Sylas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.7%
Pick Rate
7.1%

Sylasvs Rell

FMageAssassin
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Sylas vs Rell is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Sylas wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Rell based on 8 games. Sylas wins the early laning phase while Rell scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Sylas build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Sylas vs Rell matchup.

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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.

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Sylas - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Sylas
50.0% WR
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Rell vs Sylas matchup - 50.0% win rate
Rell
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Sylas vs Rell Matchup?

Sylas wins the Sylas vs Rell matchup
Winner
Sylas
Matches: 8
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
2.5
CS / min
2.0
707
DMG / min
483
9,073
Gold / game
8,429
254
Heal / min
107
591
DMG Mitigated / min
1,519
0.8
CC / min
1.6
66.7%
Early Game WR
33.3%
40.0%
Late Game WR
60.0%

Sylas vs Rell Matchup Summary

The Sylas vs Rell matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 8 recent matches analyzed, Sylas wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Rell's 50.0%, giving Sylas a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Sylas controls the early laning stage, but Rell outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Sylas needs to press advantages before Rell reaches their power spikes, while Rell should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Rell leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sylas has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Rell's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Sylas vs Rell Laning Phase Breakdown

Sylas wins the laning phase against Rell in League of Legends

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

Farming
2.5Sylas
2.0Rell
Sylas edges out Rell by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 7 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Sylas.
Damage
707Sylas
483Rell
Sylas heavily out-damages Rell by 224 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Rell should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Sylas's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
9,073Sylas
8,429Rell
Sylas earns 644 more gold per game than Rell, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Sylas slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.8Sylas
1.6Rell
Rell brings significantly more crowd control than Sylas, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Rell far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Sylas should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
845Sylas
1,626Rell
Rell vastly out-sustains Sylas, healing and mitigating 781 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Rell can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Sylas is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Sylas, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Sylas Build Against Rell

Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Rell, providing the mobility and stats Sylas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sylas against Rell are Imperial Mandate, Hextech Rocketbelt and Heartsteel. 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 Rell matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Sylas
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Sylas early game win rateSylas66.7%
Rell early game win rateRell33.3%
Late Game
Rell
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Sylas late game win rateSylas40.0%
Rell late game win rateRell60.0%

Sylas dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Rell. This lopsided early game means Sylas can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

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

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Sylas must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Rell reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Rell survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Sylas Runes Against Rell

Domination rune tree - Sylas primary runes vs RellDomination
Electrocute - best Sylas rune vs RellSudden Impact - best Sylas rune vs RellGrisly Mementos - best Sylas rune vs RellRelentless Hunter - best Sylas rune vs Rell
Sorcery rune tree - Sylas secondary runes vs RellSorcery
Scorch - best Sylas rune vs RellTranscendence - best Sylas rune vs Rell
50.0% WR

The Domination primary with Sorcery secondary combination helps Sylas maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Rell.


Sylas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
50.19%2574.490611,75148.5%51.3%
54.46%2135.289111,00544.6%62.0%
51.42%2125.385210,79546.9%55.2%
49.71%1711.075812,39658.0%44.1%
44.67%1505.279411,22641.1%46.8%
52.08%1443.987112,05449.1%53.9%
46.15%1435.091511,24953.5%41.2%
53.90%1415.297311,67754.5%53.5%
49.29%1404.987410,79458.8%40.3%
42.86%1403.285110,83837.5%47.4%
48.89%1354.475210,40145.3%51.2%
45.45%1324.989810,99453.3%38.9%
47.69%1301.074412,21354.7%42.9%
51.54%1304.987510,77856.4%48.0%
55.47%1285.094211,61855.8%55.3%
46.15%1174.976310,15054.0%40.3%
42.86%1121.074311,80540.8%44.4%
42.99%1073.577010,99741.3%44.3%
47.62%1051.076711,89151.1%44.8%
41.18%1020.970011,75641.3%41.1%
43.00%1001.169912,25541.2%43.9%
42.00%1001.074911,88245.2%39.7%
51.09%921.991712,62062.2%43.6%
52.22%900.970111,12858.1%46.8%
37.08%891.066312,05939.4%35.7%
55.68%885.583410,58555.8%55.6%
54.12%855.488510,97753.7%54.5%
48.81%845.396711,25641.7%54.2%
59.46%744.679111,20148.5%68.3%
52.70%741.173212,81847.8%54.9%
51.52%665.084911,79857.1%48.9%
47.62%631.070611,86646.9%48.4%
52.46%612.671710,91772.7%41.0%
40.68%590.965811,86624.0%52.9%
54.24%593.485311,96461.9%50.0%
45.61%575.499111,07751.9%40.0%
57.14%562.781810,64056.7%57.7%
40.00%550.972212,18926.1%50.0%
52.73%555.487711,21054.2%51.6%
50.00%544.78129,93742.3%57.1%
48.15%545.080611,19952.9%46.0%
50.94%532.083512,58638.9%57.1%
50.94%530.978612,46834.8%63.3%
53.85%525.182111,54760.0%51.4%
50.98%515.390410,57256.5%46.4%
38.00%505.284610,21531.6%41.9%
48.98%495.185711,54363.2%40.0%
48.98%495.094410,60156.0%41.7%
63.83%475.594811,72280.0%51.9%
47.83%462.073011,38036.8%55.6%
47.83%461.477511,81959.1%37.5%
56.82%441.079212,67255.6%57.7%
40.91%443.674211,18855.0%29.2%
50.00%442.680212,90953.9%48.4%
64.29%421.081212,14865.2%63.2%
52.38%425.290511,66742.9%57.1%
42.86%425.183911,53661.1%29.2%
42.86%423.886211,74050.0%38.5%
51.28%390.977512,37764.7%40.9%
40.54%372.870312,32945.5%38.5%
52.78%365.696110,11272.2%33.3%
55.88%341.165011,35557.1%55.0%
67.65%345.286411,61560.0%70.8%
52.94%345.889812,21069.2%42.9%
52.94%345.690411,48541.7%59.1%
36.36%334.882410,03838.9%33.3%
45.45%331.065312,05466.7%27.8%
43.75%320.968811,49366.7%23.5%
54.84%315.298811,08261.5%50.0%
35.48%314.780611,20146.1%27.8%
40.00%302.877711,14841.7%38.9%
43.33%304.076610,69950.0%41.7%
56.67%303.68069,65456.3%57.1%
48.28%291.379612,77770.0%36.8%
48.28%294.29929,46237.5%61.5%
42.86%281.073311,17155.6%36.8%
32.14%283.893211,14844.4%26.3%
64.29%283.61,01611,07657.1%71.4%
62.96%274.779111,76666.7%60.0%
37.04%270.864911,52745.5%31.3%
44.00%252.886013,69350.0%42.1%
41.67%245.395011,26254.5%30.8%
58.33%240.883812,21957.1%58.8%
54.17%240.872213,47650.0%55.6%
66.67%244.580411,29955.6%73.3%
45.45%224.293011,28263.6%27.3%
47.62%214.277512,62850.0%47.1%
55.00%205.186613,01940.0%60.0%
25.00%204.37989,71328.6%16.7%
60.00%201.97139,31569.2%42.9%
55.00%204.995110,72554.5%55.6%
63.16%192.391112,33983.3%53.9%
52.63%191.585211,41662.5%45.5%
57.89%191.077412,82742.9%66.7%
47.37%191.070913,61057.1%41.7%
22.22%183.77738,65625.0%20.0%
72.22%181.97008,72569.2%80.0%
44.44%182.977710,2790.0%66.7%
27.78%183.67469,93842.9%18.2%
44.44%181.277913,00337.5%50.0%
55.56%183.897311,96840.0%61.5%
41.18%175.685411,89450.0%33.3%
41.18%171.168912,62728.6%50.0%
29.41%173.867710,00233.3%25.0%
60.00%152.175912,56283.3%44.4%
53.33%154.896811,87475.0%45.5%
60.00%151.770811,333100.0%53.9%
26.67%151.45689,09512.5%42.9%
53.33%153.97629,03044.4%66.7%
33.33%154.472910,76416.7%44.4%
53.33%151.383312,75750.0%55.6%
21.43%141.969010,52025.0%20.0%
50.00%143.294513,29260.0%44.4%
28.57%144.582610,01616.7%37.5%
57.14%145.596911,10333.3%75.0%
42.86%141.45437,90137.5%50.0%
53.85%134.49178,95955.6%50.0%
46.15%131.57169,76383.3%14.3%
38.46%131.97709,81550.0%20.0%
53.85%130.779112,76425.0%66.7%
23.08%132.47199,78128.6%16.7%
75.00%126.186011,73171.4%80.0%
54.55%111.56129,35660.0%50.0%
36.36%113.083110,67220.0%50.0%
40.00%102.581512,24050.0%33.3%
40.00%103.868812,21533.3%42.9%
11.11%96.16389,6540.0%20.0%
44.44%95.189010,69050.0%40.0%
55.56%95.07599,71260.0%50.0%
11.11%94.35038,6670.0%20.0%
22.22%91.565011,0640.0%40.0%
55.56%91.35877,64960.0%50.0%
44.44%95.580410,571100.0%16.7%
50.00%85.37329,28950.0%50.0%
62.50%82.981911,64850.0%66.7%
50.00%81.45619,60966.7%40.0%
50.00%82.57079,07366.7%40.0%
57.14%72.99679,39566.7%50.0%
57.14%75.387210,05460.0%50.0%
71.43%74.293014,3880.0%71.4%
42.86%75.192610,78240.0%50.0%
28.57%71.55527,53433.3%25.0%
83.33%65.01,07814,361100.0%75.0%
33.33%62.174410,845100.0%0.0%
66.67%64.864910,42366.7%66.7%
33.33%64.28189,15433.3%33.3%
16.67%65.887913,2280.0%20.0%
33.33%61.75208,04450.0%0.0%
0.00%62.070211,2880.0%0.0%
66.67%63.981814,09750.0%75.0%
80.00%56.28889,802100.0%66.7%
100.00%54.886512,521100.0%100.0%
40.00%51.780110,43733.3%50.0%

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Sylas vs Rell - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Sylas do against Rell in League of Legends?

Sylas wins the Sylas vs Rell matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Rell's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 8 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Sylas do against Rell in the early game?

In the early game, Sylas has the advantage against Rell with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. 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 Rell in the late game?

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

Who wins the Sylas vs Rell matchup?

Sylas wins the matchup against Rell with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Sylas is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 8 games analyzed.

What is the best Sylas build against Rell?

The best Sylas build against Rell includes Imperial Mandate, Hextech Rocketbelt, Heartsteel with Boots of Swiftness. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Sylas runes against Rell?

The best Sylas runes against Rell use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Sylas vs Rell matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Sylas counter Rell?

Yes, Sylas has a favorable matchup against Rell with a 50.0% win rate. Sylas slightly edges out Rell in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.

How do I play Sylas against Rell?

When playing Sylas against Rell, 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.