Sylas vs Fizz — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Sylas against Fizz · 54.43% win rate over 5,863 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Sylas is favoured — Sylas owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Fizz's 2. Sylas wins 54.43% of games vs Fizz in mid lane (5,863 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1SylasAt level 1 Fizz is a mana-starved melee who cannot contest your ranged Chain Lash poke.
Level 2SylasAt level 2 your Abscond-Chain Lash trades punish him before his E dodge is reliable.
Level 3SylasWith three points you Abduct and burst him whenever he dives the wave to farm.
Levels 4-5Even / skillThrough 4-5 Playful/Trickster becomes a dependable dodge, leveling the trades to skill.
Level 6FizzAt 6 Chum the Waters guarantees follow-up and his E eats your Abduct, tilting the window to Fizz.
First itemFizzWith first item his R-Q all-in and untargetability let him dive and win duels.
Two+ itemsSylasBy two-plus items your front-loaded burst beats him if you bait the hop before committing.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You dominate the opening levels: Fizz is a melee, mana-hungry champion and cannot contest your Chain Lash poke. Through 1 to 3, walk up and punish - if he Urchin Strikes into the wave to farm, Abduct him and burst before his E is available. Keep him low on mana and deny his last-hits so his level-6 spike arrives underfed.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Sylas vs Fizz report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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