Sylas Mid Build

Sylas Champion Guide

Role: Mage

Lane: Midlane

Sylas Mid performs best with a build featuring Hextech Rocketbelt, Sorcerer's Shoes, Cosmic Drive, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rabadon's Deathcap. The most effective rune setup for Sylas Mid includes Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, paired with Second Wind and Unflinching in the secondary tree.

Sylas Champion Abilities

Petricite Burst

After using an ability, Sylas gains a charge (max 3 charges). Sylas' attacks expend a charge to whirl his chains, dealing 130% (+30% of ability power) attack damage as magic damage to the main target and 40% (+20% of ability power) attack damage as magic damage to other surrounding enemies.

While he has at least one charge, Sylas gains 125% attack speed. P

Chain Lash

Sylas lashes his chains out, dealing 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 (+40% of ability power) magic damage and slowing by 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35% for 1.5 seconds. The place where the chains intersect explodes, dealing a further 60 / 115 / 170 / 225 / 280 (+80% of ability power) magic damage. This ability deals 40% magic damage to minions and 100% magic damage to monsters. Q

Kingslayer

Sylas lunges at an enemy with magical force dealing 75 / 110 / 145 / 180 / 215 (+60% of ability power) magic damage. Against champions, Sylas restores 20 / 60 / 80 / 100 (+20% of ability power) (+5% of his bonus health) health, increased by 0-100% depending on his missing health. W

Abscond / Abduct

Sylas quickly dashes, and prepares a recast for 3.5 seconds.

Recast: Sylas throws his chains, pulling himself to the first enemy hit, dealing 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+80% of ability power) magic damage and knocking up for 0.5 seconds. E

Hijack

Sylas hijacks an enemy champion, allowing him to cast a copy of their ultimate ability, depending on his ultimate level and using his stats. Hijacking an enemy places a cooldown on them which is dependant on the enemy ultimate's cooldown. During which time Sylas cannot hijack them again. Sylas can only hold a hijacked ultimate for 90 seconds. R

Sylas Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Ignite

Ignite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that burns an enemy champion for a few seconds, dealing periodic true damage, applying healing reduction, and revealing the target over the duration.

Sylas Runes

Sylas Items

Sylas Ability Order

Sylas Matchups Overview

Strong against

Zed

Xerath

Irelia

Fizz

Diana

Yone

Weak against

Taliyah

Naafiri

Cassiopeia

Vex

Corki

Cho'Gath

Sylas Tips and Tricks

During the laning phase, think twice before using your E. Check the map to ensure the Jungler is not nearby and ready to gank you. If they’re not nearby, you can use your E aggressively. Be cautious before stealing an enemy's Ultimate. Since Sylas' R can be game-changing, ensure you pick the most impactful enemy Ultimate for late-game team fights. Make sure to play around your Passive as much as possible to deal more damage during trades.

Sylas Best Build, Runes and Items

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Sylas Mid build, take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, pick Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, along with Second Wind and Unflinching in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you should take Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense, depending on the matchup. Build Hextech Rocketbelt as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Cosmic Drive. Complete the build with Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Shadowflame. Max your abilities in the order of W - E - Q.

Optional

Your second option for Sylas Mid build would also take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, choose Electrocute as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, with Scorch and Transcendence in the secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense for your rune shards. Start with Hextech Rocketbelt, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Cosmic Drive. Finish with Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Void Staff. Max your abilities in the order of W - E - Q.

Alternative

If you're looking for an alternative, you can take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with Conqueror as your keystone, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Second Wind with Unflinching in the secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling for your rune shards. The items for this build are Blackfire Torch as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Riftmaker as your third item. Complete the build with Zhonya's Hourglass, Bloodletter's Curse, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Follow the ability order of W - E - Q.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an off-meta Sylas Mid build, take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Relentless Hunter in the primary rune tree, and Scorch with Transcendence in the secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling for your rune shards. For items, start with Stormsurge, then Sorcerer's Shoes and Shadowflame as your third item. Complete the build with Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Void Staff. Max your abilities in the order of W - E - Q.

Situational Sylas Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you may want to consider building specific situational items or runes. Carefully analyze the game state, your team composition, and your opponent's champions to plan your Sylas build accordingly. For rune shards, you may want to opt for either Armor or Magic Resist based on the champion you are laning against.