Sylas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.8%
Pick Rate
3.8%

Sylasvs Varus

DMageAssassin
Patch26.9
Matches514,344
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 9, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Sylas vs Varus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Varus wins with a 77.8% win rate (+55.6%) over Sylas based on 9 games. Varus 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 Varus 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
Varus - 22.2% win rateVarus(22.2%)
Sylas - 22.2% win rate in this matchup
Sylas
22.2% WR
VS
Varus vs Sylas matchup - 77.8% win rate
Varus
77.8% WR

Who Wins the Sylas vs Varus Matchup?

Varus wins the Sylas vs Varus matchup
Winner
Varus
Matches: 9
22.2%
Win Rate
77.8%
4.4
CS / min
6.2
732
DMG / min
1,040
10,770
Gold / game
14,640
233
Heal / min
196
733
DMG Mitigated / min
591
0.9
CC / min
0.9
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
33.3%
Late Game WR
66.7%

Sylas vs Varus Matchup Summary

The Sylas vs Varus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 9 recent matches analyzed, Varus wins with a 77.8% win rate compared to Sylas's 22.2%, giving Varus a 55.6 percentage point advantage. Varus 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 damage output, where Varus leads by 308 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Varus 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 Varus 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 Varus Laning Phase Breakdown

Varus wins the laning phase against Sylas in League of Legends

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

Farming
4.4Sylas
6.2Varus
Varus significantly out-farms Sylas by 1.8 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 27 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Varus 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
732Sylas
1,040Varus
Varus heavily out-damages Sylas by 308 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 Varus's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,770Sylas
14,640Varus
Varus generates a commanding 3,871 more gold per game than Sylas. This substantial economic advantage means Varus 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
0.9Varus
Both Sylas and Varus provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.0s/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
966Sylas
786Varus
Sylas vastly out-sustains Varus, healing and mitigating 180 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Sylas can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Varus is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Varus, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Sylas Build Against Varus

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Varus, providing the mobility and stats Sylas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sylas against Varus are Rod of Ages, Shadowflame and Riftmaker. 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 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Varus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sylas vs Varus matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Varus
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Sylas early game win rateSylas0.0%
Varus early game win rateVarus100.0%
Late Game
Varus
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Sylas late game win rateSylas33.3%
Varus late game win rateVarus66.7%

Varus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Sylas. This lopsided early game means Varus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Varus is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Sylas. Extended games heavily favor Varus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Varus 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 Varus

Domination rune tree - Sylas primary runes vs VarusDomination
Electrocute - best Sylas rune vs VarusSudden Impact - best Sylas rune vs VarusGrisly Mementos - best Sylas rune vs VarusRelentless Hunter - best Sylas rune vs Varus
Precision rune tree - Sylas secondary runes vs VarusPrecision
Last Stand - best Sylas rune vs VarusLegend: Haste - best Sylas rune vs Varus
100.0% WR

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


Sylas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. 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 26.9
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
46.76%1395.784010,98641.4%52.2%
53.62%1381.083812,97166.7%43.6%
46.73%1075.182011,45656.1%36.0%
43.01%935.589910,92846.9%38.6%
56.32%875.292711,33272.7%39.5%
44.05%845.772710,88847.5%40.9%
46.34%825.680610,96038.6%55.3%
55.70%794.595212,43966.7%49.0%
40.54%743.382111,85442.4%39.0%
45.95%745.579310,56051.6%41.9%
38.89%720.870112,05337.0%40.0%
42.25%715.574510,32535.3%48.6%
44.93%691.068211,93145.7%44.1%
42.19%642.086211,61445.7%37.9%
46.03%634.081811,83034.6%54.0%
44.44%630.971112,63956.5%37.5%
53.33%605.289811,64154.5%51.9%
55.00%601.075813,11163.6%50.0%
43.33%601.379212,55853.3%33.3%
56.90%585.388410,93758.6%55.2%
44.83%585.589410,60252.9%33.3%
46.30%544.772810,98741.7%50.0%
34.00%503.782312,14531.8%35.7%
63.27%495.989610,62466.7%59.1%
44.68%475.079811,45155.6%37.9%
44.68%475.775710,99836.4%52.0%
59.57%471.180712,51356.0%63.6%
37.78%451.170612,05936.4%39.1%
55.56%451.283812,95257.1%54.2%
47.62%425.689711,27645.0%50.0%
56.41%391.778812,72362.5%52.2%
64.86%375.683411,66156.3%71.4%
54.05%375.671810,53472.2%36.8%
54.05%374.77099,80052.6%55.6%
54.05%375.382411,58050.0%56.5%
58.33%361.372412,84357.1%59.1%
44.44%366.086611,72152.6%35.3%
57.14%354.284011,25460.0%55.0%
48.57%350.968712,48946.7%50.0%
51.43%355.586610,82743.8%57.9%
55.88%340.762811,51350.0%62.5%
55.88%346.187111,37458.8%52.9%
50.00%340.867410,91850.0%50.0%
35.29%345.684410,43135.7%35.0%
36.36%335.372610,38917.6%56.3%
45.45%336.186712,13250.0%42.9%
46.88%321.174811,22847.4%46.1%
61.29%313.979210,50654.5%65.0%
58.06%311.874011,78950.0%72.7%
35.48%311.065412,40958.3%21.1%
62.07%295.081311,38366.7%58.8%
41.38%291.772912,04560.0%31.6%
58.62%291.078612,06153.3%64.3%
60.71%285.595510,82160.0%61.5%
50.00%285.389410,81950.0%50.0%
51.85%275.690111,22227.3%68.8%
50.00%275.584610,70063.6%40.0%
42.31%264.37649,55831.3%60.0%
42.31%260.868513,35133.3%47.1%
60.00%251.583413,33066.7%53.9%
44.00%251.477612,79456.3%22.2%
45.83%243.769210,47777.8%26.7%
47.83%232.87099,10533.3%63.6%
52.17%235.986911,67775.0%40.0%
45.45%223.977412,21866.7%37.5%
45.45%222.973012,21657.1%40.0%
47.62%211.166011,45550.0%45.5%
52.38%211.795312,03666.7%41.7%
42.86%215.596011,34237.5%46.1%
35.00%204.377711,99220.0%50.0%
42.11%194.791310,31345.5%37.5%
42.11%194.491410,37933.3%57.1%
47.37%191.073212,85583.3%30.8%
47.06%175.791011,16162.5%33.3%
47.06%176.31,18314,87760.0%41.7%
41.18%174.879710,68436.4%50.0%
43.75%161.577412,51128.6%55.6%
43.75%161.982711,18727.3%80.0%
50.00%161.079713,72628.6%66.7%
50.00%165.384112,61325.0%58.3%
56.25%161.26809,74066.7%42.9%
60.00%155.81,01912,45871.4%50.0%
40.00%150.76519,56344.4%33.3%
42.86%143.472210,05962.5%16.7%
50.00%143.577612,23571.4%28.6%
35.71%140.970911,76333.3%37.5%
21.43%143.376411,70520.0%22.2%
35.71%145.91,11511,27942.9%28.6%
35.71%145.672411,04350.0%25.0%
38.46%131.064412,6580.0%50.0%
69.23%130.968212,15266.7%75.0%
38.46%131.57189,51971.4%0.0%
38.46%132.46597,75140.0%33.3%
38.46%133.372410,16333.3%50.0%
58.33%121.264212,27080.0%42.9%
75.00%122.057110,64380.0%71.4%
50.00%120.967011,63320.0%71.4%
36.36%113.293610,51650.0%28.6%
63.64%111.582713,39357.1%75.0%
45.45%112.989012,348100.0%40.0%
18.18%110.982313,3910.0%22.2%
60.00%101.078710,56066.7%50.0%
60.00%104.480212,35150.0%66.7%
40.00%105.889012,62233.3%42.9%
70.00%101.164410,91471.4%66.7%
50.00%101.481811,51275.0%33.3%
50.00%102.878012,20875.0%33.3%
22.22%94.473210,7700.0%33.3%
44.44%91.570711,16866.7%33.3%
22.22%94.382712,2690.0%33.3%
55.56%95.299613,501100.0%42.9%
33.33%94.868011,79366.7%16.7%
50.00%84.56339,6480.0%80.0%
37.50%82.35228,53460.0%0.0%
75.00%82.26718,60566.7%100.0%
87.50%85.71,16512,10166.7%100.0%
50.00%81.092513,67250.0%50.0%
28.57%74.67678,03733.3%0.0%
42.86%75.773812,4780.0%60.0%
14.29%75.066113,0170.0%16.7%
71.43%75.973912,407100.0%60.0%
57.14%72.36619,50675.0%33.3%
0.00%75.766610,3520.0%0.0%
28.57%71.35788,8410.0%50.0%
50.00%65.580413,090100.0%25.0%
33.33%63.71,06112,48833.3%33.3%
83.33%65.384413,447100.0%75.0%
50.00%61.468110,08550.0%50.0%
66.67%66.177410,35560.0%100.0%
83.33%66.199813,018100.0%75.0%
60.00%51.971910,64333.3%100.0%
60.00%52.48459,94750.0%66.7%
20.00%54.678210,9060.0%50.0%
80.00%51.154110,497100.0%66.7%
80.00%55.296312,28566.7%100.0%
60.00%52.35608,27650.0%66.7%
60.00%55.588311,565100.0%33.3%

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Sylas vs Varus - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Sylas do against Varus in League of Legends?

Varus wins the Sylas vs Varus matchup with a 77.8% win rate compared to Sylas's 22.2%, a 55.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 9 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.

How does Sylas do against Varus in the early game?

In the early game, Varus has the advantage against Sylas with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Varus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Sylas do against Varus in the late game?

In the late game, Varus takes over the Sylas vs Varus matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Varus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Sylas vs Varus matchup?

Varus wins the matchup against Sylas with a 77.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 55.6 percentage point advantage means Varus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 9 games analyzed.

What is the best Sylas build against Varus?

The best Sylas build against Varus includes Rod of Ages, Shadowflame, Riftmaker with Spellslinger's Shoes. 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 Varus?

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

Does Sylas counter Varus?

No, Sylas struggles against Varus with only a 22.2% win rate. Varus has the advantage in this matchup. Sylas players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Varus's lead.

How do I play Sylas against Varus?

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