Sylas Top Build

Sylas Champion Guide

Role: Mage

Lane: Toplane

The best build for Sylas Top includes Hextech Rocketbelt, Sorcerer's Shoes, Cosmic Drive, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rabadon's Deathcap. The most picked runes for Sylas Top are Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, 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

Camille

Poppy

Nasus

Dr. Mundo

Aurora

Karma

Weak against

Kled

Tryndamere

Darius

Riven

Ryze

Akali

Sylas Tips and Tricks

During the laning phase, be mindful when using your E. Check the map to ensure the enemy Jungler isn’t nearby before using it aggressively. Think carefully before stealing an enemy Ultimate, as Sylas’ R can be game-changing. Prioritize taking the most impactful Ultimate for late-game team fights. Play around your Passive as much as possible to maximize your damage during trades.

Best Sylas Builds, Runes and Items for Top

Most Popular Build

For Sylas in the top lane, use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. Take Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary rune tree. In the secondary tree, Second Wind and Unflinching provide additional sustain. Use Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense for your rune shards. Start with Hextech Rocketbelt, then build Sorcerer’s Shoes and Cosmic Drive. The final items are Zhonya’s Hourglass, Rabadon’s Deathcap, and Shadowflame. Max your abilities in the order of W - E - Q.

Optional Build

Another viable build for Sylas top includes Flash and Teleport as Summoner Spells. The rune setup uses Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, and Overgrowth in the primary tree, with Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health in defense are used for rune shards. The core items are Sundered Sky first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Manamune. The rest of the build consists of Unending Despair, Spirit Visage, and Thornmail. Stick with W - E - Q as the ability max order.

Alternative Build

For an aggressive alternative, run Flash and Ignite. The rune setup includes Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, with Second Wind and Unflinching in the secondary tree. Take Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The core items are Blackfire Torch first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Riftmaker. The remaining items are Bloodletter’s Curse, Zhonya’s Hourglass, and Abyssal Mask. The skill order remains W - E - Q.

Off-Meta Build

For a different approach, take Flash and Teleport 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 as your rune shards. Start with Hextech Rocketbelt, then build Sorcerer’s Shoes and Cosmic Drive. Complete the build with Zhonya’s Hourglass, Rabadon’s Deathcap, and Shadowflame. The ability max order is W - E - Q.

Situational Sylas Runes and Items

Adjust your build based on your matchup, enemy team composition, and game state. Consider taking Armor or Magic Resist in your rune shards depending on your opponent. Adapt your item choices to maximize effectiveness in each situation.