Is Sylas good in Patch 26.21?

Sylas is D tier Top in Patch 26.21 with a 48.2% win rate, 1.4% pick rate, and 20.6% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Sylas Top after Patch 26.21 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.

What is the best build for Sylas Top?

The best Sylas Top build in Patch 26.21 uses Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass with the Conqueror keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Sylas Top is D tier with 48.2% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Sylas in Patch 26.21 include Malphite (45.0% Sylas win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

TOP · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play SylasTop Build, Emerald+Patch 26.21

The recommended Sylas Top build for LoL Patch 26.21, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

Last updated Oct 21, 2026

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Patch 26.21 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierTier down since last patchD#58of 62 Top champions

Win rate48.2%vs 51.0% role avg

Pick rate1.4%45th most picked Top

Ban rate20.6%

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Sylas Top Build (Patch 26.21)

Highest win rate build path (1.5% pick rate, 45.3% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

45.3% WR

PrecisionPRIMARY

ConquerorKEYSTONE

Presence of Mind

Legend: Haste

Last Stand

ResolveSECONDARY

Second Wind

Unflinching

SHARDS

Summoner spells

Flash

Ignite

Skill order

QMax W first

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24579

18101213

611

Item build

1.5% pick

Starting

Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt

Riftmaker

Zhonya's Hourglass

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Situational

Hextech Rocketbelt

Riftmaker

Zhonya's Hourglass

Dark Seal

Shadowflame

Rod of Ages

Sylas Top meta analysis (Patch 26.21)

Sylas holds a 48.2% win rate in the Top role on Patch 26.21, 2.8 points below the Top role average of 51.0%. That is the 58th highest win rate of 62 Top champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 1.4% pick rate (45th most played in the role) and a 20.6% ban rate, Sylas is one of the most banned picks in the game right now, so have a backup ready in draft.

Sylas Top slipped from C to D tier in Patch 26.21. A drop like this usually traces back to direct nerfs, item changes, or a meta shift toward unfavorable matchups, so respect the counter picks more than you did last patch. At D tier, Sylas is a mains-only pick this patch: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Other Top champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.21:

Sylas matchup tips · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Sylas good in Patch 26.21?: Sylas is D tier Top in Patch 26.21 with a 48.2% win rate, 1.4% pick rate, and 20.6% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Sylas Top after Patch 26.21 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.
What is the best build for Sylas Top?: The best Sylas Top build in Patch 26.21 uses Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass with the Conqueror keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Sylas Top is D tier with 48.2% win rate this patch.
Who counters Sylas?: Champions that counter Sylas in Patch 26.21 include Malphite (45.0% Sylas win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.