Katarina vs Sylas in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: half his damage is his passive — don't hug the minions or feed him free procs. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · MIDKATARINAThe Sinister Blade

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MIDSYLASthe Unshackled

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect his E

You can't trade while his E is up — Abduct is his engage and setup, so wait for it to be down before you commit.

Half his damage is passive

Keep in mind ~50% of Sylas's damage comes from his passive — every trade is worse than the ability icons make it look.

Don't hug the minions

Don't stand too close to the minion wave — his passive procs off them and pokes you for free while you farm.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never trade into him while his E is up — with half his damage on his passive, that exchange is always worse than it looks.

Runes

PRECISIONmatchup page

DOMINATIONoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

Matchup-specific rune page — override from the OTP sheet for this lane.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 52% WR - 1.7k games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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