Sylasvs Hwei
Sylas vs Hwei is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Hwei wins with a 53.3% win rate (+6.7%) over Sylas based on 45 games. Sylas wins the early laning phase while Hwei scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Sylas build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Sylas vs Hwei 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 Hwei?
Sylas wins 38.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 28.4% and 49.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.7% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −11.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 81 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- −8.0 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Support): 7 games, Sylas won 85.7%.
Key takeaways
- Hwei is favored in this matchup: Sylas wins 38.3% of 81 games, and the whole 95% range (28.4–49.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 11.5 points worse for Sylas than both champions' overall Mid win rates predict (49.7%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 232, within the margin of error (81 games).
- Sylas players pick Rabadon's Deathcap far more often against Hwei: 11.5% of their other Mid games, 19.8% 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 Hwei 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 Hwei Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Sylas vs Hwei Win Rate by Game Length
Sylas's win rate against Hwei 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 Hwei in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Sylas vs Hwei 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)EvenSylas gold at 15: −232
- First itemEvenSylas: 11.7 min · Hwei: 11.6 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesHweiSylas wins 34.1% of 41 games
What Sylas Changes Against Hwei
Choices Sylas players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Usually11.5%vs Hwei19.8%+8.2 pts
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually2.5%vs Hwei8.6%+6.1 pts
Best Sylas Build vs Hwei
Usual Sylas build (Mid)
94.4% win rate · 18 games
Against Hwei
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 48 Sylas games against Hwei carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Sylas's standard build instead.
- Sylas usually completes Hextech Rocketbelt first, at 11.7 min (median of 58 games).
- Hwei usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 11.6 min (median of 65 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 Hwei
Usual Sylas runes (Mid)
Conqueror
68.8% win rate · 32 games
Against Hwei
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 Hwei FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Sylas vs Hwei?
Hwei is favored in this matchup: Sylas wins 38.3% of 81 games, and the whole 95% range (28.4–49.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Sylas's win rate against Hwei?
Sylas wins 38.3% of 81 Mid games against Hwei on patch 26.19 (95% range 28.4–49.2%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 49.7% would be expected.
Does Sylas counter Hwei?
No — it is the other way around: Sylas wins only 38.3% of 81 games against Hwei, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Sylas or Hwei?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 232, within the margin of error (81 games).
Does Sylas outscale Hwei?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Hwei strongest against Sylas?
Hwei is measurably ahead in: 30+ min games.
What should Sylas build against Hwei?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Sylas's usual Mid core: Shadowflame, Hextech Rocketbelt, Mejai's Soulstealer. The biggest change against Hwei: Rabadon's Deathcap (11.5% usually, 19.8% here).
What runes should Sylas use against Hwei?
Use Sylas's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.