Sylas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.6%
Pick Rate
3.5%

Sylasvs Jhin

FMageAssassin
Patch26.4
Matches1,089,240
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 3, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Sylas vs Jhin is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Sylas wins with a 77.8% win rate (+55.6%) over Jhin based on 9 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 Jhin 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
Jhin - 77.8% win rateJhin(77.8%)
Sylas - 77.8% win rate in this matchup
Sylas
77.8% WR
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Jhin vs Sylas matchup - 22.2% win rate
Jhin
22.2% WR

Who Wins the Sylas vs Jhin Matchup?

Sylas wins the Sylas vs Jhin matchup
Winner
Sylas
Matches: 9
77.8%
Win Rate
22.2%
5.5
CS / min
6.8
819
DMG / min
855
9,394
Gold / game
9,996
306
Heal / min
176
787
DMG Mitigated / min
441
0.6
CC / min
0.9
75.0%
Early Game WR
25.0%
80.0%
Late Game WR
20.0%

Sylas vs Jhin Matchup Summary

The Sylas vs Jhin matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 9 recent matches analyzed, Sylas wins with a 77.8% win rate compared to Jhin's 22.2%, giving Sylas a 55.6 percentage point advantage. Sylas dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Jhin 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 476 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sylas players can confidently pick into Jhin and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Jhin 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 Jhin Laning Phase Breakdown

Jhin wins the laning phase against Sylas in League of Legends

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

Farming
5.5Sylas
6.8Jhin
Jhin significantly out-farms Sylas by 1.3 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 19 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Jhin 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
819Sylas
855Jhin
Jhin deals 37 more champion damage per minute than Sylas. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Sylas choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Jhin's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
9,394Sylas
9,996Jhin
Jhin earns 603 more gold per game than Sylas, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Jhin slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.6Sylas
0.9Jhin
Both Sylas and Jhin 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
1,093Sylas
617Jhin
Sylas vastly out-sustains Jhin, healing and mitigating 476 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Sylas can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Jhin is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Jhin, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Sylas Build Against Jhin

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Jhin, providing the mobility and stats Sylas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sylas against Jhin are Riftmaker, Hextech Rocketbelt and Mejai's Soulstealer. This combination gives Sylas an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sylas vs Jhin matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Sylas
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Sylas early game win rateSylas75.0%
Jhin early game win rateJhin25.0%
Late Game
Sylas
80.0%
+60.0% advantage
Sylas late game win rateSylas80.0%
Jhin late game win rateJhin20.0%

Sylas dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Jhin. This lopsided early game means Sylas can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Sylas is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 80.0% win rate — 60.0 points above Jhin. Extended games heavily favor Sylas, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

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

Best Sylas Runes Against Jhin

Domination rune tree - Sylas primary runes vs JhinDomination
Electrocute - best Sylas rune vs JhinSudden Impact - best Sylas rune vs JhinGrisly Mementos - best Sylas rune vs JhinRelentless Hunter - best Sylas rune vs Jhin
Sorcery rune tree - Sylas secondary runes vs JhinSorcery
Scorch - best Sylas rune vs JhinTranscendence - best Sylas rune vs Jhin
100.0% WR

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


Sylas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 26.4
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
49.25%4045.777511,12048.1%50.5%
44.26%2355.579010,70939.2%49.6%
56.40%2114.787511,83458.6%54.0%
42.94%1715.587211,07045.6%40.0%
52.94%1703.990612,59756.6%50.0%
61.01%1605.389212,02161.3%60.8%
52.63%1535.384311,17043.3%60.0%
52.98%1520.972912,56449.4%56.8%
45.89%1465.585711,51745.7%46.0%
51.75%1443.078812,39958.7%46.3%
45.11%1355.678911,57745.3%44.9%
50.78%1284.685112,00743.3%57.4%
50.00%1283.972510,90046.9%53.1%
49.18%1225.987211,37851.5%46.4%
46.49%1145.882311,04746.9%46.0%
40.38%1055.773110,64741.7%38.6%
46.00%1025.887411,56152.5%36.6%
51.04%964.766810,17157.5%44.9%
43.62%945.676811,37150.0%39.7%
46.74%920.974813,26552.3%41.7%
51.65%915.693312,43259.5%46.3%
58.89%901.175912,75561.0%57.1%
37.08%895.573010,70730.6%45.0%
54.55%885.277111,01556.5%52.4%
49.43%871.075112,90263.9%39.2%
46.43%842.196212,56946.1%46.7%
44.44%811.175312,67348.5%41.7%
48.15%815.691611,99961.5%35.7%
50.00%760.982113,34351.7%48.9%
28.57%701.170211,82351.5%8.1%
46.38%691.569911,39847.2%45.5%
50.75%685.383511,57459.3%45.0%
47.06%685.780510,53241.7%53.1%
57.35%681.073911,57255.8%60.0%
51.56%645.485510,48652.4%50.0%
41.27%633.279611,24243.8%38.7%
50.00%625.993811,05364.7%32.1%
57.38%615.41,01011,03464.5%50.0%
45.90%615.886110,69750.0%40.0%
45.00%601.380713,31352.2%40.5%
48.33%601.177413,04950.0%46.9%
47.46%595.776310,73250.0%45.7%
50.85%595.577111,18550.0%51.9%
55.17%581.380313,06750.0%59.4%
37.50%583.871810,99746.7%26.9%
51.79%561.271212,55363.3%38.5%
60.71%564.779511,10060.6%60.9%
50.91%565.787311,60955.6%46.4%
42.86%564.896510,96234.5%51.9%
60.00%554.695012,24758.1%62.5%
53.70%540.975411,88660.7%46.1%
50.00%545.985211,66040.0%58.6%
53.85%535.691312,05645.8%60.7%
56.86%521.888113,83377.3%41.4%
36.00%505.180611,59228.0%44.0%
48.00%501.281414,08552.4%44.8%
46.94%493.985412,16957.7%34.8%
40.43%481.278512,66347.8%33.3%
37.50%483.678211,62363.2%20.7%
51.06%475.786311,40743.5%58.3%
32.61%462.279412,26931.6%33.3%
43.48%461.673712,14945.5%41.7%
54.35%460.980612,46844.0%66.7%
51.11%453.478413,26775.0%42.4%
48.84%440.871912,38650.0%47.8%
51.16%435.167310,33736.8%62.5%
34.15%421.768211,71442.9%25.0%
42.86%424.11,04211,30243.8%42.3%
47.37%394.098511,50852.2%40.0%
44.74%386.086912,25042.1%47.4%
45.95%370.971812,51045.0%47.1%
45.95%375.580011,14947.4%44.4%
38.89%364.575510,85420.0%52.4%
50.00%342.875310,94357.1%45.0%
51.52%331.887413,59357.9%42.9%
48.48%331.873211,95552.6%42.9%
60.61%331.078613,65864.3%57.9%
38.71%312.181913,16540.0%37.5%
60.00%301.377313,19566.7%50.0%
46.67%302.366011,74447.1%46.1%
43.33%301.586613,04646.7%40.0%
42.86%294.479711,29647.1%36.4%
37.93%291.46459,62835.3%41.7%
55.17%295.891710,15660.9%33.3%
53.57%281.984512,34475.0%45.0%
50.00%283.774011,89841.7%56.3%
40.74%273.275510,96035.7%46.1%
33.33%245.274411,75310.0%50.0%
62.50%242.671311,14385.7%52.9%
43.48%231.166812,65662.5%33.3%
31.82%225.190210,80033.3%30.0%
52.38%210.873212,14760.0%45.5%
45.00%205.888111,63730.0%60.0%
65.00%206.01,02011,74060.0%70.0%
60.00%201.276911,80860.0%60.0%
57.89%195.691712,27162.5%54.5%
73.68%195.675611,61462.5%81.8%
64.71%190.869713,06550.0%77.8%
42.11%195.593110,74946.1%33.3%
66.67%181.686611,86462.5%70.0%
52.94%183.57569,61962.5%44.4%
33.33%181.86119,72250.0%20.0%
66.67%182.982211,25181.8%42.9%
52.94%171.367410,05044.4%62.5%
29.41%170.965811,56244.4%12.5%
47.06%171.073612,19750.0%44.4%
52.94%176.183211,74055.6%50.0%
37.50%171.365310,97741.7%25.0%
62.50%160.979214,00262.5%62.5%
56.25%161.55669,88762.5%50.0%
40.00%154.581810,85042.9%37.5%
66.67%155.999913,53550.0%72.7%
50.00%152.084014,60940.0%55.6%
78.57%155.786213,02371.4%85.7%
46.67%151.572810,89960.0%40.0%
50.00%144.775612,28166.7%45.5%
7.14%145.26988,3770.0%33.3%
57.14%143.981310,13066.7%40.0%
42.86%141.35668,03350.0%33.3%
46.15%131.462910,46966.7%28.6%
30.77%130.573311,44412.5%60.0%
46.15%132.06799,05460.0%37.5%
30.77%134.589410,84525.0%33.3%
61.54%135.987510,91075.0%40.0%
41.67%123.194711,06457.1%20.0%
41.67%125.186012,06616.7%66.7%
41.67%122.672811,04937.5%50.0%
50.00%121.572111,22260.0%42.9%
63.64%115.785312,51650.0%71.4%
63.64%115.085112,20066.7%62.5%
45.45%113.575611,79040.0%50.0%
55.56%105.597311,26375.0%40.0%
60.00%104.484210,96633.3%71.4%
50.00%101.958510,36075.0%33.3%
60.00%103.076910,11875.0%0.0%
60.00%103.587211,76740.0%80.0%
50.00%101.657810,40242.9%66.7%
55.56%94.679712,69550.0%57.1%
77.78%95.58199,39475.0%80.0%
55.56%92.16199,95780.0%25.0%
62.50%81.361610,15666.7%60.0%
37.50%84.987310,41240.0%33.3%
62.50%85.66729,09857.1%100.0%
37.50%81.754710,48640.0%33.3%
57.14%75.076910,58666.7%50.0%
42.86%71.54838,80150.0%33.3%
57.14%75.276110,34750.0%66.7%
66.67%66.883311,492100.0%0.0%
16.67%61.45437,89733.3%0.0%
83.33%61.380312,088100.0%80.0%
33.33%64.574711,67866.7%0.0%
16.67%65.873212,09750.0%0.0%
66.67%61.473210,38466.7%66.7%
33.33%64.797610,2220.0%50.0%
40.00%51.16709,44650.0%0.0%
40.00%56.07599,00050.0%33.3%
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Sylas vs Jhin - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Sylas do against Jhin in League of Legends?

Sylas wins the Sylas vs Jhin matchup with a 77.8% win rate compared to Jhin's 22.2%, a 55.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 9 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Sylas do against Jhin in the early game?

In the early game, Sylas has the advantage against Jhin with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. 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 Jhin in the late game?

In the late game, Sylas takes over the Sylas vs Jhin matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to 20.0%. Sylas scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Sylas vs Jhin matchup?

Sylas wins the matchup against Jhin with a 77.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 55.6 percentage point advantage means Sylas is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 9 games analyzed.

What is the best Sylas build against Jhin?

The best Sylas build against Jhin includes Riftmaker, Hextech Rocketbelt, Mejai's Soulstealer with Spellslinger's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Sylas runes against Jhin?

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

Does Sylas counter Jhin?

Yes, Sylas has a favorable matchup against Jhin with a 77.8% win rate. Sylas strongly counters Jhin in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.

How do I play Sylas against Jhin?

When playing Sylas against Jhin, 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.