MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sylas vs Zed
How often does Sylas beat Zed in Jungle?
Sylas into Zed in Jungle: 53% observed win rate across 1,575 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 324 gold.
Sylas at 15:00
- Gold: -324
- CS: -10
- XP: -348
Typical gap to Zed, from 1,567 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sylas counter Zed?
The count says yes: across 1,575 ranked Jungle games into Zed, Sylas takes 53%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Sylas.
Beating Zed: the Sylas game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Sylas at 63% across 634 games. Flip the lead and Sylas falls to 46% across 941.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 63% | 634 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 941 |
| First blood | 56% | 985 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 62% | 614 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 61% | 480 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 376 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 75% | 151 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:18 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:17. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Sylas's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zed specifically, Sylas finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 54.7% over 505 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass: 58.9% across 197 games.
The most-finished Sylas core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass: 54.3% across 12,052 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hextech Rocketbelt (32,249 games).
Skill plan: Sylas players max W first and take E at level 1.