the Unshackled
Sylas
Raised in one of Demacia's lesser quarters, Sylas of Dregbourne has come to symbolize the darker side of the Great City. As a boy, his ability to root out hidden sorcery caught the attention of the notorious mageseekers, who eventually imprisoned him...
2/3
Engage
1/3
Peel
2/3
Scaling
2/3
CC
KIT READ
Abilities
Ability text as Riot writes it, in both languages.
Chain Lash
Sylas lashes his chains out, intersecting at his targeted location dealing damage to and slowing enemies. After a delay, magical energy explodes from the intersection point dealing damage.
Kingslayer
Sylas lunges at an enemy with magical force dealing damage and healing himself against enemy champions.
Abscond / Abduct
Sylas dashes to a location. Sylas can recast the ability to throw his chains out, pulling himself to an enemy he hits.
Hijack
Sylas steals the enemy's ultimate ability and can cast it freely.
Recommended build
Skill order
W → E → Q
Runes
Conqueror · Presence of Mind
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport
Combos
E1 → E2 → Q → W
Chain pull
Abduct first so the crossed chains detonate on a held target.
Stolen R → E → Q
Hijack opener
Value depends on which enemy ultimate is available to steal.
W → Q → auto
Sustain trade
Kingslayer heals more the lower your health already is.
Strong into
Best with
ViVi gives Sylas the thing his kit cannot make: a target that stays put while he lands all three of his own casts, before he even reaches for a hijack.
Sejuani
ThreshThresh pulls one target out and Sylas follows it in. The hook is the setup, and his hijacked ultimate is a second engage the enemy has already spent their answer on.COMMUNITY LAYER
Matchup notes
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