MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sylas vs Zed
What is Sylas's win rate vs Zed?
In Top, Sylas wins 56% against Zed across 34 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 921 gold.
Sylas at 15:00
- Gold: -921
- CS: -19
- XP: -388
Typical gap to Zed, from 34 games that reached 15:00.
How to beat Zed as Sylas
The median first death in this lane comes at 4:26; the level 6 spike lands around 5:25. 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.