How to win lane as Sylas against Syndra · 50.94% win rate (15,176 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Her orbs hurt but her R steals beautifully — survive the poke to 6 and return the Unleashed Power with chain-stun delivery.
Track: Syndra's E — Scatter the Weak (Stun, 15s cooldown). The QE stun cone starts every kill combo — stay off the line between her and her orbs.
Read from Sylas's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Syndra.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Sylas | You threaten Q Chain Lash and E dives while Syndra can only stand and poke at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At 2 you keep denying her Dark Sphere last-hits and punish any step-up. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 your E-into-Q brawl out-trades her stationary poke with Kingslayer sustain. |
| Levels 4-5 | Sylas | Through 4-5 dodging Scatter the Weak strips her only stun and you punish her immobility. |
| Level 6 | Sylas | At 6 you Hijack Unleashed Power or all-in when her E is down and out-damage her. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item your gap-close beats her immobile casting the moment her Scatter is on cooldown. |
| Two+ items | Sylas | With two items your Hijack, burst, and shields let you dive the mobility-less Syndra freely. |
Levels 1-2 favor you: Syndra is a stationary poke mage and you can walk up behind minions, threaten Q Chain Lash, and deny her comfortable Dark Sphere last-hits. Don't eat free Q pokes, but establish that any time she steps up you can E Abscond onto her. Keep the wave moving toward her so she's pressured under pushing pressure. Track Scatter the Weak is 15s flat: the QE stun starts every kill combo, so a whiffed scatter is 15 clean seconds to dive her.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Sylas's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Sylas vs Syndra 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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Sylas, slightly — a 50.94% win rate edge over 15,176 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Sylas has a small statistical edge (50.94% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Sylas has a slight edge (50.94% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Sylas takes Electrocute on the Domination tree with Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter, and Precision secondary (Presence of Mind and Coup de Grace) vs Syndra.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Hextech Alternator (≈1100g) — chains start chunking. Build Riftmaker first, then Zhonya's / Cosmic Drive, with Mercury's Treads.
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