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Sylas vs Poppy

How often does Sylas beat Poppy in Top?

Sylas into Poppy in Top: 37% observed win rate across 57 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 847 gold.

Sylas at 15:00

Typical gap to Poppy, from 57 games that reached 15:00.

Does Sylas counter Poppy?

The count says no. Poppy holds 63% of 57 ranked Top games here. The lane is still winnable. Sylas wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Sylas against Poppy, and play for those first.

Beating Poppy: the Sylas game plan

Someone usually dies here around 3:04 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:40. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.

Sylas's Top build, with receipts

The most-finished Sylas core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass: 60.1% across 869 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 (4,327 games).

Skill plan: Sylas players max W first and take E at level 1.

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