MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sylas vs Volibear
Sylas vs Volibear in Mid: who wins more often?
Across 56 ranked games in Mid, Sylas beats Volibear in 54% of them.
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 540 gold.
Sylas at 15:00
- Gold: -540
- CS: -15
- XP: -92
Typical gap to Volibear, from 56 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sylas counter Volibear?
Even on the count: Sylas lands at 54% over 56 games. Neither pick wins the lane alone, so take the side you play better and use the rows below to see which early spots swing this one, then play your first ten minutes around them.
Your Sylas game plan against Volibear
In the median game here, the first death comes near 4:13 and level 6 lands around 5:34. Until your spike is online, treat the all-in window with respect.
Sylas in Mid: the items that actually get built
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.