%50.5%
57.14%1474.385811,88957.8%56.6%
60.83%1205.283710,89862.3%59.3%
46.22%1193.474311,33342.1%50.0%
45.30%1171.068711,95843.3%47.4%
49.57%1155.374710,93249.2%50.0%
50.93%1085.280311,02055.6%46.3%
55.77%1045.279910,81960.3%48.8%
57.00%1004.091511,58063.6%48.9%
37.76%985.488010,87350.0%25.0%
49.44%895.486911,72153.3%45.5%
46.99%834.174111,29435.1%56.5%
42.50%804.872111,15543.2%41.9%
47.44%785.790910,91458.1%34.3%
42.25%715.684112,05546.4%39.5%
50.72%695.474910,94360.0%43.6%
49.25%675.390311,77562.1%39.5%
40.63%641.265912,18446.4%36.1%
45.31%645.26689,75758.1%33.3%
22.22%631.268212,12924.1%20.6%
62.30%615.173110,81466.7%59.5%
51.67%601.074612,12146.9%57.1%
33.33%571.989411,13527.8%42.9%
52.63%575.193310,65256.7%48.1%
37.50%560.975612,87428.6%46.4%
40.00%555.485911,88650.0%32.3%
51.85%540.977812,65150.0%53.1%
55.77%525.890311,40462.1%47.8%
44.00%505.791212,29142.9%44.8%
46.00%502.182912,50857.9%38.7%
40.00%501.678112,48928.0%52.0%
44.90%495.179611,18050.0%40.0%
57.14%494.878910,76155.6%59.1%
61.70%475.579411,46866.7%55.0%
34.78%465.485512,06147.4%25.9%
36.36%440.980913,25638.1%34.8%
50.00%440.972112,36733.3%65.2%
55.81%435.790011,19752.2%60.0%
46.51%430.875012,83255.6%40.0%
41.46%411.270912,67944.4%39.1%
42.50%402.084913,51247.1%39.1%
41.03%395.280512,44623.1%50.0%
56.41%394.098112,08068.8%47.8%
52.63%384.279711,18054.5%50.0%
60.53%385.374211,12544.4%75.0%
42.11%381.076513,09343.5%40.0%
42.11%385.394112,28352.9%33.3%
40.00%354.675110,47850.0%31.6%
48.57%355.794411,90738.9%58.8%
47.06%345.478410,58742.1%53.3%
50.00%341.175614,03958.3%45.5%
31.25%323.263410,60221.4%38.9%
43.75%325.775311,05243.8%43.8%
45.16%310.968710,49245.8%42.9%
48.39%313.677311,88446.1%50.0%
54.84%315.283911,72866.7%47.4%
30.00%302.074012,28927.3%31.6%
51.72%291.173911,34840.0%64.3%
31.03%290.970711,79218.2%38.9%
57.14%285.077711,33170.0%50.0%
46.43%282.677611,84456.3%33.3%
33.33%271.276311,64733.3%33.3%
48.15%275.581012,10653.9%42.9%
51.85%272.976612,00561.5%42.9%
46.15%261.169412,53453.9%38.5%
38.46%263.679811,00542.9%33.3%
48.00%253.869110,46633.3%61.5%
36.00%250.875712,04043.8%22.2%
48.00%250.972911,78840.0%60.0%
45.83%245.893710,64350.0%40.0%
50.00%242.168811,20960.0%42.9%
39.13%231.081314,20440.0%38.9%
43.48%235.396711,94544.4%42.9%
76.19%215.187310,60383.3%66.7%
52.38%211.081810,63464.3%28.6%
61.90%214.269010,82240.0%81.8%
30.00%204.368410,19820.0%40.0%
40.00%200.762912,53350.0%30.0%
35.00%201.55699,36314.3%46.1%
50.00%201.174212,78737.5%58.3%
30.00%201.075512,51355.6%9.1%
65.00%203.591312,52770.0%60.0%
38.89%184.380811,12828.6%45.5%
55.56%182.573111,72250.0%58.3%
52.94%171.775912,12044.4%62.5%
52.94%171.564611,70362.5%44.4%
70.59%175.593610,24360.0%85.7%
41.18%176.097811,84860.0%14.3%
62.50%161.773112,75283.3%50.0%
50.00%163.877313,26025.0%58.3%
43.75%160.976712,08044.4%42.9%
37.50%164.962410,03036.4%40.0%
53.33%151.15758,17370.0%20.0%
46.67%154.77349,20966.7%16.7%
60.00%150.863210,58466.7%50.0%
40.00%151.473912,95150.0%36.4%
66.67%156.079811,84580.0%60.0%
46.67%151.664912,33750.0%40.0%
60.00%151.380012,51766.7%55.6%
50.00%143.871111,23028.6%71.4%
50.00%141.799613,40133.3%62.5%
35.71%142.472511,10037.5%33.3%
53.85%133.476711,19633.3%71.4%
46.15%135.794812,02950.0%42.9%
33.33%124.683211,65120.0%42.9%
58.33%122.567010,41177.8%0.0%
25.00%121.480612,40012.5%50.0%
50.00%122.269911,27175.0%37.5%
41.67%121.55609,54157.1%20.0%
50.00%123.86618,57850.0%50.0%
54.55%112.177810,49771.4%25.0%
63.64%112.171810,17750.0%80.0%
50.00%104.983711,68166.7%42.9%
40.00%106.078610,01440.0%40.0%
30.00%104.381412,00833.3%28.6%
80.00%104.01,03212,53583.3%75.0%
55.56%94.793710,73640.0%75.0%
44.44%94.382213,67033.3%50.0%
77.78%95.285111,132100.0%66.7%
44.44%95.51,02113,15025.0%60.0%
37.50%83.064210,97240.0%33.3%
37.50%85.01,04413,1450.0%42.9%
37.50%81.859810,38625.0%50.0%
50.00%85.485910,20140.0%66.7%
14.29%75.887910,90716.7%0.0%
71.43%72.273810,039100.0%60.0%
57.14%74.696812,04950.0%100.0%
42.86%72.473910,540100.0%33.3%
71.43%75.48028,63083.3%0.0%
14.29%71.474911,2050.0%33.3%
28.57%72.678211,0000.0%40.0%
85.71%75.881412,054100.0%80.0%
50.00%66.073510,18760.0%0.0%
83.33%61.697312,393100.0%66.7%
50.00%62.872912,5190.0%60.0%
66.67%61.268611,9990.0%66.7%
66.67%65.178412,37150.0%75.0%
20.00%54.08899,57625.0%0.0%
60.00%53.364111,096100.0%50.0%
40.00%51.351410,45350.0%33.3%
60.00%55.379712,07350.0%66.7%
40.00%55.269411,36266.7%0.0%
20.00%53.86504,07620.0%0.0%
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Sylas vs Heimerdinger - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Sylas do against Heimerdinger in League of Legends?

Heimerdinger wins the Sylas vs Heimerdinger matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to Sylas's 37.5%, a 25.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 16 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.

How does Sylas do against Heimerdinger in the early game?

In the early game, Heimerdinger has the advantage against Sylas with a 63.6% win rate versus 36.4%. Heimerdinger players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Sylas do against Heimerdinger in the late game?

In the late game, Heimerdinger takes over the Sylas vs Heimerdinger matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Heimerdinger scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Sylas vs Heimerdinger matchup?

Heimerdinger wins the matchup against Sylas with a 62.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 25.0 percentage point advantage means Heimerdinger is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 16 games analyzed.

What is the best Sylas build against Heimerdinger?

The best Sylas build against Heimerdinger includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Heimerdinger?

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

Does Sylas counter Heimerdinger?

No, Sylas struggles against Heimerdinger with only a 37.5% win rate. Heimerdinger has the advantage in this matchup. Sylas players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Heimerdinger's lead.

How do I play Sylas against Heimerdinger?

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