MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sylas vs Akshan
What is Sylas's win rate vs Akshan?
In Mid, Sylas wins 50% against Akshan across 1,090 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 Sylas behind by 479 gold.
Sylas at 15:00
- Gold: -479
- CS: -11
- XP: -46
Typical gap to Akshan, from 1,083 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sylas counter Akshan?
Too close to call. Sylas sits at 50% over 1,090 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 Akshan as Sylas
When Sylas is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 66% over 428 games; behind, it drops to 40% over 661.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 66% | 428 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 40% | 661 |
| First blood | 58% | 570 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 65% | 439 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 358 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 72% | 229 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 82% | 94 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 4:32; the level 6 spike lands around 5:36. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Sylas build in Mid?
Into Akshan specifically, Sylas finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 49.5% over 386 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass: 65.1% across 63 games.
The most-finished Sylas core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass: 56.5% across 7,372 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 (39,657 games).
Skill plan: Sylas players max W first and take E at level 1.