Sylasvs Katarina
Sylas vs Katarina is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Katarina wins with a 54.4% win rate (+8.8%) over Sylas based on 68 games. Katarina 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 Katarina 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 Katarina?
Sylas wins 45.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 37.6% and 53.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.4% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −5.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 150 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- −12.6 pts A real change since last patch
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Katarina, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sylas wins 45.3% of 150 games (95% range 37.6–53.3%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 50.4% for Sylas; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Sylas usually wins the lane: 267 gold ahead of Katarina at 15 minutes on average (148 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Sylas players pick Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward far more often against Katarina: 33.0% of their other Mid games, 41.6% 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Sylas vs Katarina Win Rate by Game Length
Sylas's win rate against Katarina 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 Katarina in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Sylas vs Katarina 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)SylasSylas gold at 15: +267
- First itemSylasSylas: 10.3 min · Katarina: 11.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenSylas wins 47.7% of 65 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenSylas wins 45.9% of 74 games
What Sylas Changes Against Katarina
Choices Sylas players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually33.0%vs Katarina41.6%+8.7 pts38.7% WR here
Legend: HasteRuneUsually63.2%vs Katarina71.3%+8.1 pts48.6% WR here- W > Q > Ethe W > Q > E skill orderSkill priorityUsually10.6%vs Katarina16.0%+5.4 pts54.2% WR here
Best Sylas Build vs Katarina
Usual Sylas build (Mid)
94.4% win rate · 18 games
Against Katarina
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 16 of 82 Sylas games against Katarina 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 10.3 min (median of 99 games).
- Katarina usually completes Lich Bane first, at 11.7 min (median of 64 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 Katarina
Usual Sylas runes (Mid)
Conqueror
68.8% win rate · 32 games
Against Katarina
Conqueror
44.2% win rate · 52 games
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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 Katarina FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Sylas vs Katarina?
Current data slightly favors Katarina, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sylas wins 45.3% of 150 games (95% range 37.6–53.3%).
What is Sylas's win rate against Katarina?
Sylas wins 45.3% of 150 Mid games against Katarina on patch 26.19 (95% range 37.6–53.3%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 50.4% would be expected.
Does Sylas counter Katarina?
Not clearly. Sylas wins 45.3% of 150 games against Katarina, and the 95% range (37.6–53.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Sylas or Katarina?
Sylas usually wins the lane: 267 gold ahead of Katarina at 15 minutes on average (148 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Sylas outscale Katarina?
Not measurably: Sylas's win rate against Katarina in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Katarina strongest against Sylas?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Katarina is ahead of Sylas beyond the margin of error.
What should Sylas build against Katarina?
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 Katarina: Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward (33.0% usually, 41.6% here).
What runes should Sylas use against Katarina?
Conqueror with Precision and Resolve — 44.2% over 52 games against Katarina. The biggest change against Katarina: Legend: Haste (63.2% usually, 71.3% here).