MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sylas vs Smolder
How often does Sylas beat Smolder in Top?
Sylas into Smolder in Top: 72% observed win rate across 39 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 ahead by 1,097 gold.
Sylas at 15:00
- Gold: +1,097
- CS: +6
- XP: +1,103
Typical gap to Smolder, from 39 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Smolder: the Sylas game plan
Someone usually dies here around 4:27 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:38. 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.