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Sylas vs Xin Zhao

What is Sylas's win rate vs Xin Zhao?

In Top, Sylas wins 43% against Xin Zhao across 44 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 584 gold.

Sylas at 15:00

Typical gap to Xin Zhao, from 44 games that reached 15:00.

Does Sylas counter Xin Zhao?

Too close to call. Sylas sits at 43% over 44 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 Xin Zhao as Sylas

The median first death in this lane comes at 3:14; the level 6 spike lands around 5:41. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.

What does Sylas build in Top?

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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