Sylas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.0%
Pick Rate
4.1%

Sylasvs Zeri

BMageAssassin
Patch26.10
Matches2,069,456
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Sylas vs Zeri is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Sylas wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Zeri based on 5 games. Sylas 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 Zeri 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
Zeri - 60.0% win rateZeri(60.0%)
Sylas - 60.0% win rate in this matchup
Sylas
60.0% WR
VS
Zeri vs Sylas matchup - 40.0% win rate
Zeri
40.0% WR

Who Wins the Sylas vs Zeri Matchup?

Sylas wins the Sylas vs Zeri matchup
Winner
Sylas
Matches: 5
60.0%
Win Rate
40.0%
4.9
CS / min
7.4
909
DMG / min
950
8,379
Gold / game
8,967
359
Heal / min
159
877
DMG Mitigated / min
390
0.8
CC / min
0.2
50.0%
Early Game WR
50.0%
100.0%
Late Game WR
0.0%

Sylas vs Zeri Matchup Summary

The Sylas vs Zeri matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Sylas wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Zeri's 40.0%, giving Sylas a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Sylas dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Zeri players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Sylas leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sylas players can confidently pick into Zeri and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Zeri 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 Zeri Laning Phase Breakdown

Zeri wins the laning phase against Sylas in League of Legends

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

Farming
4.9Sylas
7.4Zeri
Zeri significantly out-farms Sylas by 2.5 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 37 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Zeri 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
909Sylas
950Zeri
Zeri deals 40 more champion damage per minute than Sylas. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Sylas choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Zeri's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
8,379Sylas
8,967Zeri
Zeri earns 588 more gold per game than Sylas, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Zeri slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.8Sylas
0.2Zeri
Sylas provides 0.6 seconds more crowd control per minute than Zeri, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Sylas coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,236Sylas
549Zeri
Sylas vastly out-sustains Zeri, healing and mitigating 687 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Sylas can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Zeri is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Zeri, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Sylas
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Sylas early game win rateSylas50.0%
Zeri early game win rateZeri50.0%
Late Game
Sylas
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Sylas late game win rateSylas100.0%
Zeri late game win rateZeri0.0%

The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Sylas and Zeri, with Sylas holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.

Sylas is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Zeri. Extended games heavily favor Sylas, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Sylas holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Zeri players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Sylas Runes Against Zeri

Inspiration rune tree - Sylas primary runes vs ZeriInspiration
First Strike - best Sylas rune vs ZeriMagical Footwear - best Sylas rune vs ZeriBiscuit Delivery - best Sylas rune vs ZeriApproach Velocity - best Sylas rune vs Zeri
Sorcery rune tree - Sylas secondary runes vs ZeriSorcery
Manaflow Band - best Sylas rune vs ZeriGathering Storm - best Sylas rune vs Zeri
100.0% WR

Running Inspiration primary with Sorcery secondary allows Sylas to press their advantage against Zeri, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Sylas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
55.64%2675.386511,52459.2%52.5%
54.41%2045.388711,51158.0%51.7%
47.78%2035.381910,96143.6%51.4%
48.97%1941.183712,76345.9%51.4%
45.26%1905.184010,67546.5%44.2%
44.26%1835.078811,67849.2%41.5%
51.41%1775.083711,44454.9%49.1%
49.39%1645.185511,38556.1%44.9%
46.84%1585.284810,91544.6%49.3%
46.45%1553.878311,36145.5%47.2%
53.64%1510.975412,41659.0%50.0%
47.02%1510.970712,42150.8%44.3%
46.72%1375.077611,33042.5%48.9%
52.55%1373.885012,09456.0%50.6%
42.22%1355.286311,56742.9%41.8%
40.74%1350.965311,82942.1%39.7%
53.73%1345.484910,98055.9%51.5%
52.99%1342.685511,31153.4%52.5%
36.29%1240.966312,06532.7%39.1%
46.28%1213.580911,28544.6%47.7%
49.58%1195.586710,50242.2%58.2%
42.37%1185.474310,38645.0%39.7%
47.37%1141.473812,18947.2%47.5%
44.74%1144.474311,01555.3%39.5%
43.36%1130.965311,48342.1%44.6%
48.65%1111.069511,65746.4%50.9%
48.62%1090.972412,48845.5%50.8%
46.23%1061.069312,51451.0%41.8%
55.32%941.171912,58052.9%56.7%
53.85%915.499010,94753.3%54.4%
59.30%864.979311,41051.5%64.2%
54.12%853.487511,80457.9%51.1%
48.81%845.380810,54352.3%45.0%
45.78%834.083011,71238.7%50.0%
56.63%835.488511,14960.5%52.5%
54.43%795.077410,52356.4%52.5%
45.33%754.976810,75756.3%37.2%
47.14%701.573012,24755.6%41.9%
48.57%705.281411,20351.5%46.0%
57.97%695.479511,67658.1%57.9%
53.62%695.292511,54067.9%43.9%
49.25%670.871913,61962.5%45.1%
59.09%664.978811,33450.0%66.7%
44.62%655.483211,21748.3%41.7%
54.69%643.276111,42853.1%56.3%
55.56%635.288510,45859.0%50.0%
46.03%631.074913,09656.3%35.5%
59.68%625.489011,24860.6%58.6%
67.21%610.979112,83182.8%53.1%
52.46%610.976413,37155.2%50.0%
48.33%605.083311,69331.6%56.1%
63.16%575.292811,78759.1%65.7%
44.64%564.485911,23331.8%52.9%
54.55%555.288810,66962.5%43.5%
48.15%541.481212,17451.7%44.0%
50.94%531.081612,15637.0%65.4%
45.10%511.175112,45244.0%46.1%
50.00%503.480312,89662.5%44.1%
51.02%491.279011,51750.0%52.6%
47.92%482.579011,94347.4%48.3%
43.75%481.267611,00655.6%28.6%
57.78%452.769811,46860.9%54.5%
56.82%444.981910,05252.0%63.2%
41.86%434.489310,83836.4%47.6%
66.67%421.177912,99357.9%73.9%
56.10%414.487411,92353.3%57.7%
58.54%415.677810,66756.5%61.1%
37.50%404.875511,26228.6%42.3%
41.03%393.76949,31236.4%47.1%
51.28%391.174512,83457.1%48.0%
47.37%384.77539,85540.0%55.6%
51.35%372.975310,42944.4%57.9%
40.00%351.768511,57938.9%41.2%
44.12%340.965011,10550.0%38.9%
57.58%334.673010,77658.3%57.1%
66.67%334.088612,33081.8%59.1%
39.39%331.76499,12752.6%21.4%
57.58%331.684812,02652.9%62.5%
53.33%303.481612,44863.6%47.4%
44.83%295.090612,96860.0%36.8%
48.28%295.384011,05956.3%38.5%
44.83%295.689911,77353.3%35.7%
53.57%281.081312,08850.0%58.3%
42.86%282.970910,86845.5%41.2%
46.43%285.678610,56437.5%58.3%
44.44%274.692211,49250.0%40.0%
44.44%275.588311,96541.7%46.7%
37.04%274.192810,25125.0%46.7%
62.96%270.867712,32563.6%62.5%
55.56%275.696711,68450.0%61.5%
53.85%263.31,00912,17458.3%50.0%
38.46%260.966511,52928.6%50.0%
44.00%254.765310,37954.5%35.7%
37.50%243.978210,98141.7%33.3%
33.33%242.882812,20122.2%40.0%
33.33%240.868812,90460.0%26.3%
58.33%243.886111,32342.9%80.0%
43.48%232.583512,88114.3%56.3%
22.73%224.582310,77120.0%25.0%
54.55%221.35878,86241.7%70.0%
40.91%220.966811,71857.1%33.3%
47.62%215.682210,39441.7%55.6%
61.90%211.471711,58381.8%40.0%
50.00%202.073211,96554.5%44.4%
44.44%181.872712,53850.0%42.9%
55.56%185.187212,64562.5%50.0%
61.11%184.185311,94683.3%50.0%
64.71%174.09779,81470.0%57.1%
47.06%176.396112,69942.9%50.0%
29.41%171.56019,89844.4%12.5%
58.82%175.31,02412,74760.0%58.3%
50.00%162.281510,87833.3%100.0%
62.50%165.076410,63042.9%77.8%
68.75%163.788913,074100.0%61.5%
50.00%163.41,02412,11566.7%40.0%
50.00%161.291614,53133.3%60.0%
56.25%164.470510,53966.7%50.0%
56.25%161.66558,06666.7%25.0%
46.67%152.26389,19050.0%33.3%
40.00%154.676910,30733.3%50.0%
73.33%151.46599,54675.0%71.4%
42.86%141.680811,5490.0%50.0%
50.00%144.279512,32075.0%40.0%
50.00%142.074110,61250.0%50.0%
50.00%142.169211,19250.0%50.0%
78.57%145.685411,273100.0%62.5%
28.57%141.66299,37233.3%20.0%
42.86%144.792811,54462.5%16.7%
50.00%124.779112,21840.0%57.1%
50.00%122.267810,16720.0%71.4%
66.67%125.21,00813,25860.0%71.4%
54.55%113.71,08012,571100.0%16.7%
45.45%111.960210,573100.0%33.3%
50.00%101.877311,19350.0%50.0%
70.00%103.999112,60366.7%71.4%
30.00%101.477110,77533.3%28.6%
60.00%101.56357,86050.0%75.0%
77.78%95.26799,03360.0%100.0%
55.56%94.855310,57833.3%66.7%
62.50%82.31,04512,87860.0%66.7%
50.00%85.885411,24966.7%40.0%
12.50%82.06097,77514.3%0.0%
75.00%81.874510,063100.0%60.0%
28.57%72.277312,7510.0%28.6%
42.86%74.46438,97233.3%50.0%
42.86%71.44919,70350.0%40.0%
42.86%74.562510,34766.7%25.0%
28.57%75.268010,47150.0%20.0%
71.43%71.57039,56060.0%100.0%
28.57%76.084110,4700.0%66.7%
50.00%65.757311,2640.0%75.0%
66.67%63.396912,426100.0%50.0%
16.67%61.45228,13225.0%0.0%
66.67%61.58279,22150.0%75.0%
33.33%64.36699,9780.0%66.7%
33.33%65.87376,57840.0%0.0%
33.33%65.87859,37733.3%33.3%
80.00%50.975810,026100.0%75.0%
60.00%54.99098,37950.0%100.0%
20.00%55.37439,6820.0%50.0%

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Sylas vs Zeri - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Sylas do against Zeri in League of Legends?

Sylas wins the Sylas vs Zeri matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Zeri's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Sylas do against Zeri in the early game?

In the early game, Sylas has the advantage against Zeri with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. 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 Zeri in the late game?

In the late game, Sylas takes over the Sylas vs Zeri matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Sylas scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Sylas vs Zeri matchup?

Sylas wins the matchup against Zeri with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Sylas is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Sylas build against Zeri?

The best Sylas build against Zeri includes optimized core items. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Sylas runes against Zeri?

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

Does Sylas counter Zeri?

Yes, Sylas has a favorable matchup against Zeri with a 60.0% win rate. Sylas strongly counters Zeri in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Sylas against Zeri?

When playing Sylas against Zeri, 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.