Sylas vs Zed in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his R can cancel your Hijack — don't try to steal his ult in his face. 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 · MIDSYLASthe Unshackled

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MIDZEDthe Master of Shadows

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Care his R

Zed can R to cancel your ult-steal — never try to Hijack into his face; wait until his R is committed or down.

100-0 at level 7

At level 7 the full combo — E1 → Hijack his ult → E2 + W + AA + Ignite — can 100-to-0 him.

Land E2 early

Take E first and W at level 2; if you land E2 on him at levels 2-4 you outtrade him.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never try to Hijack his ult while his R is up — he'll cancel the steal.

Runes

PRECISION

RESOLVEuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 52% WR - 2.3k 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

MAXW→E→Q

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