adventures of playing sylas.

It creates confusion. That's all it needs to do. A big goat coming at a team you're about to dive with E, pre-slowing them, and potentially setting up a double knockup on the brittle with an extended duration, is devastating to their ability to respond to your initiate.

P.S. you don't have to wait. You can Move toward the Goat and still be in range to knock it. There is so much skill/auto cancel in Sylas's kit that he should never not be able to second hit the Goat while combating.

If successful, it also drops the other team's HP significantly, which gives Sylas more reliable W's.