MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Elise vs Sylas
How often does Elise beat Sylas in Jungle?
Elise into Sylas in Jungle: 54% observed win rate across 933 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Elise behind by 96 gold.
Elise at 15:00
- Gold: -96
- CS: -5
- XP: -162
Typical gap to Sylas, from 925 games that reached 15:00.
Does Elise counter Sylas?
The count says yes: across 933 ranked Jungle games into Sylas, Elise takes 54%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Elise.
Beating Sylas: the Elise game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Elise at 63% across 474 games. Flip the lead and Elise falls to 44% across 459.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 63% | 474 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 459 |
| First blood | 57% | 642 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 438 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 348 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 64% | 274 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 73% | 99 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:26 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:34. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Elise's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Sylas specifically, Elise finishes Stormsurge first most often: 50.2% over 237 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 58.5% across 65 games.
The most-finished Elise core is Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 52.6% across 2,296 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stormsurge (9,092 games).
Skill plan: Elise players max Q first and take W at level 1.