Vivs Sylas
Vi vs Sylas is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Sylas wins with a 51.8% win rate (+3.6%) over Vi based on 56 games. Sylas wins the early laning phase while Vi scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Vi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Vi vs Sylas matchup.
Vi Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Vi 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.
Sylas(48.2%)Who Wins the Vi vs Sylas Matchup?
Vi vs Sylas Matchup Summary
The Vi vs Sylas matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 56 recent matches analyzed, Sylas wins with a 51.8% win rate compared to Vi's 48.2%, giving Sylas a 3.6 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Sylas controls the early laning stage, but Vi outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Sylas needs to press advantages before Vi reaches their power spikes, while Vi should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Vi leads by 0.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Sylas is slightly favored, Vi can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Sylas's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Vi vs Sylas Laning Phase Breakdown
Sylas is favored during the laning phase against Vi, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Sylas holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Vi Build Against Sylas
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Sylas, providing the mobility and stats Vi needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Vi against Sylas are Sundered Sky, Trinity Force and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Vi an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Vi the best chance to compete against Sylas. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Vi vs Sylas matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Vi36.7%Sylas63.3%Vi61.5%Sylas38.5%Sylas dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 63.3% win rate — a 26.7 percentage point lead over Vi. This lopsided early game means Sylas can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Vi is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 61.5% win rate — 23.1 points above Sylas. Extended games heavily favor Vi, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Sylas must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Vi reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Vi 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 Vi Runes Against Sylas
Domination
Precision
The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Vi the best tools to compete against Sylas in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Vi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Vi'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 Vi build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.82% | 280 | 1.0 | 632 | 12,886 | 57.1% | 44.9% | |
| 45.45% | 177 | 1.1 | 590 | 12,251 | 51.8% | 39.6% | |
| 49.14% | 176 | 1.0 | 659 | 12,669 | 51.3% | 47.4% | |
| 46.15% | 169 | 1.0 | 555 | 12,518 | 37.4% | 54.6% | |
| 55.00% | 160 | 1.0 | 679 | 12,532 | 58.1% | 52.3% | |
| 48.39% | 155 | 1.0 | 640 | 13,073 | 44.8% | 51.1% | |
| 46.98% | 149 | 0.9 | 621 | 12,587 | 42.9% | 50.6% | |
| 46.72% | 138 | 1.0 | 628 | 12,114 | 48.4% | 45.3% | |
| 48.46% | 130 | 0.9 | 597 | 12,715 | 51.6% | 45.6% | |
| 48.03% | 127 | 1.1 | 738 | 12,450 | 47.1% | 48.7% | |
| 52.00% | 125 | 1.1 | 637 | 12,870 | 51.0% | 52.7% | |
| 49.56% | 114 | 0.9 | 624 | 11,996 | 51.9% | 47.5% | |
| 49.56% | 113 | 1.0 | 633 | 12,609 | 48.3% | 50.9% | |
| 47.32% | 112 | 1.1 | 681 | 12,650 | 49.0% | 45.9% | |
| 49.55% | 112 | 1.0 | 651 | 12,234 | 50.0% | 49.1% | |
| 50.46% | 109 | 0.9 | 634 | 11,920 | 51.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 101 | 0.9 | 656 | 13,511 | 61.1% | 59.4% | |
| 53.06% | 98 | 1.0 | 666 | 12,976 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 57.29% | 96 | 0.9 | 641 | 12,642 | 52.3% | 61.5% | |
| 53.33% | 90 | 0.9 | 638 | 12,317 | 61.4% | 45.6% | |
| 55.00% | 80 | 1.2 | 639 | 12,116 | 47.2% | 61.4% | |
| 50.00% | 74 | 1.1 | 673 | 13,350 | 51.7% | 48.9% | |
| 59.72% | 72 | 1.5 | 592 | 12,147 | 54.3% | 64.9% | |
| 50.70% | 71 | 1.1 | 675 | 12,789 | 48.3% | 52.4% | |
| 54.29% | 70 | 0.8 | 664 | 12,444 | 51.7% | 56.1% | |
| 49.23% | 65 | 1.6 | 688 | 12,547 | 42.4% | 56.3% | |
| 49.23% | 65 | 1.0 | 627 | 12,416 | 57.1% | 43.2% | |
| 57.14% | 63 | 1.3 | 636 | 12,174 | 64.7% | 48.3% | |
| 58.73% | 63 | 0.9 | 607 | 12,267 | 68.8% | 48.4% | |
| 41.94% | 62 | 1.2 | 685 | 11,197 | 40.6% | 43.3% | |
| 46.77% | 62 | 1.0 | 668 | 12,650 | 50.0% | 44.1% | |
| 32.79% | 61 | 0.8 | 558 | 12,023 | 25.0% | 39.4% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 1.3 | 580 | 12,887 | 53.9% | 51.4% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 1.1 | 678 | 12,501 | 36.7% | 61.5% | |
| 48.15% | 54 | 1.4 | 710 | 13,558 | 45.8% | 50.0% | |
| 38.00% | 50 | 1.3 | 633 | 11,796 | 35.5% | 42.1% | |
| 53.06% | 50 | 0.9 | 602 | 12,062 | 48.0% | 58.3% | |
| 54.17% | 49 | 0.9 | 619 | 12,880 | 42.9% | 63.0% | |
| 59.57% | 47 | 0.9 | 686 | 13,186 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 46 | 2.3 | 698 | 11,753 | 56.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 1.1 | 604 | 11,949 | 42.9% | 47.8% | |
| 47.73% | 44 | 1.1 | 630 | 12,682 | 42.9% | 52.2% | |
| 38.46% | 39 | 1.6 | 635 | 11,564 | 41.2% | 36.4% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 1.2 | 580 | 12,080 | 58.8% | 50.0% | |
| 51.52% | 34 | 2.4 | 860 | 13,699 | 61.5% | 45.0% | |
| 41.18% | 34 | 0.8 | 603 | 12,506 | 30.8% | 47.6% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 0.9 | 595 | 12,906 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 58.06% | 32 | 1.8 | 658 | 12,605 | 54.5% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 1.4 | 754 | 13,443 | 41.7% | 55.0% | |
| 60.00% | 30 | 1.8 | 623 | 11,649 | 53.9% | 64.7% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 1.1 | 695 | 14,323 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 32.14% | 28 | 1.5 | 681 | 12,529 | 33.3% | 31.6% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 1.3 | 619 | 11,956 | 76.9% | 35.7% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 1.7 | 686 | 13,672 | 44.4% | 47.1% | |
| 60.87% | 24 | 0.8 | 624 | 12,537 | 55.6% | 64.3% | |
| 36.36% | 23 | 1.1 | 555 | 12,591 | 30.0% | 41.7% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.3 | 629 | 11,542 | 64.3% | 33.3% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 540 | 11,593 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 0.9 | 521 | 13,350 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 1.4 | 555 | 11,941 | 36.4% | 42.9% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 1.1 | 615 | 12,436 | 55.6% | 22.2% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 5.2 | 786 | 12,497 | 77.8% | 50.0% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 1.5 | 585 | 12,053 | 57.1% | 70.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 4.4 | 672 | 12,892 | 62.5% | 55.6% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 4.3 | 835 | 14,165 | 66.7% | 23.1% | |
| 53.33% | 16 | 2.0 | 616 | 11,208 | 40.0% | 80.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.0 | 585 | 11,956 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 3.7 | 670 | 12,136 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 0.8 | 709 | 11,890 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 2.9 | 722 | 13,298 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 0.9 | 602 | 11,401 | 85.7% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 6.5 | 733 | 9,637 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.8 | 712 | 12,703 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 10 | 4.4 | 742 | 9,786 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.6 | 654 | 13,269 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.5 | 588 | 10,030 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 8 | 1.6 | 500 | 10,174 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.5 | 566 | 10,997 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.2 | 688 | 12,139 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.9 | 674 | 11,747 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 4.5 | 667 | 9,224 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 4.5 | 582 | 9,888 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.0 | 559 | 10,539 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.1 | 702 | 15,548 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 6 | 5.4 | 935 | 13,247 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.6 | 1,129 | 14,572 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.7 | 847 | 10,170 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.8 | 837 | 12,169 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 5.6 | 847 | 13,242 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 703 | 12,034 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 777 | 14,242 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 473 | 8,871 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 235 | 6,081 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 877 | 13,367 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 498 | 10,740 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 765 | 11,649 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 664 | 12,667 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.2 | 729 | 10,969 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 531 | 13,410 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
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Vi vs Sylas - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Vi do against Sylas in League of Legends?
Sylas wins the Vi vs Sylas matchup with a 51.8% win rate compared to Vi's 48.2%, a 3.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 56 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Vi do against Sylas in the early game?
In the early game, Sylas has the advantage against Vi with a 63.3% win rate versus 36.7%. Sylas players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Vi do against Sylas in the late game?
In the late game, Vi takes over the Vi vs Sylas matchup with a 61.5% win rate compared to 38.5%. Vi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Vi vs Sylas matchup?
Sylas wins the matchup against Vi with a 51.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 3.6 percentage point advantage means Sylas is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 56 games analyzed.
What is the best Vi build against Sylas?
The best Vi build against Sylas includes Sundered Sky, Trinity Force, Black Cleaver with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 33.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Vi runes against Sylas?
The best Vi runes against Sylas use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 66.7% win rate in the Vi vs Sylas matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Vi counter Sylas?
No, Vi struggles against Sylas with only a 48.2% win rate. Sylas has the advantage in this matchup. Vi players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Sylas's lead.
How do I play Vi against Sylas?
When playing Vi against Sylas, play cautiously and avoid Sylas's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Sylas in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.