Sylasvs Zac
Sylas vs Zac is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Zac wins with a 55.9% win rate (+11.8%) over Sylas based on 34 games. Zac 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 Zac 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 Zac?
Sylas wins 50.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 39.2% and 60.8% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.5% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- +0.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 78 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- −6.9 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
- Sylas vs Zac is an even matchup: Sylas wins 50.0% of 78 games, and the 95% range (39.2–60.8%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 49.5% for Sylas; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Sylas usually wins the lane: 512 gold ahead of Zac at 15 minutes on average (76 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Sylas players pick Ionian Boots of Lucidity far more often against Zac: 19.7% of their other Jungle games, 29.5% 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 Zac 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 Zac Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Sylas vs Zac Win Rate by Game Length
Sylas's win rate against Zac 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 Zac in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Sylas vs Zac 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)SylasSylas gold at 15: +512
- First itemEvenSylas: 0.2 min · Zac: 0.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenSylas wins 48.8% of 41 games
What Sylas Changes Against Zac
Choices Sylas players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Usually19.7%vs Zac29.5%+9.8 pts47.8% WR here
Usually3.6%vs Zac9.0%+5.4 pts- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Zac3.8%+3.8 pts
Spirit VisageItemUsually1.9%vs Zac5.1%+3.2 pts
Best Sylas Build vs Zac
Usual Sylas build (Jungle)
78.2% win rate · 55 games
Against Zac
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 57 Sylas games against Zac carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Sylas's standard build instead.
- Sylas usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 46 games).
- Zac usually completes Mosstomper Seedling first, at 0.1 min (median of 39 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 Zac
Usual Sylas runes (Jungle)
Conqueror
65.6% win rate · 32 games
Against Zac
Conqueror
48.6% win rate · 35 games
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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 Zac FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Sylas vs Zac?
Sylas vs Zac is an even matchup: Sylas wins 50.0% of 78 games, and the 95% range (39.2–60.8%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Sylas's win rate against Zac?
Sylas wins 50.0% of 78 Jungle games against Zac on patch 26.19 (95% range 39.2–60.8%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 49.5% would be expected.
Does Sylas counter Zac?
Not clearly. Sylas wins 50.0% of 78 games against Zac, and the 95% range (39.2–60.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Sylas or Zac?
Sylas usually wins the lane: 512 gold ahead of Zac at 15 minutes on average (76 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Sylas outscale Zac?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zac strongest against Sylas?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Zac is ahead of Sylas beyond the margin of error.
What should Sylas build against Zac?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Sylas's usual Jungle core: Riftmaker, Hextech Rocketbelt, Mejai's Soulstealer. The biggest change against Zac: Ionian Boots of Lucidity (19.7% usually, 29.5% here).
What runes should Sylas use against Zac?
Conqueror with Precision and Inspiration — 48.6% over 35 games against Zac.