What role/lane is Sylas?

PartyNator·1/9/2019, 5:06:34 PM·4 votes·31,615 views

What role/lane will Sylas be? Apparently he was intended for Mid but can be flexible for Top and Jg. So where will people play him?

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Elf04911/9/2019, 5:19:37 PM4 votes

I would think mainly mid. He definitely seems to be a diver/assassin hybrid, and midlane is where most assassins go, both for an appropriate matchup as well as the potential to roam around and get kills. I could definitely see him go top with a bit of a larger emphasis on defense, but suspect such a build will be less popular. While it looks like he could go jungle, that position can be a bit difficult to judge without actually seeing a champion in action, so I'd say we have to see how he does in terms of clear speed and sustain before making that call.

SuckasGots 2Know1/9/2019, 5:17:47 PM4 votes

from my tests with him on the pbe I'd say mid and jungle would be his best suited areas

Satakieli1/9/2019, 6:10:38 PM3 votes

Meh, mid but jungle as well. He has a lot of AoE waveclear + heals for camps and CC, engages, disengages for ganks.

SSmotzer1/9/2019, 5:53:47 PM3 votes

Support. Be beefy in lane, interrupt the marksmen, then steal the sup's ult and make it rain with the "supporting."

oSlSam1/13/2019, 2:55:50 AM2 votes

"Sylas’s kit seems to suit him well in the jungle. Was he meant to be a jungler, or is there another role you expect players to employ him in?

While Sylas isn’t meant to primarily jungle, we definitely wanted to tailor his kit to allow the possibility. Where we landed, I think he can play in any of the solo lanes or the jungle, but we really wanted to focus on Mid/Jungle, as those positions really highlight the power of his ultimate and allow the player to come into contact with more enemies to steal from."

This is from a Riot AMA about Sylas.

Frontline Fury1/9/2019, 6:54:05 PM2 votes

He has all the tools of Camille with the build path of Diana, so i don't see why you wouldn't be able to take him in any of the three solo roles depending on your preference. His kit seems to be very flexible in terms of build options, so i figure he could work just as well in top lane as he can in mid lane. Especially with his kit having % HP modifiers, i'd even argue he is supposed to be built like a battle mage. (Mage juggernaut)

PartyNator1/9/2019, 5:27:05 PM2 votes

His kit does help him Top. A Q that pokes and slows, W for sustain, E for CC and gap closer and ofc the R. Although he does seem like a squishy but with the right build he can suceed in Top. Idk about JG since his W doesnt heal from jungle camp. thoughts?