Zedvs Sylas
Zed vs Sylas is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Sylas wins with a 55.9% win rate (+11.9%) over Zed based on 143 games. Sylas holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Zed build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zed vs Sylas matchup.
Zed Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Zed 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 Zed vs Sylas?
Zed wins 46.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 40.9% and 52.5% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.9% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −2.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 281 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- +0.8 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 (Jungle): 39 games, Zed won 59.0%.
They also met in another lane (Top): 4 games, Zed won 50.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Sylas, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Zed wins 46.6% of 281 games (95% range 40.9–52.5%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 48.9% for Zed; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Zed usually wins the lane: 206 gold ahead of Sylas at 15 minutes on average (279 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Zed players pick Eclipse far more often against Sylas: 31.1% of their other Mid games, 39.1% 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 Zed 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 Zed'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.
Zed vs Sylas Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Zed vs Sylas Win Rate by Game Length
Zed'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.
No game length stands out: Zed's results against Sylas in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Zed 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)ZedZed gold at 15: +206
- First itemEvenZed: 11.0 min · Sylas: 10.6 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenZed wins 43.8% of 112 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenZed wins 48.6% of 148 games
What Zed Changes Against Sylas
Choices Zed players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
EclipseItemUsually31.1%vs Sylas39.1%+8.1 pts42.7% WR here
Serpent's FangItemUsually14.8%vs Sylas9.3%−5.5 pts38.5% WR here
ConquerorKeystoneUsually5.3%vs Sylas10.3%+5.0 pts37.9% WR here
Tenacity and Slow Resist (defense)Stat shardUsually4.1%vs Sylas8.5%+4.5 pts41.7% WR here
Usually5.5%vs Sylas2.1%−3.3 pts
Best Zed Build vs Sylas
Usual Zed build (Mid)
63.7% win rate · 171 games
Limited sample: 27 of 199 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Zed usually completes Voltaic Cyclosword first, at 11.0 min (median of 161 games).
- Sylas usually completes Hextech Rocketbelt first, at 10.6 min (median of 192 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — 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 Zed Runes vs Sylas
Usual Zed runes (Mid)
First Strike
72.7% win rate · 44 games
Against Sylas
Electrocute
60.7% win rate · 28 games
Plan your Zed draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Zed matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Zed'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 Zed build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Zed Matchups
Hardest for Zed
Easiest for Zed
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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Zed vs Sylas FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Zed vs Sylas?
Current data slightly favors Sylas, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Zed wins 46.6% of 281 games (95% range 40.9–52.5%).
What is Zed's win rate against Sylas?
Zed wins 46.6% of 281 Mid games against Sylas on patch 26.19 (95% range 40.9–52.5%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 48.9% would be expected.
Does Zed counter Sylas?
Not clearly. Zed wins 46.6% of 281 games against Sylas, and the 95% range (40.9–52.5%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Zed or Sylas?
Zed usually wins the lane: 206 gold ahead of Sylas at 15 minutes on average (279 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Zed outscale Sylas?
Not measurably: Zed's win rate against Sylas in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Sylas strongest against Zed?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Sylas is ahead of Zed beyond the margin of error.
What should Zed build against Sylas?
The most successful Zed core against Sylas is Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge (55.6% over 27 games). The biggest change against Sylas: Eclipse (31.1% usually, 39.1% here).
What runes should Zed use against Sylas?
Electrocute with Domination and Precision — 60.7% over 28 games against Sylas. The biggest change against Sylas: Conqueror (5.3% usually, 10.3% here).