Riven Mid
HardWin Rate42.9%
Games366
Champion Counters
Sylas Counters
Find Sylas counters, difficult matchups and champions Sylas performs well against.
Mid Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · Emerald+ ranked games, all regions
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterRiven (42.9%)
Best MatchupSmolder (62.8%)
A Current tier: A Mid — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Sylas
Win rate shown from Sylas's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Gwen Mid
HardWin Rate43.8%
Games589
Ivern Jungle
HardWin Rate44.7%
Games909
Vex Mid
HardWin Rate44.7%
Games2,323
Pantheon Mid
HardWin Rate44.8%
Games636
Annie Mid
HardWin Rate44.9%
Games1,087
Poppy Jungle
HardWin Rate45.6%
Games412
Briar Jungle
HardWin Rate46.1%
Games3,269
Strong Against — Champions Sylas Counters
Smolder Mid
EasyWin Rate62.8%
Games266
Malphite Jungle
EasyWin Rate59.6%
Games678
Malphite Mid
EasyWin Rate58.0%
Games800
Shyvana Jungle
EasyWin Rate57.6%
Games4,700
Mel Mid
EasyWin Rate54.5%
Games1,043
Nasus Mid
EasyWin Rate54.0%
Games1,428
Irelia Mid
EasyWin Rate53.8%
Games1,878
Hecarim Jungle
EasyWin Rate53.5%
Games5,401
All Sylas Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riven | Mid | Counter | 42.9% | 366 | Matchup |
| Gwen | Mid | Counter | 43.8% | 589 | Matchup |
| Ivern | Jungle | Counter | 44.7% | 909 | Matchup |
| Vex | Mid | Counter | 44.7% | 2,323 | — |
| Pantheon | Mid | Counter | 44.8% | 636 | — |
| Annie | Mid | Counter | 44.9% | 1,087 | — |
| Poppy | Jungle | Counter | 45.6% | 412 | — |
| Briar | Jungle | Counter | 46.1% | 3,269 | — |
| Wukong | Jungle | Counter | 47.4% | 5,230 | — |
| Skarner | Jungle | Counter | 47.4% | 996 | — |
| Smolder | Mid | Favorable | 62.8% | 266 | Matchup |
| Malphite | Jungle | Favorable | 59.6% | 678 | Matchup |
| Malphite | Mid | Favorable | 58.0% | 800 | Matchup |
| Shyvana | Jungle | Favorable | 57.6% | 4,700 | Matchup |
| Mel | Mid | Favorable | 54.5% | 1,043 | — |
| Nasus | Mid | Favorable | 54.0% | 1,428 | — |
| Irelia | Mid | Favorable | 53.8% | 1,878 | — |
| Hecarim | Jungle | Favorable | 53.5% | 5,401 | — |
| Xin Zhao | Jungle | Favorable | 53.5% | 2,361 | — |
| Teemo | Jungle | Favorable | 53.4% | 367 | — |
How to Use Sylas Counter Data
This page tracks every meaningful Sylas counter in League of Legends for the MID role, built from real ranked matchup statistics rather than opinion. The toughest lane opponents at the moment are Taliyah, Ivern, Riven: against them Sylas posts its lowest win rates in the current data set. The single strongest counter is Taliyah, where Sylas wins just 42.7% of 365 recorded games. On the flip side, Sylas performs well into Smolder, Malphite, Malphite, making them safer picks to face.
Each card shows the win rate from Sylas’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, so the numbers reflect the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Sylas build for the strongest items and runes, or the Sylas champion page for abilities and full details.
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Sylas Counters — FAQ
Riven is currently the strongest counter to Sylas — Sylas wins only 42.9% of 366 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Sylas performs best against Smolder, winning 62.8% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
From ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions.
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.