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

Sylasvs Renekton

FMageAssassin
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 23, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Sylas vs Renekton is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Sylas wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Renekton based on 14 games. Renekton 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 Renekton 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 - 57.1% win rate in this matchup
Sylas
57.1% WR
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Renekton vs Sylas matchup - 42.9% win rate
Renekton
42.9% WR

Who Wins the Sylas vs Renekton Matchup?

Sylas wins the Sylas vs Renekton matchup
Winner
Sylas
Matches: 14
57.1%
Win Rate
42.9%
5.5
CS / min
6.2
969
DMG / min
801
11,103
Gold / game
10,796
394
Heal / min
327
1,080
DMG Mitigated / min
1,295
0.8
CC / min
0.8
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
75.0%
Late Game WR
25.0%

Sylas vs Renekton Matchup Summary

The Sylas vs Renekton matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 14 recent matches analyzed, Sylas wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Renekton's 42.9%, giving Sylas a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Renekton controls the early laning stage, but Sylas outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Renekton needs to press advantages before Sylas reaches their power spikes, while Sylas should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in damage output, where Sylas leads by 168 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sylas players can confidently pick into Renekton and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Renekton 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 Renekton Laning Phase Breakdown

Sylas wins the laning phase against Renekton in League of Legends

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

Farming
5.5Sylas
6.2Renekton
Renekton edges out Sylas by 0.7 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 11 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Renekton.
Damage
969Sylas
801Renekton
Sylas heavily out-damages Renekton by 168 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Renekton 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
11,103Sylas
10,796Renekton
Sylas earns 307 more gold per game than Renekton, 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
0.8Renekton
Both Sylas and Renekton 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
1,474Sylas
1,623Renekton
Renekton heals and mitigates 149 more damage per minute than Sylas, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Renekton to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Sylas.

Best Sylas Build Against Renekton

Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Renekton, providing the mobility and stats Sylas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sylas against Renekton 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 performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Renekton. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sylas vs Renekton matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Renekton
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Sylas early game win rateSylas33.3%
Renekton early game win rateRenekton66.7%
Late Game
Sylas
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Sylas late game win rateSylas75.0%
Renekton late game win rateRenekton25.0%

Renekton dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Sylas. This lopsided early game means Renekton 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 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Renekton. Extended games heavily favor Sylas, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Renekton must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Sylas reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Sylas 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 Renekton

Precision rune tree - Sylas primary runes vs RenektonPrecision
Conqueror - best Sylas rune vs RenektonPresence of Mind - best Sylas rune vs RenektonLegend: Haste - best Sylas rune vs RenektonLast Stand - best Sylas rune vs Renekton
Resolve rune tree - Sylas secondary runes vs RenektonResolve
Second Wind - best Sylas rune vs RenektonUnflinching - best Sylas rune vs Renekton
71.4% WR

Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Sylas to press their advantage against Renekton, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


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 Renekton - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Sylas do against Renekton in League of Legends?

Sylas wins the Sylas vs Renekton matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Renekton's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 14 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Sylas do against Renekton in the early game?

In the early game, Renekton has the advantage against Sylas with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Renekton players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Sylas do against Renekton in the late game?

In the late game, Sylas takes over the Sylas vs Renekton matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Sylas scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Sylas vs Renekton matchup?

Sylas wins the matchup against Renekton with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Sylas is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 14 games analyzed.

What is the best Sylas build against Renekton?

The best Sylas build against Renekton includes Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Renekton?

The best Sylas runes against Renekton use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 71.4% win rate in the Sylas vs Renekton matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Sylas counter Renekton?

Yes, Sylas has a favorable matchup against Renekton with a 57.1% win rate. Sylas strongly counters Renekton in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.

How do I play Sylas against Renekton?

When playing Sylas against Renekton, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Renekton. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.