How to win lane as Syndra against Sylas · 50.16% win rate over 7,709 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Sylas | Level 1 favours Sylas because his double-pulse Q and W lifesteal win short trades outright. |
| Level 2 | Sylas | Level 2 stays Sylas's as his sustain shrugs off your Q poke. |
| Level 3 | Sylas | Level 3 is his since E-chain gapclose plus Q-W heals through anything you land. |
| Levels 4-5 | Sylas | Levels 4-5 remain Sylas's because his extended-trade sustain beats your poke rotation. |
| Level 6 | Sylas | Level 6 is heavily his — he hijacks your ult for a guaranteed one-shot on you. |
| First item | Sylas | First item stays his as his sustain lead snowballs and his all-in out-damages your burst. |
| Two+ items | Sylas | 2+ items keeps the cell his because a fed healing bruiser-assassin out-duels and out-scales you 1v1. |
Levels 1-2 already lean Sylas: his Q applies damage in two pulses and his kit sustains, so he wins short trades and shrugs off your Q poke with W lifesteal. Play for safe CS, hold your E stun for his E-chain gapclose, and don't commit to trades you can't win.
The full Syndra vs Sylas 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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