Veigarvs Sylas
Veigar vs Sylas is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Veigar wins with a 54.9% win rate (+9.8%) over Sylas based on 82 games. Veigar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Veigar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Veigar vs Sylas matchup.
Veigar Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Veigar 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 Veigar vs Sylas?
Veigar wins 51.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 45.3% and 58.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.6% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +0.2 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 222 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- −0.9 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Support): 5 games, Veigar won 40.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Veigar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Veigar wins 51.8% of 222 games (95% range 45.3–58.3%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 51.6% for Veigar; 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: 337 gold ahead of Veigar at 15 minutes on average (221 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Veigar does better the longer the game goes against Sylas: 34.1% in games of 25 minutes or less, 55.8% in longer games.
- Veigar players pick Morellonomicon far more often against Sylas: 1.8% of their other Mid games, 5.0% 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 Veigar and Sylas 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 Veigar'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.
Veigar vs Sylas Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Veigar vs Sylas Win Rate by Game Length
Veigar's win rate against Sylas 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.
Veigar does better the longer the game goes against Sylas: 34.1% in games of 25 minutes or less, 55.8% in longer games.
Veigar vs Sylas 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)SylasVeigar gold at 15: −337
- First itemSylasVeigar: 11.5 min · Sylas: 10.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenVeigar wins 43.0% of 86 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenVeigar wins 58.5% of 123 games
What Veigar Changes Against Sylas
Choices Veigar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
MorellonomiconItemUsually1.8%vs Sylas5.0%+3.2 pts
Best Veigar Build vs Sylas
Usual Veigar build (Mid)
63.3% win rate · 120 games
Limited sample: 26 of 153 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Veigar usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 11.5 min (median of 112 games).
- Sylas usually completes Hextech Rocketbelt first, at 10.7 min (median of 141 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — 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 Veigar Runes vs Sylas
Usual Veigar runes (Mid)
First Strike
52.0% win rate · 2,363 games
Against Sylas
First Strike55.9% win rate · 68 games
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Veigar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Veigar'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 Veigar build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Veigar Matchups
Hardest for Veigar
Easiest for Veigar
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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Veigar vs Sylas FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Veigar vs Sylas?
Current data slightly favors Veigar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Veigar wins 51.8% of 222 games (95% range 45.3–58.3%).
What is Veigar's win rate against Sylas?
Veigar wins 51.8% of 222 Mid games against Sylas on patch 26.19 (95% range 45.3–58.3%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 51.6% would be expected.
Does Veigar counter Sylas?
Not clearly. Veigar wins 51.8% of 222 games against Sylas, and the 95% range (45.3–58.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Veigar or Sylas?
Sylas usually wins the lane: 337 gold ahead of Veigar at 15 minutes on average (221 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Veigar outscale Sylas?
Veigar does better the longer the game goes against Sylas: 34.1% in games of 25 minutes or less, 55.8% in longer games.
When is Sylas strongest against Veigar?
Sylas is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Veigar build against Sylas?
The most successful Veigar core against Sylas is Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame (73.1% over 26 games). The biggest change against Sylas: Morellonomicon (1.8% usually, 5.0% here).
What runes should Veigar use against Sylas?
First Strike with Inspiration and Sorcery — 55.9% over 68 games against Sylas.