Sylasvs Nocturne
Sylas vs Nocturne is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Sylas wins with a 52.3% win rate (+4.6%) over Nocturne based on 65 games. Nocturne wins the early laning phase while Sylas scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Sylas build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Sylas vs Nocturne 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 Nocturne?
Sylas wins 48.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 40.2% and 55.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.3% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −1.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 152 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- −4.7 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 Nocturne, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sylas wins 48.0% of 152 games (95% range 40.2–55.9%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 49.3% for Sylas; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 62, within the margin of error (151 games).
- Sylas players pick Rabadon's Deathcap far more often against Nocturne: 21.1% of their other Jungle games, 30.9% 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 Nocturne 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 Nocturne Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Sylas vs Nocturne Win Rate by Game Length
Sylas's win rate against Nocturne 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 Nocturne in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Sylas vs Nocturne 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: −62
- First itemEvenSylas: 0.2 min · Nocturne: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenSylas wins 45.5% of 55 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenSylas wins 50.0% of 84 games
What Sylas Changes Against Nocturne
Choices Sylas players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Usually21.1%vs Nocturne30.9%+9.9 pts61.7% WR here
TranscendenceRuneUsually2.2%vs Nocturne5.9%+3.7 pts
SorcerySecondary treeUsually3.0%vs Nocturne6.6%+3.6 pts
Best Sylas Build vs Nocturne
Usual Sylas build (Jungle)
78.2% win rate · 55 games
Against Nocturne
48.5% win rate · 33 games
Limited sample: 33 of 105 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 100 games).
- Nocturne usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 131 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 Nocturne
Usual Sylas runes (Jungle)
Conqueror
65.6% win rate · 32 games
Against Nocturne
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.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
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 Nocturne FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Sylas vs Nocturne?
Current data slightly favors Nocturne, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sylas wins 48.0% of 152 games (95% range 40.2–55.9%).
What is Sylas's win rate against Nocturne?
Sylas wins 48.0% of 152 Jungle games against Nocturne on patch 26.19 (95% range 40.2–55.9%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 49.3% would be expected.
Does Sylas counter Nocturne?
Not clearly. Sylas wins 48.0% of 152 games against Nocturne, and the 95% range (40.2–55.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Sylas or Nocturne?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 62, within the margin of error (151 games).
Does Sylas outscale Nocturne?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Nocturne strongest against Sylas?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Nocturne is ahead of Sylas beyond the margin of error.
What should Sylas build against Nocturne?
The most successful Sylas core against Nocturne is Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt (48.5% over 33 games). The biggest change against Nocturne: Rabadon's Deathcap (21.1% usually, 30.9% here).
What runes should Sylas use against Nocturne?
Use Sylas's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Nocturne: Transcendence (2.2% usually, 5.9% here).