What are the best runes for Sylas Mid?

Conqueror in Precision with Resolve secondary is the highest-win-rate rune page this patch (46.6% win rate).

What is the best build for Sylas?

Rush Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker and Zhonya's Hourglass. It wins 50.4% of Mid games on patch 26.20.

Is Sylas good on patch 26.20?

Sylas has a 48.0% win rate in Mid this patch, which makes it a balanced pick.

Gwen, Vex, Kog'Maw are among the strongest counters to Sylas Mid this patch, by ranked win rate.

Sylas build

Mid · patch 26.20

Sylas is currently a balanced Mid pick on patch 26.20, holding a 48.0% win rate across 106,805 games (7.0% pick rate, 18.2% ban rate). It performs consistently across game lengths. The setup below is the highest-win-rate build from real games this patch, not theorycraft.

Win rate

48.0%

Pick

7.0%

Ban

18.2%

Games

106,805

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Summoner Spells

// The build · 50.4% win ratevs 48.0% for the championHighest win rate path this patch

Start48.3%+0.3

First back

Core · in order50.4%+2.4

The whole build

Boots49.7%+1.7

Situational swap

Late options-

Pick one, not all

Runes

46.6% win rate

Precision

Resolve

Skill Order

Max order:

W→

E→

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Win Rate by Game Length

How the champion performs as games go longer.

< 25 min47.7%

25-30 min47.9%

30-35 min48.0%

35-40 min48.4%

40+ min48.4%

44%50%56%

Win Rate Trend

50.9%

47.9%

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// Matchups · who beats SylasAll matchups →

// The short version

Start Doran's Ring, Health Potion and Health Potion and rush Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker and Zhonya's Hourglass; this core wins 50.4% of Mid games; Conqueror is the keystone of choice; most players max W → E → Q.