Sylas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.9%
Pick Rate
4.3%

Sylasvs Qiyana

CMageAssassin
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Sylas vs Qiyana is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Qiyana wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Sylas based on 15 games. Qiyana 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 Qiyana 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
Qiyana - 33.3% win rateQiyana(33.3%)
Sylas - 33.3% win rate in this matchup
Sylas
33.3% WR
VS
Qiyana vs Sylas matchup - 66.7% win rate
Qiyana
66.7% WR

Who Wins the Sylas vs Qiyana Matchup?

Qiyana wins the Sylas vs Qiyana matchup
Winner
Qiyana
Matches: 15
33.3%
Win Rate
66.7%
3.7
CS / min
4.9
790
DMG / min
1,058
12,275
Gold / game
14,894
350
Heal / min
202
807
DMG Mitigated / min
570
0.9
CC / min
0.8
20.0%
Early Game WR
80.0%
40.0%
Late Game WR
60.0%

Sylas vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

The Sylas vs Qiyana matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 15 recent matches analyzed, Qiyana wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Sylas's 33.3%, giving Qiyana a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Qiyana 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 385 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Qiyana 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana Laning Phase Breakdown

Qiyana wins the laning phase against Sylas in League of Legends

Qiyana is favored during the laning phase against Sylas, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Qiyana holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
3.7Sylas
4.9Qiyana
Qiyana significantly out-farms Sylas by 1.2 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 18 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Qiyana 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
790Sylas
1,058Qiyana
Qiyana heavily out-damages Sylas by 269 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 Qiyana's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,275Sylas
14,894Qiyana
Qiyana generates a commanding 2,620 more gold per game than Sylas. This substantial economic advantage means Qiyana 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
0.9Sylas
0.8Qiyana
Both Sylas and Qiyana provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.1s/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
1,157Sylas
772Qiyana
Sylas vastly out-sustains Qiyana, healing and mitigating 385 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Sylas can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Qiyana is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Qiyana, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Sylas Build Against Qiyana

Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Qiyana, providing the mobility and stats Sylas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sylas against Qiyana are Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass and Hextech Rocketbelt. This combination gives Sylas an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Qiyana. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sylas vs Qiyana matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Qiyana
80.0%
+60.0% advantage
Sylas early game win rateSylas20.0%
Qiyana early game win rateQiyana80.0%
Late Game
Qiyana
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Sylas late game win rateSylas40.0%
Qiyana late game win rateQiyana60.0%

Qiyana dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 80.0% win rate — a 60.0 percentage point lead over Sylas. This lopsided early game means Qiyana can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

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

Qiyana 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 Qiyana

Domination rune tree - Sylas primary runes vs QiyanaDomination
Electrocute - best Sylas rune vs QiyanaSudden Impact - best Sylas rune vs QiyanaSixth Sense - best Sylas rune vs QiyanaRelentless Hunter - best Sylas rune vs Qiyana
Precision rune tree - Sylas secondary runes vs QiyanaPrecision
Presence of Mind - best Sylas rune vs QiyanaLast Stand - best Sylas rune vs Qiyana
100.0% WR

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


Sylas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.14%1765.483411,10953.8%48.2%
52.74%1461.080912,90950.0%54.9%
45.28%1065.581811,27548.0%42.9%
54.81%1044.388011,96258.3%51.8%
54.64%975.290311,82161.1%50.8%
51.69%895.595411,52555.8%47.8%
52.33%864.785210,93352.0%52.8%
49.41%855.478310,70254.5%43.9%
55.70%795.585210,93453.5%58.3%
54.43%793.592412,33254.0%54.8%
52.00%753.679011,13448.8%56.3%
47.95%734.972211,16441.7%54.0%
51.47%685.279111,41360.6%42.9%
35.29%681.071312,95244.4%29.3%
37.31%675.180310,03243.3%32.4%
50.75%675.485511,30847.1%54.5%
47.76%670.974512,12552.6%41.4%
53.73%674.575810,63256.7%51.4%
45.90%615.688410,75554.5%35.7%
54.39%574.379210,81761.1%42.9%
50.00%561.363812,18243.5%54.5%
47.27%550.978812,98947.8%46.9%
49.09%550.971412,34356.7%40.0%
50.00%545.473710,71061.5%39.3%
33.96%535.179411,73631.6%35.3%
40.38%523.373511,30946.1%34.6%
38.46%521.164311,78838.5%38.5%
39.58%485.783910,99634.6%45.5%
29.17%481.468011,16123.8%33.3%
60.87%460.984312,89868.2%54.2%
51.11%455.593511,35655.0%48.0%
52.38%425.488411,76868.4%39.1%
56.10%415.586910,96355.0%57.1%
58.54%411.390212,85766.7%52.2%
43.90%415.580712,15953.3%38.5%
48.72%393.282712,33250.0%47.6%
56.41%395.585011,89466.7%44.4%
55.56%365.399311,52644.4%66.7%
52.78%365.794811,44565.2%30.8%
38.89%364.169110,02443.8%35.0%
48.57%351.180113,57147.1%50.0%
48.57%355.386011,02537.5%57.9%
47.06%342.273912,72750.0%44.4%
57.58%331.075212,59350.0%64.7%
48.48%331.576011,33545.8%55.6%
51.52%332.270212,12160.0%44.4%
50.00%325.771510,27247.4%53.9%
48.39%312.997712,46437.5%60.0%
70.00%301.175012,70883.3%61.1%
50.00%283.67519,83466.7%37.5%
42.86%285.477411,94627.3%52.9%
35.71%284.984511,66016.7%50.0%
42.86%281.083212,20041.2%45.5%
46.43%283.480611,96753.3%38.5%
55.56%271.783912,48769.2%42.9%
34.62%261.577212,55521.4%50.0%
64.00%255.389711,86164.3%63.6%
56.00%251.485813,13563.6%50.0%
62.50%241.674513,25362.5%62.5%
37.50%241.369211,41960.0%21.4%
54.17%240.966912,53850.0%60.0%
43.48%233.076112,57066.7%28.6%
52.17%231.164112,19355.6%50.0%
36.36%225.879210,48641.7%30.0%
27.27%223.277110,51633.3%20.0%
50.00%225.185211,72733.3%61.5%
54.55%225.580412,18450.0%57.1%
71.43%211.191814,81485.7%64.3%
33.33%216.088610,66645.5%20.0%
45.00%201.570810,23542.9%50.0%
50.00%205.57679,63150.0%50.0%
55.00%200.885413,47062.5%50.0%
36.84%194.576810,23936.4%37.5%
55.56%181.278312,09450.0%62.5%
38.89%184.71,01911,06722.2%55.6%
61.11%183.675812,53980.0%37.5%
50.00%182.171911,70133.3%58.3%
61.11%181.679410,10237.5%80.0%
29.41%175.292311,28133.3%27.3%
35.29%172.881812,05528.6%40.0%
50.00%166.28849,40658.3%25.0%
68.75%160.878514,49160.0%72.7%
26.67%153.088511,78622.2%33.3%
66.67%154.684413,33033.3%75.0%
33.33%153.779012,27520.0%40.0%
46.67%151.579612,47328.6%62.5%
46.67%152.56648,78841.7%66.7%
57.14%140.792813,55250.0%66.7%
50.00%145.393412,22442.9%57.1%
61.54%132.576310,32355.6%75.0%
61.54%133.379112,08250.0%66.7%
16.67%120.966512,24933.3%11.1%
50.00%122.084411,76862.5%25.0%
75.00%120.873210,58566.7%83.3%
27.27%111.06169,06728.6%25.0%
36.36%111.282513,61025.0%42.9%
45.45%115.593910,98150.0%40.0%
36.36%112.769910,05842.9%25.0%
63.64%116.388911,07060.0%66.7%
72.73%114.91,00712,98766.7%75.0%
40.00%104.881511,22340.0%40.0%
50.00%103.874411,25066.7%25.0%
40.00%102.074810,02950.0%33.3%
30.00%101.65808,83440.0%20.0%
60.00%105.71,01513,13460.0%60.0%
50.00%101.165810,84050.0%50.0%
60.00%101.876212,13940.0%80.0%
50.00%101.483610,33666.7%25.0%
70.00%105.195914,311100.0%66.7%
44.44%91.064711,76650.0%42.9%
44.44%91.686113,63140.0%50.0%
22.22%95.36869,6640.0%40.0%
55.56%94.983813,42166.7%50.0%
55.56%95.36708,46275.0%40.0%
66.67%91.76489,956100.0%40.0%
55.56%90.788513,04960.0%50.0%
44.44%91.65108,12740.0%50.0%
50.00%82.789510,07750.0%50.0%
62.50%80.872912,64850.0%75.0%
62.50%85.489011,01150.0%75.0%
0.00%71.25468,0770.0%0.0%
14.29%74.97138,92233.3%0.0%
85.71%70.762512,978100.0%83.3%
14.29%72.766510,2350.0%16.7%
42.86%74.569011,07925.0%66.7%
42.86%71.87218,79550.0%33.3%
50.00%63.176012,1080.0%60.0%
16.67%62.567511,4270.0%25.0%
50.00%62.04797,27050.0%0.0%
66.67%65.31,11414,14133.3%100.0%
33.33%65.279610,45520.0%100.0%
66.67%64.997711,508100.0%33.3%
50.00%62.25969,71166.7%33.3%
33.33%65.779210,68350.0%0.0%
20.00%55.870811,10833.3%0.0%
60.00%56.58499,84375.0%0.0%
40.00%50.879011,39750.0%33.3%
80.00%55.91,17813,12350.0%100.0%
60.00%51.36117,02133.3%100.0%
80.00%54.072810,831100.0%66.7%
40.00%54.692314,2730.0%50.0%
20.00%51.96638,52133.3%0.0%
20.00%54.675914,9090.0%20.0%
0.00%55.685212,4910.0%0.0%

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Sylas vs Qiyana - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Sylas do against Qiyana in League of Legends?

Qiyana wins the Sylas vs Qiyana matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Sylas's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 15 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Sylas do against Qiyana in the early game?

In the early game, Qiyana has the advantage against Sylas with a 80.0% win rate versus 20.0%. Qiyana players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Sylas do against Qiyana in the late game?

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

Who wins the Sylas vs Qiyana matchup?

Qiyana wins the matchup against Sylas with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Qiyana is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 15 games analyzed.

What is the best Sylas build against Qiyana?

The best Sylas build against Qiyana includes Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Qiyana?

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

Does Sylas counter Qiyana?

No, Sylas struggles against Qiyana with only a 33.3% win rate. Qiyana has the advantage in this matchup. Sylas players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Qiyana's lead.

How do I play Sylas against Qiyana?

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