MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Gragas vs Sylas
What is Gragas's win rate vs Sylas?
In Top, Gragas wins 53% against Sylas across 224 observed 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 Gragas behind by 118 gold.
Gragas at 15:00
- Gold: -118
- CS: -1
- XP: -67
Typical gap to Sylas, from 224 games that reached 15:00.
Does Gragas counter Sylas?
Too close to call. Gragas sits at 53% over 224 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.
How to beat Sylas as Gragas
When Gragas is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 61% over 93 games; behind, it drops to 47% over 131.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 93 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 131 |
| First blood | 61% | 82 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 68% | 72 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 89 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 3:59; the level 6 spike lands around 5:43. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Gragas build in Top?
Into Sylas specifically, Gragas finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 37.0% over 46 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Gragas core is Rod of Ages, Winter's Approach, Cosmic Drive: 52.7% across 763 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hextech Rocketbelt (6,382 games).
Skill plan: Gragas players max Q first and take Q at level 1.