What are the best runes for Sylas Mid?

Conqueror in Precision with Resolve secondary is the highest-win-rate rune page this patch (46.0% 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 48.1% win rate in Mid this patch, which makes it a balanced pick.

Twisted Fate, Aurora, Malzahar 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 48.1% win rate across 19,186 games (5.5% pick rate, 17.3% ban rate). It scales well, its win rate climbs to 49.4% in games past 40 minutes, so playing for the late game pays off. The setup below is the highest-win-rate build from real games this patch, not theorycraft.

Win rate

48.1%

Pick

5.5%

Ban

17.3%

Games

19,186

Region

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

Summoner Spells

// The build · 50.4% win ratevs 48.1% for the championHighest win rate path this patch

Start48.5%+0.4

First back

Core · in order50.4%+2.3

The whole build

Boots49.1%+1.0

Situational swap

Late options-

Pick one, not all

Runes

46.0% 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 min48.2%

25-30 min48.1%

30-35 min48.0%

35-40 min47.2%

40+ min49.4%

44%50%56%

Win Rate Trend

51.1%

48.1%

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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.